Contact Information
Office of the Registrar
American University
Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 304
Washington, DC 20016
Tel: 202-274-4080
Fax: 202-274-4085
Registrar Office Hours
Fall 2008 Hours:
| MWTH | 9:00 am- 6:00 pm |
| Tues. | 9:00 am -6:30 pm |
| Friday | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Useful Links
Fall 2008
| New JD student orientation and final registration | August 20 |
New LLM (LAWG) student orientation and registration New LLM (ILSP) student orientation and registration |
August 21 August 22 |
| First day of classes | August 25 |
| Add/drop period | August 25 - Sept. 2 |
| Labor Day holiday (university closed; classes cancelled) | September 1 |
| Yom Kippur (no WCL classes) | October 9 |
| Advance registration for spring semester | November 10 |
| Thanksgiving holiday (classes cancelled; university closed) | November 27-28 |
| Last day of classes (including make-ups for holidays) | December 4 |
| Mon. classes meet | Monday, Dec. 1 |
| Thurs. classes meet | Tues., Dec. 2 |
| Fri. classes meet | Wed., Dec. 3 |
| Thurs. classes meet | Thurs., Dec. 4 |
| Reading Period | Dec. 5 - 8 |
| Examinations begin | December 9 |
| Examinations end | December 20 |
Spring 2009
| New LLM student orientation/registration | January 9 |
| First day of classes | January 12 |
| Add/drop period | January 12-21 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (university closed; no classes) | January 19 |
| Inauguration Day (university closed; no classes) | January 20 |
| Spring break | March 8-15 |
| Advance registration for fall 2008 begins | April 6 |
| Last day of classes (includes make-ups for holidays) | April 28 |
| Reading period | April 29-May 3 |
| Examinations begin | May 4 |
| Examinations end | May 16 |
| Spring commencement | May 24 |