Academic Advising

Academic Planning Resources | Spring 2023 General Advising and Drop In Hours

At AUWCL, we are proud of our rich curriculum and excellent faculty which allow for students to explore a multitude of areas and practice types. Whether you have a specific area of focus in law school or are looking for a more broad-based foundational legal education, you should make your curricular choices in consultation with experts. Sitting down with an academic advisor can ensure not just that you will be meet all of your AUWCL requirements in time for your projected graduation date, but also that you are able to craft the academic experience that is best for you and your career goals while maintaining an appropriate course load and work-life balance.

Academic Planning Resources

In order to access the academic planning resources, you will be prompted to log in to a Microsoft page using your AU credentials (email address and password). Please use username@american.edu not username@student.american.edu or username@wcl.american.edu.

Spring 2023 Academic Planning Guide

Graduation Checklists

Credit Planning Worksheets (You must download these files to be able to input data)

Sample 2L Full Time Fall Schedules

Spring 2023 General Advising sessions and drop in hours

Information Session Videos

In-Person Drop In Hours:

  • Wednesday, March 22, 12:00 - 1:00pm in the Commons
  • Wednesday, April 12, 4:30 - 5:30pm in the OAE Office (C100)
  • Monday, April 17, 4:30 - 5:30pm in the OAE Office (C100)
  • Wednesday, April 19, 12:00 - 1:00pm in the Commons

Zoom Drop In Hours:

  • Tuesday, March 28, 4:00 - 5:00pm
  • Friday, April 14, 2:00 - 4:00pm
  • Saturday, April 15, 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Tuesday, April 18, 7:30 - 8:30pm
  • Thursday, April 20, 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Friday, April 21, 3:00 - 4:00pm

Link for all Zoom drop in hours. I will admit students one at a time from the waiting room and ask that you limit your drop in questions to just a few minutes if students are waiting.