Spring 2024

Fall 2023-Spring 2024 Academic Calendar
Date
Event
January Intersession (1L Negotiation Course)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (no classes)
First day of classes
Last day to add a spring upper-level course without faculty approval *
All Waitlists Cleared (full term courses)
Last day to drop an upper-level course without a PW (permitted withdrawal) reflected on transcript *
Last day to drop an upper-level course without faculty approval *
Spring break (no classes)
Online registration for fall classes for rising 3Ls
Online registration for fall classes for rising 2Ls & continuing LLM/MLS
Last day of classes
Final Exam period begins
Final Exam period ends
Commencement Day
* unless otherwise specified in course description, by professor, or by Registrar’s Office

Fall 2024

2024-2025 WashU Law Academic Calendar
Date
Event
LL.M. and Exchange Student Mandatory Orientation Begins
Raise The Bar Pre-Orientation
LL.M. and Exchange Student First Day of Classes
Legal Launch Week (First-Year J.D. Student Orientation)
Transfer Student Orientation
First day of classes
Last day to add an upper-level course without faculty approval *
Labor Day holiday – no classes
All Waitlists Cleared (full term courses)
Last day to drop an upper-level course without a PW * (permitted withdrawal) reflected on transcript *
Fall Break – no classes
Last day to drop an upper-level course without faculty approval *
7:30am - Online registration for spring classes for 3Ls
7:30am - Online registration for spring classes for 2Ls
8:00 am – Online registration for spring classes for returning, LLM, MLS and Exchange students
Monday classes meet (Wednesday classes do not meet)
Last day of fall classes
Thanksgiving Break – no classes
Final Exam period begins
Final Exam period ends

Spring 2025

2024-2025 WashU Law Academic Calendar
Date
Event
January Intersession (1L Negotiation Course)
First day of spring classes
Last day to add a spring upper-level course without faculty approval*
Martin Luther King holiday - no classes
All Waitlists Cleared (full term courses)
Last day to drop an upper-level course without a PW (permitted withdrawal) reflected on transcript *
Last day to drop an upper-level course without faculty approval *
Spring Break - no classes
Online registration for fall classes for rising 3Ls & returning LLMs
Online registration for fall classes for rising 2Ls
Last day of classes
Final Exam period begins
Final Exam period ends
1L Journal Write-On Competition [tentative]
Commencement

Summer 2025

Date
Event
First Summer Session begins
Memorial Day holiday – no classes
Independence Day holiday – no classes
Last Summer Session ends