Please note these important dates and deadlines for accomplishing registration-related tasks. Use ABRA, the Law School's web-based registration system.
| Date | Event | |
| Before June 10 | All previous arrears, including summer housing, must be cleared in order to participate in the registration bidding system (ABRA) for 2013-2014. | |
| June 10 by 10:00 am | Blocks will be added for arrears not cleared. | |
| June 19 at 1:30 pm | ABRA available to register requests for Fall 2013/Spring 2014Bidding Cycle #1. | |
| July 8 by 5:00 pm (revised from June 17 by 5:00 pm | Deadline to submit permissions or waivers (including waivers of prerequisites taken at other law schools) for Fall and Spring. Bids for applicable courses will not be accepted without waiver, permission or satisfied pre/corequisite. | |
| July 15 at 9:30 am | Last day to register requests for Fall 2013/Spring 2014 Bidding Cycle #1. | |
| July 15 | Fall 2013/Spring 2014 registration Bidding is run. | |
| July 22 at 1:30 pm | Results of Bidding are available on ABRA. | |
| July 22 at 1:30 pm | Register requests for Fall 2013/Spring 2014 Bidding Cycle #2 via ABRA. | |
| July 24 at 9:30 am | Last day to register requests for Fall 2013/Spring 2014 Bidding Cycle #2. | |
| July 24 | Fall 2013/Spring 2014 Bidding Cycle #2 is run. | |
| July 26 at 1:30 pm | Results of Bidding Cycle #2 are available on ABRA. | |
| July 26 at 1:30 pm | Register requests for Fall 2013/Spring 2014 Add/Drop Cycle #1 via ABRA. | |
| July 29 at 9:30 am | Last day to register requests for Fall 2013/Spring 2014 Add/Drop Cycle #1. | |
| July 29 | Fall 2013/Spring 2014 Add/Drop Cycle #1 is run. | |
| July 31 at 1:30 pm | Results of Add/Drop Cycle #1 are available on ABRA. | |
| July 31 at 1:30 pm | Register requests for Fall 2013/Spring 2014 Add/Drop Cycle #2 via ABRA | |
| August 2 at 9:30 am | Last day to register requests for Fall 2013/Spring 2014 Add/Drop Cycle #2 | |
| August 2 | Fall 2013/Spring 2014 Add/Drop Cycle #2 is run | |
| August 5 | Corequisites and prerequisites are checked for fall and spring courses won to date. Students not in compliance are dropped. | |
| August 5 at 1:30 pm | Results of Add/Drop #2 are available on ABRA. (Students can see results in ABRA until August 6th at 11:59 am) | |
| August 6 at noon - August 12 at 1:29 pm | ABRA is closed to all students. | |
| August 12 at 1:00 pm | Transfer students only: Deadline to submit permissions or waivers (including waivers of prerequisites taken at other law schools) for Fall and Spring. Bids for applicable courses will not be accepted without waiver, permission or satisfied pre/corequisite. | |
| August 12 at 1:30 pm - August 14 at 9:30 am | Transfer students only: ABRA available to register requests for Fall & Spring Transfer Bidding Cycle. | |
| August 14 | Transfer Student Bidding Cycle is run. | |
| August 14 at 6:00 pm | Results of Transfer Bidding Cycle are on ABRA. | |
| August 14 at 6:00 pm - August 16 at 9:30 am | Transfer students only: ABRA available to register requests for Fall & Spring Transfer Add/Drop#1. | |
| August 16 | Transfer Student Add/Drop #1 is run. | |
| August 19 at 9:30 am | Results of Transfer Add/Drop #1 are available on ABRA. | |
| August 19 at 9:30 am - August 20 at 9:30 am | Transfer students only: ABRA available to register requests for Fall & Spring Transfer Add/Drop #2. | |
| August 20 | Transfer Student Add/Drop #2 is run. | |
| August 20 at 6:00 pm | Results of Transfer Add/Drop #2 are now available on ABRA. (Students can see results in ABRA until August 21st at 9:29 am.) | |
| August 21 at 9:30 am - August 23 at 1:29 pm | The system is not available for placing bids at this time. | |
| August 23 at 1:30 pm - September 10 at 9:30 am | DAILY add/drop cycles for fall & spring. The Daily Cycles are not live. Each day during the daily cycle, students may enter add/drop bids from 1:30 pm through 9:30 am the next day. The results from the bids processed at 9:30 am will be posted each day at 1:30 pm. (ABRA available to all eligible students, except JD 1Ls). | |
| August 30 - September 10 | Corequisites and prerequisites are checked daily for fall and spring courses. Students not in compliance are dropped. | |
| September 1 | Last day to submit work from prior semesters for students graduating in September 2013. | |
| September 9 | Last day to add a Stern Fall 2013 day course. | |
| September 9 at 1:30 pm - September 10 at 9:30 am | Last day to add/drop courses on ABRA for Fall 2013 and Spring 2014. | |
| September 9 | Last day to add a Fall 2013 graduate-level non-Law course (except for Stern courses). | |
| September 9 | Last day to submit requests for Fall 2013 (College of Arts and Science) language course. | |
| September 11 at 10:00 am - December 6 at 11:59pm | Credit/Fail Option available for Fall 2013 via Albert (J.D. students only). | |
| September 23 | Last day to add an online course (LL.M only). | |
| September 27 | Last day to add a Stern Fall 2013 evening course. | |
| September 30 | Last day to add Directed Research and Writing Credit for Fall 2013. | |
| October 4 | Deadline to apply for January 2014 graduation via Albert. | |
| October 7 | Last day to pay arrears. | |
| October 21 at 1:30 pm - October 28 at 9:30 am | JD 1L student registration date range for Spring 2014 elective courses via ABRA. | |
| October 21 at 1:30 pm - October 23 at 9:30 am | JD 1L Bidding Cycle: ABRA available to register requests for Spring 2014 electives. | |
| October 25 at 1:30 pm | Results of JD 1L Bidding Cycle are now available on ABRA. | |
| October 25 at 1:30 pm - October 28 at 9:30 am | JD 1L Daily Add/Drop cycles. The Daily Cycles are not live. Each day during the daily cycle, students may enter add/drop bids from 1:30 pm through 9:30 am the next day. The results from the bids processed at 9:30 am will be posted each day at 1:30 pm. | |
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November 1 at 1:30 pm - November 6 at 9:30 am |
Spring 2014 November Add/Drop #1. Add/drop is available for a six-day period. Requests will be processed on November 6 at 9:30 am. (ABRA available to all eligible students, including JD 1L.) | |
| November 8 at 1:30 pm | Results of November Add/Drop #1 published. | |
| November 8 at 1:30 pm - November 13 at 9:30 am | Spring 2014 November Add/Drop #2. Add/drop is available for a six-day period. Requests will be processed on November 13 at 9:30 am. (ABRA available to all eligible students, including JD 1L.) | |
| November TBD | Requests for Spring 2014 (College of Arts & Sciences) language courses accepted. | |
| November TBD | Requests for Spring 2014 non-law graduate level courses accepted (except for Stern courses). | |
| November 15 at 1:30 pm | Results of November Add/Drop #2 published. | |
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November 15 at 1:30 pm - December 2 at 9:30 am |
Spring 2014 November Add/Drop #3. Add/drop is available for a seventeen-day period. Requests will be processed on December 2 at 9:30 am. (ABRA available to all eligible students, including JD 1L.) | |
| December 4 at 1:30 pm | Results of November Add/Drop #3 published. | |
| December 4 at 1:30 pm - January 6 at 9:30 am | Spring 2014 December Add/Drop #4. Add/drop is available for a month. Requests will be processed on January 6 at 9:30 am. (ABRA available to all eligible students, including JD 1L.) | |
| December TBA | Requests for Spring 2014 law courses by non-law students accepted. | |
| December 6 |
Last day to drop Fall 2013 courses. |
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| January 5 |
Last day to submit work from prior semesters for students graduating in January 2014. |
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| January 8 at 1:30 pm | Results of December Add/Drop #4 published. | |
| January 8 at 1:30 pm - January 29 at 9:30 am | Daily add/drop cycles for Spring 2013 classes. The Daily Cycles are not live. Each day during the daily cycle, students may enter add/drop bids from 1:30 pm through 9:30 am the next day. The results from the bids processed at 9:30 am will be posted each day at 1:30 pm. | |
| January 29 at 9:30 am | Last day to add/drop courses on ABRA for Spring 2014. | |
| January 30 - May 6 | Credit/Fail Option available for Spring 2014 via Albert (J.D. students only). | |
| February TBD | Last day to apply for May 2014 graduation via Albert. | |
| February TBD | Last day to submit requests for Spring 2014 (College of Arts and Science) language course. | |
| February TBD | Last day to add a Spring 2014 graduate level non-law course (except for Stern course). | |
| February TBD | Last day to add a Stern Spring 2014 day course. | |
| February 13 | Last day to add a Spring 2014 online course (LL.M.'s only). | |
| February 7 | Last day to appy for May 14 graudation via Albert. | |
| February 11 | Last day to add Directed Research and Writing Credit for Spring 2014. | |
| February TBD | Last day to add a Stern Spring 2014 evening course. | |
| February TBA | January graduating students must satisfy all financial obligations to the law school in order to graduate and be certified to sit for the bar exam by this date. | |
| March 15 | Deadline for GRADUATING STUDENTS WITH EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES to add a Directed Research with the permission of their program office. After this date, permission of the Vice Dean is required. (This date is not applicable to continuing students.) | |
| May 1 | Last day to submit work from prior semesters for students graduating in May 2014. | |
| May 6 |
Last day to drop Spring 2014 courses. Last day of Spring 2014 classes. |
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| May 20 | Last day to submit work for Spring 2014 semester. | |
| June TBA | May graduating students must satisfy all financial obligations to the law school in order to graduate and be certified to sit for the bar exam by this date. |
