Records and Registration
2012-2013 Registration Calendar
Please note these important dates and deadlines for accomplishing registration-related tasks. Use ABRA, the Law School's web-based registration system.
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| June 7 by 5:00 pm | All previous arrears, including summer housing, must be cleared in order to participate in the registration bidding system (ABRA) for 2012-2013. | |
| June 11 by 10:00 am | Blocks will be added for arrears not cleared. | |
| June 18 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. | |
| June 20 at 1:30 pm | ABRA available to register requests for Fall 2012/Spring 2013 Bidding Cycle #1. | |
| June 29 | Requests for Fall 2012 graduate level non-Law course (except for Stern courses) accepted. | |
| June 29 | Requests for Fall 2012 (College of Arts and Science) language course accepted. | |
| July 16 at 9:30 am | Last day to register requests for Fall 2012/Spring 2013 Bidding Cycle #1. | |
| July 16 |
Fall 2012/Spring 2013 registration Bidding is run. |
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| July 25 at 1:30 pm | Results of Bidding are available on ABRA. | |
| July 25 at 1:30 pm | Register requests for Fall 2012/Spring 2013 Bidding Cycle #2 via ABRA. | |
| July 30 at 9:30 am | Last day to register requests for Fall 2012/Spring 2013 Bidding Cycle #2. | |
| July 30 | Fall 2012/Spring 2013 Bidding Cycle #2 is run. | |
| August 1 at 1:30 pm | Results of Bidding Cycle #2 are available on ABRA. | |
| August 1 at 1:30 pm | Register requests for Fall 2012/Spring 2013 Add/Drop Cycle #1 via ABRA. | |
| August 6 at 9:30 am | Last day to register requests for Fall 2012/Spring 2013 Add/Drop Cycle #1. | |
| August 6 | Fall 2012/Spring 2013 Add/Drop Cycle #1 is run. | |
| August 8 | Corequisites and prerequisites are checked for fall and spring courses won to date. Students not in compliance are dropped. | |
| August 8 at 1:30 pm |
Results of Add/Drop Cycle #1 are available on ABRA. (Students can see results in ABRA until August 9th at 11:59 am.) |
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| August 9 at noon - August 12 at 5:59 pm | ABRA is closed to all students. | |
| August 13 at 3:00 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 13 at 6:00 pm - August 16 at 9:30 am | Transfer students only: ABRA available to register requests for Fall & Spring Transfer Bidding Cycle. | |
| August 16 | Transfer Student Bidding Cycle is run. | |
| August 16 at 6:00 pm | Results of Transfer Bidding Cycle are on ABRA. | |
| August 16 at 6:00 pm - August 17 at 9:30 am | Transfer students only: ABRA available to register requests for Fall & Spring Transfer Add/Drop#1. | |
| August 17 | Transfer Student Add/Drop #1 is run. | |
| August 20 at 6:00 pm | Results of Transfer Add/Drop #1 are available on ABRA. | |
| August 20 at 6:00 pm - August 21 at 9:30 am | Transfer students only: ABRA available to register requests for Fall & Spring Transfer Add/Drop #2. | |
| August 21 | Transfer Student Add/Drop #2 is run. | |
| August 21 at 6:00 pm | Results of Transfer Add/Drop #2 are now available on ABRA. (Students can see results in ABRA until August 22nd at 9:29 am.) | |
| August 22 at 9:30 am | The system is not available for placing bids at this time. | |
| August 24 at 1:30 pm - September 6 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. | |
| August. 28 | Deadline for students to adjust their spring 2013 schedules, if necessary, to allow registration of spring semester of a year-long class. | |
| August 30 - September 6 | 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 2012. | |
| September 5 at 1:30 pm - September 6 at 9:30 am | Last day to add/drop courses on ABRA for Fall 2012 and Spring 2013. | |
| September 7 at 10:00 am - December 7 at 11:59pm | Credit/Fail Option available for Fall 2012 via Albert (J.D. students only). | |
| September 7 | Last day to add a Stern Fall 2012 day course. | |
| September 17 | Last day to add a Fall 2012 graduate-level non-Law course (except for Stern courses). | |
| September 17 | Last day to submit requests for Fall 2012 (College of Arts and Science) language course. | |
| September TBA | Last day to add an online course (LL.M only). | |
| September 21 | Last day to add a Stern Fall 2012 evening course. | |
| October 1 | Last day to add Directed Research and Writing Credit for Fall 2012. | |
| October 5 | Deadline to apply for January 2013 graduation via Albert. | |
| October 15 at 1:30 pm-October 29 at 9:30 am | JD 1L student registration date range for Spring 2013 elective courses via ABRA. | |
| October 15 at 1:30 pm-October 18 at 9:30 am | JD 1L Bidding Cycle: ABRA available to register requests for Spring 2013 electives. | |
| October 22 at 1:30 pm | Results of JD 1L Bidding Cycle are now available on ABRA. | |
| October 22 at 1:30 pm-October 29 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. | |
| October 31 | Last day to pay arrears. | |
| November 1 at 1:30 pm -November 7 at 9:30 am | CANCELLED
Spring 2013 November Add/Drop #1. Add/drop is available for a seven-day period. Requests will be processed on November 7 at 9:30 am. (ABRA available to all eligible students, including JD 1L.) |
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| November 9 at 1:30 pm | CANCELLED
Results of November Add/Drop #1 published. |
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November 9 at 1:30 pm -November 14 at 9:30 am |
Spring 2013 November Add/Drop #2. Add/drop is available for a five-day period. Requests will be processed on November 14 at 9:30 am. (ABRA available to all eligible students, including JD 1L.) | |
| November 15 | Requests for Spring 2013 (College of Arts & Sciences) language courses accepted. | |
| November 15 | Requests for Spring 2013 non-law graduate level courses accepted (except for Stern courses). | |
| November 16 at 1:30 pm | Results of November Add/Drop #2 published. | |
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November 16 at 1:30 pm -November 28 at 9:30 am |
Spring 2013 November Add/Drop #3. Add/drop is available for a thirteen-day period. Requests will be processed on November 28 at 9:30 am. (ABRA available to all eligible students, including JD 1L.) | |
| November 30 at 1:30 pm | Results of November Add/Drop #3 published. | |
| November 30 at 1:30 pm - January 4 at 9:30 am | Spring 2013 December Add/Drop #4. Add/drop is available for a month. Requests will be processed on January 4 at 9:30 am. (ABRA available to all eligible students, including JD 1L.) | |
| December 1 | Requests for Spring 2013 law courses by non-law students accepted. | |
| December 7 |
Last day to drop Fall 2012 courses. |
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| January 5 |
Last day to submit work from prior semesters for students graduating in January 2013. |
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| January 9 at 1:30 pm | Results of December Add/Drop #4 published. | |
| January 9 at 1:30 pm - January 30 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 30 at 9:30 am | Last day to add/drop courses on ABRA for Spring 2013. | |
| January 31 - May 7 | Credit/Fail Option available for Spring 2013 via Albert (J.D. students only). | |
| February 8 | Last day to apply for May 2013 graduation via Albert. | |
| February 8 | Last day to add a Stern Spring 2013 day course. | |
| February 8 | Last day to submit requests for Spring 2013 (College of Arts and Science) language course. | |
| February 8 | Last day to add a Spring 2013 graduate level non-law course (except for Stern course). | |
| February 11 | Last day to add Directed Research and Writing Credit for Spring 2013. | |
| February TBA |
Last day to add a Spring 2013 online course (LL.M.'s only). |
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| February 15 | Last day to add a Stern Spring 2013 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 2013. | |
| May 7 |
Last day to drop Spring 2013 courses. Last day of Spring 2013 classes. |
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| May 21 | Last day to submit work for Spring 2013 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. |