2025-2026 Registration Calendar

Please note these important dates and deadlines for accomplishing registration-related tasks. Use the COURSES SITE, the Law School's web-based registration system.

Permissions and Waivers Requests
Please adhere to the deadlines to submit permissions or waivers (including waivers of prerequisites taken at other law schools). Waiver Requests must be submitted with sufficient advance notice to be approved before the end of the bidding cycle. Bids for applicable courses will not be accepted without waiver, permission, or satisfied requisites. Some Waivers must be approved before you may place a bid.

Note on Daily Cycles
Each BUSINESS DAY during the daily cycle, students may enter bids from 1:30 pm through 9:30 am the next BUSINESS DAY. (During weekends and holidays COURSES will be open to accept bids but bids will NOT be processed until the next business day at 9:30am.) The results from the bids processed at 9:30 am will be posted each BUSINESS DAY at 1:30 pm.

All times are based on Eastern Standard Time (EST)

 

DateEvent
June 23 at 1:30 pm –
June 25 at 9:30 am
JD Ranked Bidding
June 25 at 1:30 pmJD Ranked Bidding results published.
June 25 at 1:30 pm –
June 27 at 9:30 am
LLM Ranked Bidding
June 27 at 1:30 pmLLM Ranked Bidding results published.
June 27 at 1:30 pmFall 2025 Bidding Cycle Opens: COURSES SITE is available to register bids.
July 3 at 5:00 pmWaivers and permissions must be submitted in COURSES.
July 8 at 9:30 amFall 2025 Bidding Cycle Closes
July 10 at 1:30 pmResults of Fall 2025 Bidding Cycle published.
July 10 at 1:30 pmFall 2025 Daily Cycles #1 Opens
July 16 at 9:30 amFall 2025 Daily Cycles #1 Closes
July 16 at 1:30 pmRequisites are checked for Fall 2025 courses won to date. Students not in compliance are dropped (updated 7/15/25).
July 31Transfer and Visiting students only. Waivers and permissions must be submitted in COURSES.
August 4, 9:30 am to 1:30 pmTransfers and Visitors Cycle: COURSES SITE is available to register bids for Fall 2025 courses on August 4 at 9:30 am and closes on August 4 at 1:30 pm.
*Transfer and Visiting students only
August 5 at 1:30 pmResults of Transfers and Visitors Cycle published.
August 6 at 1:30 pmSpring 2026 Bidding Cycle Opens
August 11 at 5:00 pmWaivers and permissions must be submitted in COURSES.
August 12 at 9:30 amSpring 2026 Bidding Cycle Closes
August 18 at 1:30 pmResults of Spring 2026 Bidding Cycle published.
August 18 at 1:30 pm – August 20 at 9:30 am1Ls can register bids for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Reading Groups at https://its.law.nyu.edu/classregistration. Registration closes on August 20 at 9:30 am.
August 20 at 1:30 pm – September 4 at 9:30 amFall 2025 Daily Cycles #2
*All upper-class students including Transfers and Visitors
August 22Results of Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 1L Reading Groups published.
August 29Last day to submit work from prior semesters for students graduating in September 2025.
Through September 4 Requisites are checked daily for Fall 2025 courses. Students not in compliance are dropped.
September 3 at 1:30pm – September 4 at 9:30 amLast day to add courses for Fall 2025 via COURSES.
September TBALast day to add a Stern Fall 2025 course; please see https://www.stern.nyu.edu/portal-partners/registrar/course-information/course-syllabi 
NOTE: The deadlines posted are the dates by which the University Registrar must receive the registration request. For all Non-Law Requests, including Stern and Non-Stern, students should build in 7 business days to submit the form to the Office of Academic Services.
September 5 at 10 am – December 1 at 11:59 pmCredit/Fail Option available for Fall 2025 via Albert (JD students only).
September 12Last day to add an online course (LL.M. only).
September TBALast day to add a Fall 2025 graduate-level non-Law course (except for Stern courses). 
Last day to submit requests for Fall 2025 (College of Arts and Science) language course
See http://www.nyu.edu/registrar/calendars/university-academic-calendar.html 
NOTE: The deadlines posted are the dates by which the University Registrar must receive the registration request. For all Non-Law Requests, including Stern and Non-Stern, students should build in 7 business days to submit the form to the Office of Academic Services.
September 29Last day to add Directed Research and Writing Credit for Fall 2025.
October 10 at 1:30 pm – October 17 at 9:30 amSpring 2026 Daily Cycles #1 (Only Upper-class Students)
October 10Last day to pay arrears.
October 17Requisites are checked for Spring 2026 courses won to date. Students not in compliance are dropped.
October 27 at 1:30 pm – October 29 at 9:30 amJD 1L Elective Cycle: COURSES SITE available to register bids for Spring 2026 electives. Registration opens on October 27 at 1:30 pm and closes on October 29 at 9:30 am. Results will be published on October 30 at 1:30 pm.
October 30 at 1:30 pm –
October 31 at 9:30 am
JD 1L Elective Add/Drop Cycle - ONE DAY: The Daily Cycles are not live. Each day during the daily cycle, students may enter bids from 1:30 pm through 9:30 am the next business day. The results from the bids processed at 9:30 am will be posted each day at 1:30 pm.
December  1Last day to drop Fall 2025 courses.
Last day of Fall 2025 classes.
January 2Last day to submit work from prior semesters for students graduating in January 2026.
January 12 at 1:30 pm – January 29 at 9:30 amSpring 2026 Daily Cycles #2
(COURSES SITE available to all eligible students, including JD 1L).
January 15 – January 29Requisites are checked daily for Spring 2026 courses. Students not in compliance are dropped.  
January 28 at 1:30 pm – January 29 at 9:30 amLast day to add courses for Spring 2026.
January 30 at 10 am – April 28 at 11:59 pmCredit/Fail Option available for Spring 2026 via Albert (J.D. students only).
February TBALast day to add a Stern Spring 2026 course: See: https://www.stern.nyu.edu/portal-partners/registrar/course-information/course-syllabi 
NOTE: The deadlines posted are the dates by which the University Registrar must receive the registration request. For all Non-Law Requests, including Stern and Non-Stern, students should build in 7 business days to submit the form to the Office of Academic Services.
February TBALast day to add a Spring 2026 graduate-level non-Law course (except for Stern courses). 
Last day to submit requests for Spring 2026 (College of Arts and Science) language course
See: http://www.nyu.edu/registrar/calendars/university-academic-calendar.html 
NOTE: The deadlines posted are the dates by which the University Registrar must receive the registration request. For all Non-Law Requests, including Stern and Non-Stern, students should build in 7 business days to submit the form to the Office of Academic Services.
February 2Last day to add Directed Research and Writing Credit for Spring 2026.
February  6Last day to add a Spring 2026 tax online course (LLMs only).
February TBAJanuary 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 15Deadline 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.)
April 28Last day to drop Spring 2026 courses. 
Last day of Spring 2026 classes.
May 1Last day to submit work from prior semesters for students graduating in May 2026.
May 14Last day to submit work for Spring 2026 semester.
June TBAMay 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.
August 11Last day of Summer 2026 Classes, all sessions