Course Selection Dates (2026-2027)
Rev: March, 2026
Notes:
- All times are Eastern Standard Time and are subject to change.
- Due to the high volume of activity, the server may be slow on some dates. Please be patient.
- This is NOT a first-come first-served course selection process.
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 by 5:00 pm | Course listing available on law school website (view only). |
Thursday, July 23, 2026 by 5:00 pm | Course selection opens in Course Match (Cognomos). |
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at 12:30 pm | Deadline for final submission of pre-allocation course selection (no exceptions) Students who do not meet this deadline will:
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Tuesday, August 4, 2026, by 5 pm | Allocation results posted. Waitlists established from initial allocation results posted. Untimed Add/drop request period opens. Students will have several days to make requests for empty seats in classrooms and add their names to waitlists. |
Friday, August 7, 2026 5 pm
| Accumulated add/drop requests processed. First come/first served add/drop opens. |
Note: Once waitlists are established, students may add and drop courses until the end of the add/drop period in the relevant term (see below).
Other Notable Deadlines
First Term (Fall, 2026)
| September 16, 2026 10:00 a.m. | Directed Research proposals and Supervised Upper Year Research Paper proposals (first term/full year projects) due in Records Office. |
| September 23, 2026, 10:00 a.m. | Add/Drop deadline: first term and full year courses. |
| December 22, 2026 10:00 a.m. | First term deadline for all written work. |
Second Term (Winter, 2026)
| January 16, 2027, 5:00 p.m. | Directed Research proposals, Supervised Upper Year Research Paper proposals (second term projects), and Competitive Mooting Graded Credit Request forms due in Records Office. |
| January 22, 2027, 10:00 a.m. | Add/Drop deadline for second term courses |
| Second term deadline for all written work. |