Drop/add deadlines

There are regular times each term for when you're required to get approval for registration changes or are eligible to receive a refund. Use the tables below to find the information that applies to your situation.

Full academic calendar 

Law School registration deadlines

Fall and spring deadlines

Expand all

Fall 2022, full semester (9/6/2022 to 12/14/2022)

Date range Refund Drop class Add class Grade basis change or variable credits
Through September 12 100% No approval required No approval required No approval required
September 13 to 19 75% No approval required Approval required from instructor only No approval required
September 20 to 26 50% No approval required, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed
September 27 to October 3 25% No approval required, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed
October 4 to November 14 0% No approval required, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed
November 15 to December 14 0% Approval required from college scholastic committee, W on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed

Fall 2022, first half of term (9/6/2022 to 10/24/2022)

Date range Refund Drop class Add class Grade basis change or variable credits
Through September 12 100% No approval required No approval required No approval required
September 13 to 19 50% No approval required Approval required from instructor only No approval required
September 20 to October 3 0% No approval required, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed
October 4 to 24 0% Approval required from college scholastic committee, W on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed

Fall 2022, second half of term (10/25/2022 to 12/14/2022)

Date range Refund Drop class Add class Grade basis change or variable credits
October 25 to 31 100% No approval required No approval required No approval required
November 1 to 7 50% No approval required Approval required from instructor only No approval required
November 8 to 21 0% No approval required, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed
November 22 to December 14 0% Approval required from college scholastic committee, W on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed

Spring 2023, full semester (1/17/2023 to 5/1/2023)

Date range Refund Drop class Add class Grade basis change or variable credits
Through January 23 100% No approval required No approval required No approval required
January 24 to 30 75% No approval required Approval required from instructor only No approval required
January 31 to February 6 50% No approval required, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed
February 7 to 13 25% No approval required, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed
February 14 to April 3 0% No approval required, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed
April 4 to May 1 0% Approval required from college scholastic committee, W on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed

Spring 2023, first half of term (1/17/2023 to 3/13/2023)

Date range Refund Drop class Add class Grade basis change or variable credits
Through January 23 100% No approval required No approval required No approval required
January 24 to 30 50% No approval required Approval required from instructor only No approval required
January 31 to February 13 0% No approval required, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed
February 14 to March 13 0% Approval required from college scholastic committee, W on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed

Spring 2023, second half of term (3/14/2023 to 5/2/2023)

Date range Refund Drop class Add class Grade basis change or variable credits
March 14 to 20 100% No approval required No approval required No approval required
March 21 to 27 50% No approval required Approval required from instructor only No approval required
March 28 to April 10 0% No approval required, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed
April 11 to May 1 0% Approval required from college scholastic committee, W on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed

Summer deadlines

In the tables below, "day" refers to the calendar day of the term which includes weekends.

Expand all

1 to 2 week-long classes

Day of term including weekends Refund Drop class Add class Grade basis change or variable credits
Day 1 100% No approval required No approval required No approval required
Day 2 50% No approval required, W recorded on transcript Approval required from instructor only No approval required
Day 3 0% No approval required, W recorded on transcript Approval required from college scholastic committee Not allowed
After day 3 0% Approval required from college scholastic committee, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed

3 to 4 week-long classes

Day of term including weekends Refund Drop class Add class Grade basis change or variable credits
Days 1 to 2 100% No approval required No approval required No approval required
Days 3 to 4 50% No approval required, W recorded on transcript Approval required from instructor only No approval required
Days 5 to 6 0% No approval required, W recorded on transcript Approval required from college scholastic committee Not allowed
After day 6 0% Approval required from college scholastic committee, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed

5 to 6 week-long classes

Day of term including weekends Refund Drop class Add class Grade basis change or variable credits
Days 1 to 3 100% No approval required No approval required No approval required
Days 4 to 6 50% No approval required No approval required No approval required
Day 7 25% No approval required No approval required No approval required
Day 8 25% No approval required Approval required from instructor only No approval required
Days 9 to 14 0% No approval required Approval required from instructor only No approval required
Day 15 through 26 0% No approval required, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed
Day 27 through 54 0% Approval required from college scholastic committee, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed

7 to 8 week-long classes

Day of term including weekends Refund Drop class Add class Grade basis change or variable credits
Days 1 to 4 100% No approval required No approval required No approval required
Days 5 to 7 50% No approval required No approval required No approval required
Day 8 50% No approval required Approval required from instructor only No approval required
Days 9 to 10 25% No approval required Approval required from instructor only No approval required
Days 11 to 14 0% No approval required Approval required from instructor only No approval required
Day 15 through 26 0% No approval required, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed
Day 27 through 54 0% Approval required from college scholastic committee, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed

9-week-long classes or longer

Day of term including weekends Refund Drop class Add class Grade basis change or variable credits
Days 1 to 5 100% No approval required No approval required No approval required
Days 6 to 7 50% No approval required No approval required No approval required
Days 8 to 12 50% No approval required Approval required from instructor only No approval required
Days 13 to 14 25% No approval required Approval required from instructor only No approval required
Day 15 25% No approval required, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed
Day 16 through 26 0% No approval required, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed
Day 27 through 68 0% Approval required from college scholastic committee, W recorded on transcript Approval required from both instructor and college scholastic committee Not allowed

How to

W on transcript

The symbol W for "withdrawal" will appear on your transcript when you drop a course after the withdrawal deadline. See information about the one-time late withdrawal request. See the grading policy for more information or contact One Stop.

Approval from instructor

If you need approval from your instructor to add a class after the term has started, you'll need to get a permission number to register. Contact the instructor or department offering the class to ask for a permission number.

Approval from the college scholastic committee

If you need approval from the college scholastic committee to change your registration after the term has started, submit a petition. Contact your advisor if you have questions.