FALL SEMESTER 2018 August 6, Monday to August 10, Friday Fall Intensive Introduction to Law School 1L Course August 13, Monday to August 17, Friday Fall orientation for 1L, LL.M., transfer, and exchange students Courtroom Orientation for Criminal Justice Clinic, and Child WelfareFamily Justice Clinic August 17, Friday All Clinic Orientation Deadline for receipt of Summer 2017 graduation recommendations in the Office of the Registrar August 20, Monday August 20, Monday to August 31, Friday August 31, Friday Formal classes begin Late RegistrationAddDrop period (Add or drop a course without a grade of "W," change from one section to another, change from credit to audit or audit to credit) Deadline to receive 100% refund of tuitionfees Payment-in-full is due for students who register for the first time during the late registration period Financial aid files closed for determination of credit hours for Fall 2018 aid disbursements September 3, Monday September 7, Friday University Closed - Labor Day Observed Registration holds for Spring 2018 applied to all accounts with a balance greater than zero Deadline for students to addcancel meal plan charges September 21, Friday September 24, Monday Opening Convocation - Cramton Auditorium, 11:00 A.M. (Classes suspended 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.) Deadline for students checking out of residence halls to receive 50% refund of housing charges Deadline to receive 50% refund of tuitionfees 1 of 9 (060518)
October 1, Monday October 15, Monday to October 24, Wednesday October 22, Monday 2019-2020 Free application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available 3L academic advisement with the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Spring 2019 payment plan opens with zero down payment option Deadline for students checking out of residence halls to receive 25% refund of housing charges Deadline for students checking out of meal mandated residence halls andor withdrawing from the University to receive 25% of meal plan charges Deadline for Independent Study proposals; petitions to study abroad, visit another institution or participate in an exchange program for Spring 2019. Please submit proposals and petitions to the Office of Academic Affairs. Final Enrollment Census Date October 22, Monday to Graduation application available via BisonWeb for Spring 2019 March 31, Sunday prospective candidates October 25, Thursday October 26, Friday Spring 2019 registration ( 3L & LL.M students only) Spring 2019 registration (all upper division students) 2 of 9 (060518)
November 2, Friday Last day to withdraw from a course Last day to complete a total withdrawal from the University Last day to request institutional short-term emergency loan Last day to report Fall 2018 exam conflicts to the Office of Academic Affairs November 12, Monday November 16, Friday November 21, Wednesday November 22, Thursday to November 25, Sunday November 29, Thursday November 30, Friday to December 3, Monday November 30, Friday University Closed Veteran s Day Observed Deadline to submit documentation to request non-emergency ADA accommodations for Fall 2018 exams to the Office of Student Affairs Classes suspended at 12:00 pm University Closed Thanksgiving Recess No dining services provided during recess Formal classes end Reading Period Deadline for students to clear Spring 2018 incomplete grades with instructors Deadline for payment of institutional short-term emergency loans December 4, Tuesday to December 14, Friday Final examinations 3 of 9 (060518)
December 4, Tuesday to December 14, Friday Final Examinations Final Examination Schedule December 4, Tuesday December 5, Wednesday December 6, Thursday December 7, Friday December 10, Monday December 11, Tuesday December 12, Wednesday December 13, Thursday December 14, Friday Constitutional Law II ( 1, 2 Jamar, Crooms-Robinson) CD: Business Organizations Law of Modern Arbitration CD: Introduction to U.S. Legal Systems (LL.M. students only) Torts (1L) Constitutional Law II ( 3) Motala CD: Commercial Law Family Law Civil Procedure II Securities Regulation I CD: Land Use Planning Contracts (1L) [midterm exam] Labor Law Environmental Law Agency Evidence International Law Professional Responsibility Creditors & DebtorsBankruptcy Health Law Introduction to IP Ethics Federal Income Tax Wills, Trust, and Estates International Bar Trade Legislation Regulation (1L) Criminal Procedure I Commercial Paper Criminal Investigation and Trial Procedure Municipal Law International Trade Trademark Current Topics in Patent Law Private Equity & Hedge Fund 4 of 9 (060518)
December 7, Friday Deadline for Academic Dean to submit special grade report to the Office of the Registrar for removal of Spring 2018 incomplete grade Deadline for prospective December 2018 graduates to apply for graduation via Bison Web December 14, Friday December 17, Monday to January 1, 2019, Tuesday Fall 2018 Semester ends University Closed Winter Break No dining services provided during recess 5 of 9 (060518)
SPRING SEMESTER 2019 January 2, Wednesday to January 11, Friday January 3, Thursday January 11, Friday Late RegistrationAddDrop period (Add or drop a course without a grade of "W," change from one section to another, change from credit to audit or audit to credit) Formal classes begin Spring 1L Orientation January 21, Monday University Closed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday Observed January 25, Friday Last day for Spring 2019 registration Deadline for receipt of December 2018 graduation recommendations Deadline to receive 100% refund of tuitionfees Deadline for students to add, change, or cancel meal plan charges Deadline for students checking out of residence halls to receive 50% refund of housing charges Deadline for students checking out of meal mandated residence halls andor withdrawing from the University to receive 50% of meal plan charges Payment in full is due for students who register for the first time during the late registration period February 15, Friday Deadline to receive 50% refund of tuitionfees Deadline for students checking out of residence halls to receive 25% refund of housing charges Deadline for students checking out of meal mandated residence halls andor withdrawing from the University to receive 25% of meal plan charges Preliminary enrollment census date February 18, Monday February 28, Thursday University Closed President s Day Observed Deadline for proposals for Independent Study and petitions to study abroad, visit at another institution, or participate in an exchange program for Summer 2018 and Fall 2018. Submit proposals and petitions to the Office of Student Affairs. 6 of 9 (060518)
March 1, Friday March 8, Friday Charter Day Convocation - Cramton Auditorium, 11:00A.M. (Classes suspended 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.) Deadline to receive 25% refund of tuitionfees (Last day for tuitionfees refund) Final Enrollment Census date March 9, Saturday to March 17, Sunday University Closed Spring Break No dining services provided during break March 15, Friday Deadline for receipt of applications for admission for Fall 2019 March 28, Thursday March 29, Friday Fall 2019 registration begins for current 2L, 3L, and LL.M students Fall 2019 registration for current 1L students. Bison Web is available for registration from 9:00 am to midnight each day March 31, Sunday April 5, Friday Deadline for prospective Spring 2019 graduates to apply for graduation via BisonWeb (Fees Apply) Last day to withdraw from a course Last day to complete a total withdrawal from the University Last day to report exam conflicts to the Office of Academic Affairs Deadline for receipt of financial aid applications for Summer 2019 Deadline for request for financial aid award adjustment for Spring 2019 April 11, Thursday Deadline to submit documentation to request nonemergency ADA accommodations for Spring 2019 exams to the Office of Student Affairs. April 12, Friday April 15, Monday April 15, Monday to July 1, Monday Deadline for receipt of housing applications for continuing students for Summer 2019 Summer 2019 registration begins. Bison Web is available for registration from 9am to midnight each day. Graduation application available via Bison Web for Summer 2019 prospective candidates 7 of 9 (060518)
April 22, Monday April 23, Tuesday to April 24, Wednesday April 29, Monday April 25, Thursday to May 6, Monday April 29, Monday to May 9, Thursday May 3, Friday May 8, Wednesday to May 9, Thursday May 10, Friday Formal Classes End Reading Period Deadline for students to clear Fall 2018 incomplete grades with instructors Final Examinations (upper division courses only) Exam Schedule - TBA Final Examinations (1L courses only) Deadline for Academic Dean to submit special grade reports to the Office of the Registrar for removal of incomplete grades for Fall 2018 Graduation clearance for spring graduates Spring 2019 semester ends Deadline for receipt of May 2019 graduation recommendations to the Office of the Registrar Baccalaureate Howard University School of Law Dunbarton Chapel, 11:00 A.M. May 11, Saturday Commencement Upper Quadrangle - Main Campus, 10:00 A.M. School of Law Hooding Ceremony Burr Gymnasium - Main Campus, 2:30 P.M. May 12, Sunday Residence halls close at 12:00 p.m. 8 of 9 (060518)
SUMMER SEMESTER 2019 (SCHOOL OF LAW ONLY) May 16, Thursday to May 20, Monday May 17, Friday May 20, Monday May 27, Monday May 28, Tuesday May 31, Friday Registration for all students; payment-in-full due upon registration. (Add or drop a course without a grade of W ; transfer from 1 section to another; transfer from credit to audit and audit to credit). Deadline for receipt of all required financial aid documents for Fall 2019 consideration. First day of classes University Closed Memorial Day Observed Deadline to receive 50% refund of tuitionfees Graduation holds applied for Summer 2019 graduates Deadline to receive 25% refund of tuitionfees June 4, Tuesday June 19, Wednesday July 3, Wednesday July 4, Thursday July 10, Wednesday July 11, Thursday to July 14, Sunday July 15, Monday and July 16, Tuesday July 16, Tuesday Last day to withdraw from a course Last day to complete a total withdrawal from the University No classes (School of Law only) University Closed Independence Day Observed Formal classes with final exams end Reading Period Final Examinations School of Law Summer 2018 semester ends 9 of 9 (060518)