HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 2017-2018 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 1 of 11 (02/14/17; 05/27/17; 07/25/17) (07/26/17) (07/27/17)(08/01/17) FALL SEMESTER 2017 August 7, Monday to Fall Intensive Introduction to Law School 1L Course August 11, Friday August 11, Friday Fall disbursements for continuing Graduate, Professional, and Undergraduate Students August 14, Monday to August 18, Friday Fall orientation for 1L, LL.M., transfer, and exchange students Courtroom Orientation for Criminal Justice Clinic, and Child Welfare/Family Justice Clinic August 16, Wednesday to August 23, Wednesday Refunds for continuing Graduate, Professional, and Non-Traditional Students August 18, Friday All Clinic Orientation Deadline for receipt of Summer 2017 graduation recommendations in the Office of the Registrar August 21, Monday Formal classes begin August 21, Monday to Late Registration/Add/Drop period August 25, Friday (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) August 23, Wednesday Refunds for all Graduate, Professional and Non-Traditional Students August 30, Wednesday First day validated students can request institutional short-term emergency loan September 1, Friday Deadline to receive 100% refund of tuition/fees Payment-in-full is due for students who register for the first time during the late registration period Deadline for students checking out of residence halls to receive a prorated (daily rate) refund of their housing charges. (Students will be assessed 50% of housing charge upon checking out after this date) Financial aid files closed for determination of credit hours for Fall 2017 aid disbursements September 4, Monday University Closed - Labor Day Observed
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HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 2017-2018 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
1 of 11 (02/14/17; 05/27/17; 07/25/17)
(07/26/17) (07/27/17)(08/01/17)
FALL SEMESTER 2017
August 7, Monday to Fall Intensive Introduction to Law School 1L Course August 11, Friday
August 11, Friday Fall disbursements for continuing Graduate,
Professional, and Undergraduate Students August 14, Monday to August 18, Friday Fall orientation for 1L, LL.M., transfer, and
exchange students
Courtroom Orientation for Criminal Justice Clinic, and Child Welfare/Family Justice Clinic
August 16, Wednesday to August 23, Wednesday Refunds for continuing Graduate, Professional, and Non-Traditional
Students August 18, Friday All Clinic Orientation Deadline for receipt of Summer 2017 graduation recommendations in
the Office of the Registrar August 21, Monday Formal classes begin
August 21, Monday to Late Registration/Add/Drop period August 25, Friday (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) August 23, Wednesday Refunds for all Graduate, Professional and Non-Traditional Students August 30, Wednesday First day validated students can request institutional short-term
emergency loan September 1, Friday Deadline to receive 100% refund of tuition/fees
Payment-in-full is due for students who register for the first time during the late registration period
Deadline for students checking out of residence halls to receive a prorated (daily rate) refund of their housing charges. (Students will be assessed 50% of housing charge upon checking out after this date)
Financial aid files closed for determination of credit hours for Fall 2017 aid disbursements
September 4, Monday University Closed - Labor Day Observed
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 2017-2018 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
2 of 11 (02/14/17; 05/27/17; 07/25/17)
(07/26/17) (07/27/17)(08/01/17)
September 8, Friday Registration holds for Spring 2018 applied to all accounts with a
balance greater than zero Deadline for students to add/cancel meal plan charges September 22, Friday Opening Convocation - Cramton Auditorium, 11:00 A.M.
(Classes suspended 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.) September 25, Monday Deadline for students checking out of residence halls to receive
50% refund of housing charges
Deadline to receive 50% refund of tuition/fees October 1, Sunday 2018-2019 Free application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) available
October 15, Sunday to October 22, Sunday Homecoming Week October 17, Tuesday to October 23, Monday 3L academic advisement with the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs October 20, Friday Spring 2018 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 and/or withdrawing from the University to receive 25% of meal plan charges Final Enrollment Census Date
October 23, Monday to Graduation application available via BisonWeb for Spring 2018 March 31, Saturday prospective candidates October 27, Friday Deadline to submit documentation to request non-emergency ADA
accommodations for Fall 2017 exams to the Office of Student Affairs
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 2017-2018 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
3 of 11 (02/14/17; 05/27/17; 07/25/17)
(07/26/17) (07/27/17)(08/01/17)
October 30, Monday Deadline to submit Independent Study proposals for Spring
2018. Submit proposals to the Office of Academic Affairs
Deadline for petitions to study abroad, visit at another institution, or participate in an exchange program for Spring 2018. Submit petitions to the Office of Student Affairs
November 3, 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 2017 exam conflicts to the Office of Academic Affairs
November 10, Friday University Closed – Veteran’s Day Observed
November 13, Monday Spring 2018 registration begins for 3L and LL.M. students
November 14, Tuesday Spring 2018 registration begins for 2L and 1L students
November 22, Wednesday Classes suspended at 12:00 pm November 23, Thursday to University Closed – Thanksgiving Recess November 26, Sunday No dining services provided during recess November 30, Thursday Formal classes end
December 1, Friday to Reading Period December 3, Sunday December 1, Friday Deadline for students to clear Spring 2017 incomplete grades with
instructors Deadline for payment of institutional short-term emergency loans December 4, Monday to Final examinations December 15, Friday
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 2017-2018 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
4 of 11 (02/14/17; 05/27/17; 07/25/17)
(07/26/17) (07/27/17)(08/01/17)
December 8, Friday Deadline for Academic Dean to submit special grade report to the
Office of the Registrar for removal of Spring 2017 incomplete grade
Deadline for payment of institutional short-term emergency loans
Deadline for prospective December 2017 graduates to apply for graduation via Bison Web
December 4, Monday to December 15, Friday Final Examinations
Final Examination Schedule
December 4, Monday Constitutional Law II (§§ 1 & 2)
CD: Business Organizations Civil Procedure II/Complex
Civil Litigation Law of Modern Arbitration CD: Introduction to U.S. Legal
Systems (LL.M. students only)
December 5, Tuesday Torts (1L) December 6, Wednesday Constitutional Law II (§3)
CD: Commercial Law Family Law
Securities Regulation I CD: Land Use Planning
December 7, Thursday Professional Responsibility Federal Tax International Business Transactions Wills, Trusts, and Estates
December 8, Friday Civil Procedure (1L) Bar Skills* December 11, Monday Criminal Procedure I
Creditors & Debtors/Bankruptcy Health Law Introduction to IP Municipal Law Commercial Paper
December 12, Tuesday Contracts (1L) [midterm exam] December 13, Wednesday Evidence International Law Criminal Investigation and Trial
Procedure
* Students enrolled in Bar Skills can take their exam on either Friday December 15 or Friday December 22.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 2017-2018 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
5 of 11 (02/14/17; 05/27/17; 07/25/17)
(07/26/17) (07/27/17)(08/01/17)
December 14, Thursday International Trade Trademark
Patent Law Advanced Corporate Problems Environmental Law
December 15, Friday Bar Skills* Labor Law Leg/Reg (1L) Alternative Exam Administration
December 15, Friday Fall 2017 Semester ends December 18, Monday to University Closed – Winter Break January 1, 2018, Sunday No dining services provided during recess
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 2017-2018 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
6 of 11 (02/14/17)) (5/24/17) (07/25/17)
(07/26/17) (07/27/17)(08/01/17)(01/18/18)
SPRING SEMESTER 2018
January 1, Monday Spring financial aid disbursements
January 3, Wednesday to Late Registration/Add/Drop period January 12, Friday (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) January 4, Thursday Residence halls open for new residents at 10:00 A.M January 5, Friday Financial aid refunds for Graduate, Professional, and Non-
Traditional students January 8, Monday Formal classes begin
January 12, Friday Deadline for receipt of December 2017 graduation recommendations
Payment-in-full is due for students who register for the first time during the late registration period
Deadline to receive 100% refund of tuition/fees
January 15, Monday University Closed – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday Observed
January 19, Friday Financial Aid files closed for determination of credit hours for Spring
2018 aid disbursement Last day for Spring 2018 registration Deadline for receipt of December 2017 graduation recommendations Deadline to receive 100% refund of tuition/fees
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 and/or withdrawing from the University to receive 50% of meal plan charges
February 2, Friday Financial Aid files closed for determination of credit hours
for Spring 2018 disbursement
February 9, Friday Registration holds applied for all accounts with balances greater than zero
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 2017-2018 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
7 of 11 (02/14/17)) (5/24/17) (07/25/17)
(07/26/17) (07/27/17)(08/01/17)(01/18/18)
February 16, Friday Deadline to receive 50% refund of tuition/fees
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 and/or withdrawing from the University to receive 25% of meal plan charges
Preliminary enrollment census date
February 19, Monday University Closed – President’s Day Observed
March 1, Thursday Deadline for petitions to study abroad, visit at another institution, or participate in an exchange program for Summer and Fall 2018. Submit petitions to the Office of Student Affairs.
March 2, Friday Charter Day Convocation - Cramton Auditorium,
11:00A.M. (Classes suspended 10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.) March 9, Friday Deadline to receive 25% refund of tuition/fees (Last day for tuition/fees
refund)
Final Enrollment Census date
Deadline for submission of Independent Study proposals for Summer 2018 and Fall 2018. Submit proposals to the Office of Academic Affairs.
March 10, Saturday to University Closed – Spring Recess March 18, Sunday No dining services provided during recess
March 15, Thursday Deadline for receipt of applications for admission for Fall 2018
March 23, Friday Deadline to submit documentation to request non-emergency ADA Accommodations for Spring exams to the Office of Student Affairs
March 31, Saturday Deadline for prospective Spring 2018 graduates to apply for graduation
via BisonWeb (Fees Apply) April 2, Monday to April 13, Friday Fall 2018 registration for current 2L, 3L, and LL.M
students April 3, Tuesday to Fall 2018 registration for current 1L students. April 13, Friday
Bison Web is available for registration from 9:00 am to midnight each day
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 2017-2018 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
8 of 11 (02/14/17)) (5/24/17) (07/25/17)
(07/26/17) (07/27/17)(08/01/17)(01/18/18)
April 6, Friday 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 2018
Deadline for request for financial aid award adjustment for Spring 2018
April 13, Friday Deadline for receipt of housing applications for continuing students for Summer 2018
April 16, Monday Summer 2018 registration begins. Bison Web is available
for registration from 9am to midnight each day. April 16, Monday to July 1, Sunday Graduation application available via Bison Web for
Summer 2018 prospective candidates April 25, Wednesday Formal Classes End
April 26, Thursday to Reading Period April 29, Sunday
April 30, Monday Deadline for students to clear Fall 2017 incomplete grades with
instructors April 30, Monday to Final Examinations May 10, Thursday
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 2017-2018 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
9 of 11 (02/14/17)) (5/24/17) (07/25/17)
(07/26/17) (07/27/17)(08/01/17)(01/18/18)
Final Examination Schedule
April 30, Monday Adoption Law Patent Law Sports Law Sales
Copyrights Income Tax Accounting Criminal Procedure II
May 1, Tuesday Wills, Trusts, & Estates Professional Responsibility (Worthy) Remedies
Criminal Procedure I May 2, Wednesday Constitutional Law I (1L) Bar Skills† CD: International Tax/M&A Entertainment Law CD: Commercial Law May 3, Thursday Education Law Immigration Law Professional Responsibility (Johnson) Family Law Federal Tax Alternative Exam Administration Date May 4, Friday Contracts (1L) Corporations Antitrust CD: Legal Spanish Law of Modern Arbitration II CD: Real Estate Development Alternative Exam Administration Date May 7, Monday CD: Business Organizations Evidence Conflicts
Administrative Law International Economic Law
Federal Courts May 8, Tuesday Property (1L) May 9, Wednesday Alternative Exam Administration Date May 10, Thursday Criminal Law (1L)
May 4, Friday Deadline for Academic Deans to submit special grade reports to the Office of the Registrar for removal of incomplete grades for Fall 2017 Deadline for receipt of Financial Aid applications for Summer 2018
† Students enrolled in Bar Skills can take their examination on either Wednesday May 2 or Monday May 7, 2018.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 2017-2018 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
10 of 11 (02/14/17)) (5/24/17) (07/25/17)
(07/26/17) (07/27/17)(08/01/17)(01/18/18)
May 7, Monday Last day to submit grades for classes without exams May 9, Wednesday to Graduation clearance for spring graduates May 10, Thursday May 11, Friday Spring 2018 semester ends
Deadline for receipt of May 2018 graduation recommendations to the Office of the Registrar
Baccalaureate – Howard University School of Law Dunbarton Chapel, 11:00 A.M.
May 12, Saturday Commencement
Upper Quadrangle - Main Campus, 10:00 A.M.
School of Law Hooding Ceremony Burr Gymnasium - Main Campus, 2:30 P.M.
May 13, Sunday Residence halls close at 5:00 p.m.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW 2017-2018 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
11 of 11 (02/14/17)) (5/24/17) (07/25/17)
(07/26/17) (07/27/17)(08/01/17)(01/18/18)
SUMMER SEMESTER 2018 (SCHOOL OF LAW ONLY)
May 17, Thursday to Registration for all students; payment-in-full due upon registration. May 21, Monday (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). May 18, Friday Deadline for receipt of all required financial aid documents for Fall
2018 consideration. May 21, Monday Initial financial aid disbursement for Summer 2018 Deadline to receive 100% refund of tuition and fees First day of classes May 28, Monday University Closed – Memorial Day Observed
May 29, Tuesday Deadline to receive 50% refund of tuition/fees
June 1, Friday Graduation holds applied for Summer 2018 graduates Deadline to receive 25% refund of tuition/fees June 5, Tuesday Last day to withdraw from a course June 8, Friday Financial Aid files closed for determination of credit hours for
Summer 2018 disbursements June 20, Wednesday Last day to complete a total withdrawal from the University July 3, Tuesday No classes (School of Law only) July 4, Wednesday University Closed – Independence Day Observed
July 11, Wednesday Formal classes with final exams end
July 12, Thursday to Reading Period July 16, Monday
July 17, Tuesday and July 18, Wednesday Final Examinations
July 18, Wednesday School of Law Summer 2018 semester ends
