Registration Timeline
Fall 2026 Registration Dates
Registration for the Fall 2026 semester begins on Tuesday, July 7. Please see the chart below for your registration start time.
**All registration times are in Eastern Time (ET) and adjusted for Daylight Saving Time.**
| DATE | TIME (ET) | EVENT |
| Tuesday, July 7 | 5:15 PM | Registration opens for 3L, 4L, and 4E students |
| Thursday, July 9 | 5:15 PM | Registration opens for 3E students |
| Tuesday, July 14 | 5:15 PM | Registration opens for 2Es (including 2E transfer students) |
| Tuesday, July 14 | 5:15 PM | Registration opens for 2L students (including incoming 2L transfers) |
| Thursday, July 16 | 5:15 PM | Registration opens for continuing Graduate students, including continuing students in the 2-year program |
| Tuesday, July 21 | 9:00 AM | Registration opens for all incoming graduate and certificate students (specialized and general) |
| Monday, July 27 | 9:00 AM | Registration opens for incoming Non-Degree & J.D. Visitors (includes visiting exchange students) |
Note: Any changes to these timelines will be communicated through Georgetown’s email system and on the Office of the Registrar website. Each student has a Georgetown Google Apps for Education email account and should check this account regularly.
Reminders: Students may freely drop courses before the last day of add/drop activity without notation on their transcripts (some courses have special add/drop and withdrawal deadlines as noted in the Curriculum Guide). After the add/drop deadline, course withdrawals must be approved by an academic advisor and are subject to the Tuition Refund Schedule. A withdrawal notation (“W”) will be posted to the transcript for the withdrawn course. See Course Withdrawals for the full policy, instructions, and the request form.For Cross-Campus enrollment procedures and credit policies, see “Credit for Courses in the Undergraduate or Graduate Schools of the University” chapter of the Student Handbook.