{"id":13735,"date":"2018-06-11T15:27:23","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T19:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/?page_id=43869"},"modified":"2026-03-30T18:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:08:09","slug":"registration-timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/academics\/academic-resources\/registrar\/course-registration\/preparing-for-registration\/registration-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Registration Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated March 2026<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Summer 2026 Registration Dates<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Registration for the Summer 2026 semester begins on Wednesday, April 1.<\/strong>\u00a0 Please see the chart below for your registration start time.<\/p>\n

**All registration times are in Eastern Time (ET) and adjusted for Daylight Saving Time.**<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
DATE<\/strong><\/td>\nTIME (ET)<\/strong><\/td>\nEVENT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wednesday, April 1<\/span><\/td>\n5:15 PM<\/td>\nSummer 2026 Registration<\/a> opens in GU Experience<\/a> at 5:15 p.m. ET.\u00a0 Please check your account to ensure there are no administrative holds <\/em>prior to registration.\u00a0 If you have a hold, please contact the Office of Student Accounts at myaccount@georgetown.edu<\/span>(This link opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some classes will enroll by waitlist to give priority to graduating students.\u00a0 This does not mean those classes are full.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Tuesday, April 7<\/span><\/td>\n4:15 PM<\/td>\nFirst waitlist lottery runs at 4:15 p.m. ET*.<\/strong> Waitlist lotteries will continue to run each weekday (excluding holidays) at 4:15 p.m. as seats become available.<\/p>\n

Students awarded seats will have 23 hours<\/strong> to claim them in GU Experience<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Wednesday, April 22<\/span><\/td>\n3:00 PM<\/td>\nNon-Degree (Visiting Student) Application Deadline at 3:00 p.m. ET<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Fall 2026 Registration Dates<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Registration for the Fall 2026 semester begins on Tuesday, July 7.<\/strong>\u00a0 Please see the chart below for your registration start time.<\/p>\n

**All registration times are in Eastern Time (ET) and adjusted for Daylight Saving Time.**<\/span><\/p>\n

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DATE<\/strong><\/td>\nTIME (ET)<\/strong><\/td>\nEVENT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday, July 7<\/span><\/td>\n5:15 PM<\/td>\nRegistration opens for 3L, 4L, and 4E students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday, July 9<\/span><\/td>\n5:15 PM<\/td>\nRegistration opens for 3E students<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday, July 14<\/span><\/td>\n5:15 PM<\/td>\nRegistration opens for 2Es (including 2E transfer students)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday, July 14<\/span><\/td>\n5:15 PM<\/td>\nRegistration opens for 2L students (including incoming 2L transfers)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thursday, July 16<\/span><\/td>\n5:15 PM<\/td>\nRegistration opens for continuing Graduate students, including continuing students in the 2-year program<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuesday, July 21<\/span><\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\nRegistration opens for all incoming graduate and certificate students (specialized and general)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Monday, July 27<\/span><\/td>\n9:00 AM<\/td>\nRegistration opens for incoming Non-Degree & J.D. Visitors (includes visiting exchange students)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Note:<\/strong> Any changes to these timelines will be communicated through Georgetown\u2019s email system and on the Office of the Registrar website.\u00a0 Each student has a Georgetown Google Apps for Education email account and should check this account regularly.<\/p>\n

Reminders: <\/strong>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).\u00a0 <\/span>After the add\/drop deadline, course withdrawals must be approved by an academic advisor and are subject to the Tuition Refund Schedule.\u00a0 A withdrawal notation (\u201cW\u201d) will be posted to the transcript for the withdrawn course.\u00a0 See Course Withdrawals <\/a>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<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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