Registrar

What host schools can I cross-register into? Harvard Law School students may enroll in courses offered by the other Harvard faculties, as well as the …

Calendar for Non-HLS Students Cross-Registration Petitioning BeginsHLS Classes StartCross-Registration Petitioning Deadline* and HLS Drop DeadlineCross-Registration Petition Review and NotificationHLS Classes EndHLS Exam PeriodFall 2024August 21September…

Incoming Cross-Registration Petitioning Submitting Cross-Registration Petitions Please read this webpage in its entirety before submitting a cross-registration petition in my.Harvard. You must petition to enroll…

Adding a Cross-Registered Course Step 1: Confirm Your Eligibility to Cross-Register 2Ls and 3Ls must be registered for at least 8 HLS credits and and maintain…

As an HLS student, one of the unrivaled benefits is the access you have to courses and faculty members in the other Harvard Schools, the …

A course in Professional Responsibility is a mandatory JD degree requirement, and is recommended for LLMs who expect to take the NY Bar. (LLMs needing…

2024-2025 Multi-Section Courses Fall Administrative Law (Sunstein, Cass)
Bankruptcy (Roe, Mark)
Constitutional Law: First Amendment (Feldman, Noah)
Constitutional Law: First Amendment (Parker, Richard)
Corporations (Pargendler, Mariana)
Corporations (Kraakman, Reinier)
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Below is the 2024-2025 list of “by permission” courses, which are not included in course preferencing. To enroll in a by permission course, you must…

Course Reference Guide 2024-2025 The Course Reference Guide will be updated with seat capacity before the opening of each round (Multisection, Legal Profession, Fall Elective).

How It Works For each registration stage (clinical, multisection, etc.), participating students are assigned random registration ID numbers.  Numbers are re-assigned at the beginning of each…

What is a Firesale? The Firesale is a process in which students have an opportunity to request open seats in classes which they were waitlisted…

Policies & Procedures for Add/Drop and Waitlisting  By-Permission Courses: Courses designated as “by permission” have instructions in their course descriptions detailing how students can apply…

While there is not an exact science to ranking your classes and clinics each round, the Registrar’s Office has a few general guidelines for approaching…

The Handbook of Academic Policies is the official source of academic policy and requirements at HLS. Please refer to the HAP for additional information…

HLS Canvas sites for most Fall 2024 upper-level courses will be available for viewing from Monday, August 26th through Friday, September 13th. This access provides…

The below list includes syllabi for current academic year courses, as well as for courses that may not be offered this year but have been…

2023-2024 DateEventAugust 14, 2023LL.M. Residence Hall Move-inAugust 14-15, 2023LL.M. Check-in (mandatory)August 15 – September 1, 2023LL.M. Student Orientation (mandatory)August 17 and 21, 2023J.D. 1L Residence Hall…

2021-2022 DATEEVENTAugust 16HLS Residence Hall Move-In BeginsAugust 16-25J.D. Registration/ID Card Pick-up (mandatory)August 16-September 3LL.M. Student Orientation (mandatory for new LL.M. students)August 26-27, and 30J.D. Student…

2020-2021 DateEventTBDJ.D. Student Orientation and Move-inAugust 17, 2020 – September 4, 2020LL.M. Student OrientationSeptember 2, 20201L Fall Term Classes Begin (classes follow a Monday schedule)September…

JD/MPH students may count a limited number of credits toward both their JD and their MPH degree. This Appendix explains the rules for counting credits.