New Students
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Registration & Course Selection 2025-2026
NOTE: This information is updated at the beginning of the academic year, and is intended for admitted students.
Upper-year students (Transfer, IELP, Letter of Permission, Exchange): please also visit the Current Students page for detailed information on clinical courses and other requirements.
Important Information for First-Year Students
Course Registration Info for First-Year Students
Course Registration Info for Transfer Students
Course Registration Info for LOP & Exchange Students
Calendar Course Descriptions
Course descriptions for all UCalgary Law courses.
400-level (First-year) Course Descriptions
Courses Listed by Number
Faculty Regulations
UCalgary Law Faculty Regulations
University of Calgary Regulations
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Important Dates & Deadlines for Current Students
Sept. 2, 2025
First day of Fall classes and 1L orientation
Sept. 3, 2025
Foundations in Law Block Course for 1L students begins
Sept. 11, 2025
Last day for dropping courses (without receiving a "W" grade) for 2L and 3L students
No refund of fees if you withdraw from full courses or Fall term half-courses after this date (2L and 3L students)
Sept. 12, 2025
Last day for adding courses or for changing registrations from credit to audit, or audit to credit
Sept. 19, 2025
Fee payment deadline for Fall term
Sept. 22, 2025
First-year doctrinal courses begin
Dec. 5, 2025
Last day of Fall classes
Last day to withdraw with permission from Fall term courses. If you withdraw after this date you will receive an "F" on your transcript
Dec. 8, 2025
First day of exams for Fall classes (to December 19)
Jan. 5, 2026
Winter block courses start
Jan. 26, 2026
Regularly scheduled classes for 1L, 2L, 3L, LOP, visiting, exchange and graduate students
Jan. 30, 2026
Fee payment deadline for Winter term
Feb. 3, 2026
Last day for dropping courses (without receiving a "W" grade)
No refund on fees if you withdraw from full courses or Winter half term courses after this date.
Feb. 4, 2026
Last day for adding courses or for changing registrations from credit to audi or audit to credit in full courses and Winter term half courses
March 31, 2026
Last day to submit Application for Degree for June Convocation
April 10, 2026
Last day of classes for Winter term
Last day to withdraw with permission from Winter term courses. If you withdraw after this date you will receive an "F" on your transcript.
April 13, 2026
First day of exams for Winter classes (until April 24)