Office of the Registrar
Office of the Registrar
Orientation begins: August 26, 2025
@ Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United States
Labor Day Holiday: September 1, 2025
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesS-Term begins: September 8, 2025
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAdmin Monday for 1L classes: September 19, 2025
1L Monday classes will meet. Friday 1L classes do not meet.
2L/3L/Adv Classes begin: September 22, 2025
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAutumn Preliminary Study List Deadline 5:00 pm: September 22, 2025
JD, JSM & LLM Students: Deadline to enroll in classes and create a study list without incurring a $200 late fee. Students must be “at status” by this deadline. This means that by 5:00 p.m. on the first day of classes, JD, JSM, & LLM students must be enrolled in no fewer than 9 units. […]
Paper Option (courses with paper options are explicitly noted in course description) 4:00 p.m.: October 10, 2025
Last day to elect paper option (with instructor permission) instead of taking a final exam. Last day to change course sections (with instructor permission) to elect Research credit option.
Autumn Final Study List Deadline 5:00 pm: October 10, 2025
Last day to add or drop a course (unless instructor has set an earlier deadline) Last day to adjust units on a variable-unit course (variable-unit option must be explicitly noted in course description)
Directed Research Petition and Senior Thesis Petition Deadline 4:00 pm: October 11, 2025
Last day to submit Directed Research Petition or Senior Thesis Petition
Admin Day for Nov 4 a.m. classes: October 24, 2025
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesClasses regularly scheduled for the morning of Tuesday Nov 4 will meet beginning 2:15 p.m.
Democracy Day – no classes: November 4, 2025
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesAdmin Day for Nov 4 p.m. classes: November 7, 2025
@ SLS Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesClasses regularly scheduled for the afternoon of Tuesday Nov 4 will meet beginning 2:15 p.m.
1L Curriculum Meeting with Professor Colleen Honigsberg, Associate Dean of Curriculum, and John Dalton, Associate Dean of Student Affairs (November 12, 2025): November 12, 2025
@ SLS: Room 290 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA, United StatesProfessor Colleen Honigsberg, Associate Dean of Curriculum, and John Dalton, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, will hold a meeting on November 12, promptly at 12:45 p.m. in room 290 to discuss Winter Quarter 1L courses. Information on how to pre-registration for Winter Quarter 2026 courses will be sent to students prior to November 12.