New Students

Registration & Course Selection

NOTE: You will receive an email from UCalgary Law telling you how to register in your courses by using the Student Centre on MyUCalgary.

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

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Course Registration Info for First-Year Students

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Course Registration Info for Transfer Students

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Course Registration Info for LOP & Exchange Students

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Calendar Course Descriptions

Course descriptions for all UCalgary Law courses.

Calendar course descriptions

400-level (First-year) Course Descriptions

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Instructor Course Descriptions

Course descriptions for all UCalgary Law courses, as written by the instructor.

Instructor course descriptions

Courses Listed by Number

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Courses Listed by Area of Concentration

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Faculty Regulations


UCalgary Law Faculty Regulations

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University of Calgary Regulations

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Don't forget!

Set up your IT account

Get your UCalgary email address and IT account.

Go to the IT site

Apply for funding

Find out about tuition, scholarships, bursaries and awards for law students.

Calculate your costs

New to Calgary?

Visit the UCalgary Welcome Centre for information about starting life in Calgary.

Visit the Welcome Centre

Important Dates & Deadlines for Current Students

Sept. 5, 2023

First day of Fall classes and 1L orientation


Sept. 6, 2023

Foundations in Law Block Course for 1L students begins


Sept. 14, 2023

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. 15, 2023

Last day for adding courses or for changing registrations from credit to audit, or audit to credit


Sept. 22, 2023

Fee payment deadline for Fall term


Sept. 24, 2023

First-year doctrinal courses begin


Dec. 6, 2023

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. 11, 2023

First day of exams for Fall classes


Jan. 2, 2024

Winter block courses start


Jan. 22, 2024

Regularly scheduled classes for 1L, 2L, 3L, LOP, visiting, exchange and graduate students


Jan. 26, 2024

Fee payment deadline for Winter term


Jan. 30, 2024

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.

Last day for adding courses or for changing registrations from credit to audit or audit to credit in full courses and Winter term half courses.


March 31, 2024

Last day to submit Application for Degree for June Convocation


April 5, 2024

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 8, 2024

First day of exams for Winter classes