Subject: Important Spring 2016 Registration/Grades/Pass-Fail Reminders
From: Denise Sangster <[email-masked]>
Cc: Law Faculty and Visitors <[email-masked]>, Law Center Deans <[email-masked]>, Adeela Gaither <[email-masked]>, Cynthia A Eichele <[email-masked]>, Daniel L Lamagna <[email-masked]>, Dinah Maurelus <[email-masked]>, "Evelyn G. Alfaro" <[email-masked]>, "Jamiece E. Johnson" <[email-masked]>, "Jini H. Kim(fwd)" <[email-masked]>, Louis Fine <[email-masked]>, Lynda F. Sanders <[email-masked]>, "Maryam B. Fleet" <[email-masked]>, Samuel Yu <
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 17:12:09 +0000

Dear Upperclass J.D. Students:

Welcome back to the start of the Spring 2016 semester!  We hope you had an enjoyable and restful holiday break.

Please review the following important reminders:

Registration/Add-Drop/Waitlist:  Add/Drop and Waitlist activity for Spring 2016 courses begins today and ends on Tuesday, January 26. The Spring Waitlist Lottery will be run daily at 3:00 p.m. through Friday, January 22nd; if you wish to be included in a daily lottery run, you must add yourselves to the waitlist before 3:00 p.m. each day.    Note: If you are already on a waitlist, please do not waitlist yourself again, as this will affect your date priority.  Please also note that registration services in MyAccess will be temporarily unavailable for a few hours each evening while the waitlist lottery is being processed.  Waitlist winners will have until 3:00 p.m. the day they are offered the seat(s) to claim.  If you fail to claim the seat(s) by the deadline, you will forfeit the seat(s).

Your Spring 2016 schedule must be finalized by 3:00 pm on January 26, 2016.  Any requests to drop a course after this deadline will result in a withdrawal from the course which will be reflected as a "W" on your transcript.

JD students may schedule an appointment to meet with an advisor by contacting the Office of JD Academic Services at 202-662-9041 or [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>.

Fall 2015 Grades:  Fall 2015 grades deadline was noon on Friday, January 15, 2016.  However, the three-day grace period ended at 9:00 am today (Tuesday, January 19, 2016).  Upperclass grades are being posted on MyAccess as they are received and reviewed.  Fall 2015 grades deadline for final papers with extension until February 1, 2016 is Monday, February 29, 2016 by 5:00 pm

Pass/Fail Option<https://www.law.georgetown.edu/campus-services/registrar/exams-papers-grades/JD-Pass-Fail-Policy.cfm>:  Please note the following change to the Pass/Fail policy effective Spring 2016 - The Pass/Fail committee voted to unanimously to adopt a 4/4 approach, i.e. both the selection of Pass/Fail and the selection of the target grade must be made by the end of the fourth week of the semester.  The deadline to elect an eligible Pass/Fail course and select the target grade is 5:00 pm on Friday, February 12, 2016.  Please note that no exceptions will be approved.  Additional information is available online at https://www.law.georgetown.edu/campus-services/registrar/exams-papers-grades/JD-Pass-Fail-Policy.cfm.

Best wishes for a successful semester!

Office of the Registrar
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