Questions? Email [email protected].
| February 11 JG 104 (JG 106 overflow) 12:10 - 1:10 pm | Graduation Information Session | Come hear from various offices at Columbia about your Graduation Class Day Ceremony and post-graduation benefits. Find out how to get your Law School Grad Regalia, Class Day Tickets, and University Commencement Tickets. Want to be the JD or LL.M. class speaker? Serve as a Marshall? Your Grad Co-chairs will let you know how! Register here. |
| February 11-25 | Interested Graduation Speakers (JD and LLM) | Submit a 90-second video. The deadline is on 2/25 at noon. Please submit all videos to: [email protected] with the subject line: " JD or LLM GRAD SPEAKER VIDEO SUBMISSION". Note that Graduation Day Committee Senators cannot serve as speakers. |
| February 13 | Columbia Law School Graduation Registration Form | Eligible graduates will receive an email with instructions to complete the Graduation Registration Form. This form helps us the record the correct pronunciation of your names, collect your hometown, the name that you would like to appear on the graduation program (not on your diploma) and even create a graduation page for yourself. Completing the Graduation Registration Form also allows you to order your rental regalia free of charge through the CU Bookstore, beginning at the Graduation Fair on February 17. Please note that graduates nees to purchase their own tam (cap). If you do not complete the Graduation Registration Form, you may be unable to order graduation regalia during the Graduation Fair at the CU Bookstore (from February 17 to April 3, the last day to order rental regalia) and could result in a late fee. The fees are as follows: doctoral gown $84 and doctoral hoold $45. |
| February 15 | Bar Housing | If intending on registering for the New York State Bar Exam, please begin applying for the Bar Housing Extension request via the Housing Portal. For residents registered for the NYS Bar Exam only. Remember that bar housing is not guaranteed |
| February 17-20 | Graduation Fair | Graduation Fair at the Bookstore, 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., University Bookstore, Lerner Hall. Cap and gown fitting/ordering and graduation vendors (rings, announcements, diploma frames, etc.). If you are unable to go to the bookstore, please email your information on or before April 3rd. The bookstore will NOT accept your measurements if you did NOT complete your Graduation Registration form on or before February 17. Only for students who completed their Graduation Registration Form on or before February 17th. |
| March 1 | Pro Bono Requirement (JDs Only) | Deadline: Completion of pro bono service requirement (JDs Only). Please see the Pro Bono Program and the FAQs for details. Failure to comply prohibits you from getting your Columbia Law School Class Day Tickets. For further questions, contact, Estelle Mitchell at [email protected] |
| March 1 – 31 | NY Bar Application | Application periods for the July administration of the NY State Uniform Bar Examination. Make sure to submit your application during this period; New York does not accept late applications. |
| March 2 - 4 | Student Speakers (1st round) | JD and LLM Graduation Speaker 1st round voting ends at 4 pm on March 4th. Ballots will be sent out via SurveyMonkey. |
| March 2 - 6 | Graduation Marshals | Graduation Marshal Applications are due no later than 3 pm on March 6th. Sign Up HERE, if you are interested. |
| March 2 - 6 | Willis L.M. Reese Prize | The Willis L.M. Reese Prize for Excellence in Teaching voting. The prize is awarded annually at graduation by the graduating class to a professor who exemplifies excellence in teaching at Columbia Law School. Voting ends at 3 pm on March 6th. Ballots will be sent out via SurveyMonkey. Voting on adjunct faculty award TBA. See past recipients HERE. |
| March 5 - 6 | Student Speakers (Runoff) | JD and LLM Graduation Speakers Runoff, voting ends at 3 pm on March 6th. Ballots will be sent out via SurveyMonkey. |
| March 15 | Bar Housing Deadline | Deadline: Bar Housing Extension via the Housing Portal. For residents registered for the New York State Bar Exam only. |
| March 30 | Graduate Employment Verification (JDs Only) | Deadline: Please provide your graduation employment information in Symplicity. Failure to comply prohibits you from getting your Columbia Law School Class Day Tickets. Questions? [email protected] |
| March 30-April 1 | Graduation Headshots | Portrait shots with GradImages, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Student Services Lounge. No appointment is needed. You only pay when you would like to purchase the photo. Graduation regalia and hood will be provided. |
| March 31 | NY Bar Applications | Deadline: Filing applications to take the July bar exam in New York State and in most states. |
| April 1 | Writing Credits | Deadline: Submission of the final draft of the J.D. Major Writing Credit paper, and for all Fall 2025 outstanding written work for J.D. and LL.M. degree candidates (unless the instructor specifies an earlier due date). |
| April 3 | Graduation Regalia | Deadline: Students who have completed the Tassel Form can order their cap and regalia at the bookstore. Failure to order by this date will delay your regalia and may result in a fee. |
| April 7-22 | Graduate Portrait Sessions | The University Ceremonies Office is hosting outdoor portrait days at three iconic locations on the Morningside Campus. Capture your milestone in the places that mean the most to you. These spaces will be reserved exclusively for professional photographers from GradImages, with a variety of portrait packages available for purchase directly through GradImages. |
| April 15 - 30 | Class Day Tickets | Columbia Law School Class Day Tickets (May 17th): Students will have six (6) tickets for Class Day with a chance of requesting additional tickets. |
| TBD | University Commencement Tickets | University Commencement Tickets (May 20th): Students will have two (2) tickets for the University Commencement. Students will not be able to request additional tickets for the University Commencement. |
| April 20 | Graduation Regalia Distribution | For students who ordered their regalia on or before April 3. Rental gown distribution to students begins and continues through the morning of Law School Graduation. The gowns are to be picked up at the Columbia Bookstore. |
| April 29 | Last day of Spring 2026 classes. | Last day of Spring 2026 classes. |
TBD
| May 1 | Outstanding Spring 2026 Written Work | Deadline: to submit all outstanding Spring 2026 written work for May 2026 JD and LL.M. Degree candidates (unless the instructor specifies an earlier due date). Last day to file the final copy of LL.M. Essay with the Office of Graduate Degree Programs. |
| May 4 | Class Day Extra Tickets | Students who requested additional Class Day tickets will begin receiving them based on the number of unclaimed tickets remaining. |
| May 5 | Bar Housing | Bar housing decisions are issued by Columbia Residential. |
| May 15 | Bar Housing Decision Grading Deadline | Bar Housing decisions issued. Columbia Residential will send an email. Deadline to Sign Extension Agreement. Grading deadline for all grades for May 2026 degree candidates. |
| May 17 | Columbia Law School Class Day | Columbia Law School Class Day. At this ceremony, student's names are ready as you cross the stage. Watch it live HERE (tbd). |
| May 20 | University Commencement | All eligible graduates, from all schools and colleges affiliated with Columbia University, are encouraged to participate in the celebration. You will receive information from your individual school about how to register your family and friends to join the Commencement ceremony. |
| May 30 | Graduation Regalia Return | Deadline: Last day to return rental regalia to the Columbia Bookstore. The cap is yours to keep. The tam (cap) is yours to keep. |
| July 31 | IT Access | Law school (LawNet) network accounts remain accessible through July 31. |
| July 31 | NY Bar Housing | Deadline: Move-Out Date for students who stayed in Columbia Housing and took the NY Bar exam only. |
| August 14 | Student Insurance | Insurance current plan year ends. |