Dear Upper-level Students,
On Friday, August 28 at 10:00am EST, registration for the Columbia Law School/NYU School of Law Exchange Program begins. Important information about the program, the link to the online request form, and the list of Columbia classes for which NYU students may apply to register have been posted on our Columbia Law School/NYU School of Law Exchange webpage.
Deadline to Apply:
The deadline to submit an online application is Monday, August 31 5:00 pm EST. Students will be selected randomly, with JD 3L and full-time LLM students having priority. Applications from 2Ls will be considered pending room in the program. When selecting which course(s) to apply for, please take into account travel time between NYU and CLS.
Fall 2026 Application Timing/Deadlines:
| Friday, August 28 at 10:00 am | Application period begins for NYU students |
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Monday, August 31 by 5:00 pm |
Deadline to submit online application for NYU students |
| Tuesday, September 1 by 12:00 pm (noon) | Notification sent to accepted NYU students |
| Tuesday, September 8 | First day of classes at Columbia Law School |
Notification of Approval:
Columbia will notify NYU students of their approval to register by September 1. Further instructions will also be given at that time.
If You Drop a Columbia Course:
Please note that Columbia classes begin September 8 and the NYU School of Law add period ends September 3 at 9:30 am. If you decide to drop your Columbia class after September 3 at 9:30 am, it will be too late to add an NYU School of Law course.
Therefore, you must be enrolled in and attending sufficient credits to remain a full-time student should you decide to drop the Columbia course (12 credit hours for JDs and 11 credit hours for LLMs unless permission is granted for a credit load decrease).
To drop a Columbia course after the semester has started, please check with your program office first by submitting a drop request to the Law Registrar’s Service Desk. If approved by your program office, please contact Columbia Law with your home school’s permission to drop. The Office of Registration Services at Columbia Law School will need to process the drop.