Academic Calendars

The University Catalog includes the key dates from the University’s Academic Calendars (excluding the Washington College of Law) as of the Catalog’s publication. For the complete Academic Calendars, including updates made after this catalog’s publication, go to: www.american.edu/provost/registrar/academic-calendar.cfm. For the full Washington College of Law (WCL) of American University academic calendar, go to: www.wcl.american.edu/registrar/.

In any specific calendar, the add/drop/withdrawal, refund, grade change, and final grades schedules apply to all course offerings with the standard schedule presented in that calendar. Add/drop/withdrawal, refund, and grade change schedules for courses on nonstandard schedules are calculated proportionately based on the percentage of the course completed. For more information, please go to: www.american.edu/finance/studentaccounts/Refunds-for-Course-Drops-and-Withdrawals.cfm. Final grades are always due 72 hours after the official end date of the course.