Law Schools Planning to Start the Spring 2022 Semester Remotely

Updated as of January 16, 2022

The following law schools are planning to start the spring 2022 semester remotely in order to combat the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. This also includes law schools that will be remote for the January intersession/short courses between the fall and spring semesters. Law schools that are requiring students to receive booster shots are also noted where applicable.

  • Albany Law School (boosters also required)
  • American University Washington College of Law
  • Boston University School of Law
  • California Western School of Law
  • Cardozo School of Law
  • Chicago-Kent College of Law (boosters also required)
  • Columbia Law School
  • DePaul University College of Law
  • Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law
  • Duke University School of Law (boosters also required)
  • Emory University School of Law
  • George Washington University Law School (boosters also required)
  • Georgetown University Law Center (boosters also required)
  • Harvard Law School (boosters also required)
  • Howard University School of Law
  • Lewis & Clark Law School (boosters also required)
  • Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
  • Marquette University Law School (boosters also required)
  • Michigan State University College of Law
  • New England Law | Boston (boosters also required)
  • Northern Illinois University College of Law
  • Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (boosters also required)
  • NYU School of Law (boosters also required)
  • Pepperdine Caruso School of Law
  • Rutgers Law School
  • Seattle University Law School
  • Seton Hall Law School
  • St. John's University School of Law
  • Stanford Law School (boosters also required)
  • Suffolk University Law School (boosters also required)
  • Syracuse University College of Law
  • Temple University Beasley School of Law
  • UC Berkeley School of Law (boosters also required)
  • UC Davis School of Law
  • UC Irvine School of Law
  • UC Hastings College of Law
  • UCLA School of Law
  • University of Baltimore School of Law
  • University of Connecticut School of Law
  • University of Chicago Law School
  • University of Denver Sturm College of Law
  • University of Maryland School of Law
  • University of Nevada Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law
  • University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
  • University of San Diego School of Law (boosters also required)
  • University of San Francisco School of Law (boosters also required)
  • University of Washington School of Law
  • Washington University School of Law
  • Wayne State University Law School (boosters also required)
  • Widener University Delaware Law School
  • Yale Law School

UVA Law, Cornell Law, and Notre Dame Law are also requiring boosters. UT Austin Law is asking faculty members to teach classes remotely for the first two weeks, but faculty can choose to teach hybrid classes.

Please note that this list is largely based on student-reported information. If you know of another law school that is starting the spring semester remote or requiring booster shots, please email Anna Hicks at anna@spiveyconsulting.com to let us know!