Academic Calendar
As you review important dates throughout the semester, please review the correlating Refund Policy.
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| Orientation for new JD students (day) | August 14–16 |
| Orientation for new JD students (evening) | August 14–17 |
| First day of regular classes (tuition and fees payment due) (see Refund Policy) | August 21 |
| Last day to add/drop individual courses with tuition refund (see Refund Policy) | September 1 |
| Labor Day (no classes) | September 4 |
| Graduation application deadline | September 8 |
| Last day to late drop with approval and receive "W" grade on academic record (see Refund Policy) | October 27 |
| Spring registration | October 30–November 3 |
| Last day of regular class | November 20 |
| Review sessions/reading period | November 21–26 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | November 23–24 |
| Final exams | November 27–December 8 |
| Commencement | December 9 (@ 9 a.m.) |
| No classes | December 11–January 7 |
| Winter recess (administrative offices closed) | December 22–January 1 |
| Instructor grading deadline* | December 26 (@ 5 p.m.) |
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| Administrative offices open | January 2 |
| Orientation for new JD students | January 3–5 (tentative) |
| First day of regular classes (see Refund Policy) | January 8 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes) | January 15 |
| Last day to add/drop individual courses with tuition refund (see Refund Policy) | January 19 |
| Graduation application deadline | January 26 |
| Last day to late drop with approval and receive "W" grade on academic record (see Refund Policy) | March 15 |
| Spring Break (no classes) | March 18–22 |
| Summer registration | March 25–29 |
| Fall registration | March 25–29 |
| Last day of regular classes | April 15 |
| Review sessions/reading period | April 16–21 |
| Final exams | April 22–May 3 |
| Commencement | Sunday, May 5 (@ 3p.m.) |
| Instructor grading deadline* | May 21 (@ 5 p.m. CT) |
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| Accelerated Trial Advocacy (see Refund Policy) | May 13–22 |
| Last day to add/drop Accelerated Trial Advocacy with tuition refund (see Refund Policy) | May 15 |
| First day of Externships (see Refund Policy) | June 3 |
| First day of regular classes (tuition and fees payment due) (see Refund Policy) | June 10 |
| Instructor grading deadline (Accelerated Trial Ad only)* | June 11 (@ 5 p.m. CT) |
| Last day to add/drop individual courses, including Externships, with tuition refund (see Refund Policy) | June 14 |
| Juneteenth Holiday (no classes) | June 19 |
| Independence Day Holiday (no classes) | July 4 |
| Last day to late drop with approval and receive "W" grade on academic record (see Refund Policy) | July 12 |
| Last day of regular classes | July 25 |
| Final exams | July 26-31 |
| Instructor grading deadline* | August 6 (@ 5 p.m. CT) |
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Each fall and spring semester includes 13 weeks of instruction, a reading period, and 2 weeks of final examinations.
∗Although this is the instructor deadline, grades will not be visible to students for approximately two business days or more given necessary processing time and/or a holiday.