Academic Calendars
Spring 2020 Academic Calendar
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 13 | MONDAY. Registration for continuing and readmitted students. Add/drop for students who are already registered.* |
| January 14-15 | TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY. Registration for new students. Registration and add/drop for continuing students.* |
| January 16-17 | THURSDAY-FRIDAY. Registration and add/drop for all students.* Tuition due by 5 pm on Friday, January 24. |
| January 20 | MONDAY. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday. University closed. |
| January 21 | TUESDAY. Classes begin. |
| January 24 | FRIDAY. Tuition MUST BE PAID by 5 pm or schedules will be deleted. Last day of adds and drops through the ROSE registration system. After today, schedule changes must be made through the Student Affairs Office. |
| February 5 | WEDNESDAY. Last day to add a course or drop a course for a refund. This is the twelfth class day and the date the official enrollment count is taken. All courses dropped after this date will require approval and will appear on the student’s transcript. Payment for added courses due by 5 pm. |
| February 21 | FRIDAY. Second tuition payment due for those who selected the installment plan. |
| March 16-27 | MONDAY-SATURDAY. Spring Break! |
| March 27 | FRIDAY. Final tuition payment due for those who selected the installment plan. |
| March 30 | MONDAY. Last day to submit applications to graduate in May. Deadline to register in absentia. |
| March 30-April 3 | MONDAY-FRIDAY. Early Registration for next Fall through the Law School website only. |
| April 27-May 8 | DAILY. Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the summer session. Fall 2020 add/drop for students who participated in Early Registration. Continuing and readmitted students who did not participate in early registration may register. |
| May 4 | MONDAY. Last class day. |
| May 5 | TUESDAY. Reading day. Tuition bills for the summer session emailed to students. |
| May 6-9, 11-16 | WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY, MONDAY-SATURDAY. Spring semester final examinations in the School of Law. |
| May 18 | MONDAY. Last Day to Withdraw or Q-Drop a course. |
| May 23 | SATURDAY. University Commencement. Official graduation date. Virtual Sunflower Ceremony at the Gregory Gym TBD. |
| *Check your Registration Information Sheet (RIS) for registration add/drop access periods. |
Summer 2020 Academic Calendar
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 5 | TUESDAY. Tuition bills for the summer session emailed to students. |
| May 26-28 | TUESDAY-THURSDAY. Registration for continuing and readmitted students for the summer session for those who have not yet registered. Add/drop for the summer session for students who have registered and paid their tuition.* |
| June 2-3 | TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY. Registration for the summer sessions. |
| June 4 | THURSDAY. Classes begin for first-term, nine-week and whole-session classes and clinics. (Zhang’s Adv Legal Research: Corp/Sec starts June 30) |
| June 5 | FRIDAY. Last day of the official add/drop period for first-term, nine-week and whole-session classes. Tuition bills for all students MUST BE PAID by 5 pm or summer schedules will be deleted. |
| June 9 | TUESDAY. Fourth class day for first-term, nine-week and whole-session classes; this is the date the official enrollment count is taken. Last day to drop a first-term, nine-week or whole-session class for a possible refund. Last day to add first-term, nine-week or whole-session class. Last day to drop a class without the approval of dean. Add bills due by 5 pm. |
| June 24 | WEDNESDAY. Last day to change a first-term, nine-week or whole-session class to or from pass/fail basis. |
| June 26 | FRIDAY. Last class day for Oil and Gas (Anderson) |
| June 30 | TUESDAY. Last class day for first-term two-hour classes. Last class day for Adv Legal Writing (Schiess and Bridges, 232D) First class day for Adv Legal Research: Corporations/Securities (Zhang) |
| July 8 | WEDNESDAY. Last class day for all remaining first term classes. |
| July 9 | THURSDAY. Reading day. |
| July 10-11, 13-14 | FRIDAY-SATURDAY. Final examinations for first-term classes. |
| July 14 | TUESDAY. Tuition bills MUST BE PAID by 5 pm. Last day of the official add/drop period for the second term. |
| July 17 | FRIDAY. Last day to apply for a law degree. Last Day to register in absentia. |
| July 21 | Last class day for Adv Legal Research (Brownfield/Steinke) |
| July 28 | TUESDAY. Tuition bills for Fall emailed to students. |
| August 13 | Last class day for Adv Legal Research: Corp/Sec (Zhang) |
| August 21 | All grades due |
Fall 2020 Academic Calendar
| July 28 | TUESDAY Tuition bills for the fall semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record. |
|---|---|
| August 21 | FRIDAY Registration for the fall semester for new undergraduate students and all graduate students who have not yet registered. Law students must pay tuition by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 31. |
| August 24-25 | MONDAY-TUESDAY Registration for the fall semester for new, readmitted, and continuing students who have not yet registered. |
| August 26 | WEDNESDAY Classes begin. |
| August 31 | WEDNESDAY Fourth class day; Last day of the official add/drop period; after this date, changes in registration may require the approval of the department chair and usually the student's dean. Last day law students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the dean. Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. |
| September 7 | MONDAY Labor Day holiday. |
| September 11 | FRIDAY Twelfth class day; this is the date the official enrollment count is taken. Last day to drop a class for a possible refund. Last day a law student may add a class. Last day a law student may drop a class without the approval of the dean. |
| September 25 | FRIDAY Second tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan. |
| October 5-9 | MONDAY - FRIDAY Early Registration for Spring 2020, through the Law School website only. |
| October 21 | WEDNESDAY Last day to submit application to graduate in December. Deadline to register in absentia. |
| October 23 | FRIDAY Final tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan. |
| October 26-November 6 | DAILY Registration for the spring semester for continuing and readmitted students. |
| November 10 | TUESDAY Tuition bills for the spring semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record. |
| November 23 | MONDAY Last day a graduate student may change registration in a class to or from the credit/no credit basis. |
| November 25-28 | WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY Thanksgiving holidays. |
| December 7 | MONDAY Last class day. Last day a law student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the University. |
| December 8 | TUESDAY Reading day in the School of Law. |
| December 9-12, 14-18 | WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY, MONDAY - FRIDAY Fall semester final examinations in the School of Law. |
| December 19 | SATURDAY Official graduation date. (No public exercises.) |
| January 11-15 | MONDAY - FRIDAY Registration for all students not yet registered. Add/drop for students already registered.* Tuition must be paid by 5:00 pm Friday, January 22. |
| January 18 | MONDAY Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. |
| January 19 | TUESDAY Classes begin. |
| January 22 | FRIDAY Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. for law students or schedules will be deleted. Last day of adds/drops through the ROSE registration system. After today schedule changes must be made through the Student Affairs Office. |
| *Check your Registration Information Sheet (RIS) for registration add/drop access periods. |