Academic Calendars
Spring 2021 Academic Calendar
| *Schedule subject to change* | |
|---|---|
| Date | Event |
| January 11-12 | Monday - Tuesday Registration for the spring semester for continuing and readmitted students who have not yet registered. |
| January 13-15 | Wednesday - Friday Registration for the spring semester for new, readmitted, and continuing students who have not yet registered. |
| January 19 | TuesdayClasses begin except in the School of Law |
| January 22 | Friday Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. for law students. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments. |
| January 25 | Monday Classes begin in the School of Law |
| February 3 | Wednesday Payment for added classes (add bill) due by 5:00 p.m. Last day for a law student to add a class. |
| February 19 | Friday Second tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan. |
| March 15-20 | Monday - Saturday Spring break. |
| March 26 | Friday Final tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan. |
| March 29 | Monday Last day to apply for graduation and last day a law student may register in absentia. |
| April 5 - 9 | Monday - Friday Early Registration. Students have until 4:30 PM Central on Friday, April 9 to submit their requests. *This is not a first come, first served basis* |
| April 19-30 | Monday - Friday Registration for the summer session and the fall semester for continuing and readmitted students. |
| April 30 | Friday Last class day in the School of Law. Last day a law student may change registration in a class to or from the pass/fail basis.** |
| May 3 | Monday Last day a law student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the University. |
| May 3-4 | Monday - Tuesday Reading days |
| May 5-8, 10-14 | Wednesday - Saturday, Monday - Friday Final exams |
| May 22 | Saturday Graduation |
| **Students may select one course to take on a pass/fail basis at some point during their second or third years (assuming the instructor of a given course has permitted that option). The deadline for making that election in the Spring 2021 semester is extended to 5 pm the day before the final exam, or to 5:00 pm on Friday, April 30 for regular (non-short) courses that have a floating exam or no exam. To make or change a pass/fail election, please complete the Change Grading Status Form by the appropriate deadline. |
Summer 2021 Academic Calendar
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 4 | Tuesday Tuition bills for the summer session distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record. |
| May 25-27 | 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 1-2 | Tuesday - Wednesday Registration for the summer sessions; students who register on these dates can register for any summer session: first term, whole session, nine-week, and second term. To complete registration, law students must pay tuition by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 4. |
| June 3 | Thursday Classes begin for first-term, nine-week and whole-session classes and clinics. |
| June 4 | Friday Last day of the official add/drop period for first-term, nine-week, and whole-session classes; after this date, changes in registration may require the approval of the student’s dean. Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. for law students. |
| June 8 | 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 9 - July 21 | Daily Registration for the Fall 2021 semester begins for new summer session students who have paid their tuition for summer, and for continuing and readmitted students, and for new graduate students who have not yet registered for Fall. |
| June 23 | Tuesday Last day to change a first-term, nine-week or whole-session class to or from pass/fail basis. |
| June 29 | Tuesday Last class day for first-term two-hour law classes. Last day to drop a first-term two-hour law class, with required approvals. |
| June 30 | Wednesday Reading day for first-term two-hour law classes. |
| July 1 | Thursday Final examinations for first-term two-hour law classes. |
| July 7 | Wednesday Last class day for first-term three-hour law classes. Last day to drop a first-term three-hour law class, with required approvals. |
| July 8 | Thursday Reading day for first-term three-hour law class. |
| July 9-10 | Friday - Saturday Final examinations for first-term classes, including first-term three-hour law classes. Nine-week and whole-session classes do not meet. |
| July 16 | Friday Last day to apply for a law degree. Last day a law student may register in absentia. |
| July 27 | Tuesday Tuition bills for the fall semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student's record. |
| July 29-30 | Thursday - Friday Final examinations for nine-week law classes. |
| August 6 | Friday Last class day for second-term two-hour law classes. Last day to drop a second-term two-hour law class, with required approvals. |
| August 7 | Saturday Reading day for second-term two-hour law classes. |
| August 9-10 | Monday - Tuesday Final examinations for second-term two-hour law classes. |
| August 13 | Friday(*Tuition deadline changed to August 17.) The payment deadline for law students is the fourth class day of the fall semester. Last class day for second-term and whole-session classes, including three- and four-hour law classes. |
| August 14 | Saturday Reading day in the School of Law. |
| August 16 | Monday Final examinations for second-term and whole-session law classes. Official graduation date (no public exercises). |
Fall 2021 Academic Calendar
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| July 27 | 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 20 | 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, Aug 30. |
| August 23 | Monday Registration for the fall semester for new, readmitted, and continuing students who have not yet registered. |
| August 24 | Tuesday Registration and add/drop for the fall semester for all students. |
| August 25 | Wednesday Classes begin. |
| August 30 | Monday 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 6 | Monday Labor Day holiday. |
| September 10 | 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 24 | Friday Second tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan. |
| October 11-15 | Monday - Friday Early Registration for Spring 2021, through the Law School website only. |
| October 20 | Wednesday Last day to submit application to graduate in December. Deadline to register in absentia. |
| October 22 | Friday Final tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan. |
| October 28 | Thursday Last day a law student may change registration in a class to or from the pass/fail basis. |
| October 25 - November 5 | Daily Registration for the spring semester for continuing and readmitted students. |
| November 9 | 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 24 - 27 | Wednesday-Saturday Thanksgiving holidays. |
| December 6 | Monday Last class day. Last day a law student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the University. |
| December 7 | Tuesday Reading day in the School of Law. |
| December 8-11, 13-17 | Wednesday-Saturday, Monday-Friday Fall semester final examinations in the School of Law. |
| December 18 | Saturday Official graduation date. (No public exercises.) |