Academic Calendars
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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.) |
Spring 2022 Academic Calendar
| *Schedule subject to change* | |
|---|---|
| Date | Event |
| January 3-6 | Monday-Thursday Registration for the spring semester for continuing and readmitted students. Graduate students and law students must pay tuition by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 21. |
| January 11-14 | Tuesday - Friday Registration for the spring semester for new, readmitted, and continuing students. |
| January 17 | Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday |
| January 18 | TuesdayClasses begin |
| January 21 | Friday Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. for law students. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments. |
| February 2 | Wednesday Twelfth class day; this is the date the official enrollment count is taken. Payment for added classes (add bill) due by 5:00 p.m. Last day for a law student to add a class. |
| February 18 | Friday Second tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan. |
| March 14-19 | Monday - Saturday Spring break. |
| March 25 | Friday Final tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan. |
| March 28 | Monday Last day to apply for graduation and last day a law student may register in absentia. |
| April 4-8 | Monday - Friday Early Registration. Students have until 4:30 PM Central on Friday, April 8 to submit their requests. -This is not a first come, first served basis- |
| April 18-29 | Monday - Friday Registration for the summer session and the fall semester for continuing and readmitted students. |
| May 2 | Monday Last class day in the School of Law. Last day a law student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the University. |
| May 3 | Tuesday Reading day in the School of Law. Tuition bills for the summer session distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record. |
| May 4-7, 9-13 | Wednesday - Saturday, Monday - Friday Final exams |
| May 21 | Saturday Commencement (official graduation date). |
Summer 2022 Academic Calendar
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 3 | 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 24-26 | 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. |
| May 31-June 1 | 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 3. |
| June 2 | Thursday Classes begin for first-term, nine-week and whole-session classes and clinics. |
| June 3 | 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 7 | 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 8- July 20 | 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 22 | Wednesday Last day to change a first-term, nine-week or whole-session class to or from pass/fail basis. |
| June 28 | 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 29 | Wednesday Reading day for first-term two-hour law classes. |
| June 30 | Thursday Final examinations for first-term two-hour law classes. |
| July 7 | Thursday Last class day for first-term three-hour law classes. Last day drop a first-term three-hour law class, with required approvals. Reading day for first-term three-hour law class. |
| July 8-9 | 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 12 | Tuesday Summer tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. for undergraduate, graduate and law students. |
| July 15 | Friday Last day to apply for a law degree. Last day a law student may register in absentia. |
| July 26 | 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 27-28 | Thursday - Friday Final examinations for nine-week law classes. |
| August 6 | SaturdayLast class day for second-term two-hour law classes. Last day to drop a second-term two-hour law class, with required approvals. |
| August 8-9 | Monday - Tuesday Final examinations for second-term two-hour law classes. |
| August 12 | Friday 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 13 | Saturday Reading day in the School of Law. |
| August 16 | Monday Final examinations for whole-session law classes. Official graduation date (no public exercises). |
Fall 2022 Academic Calendar
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| TBD | TBD Tuition bills for the fall semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record. |
| TBD | TBD Registration and add/drop for the fall semester for all law students. Law students must pay tuition by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 25. |
| August 22 | Monday Classes begin. |
| August 25 | Thursday Fourth class day; Last day of the official add/drop period; after this date, changes in registration require the approval of the Student Affairs Office. Last day law students may register and pay tuition without the approval of the dean. Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. |
| September 5 | Monday Labor Day holiday. |
| September 7 | Wednesday 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. |
| TBD | TBD Second tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan. |
| October 17-21 | Monday - Friday Early Registration for Spring 2023, through the Law School website only. |
| October 17 | Monday Last day to submit application to graduate in December. Deadline to register in absentia. |
| TBD | TBD Final tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan. |
| October 25 | Tuesday Last day a law student may change registration in a class to or from the pass/fail basis. |
| October 31 - November 11 | Daily Registration for the spring 2023 semester for continuing and readmitted students. |
| TBD | TBD Tuition bills for the spring semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record. |
| November 21 - 26 | Monday-Saturday Fall Break/Thanksgiving |
| December 5 | Monday Last class day. Last day a law student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the University. |
| December 6 | Tuesday Reading day in the School of Law. |
| December 7-10, 12-16 | Wednesday-Saturday, Monday-Friday Fall semester final examinations in the School of Law. |
| December 17 | Saturday Official graduation date. (No public exercises.) |
Spring 2023 Academic Calendar
| *Schedule subject to change* | |
|---|---|
| January 25 | Wednesday Twelfth class day; this is the date the official enrollment count is taken. Payment for added classes (add bill) due by 5:00 p.m. Last day for a law student to add a class. |
| TBD | TBD Second tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan. |
| March 13-18 | Monday - Saturday Spring break. |
| TBD | TBD Final tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan. |
| March 20-24 | Monday - Friday Early Registration for Fall 2023, through the law school website only. |
| March 27 | Monday Last day to apply for graduation and last day a law student may register in abstentia. |
| April 3-14 | Monday - Friday Registration for Summer 2023 and Fall 2023 for continuing and readmitted students. |
| April 24 | Monday Last class day in the School of Law. Last day a law student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the University. |
| April 25 | Tuesday Reading day in the School of Law. Tuition bills for the summer session distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record. |
| April 26-29, May 1-5 | Wednesday - Saturday, Monday - Friday Final exams |
| May 16 | Saturday Commencement (official graduation date). |
Summer 2023 Academic Calendar
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| TBD | TBD Tuition bills for the summer session distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record. |
| TBD | TBD Registration and add/drop 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 2. |
| June 1 | Thursday Classes begin for first-term, nine-week and whole-session classes and clinics. |
| June 2 | 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 6 | 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. |
| TBD | Daily Registration and add/drop for the Fall 2023 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 22 | Thursday Last day to change a first-term, nine-week or whole-session class to or from pass/fail basis. |
| June 27 | 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 28 | Wednesday Reading day for first-term two-hour law classes. |
| June 29 | Thursday Final examinations for first-term two-hour law classes. |
| July 6 | Thursday Last class day for first-term three-hour law classes. Last day drop a first-term three-hour law class, with required approvals. Reading day for first-term three-hour law class. |
| July 7-8 | Friday - Saturday Final examinations for first-term classes, including first-term three-hour law classes. Nine-week and whole-session classes do not meet. |
| TBD | TBD Summer tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. for undergraduate, graduate and law students. |
| July 14 | Friday Last day to apply for a law degree. Last day a law student may register in absentia. |
| TBD | TBD Tuition bills for the fall semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student's record. |
| July 27-28 | Thursday - Friday Final examinations for nine-week law classes. |
| August 5 | SaturdayLast class day for second-term two-hour law classes. Last day to drop a second-term two-hour law class, with required approvals. |
| August 7-8 | Monday - Tuesday Final examinations for second-term two-hour law classes. |
| August 11 | Friday Last class day for second-term and whole-session classes, including three- and four-hour law classes. |
| August 12 | Saturday Reading day in the School of Law. |
| August 14 | Monday Final examinations for whole-session law classes. |