Academic Calendars

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Summer 2023 Academic Calendar

Summer 2023 Academic Calendar
DateEvent
May 2Tuesday Tuition bills for the summer session distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student’s record.
May 22-24; 30-31Daily 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 Tuesday, June 6.
June 1Thursday Classes begin for first-term, nine-week and whole-session classes and clinics.
June 2Friday 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.
June 6Tuesday 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. Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. for law students.
June 1 - July 21Daily 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 22Thursday Last day to change a first-term, nine-week or whole-session class to or from pass/fail basis.
July 13Thursday Summer tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. for law students.
July 14Friday Last day to apply for a law degree.
Last day a law student may register in absentia.
July 25Tuesday Tuition bills for the fall semester distributed to students electronically. Notice is sent to the e-mail address on the student's record.
August 11
Friday
Last class day for second-term and whole-session classes, including three- and four-hour law classes.
*Check posted schedule for registration and add/ drop access periods.

Fall 2023 Academic Calendar

Fall 2023 Academic Calendar
DateEvent
July 25
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 16-24Daily
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 24.
August 21Monday
Classes begin.
August 24Thursday
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 4Monday
Labor Day holiday.
September 6Wednesday
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. Second tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan.
October 13Friday
Final tuition payment due for students who selected installment plan.
October 16 - 20Monday - Friday
Early Registration for Spring 2024, through the Law School website only.
October 23Monday
Last day to submit application to graduate in December. Deadline to register in absentia.
October 30 Monday Last day a law student may change registration in a class to or from the pass/fail basis.
October 30 - November 10Daily
Registration for the spring 2024 semester for continuing and readmitted students.
November 14
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 20 - 25Monday-Saturday
Fall Break/Thanksgiving
December 4Monday
Last class day. Last day a law student may, with the required approvals, drop a class or withdraw from the University.
December 5Tuesday
Reading day in the School of Law.
December 6-9, 11-15Wednesday-Saturday, Monday-Friday
Fall semester final examinations in the School of Law.
December 16Saturday
Official graduation date. (No public exercises.)
*Check posted schedule for registration and add/ drop access periods.

Spring 2024 Academic Calendar

Spring 2024 Academic Calendar
*Schedule subject to change*
January 15Monday Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday
January 16Monday Classes begin
January 19Thursday Tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. for law students. Tuition may be paid in full or in installments.
January 31Wednesday 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.
January 31Wednesday Second tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan.
March 11-15Monday - Saturday Spring break.
March 15Tuesday Final tuition payment due for students who selected the installment plan.
March 25 Monday Last day to apply for graduation and last day a law student may register in absentia.
March 25 - 29Monday - Friday Early Registration for Fall 2023, through the law school website only.
April 1 Monday Last day a J.D. student may change registration in a class to or from the pass/fail basis.
April 8-19Monday - Friday Registration for Summer 2023 and Fall 2023 for continuing and readmitted students.
April 29Monday 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 30Tuesday Reading day in the School of Law.
May 1-4, 6-10Wednesday - Saturday, Monday - Friday Final exams
May 11Saturday Commencement (official graduation date).
*Check posted schedule for registration and add/ drop access periods.

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