Academic Calendar
The Academic Calendar reflects most dates related to the Law School Registrar’s office. For more information about events on campus and school deadlines, please also see the following departments’ calendars: Admissions/Recruiting, Law Summer School, Career Services, Religious Dates. Each department maintains its calendar separately, therefore the Registrar cannot be responsible for errors or omissions.
Information about the dates for Summer 2024 can be found on the Summer 2024 Academic Calendar.
2024-2025
| Registrar Event/Action | Fall 2024 | Spring 2025 |
| Registration Begins on WebAdvisor | June 3-6 | June 3-6 |
| Tuition Due | August 12 | December 12 |
| 1st Year Orientation | Saturday, August 10 | N/A |
| 2-Week Introductory Class begins: 1st Year students | August 12 | N/A |
| Introductory Class begins: MSL and International LLM students (Animal Law and Environmental Law) |
Animal Law - August 12 Environmental Law - August 12 |
Animal Law - TBD Environmental Law - TBD |
| All other semester classes begin | August 26 | January 8* - this is a make-up day for classes held on Monday, January 20 |
| Labor Day: No Classes (Fall) MLK Day: No Classes (Spring) | September 2 | January 20 |
| Last Day to Register or Add/Drop on WebAdvisor | September 2 | January 12 |
| Add/Drop at no charge at Registrar’s Office ONLY | September 3-5 | January 13-16 |
| Late Charges and Professor Permission Begins for Add/Drop | September 6 | January 17 |
| Last Day to switch to part-time, or to a standard tuition band, and receive a tuition adjustment | September 6 | January 17 |
| Thanksgiving Break: No Classes | November 28 - November 29 | N/A |
| Spring Break: No Classes | N/A | March 24 - March 28 |
| Makeup Day for Holiday Closures: | N/A | Wednesday, January 8 is a make-up day for MLK Day |
| Last day of classes | Monday, November 25 | Wednesday, April 16 |
| Reading Period | November 26 - December 2 (includes Thanksgiving) | April 17-20 |
| Final Exams | December 3-13; Saturday December 7 at 1:00-1:30 pickup time ONLY |
April 21-May 1; Saturday April 24 at 1:00-1:30 pickup time ONLY |
| Grades Due | Sunday, January 5, 2025 |
For graduating students: Wednesday, May 7 For non-graduating students: Tuesday, May 27 |
| Grades Available to Students no later than | Monday, January 13 | For non-graduating students: Tuesday, June 3 |
| Commencement | N/A | Saturday, May 17 |
* Please note that for Spring 2025, the first day of classes (Wednesday, January 8) is a make-up day for classes scheduled on Monday, January 20 (MLK Day). The regular class schedule will begin on Thursday, January 9.