Fall 2024 Law School Academic Calendar
| Monday, Aug. 26 | Classes Begin |
| Tuesday, Aug. 27 | Late registration fee ($25) begins |
| Friday, Aug. 30 | Deadline for registration and all schedule assignments |
| Monday, Sept. 2 | Labor Day holiday – no classes; school closed |
| Friday, Sept. 6 | Tuition payment deadline |
| Monday, Sept. 23 | Deadline to declare JD Writing Requirement |
| Monday, Sept. 23 | Deadline to apply for January 2025 graduation |
| Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 21-22 | No classes (fall break) |
| Friday, Nov. 1 (noon-4 p.m.) | Make-up for Tuesday, Nov. 5 morning classes |
| Tuesday, Nov. 5 | No classes (election day) |
| Friday, Nov. 8 (noon-6 p.m.) | Make-up for Tuesday, Nov. 5 afternoon classes |
| Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 25-26 | Replace the days missed by Fall Break |
| Wednesday, Nov. 27 | Last day of classes - follows a Monday schedule |
| Thursday-Friday, Nov. 28-29 | No classes (university closed for Thanksgiving) |
| Saturday-Wednesday, Nov. 30-Dec. 4 | Reading period |
| Thursday-Wednesday, Dec. 5-18 | Final Exams |
| Thursday-Sunday, Dec. 19-Jan. 12 | Winter Break |
| Friday, Jan. 10 | Deadline for submitting grades for January grads (all other grades are due 25 days from the exam administration date or last day of class) |
| Friday, Jan. 17 | Degrees conferred for fall 2024 graduates |
Spring 2025 Law School Academic Calendar
| Monday, Jan. 13 | Regular classes begin |
| Tuesday, Jan. 14 | Late Registration fee ($25) begins |
| Friday, Jan. 17 | Deadline for registration and all schedule adjustments |
| Monday, Jan. 20 | Martin Luther King holiday–no classes; school closed |
| Friday, Jan. 24 | Tuition payment deadline |
| Monday, Feb. 10 | Deadline to declare JD Writing Requirement |
| Monday, Feb. 10 | Deadline to apply for May 2025 graduation |
| Monday, Feb. 24 - Friday, March 7 | Midterm exams period |
| March 8-16 | No classes (spring break) |
| Monday, April 21 | Last day of law classes |
| Tuesday-Sunday, April 22-27 | Reading period* |
| Monday-Friday, April 28 - May 9 | Final exams |
| Friday, May 9 | Deadline for submitting grades for May graduates |
| Friday, May 16 | Spring 2025 degrees conferred |
| Saturday, May 17 (tentative) | Law Diploma Ceremony |
*If needed, April 22 and 23 will be used as class make-up days for any snow days taken during the semester.