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, Oregon Law Institute/CLE, Career Services, Religious Dates. Each department maintains its calendar separately, therefore the Registrar cannot be responsible for errors or omissions.
2020-2021
| Registrar Event/Action | Fall 2020 | Spring 2021 |
| Registration Begins on WebAdvisor | TBD | TBD |
| Tuition Due | TBD | TBD |
| 1st Year Orientation | August 14 | N/A |
| 2-Week Introductory Class begins: 1st Year students | August 17 | N/A |
| 2-Week Introductory Class begins: MSL, International Environmental LLM students, International Animal LLM students | August 17 | N/A |
| All other semester classes begin | August 31 | January 11 |
| Labor Day: No Classes (Fall) MLK Day: No Classes (Spring) | September 7 | January 18 |
| Last Day to Register or Add/Drop on WebAdvisor | September 7 | January 18 |
| Add/Drop at no charge at Registrar’s Office ONLY | September 8-10 | January 19-21 |
| Late Charges and Professor Permission Begins for Add/Drop | September 11 | January 22 |
| Last Day to switch to part-time, or to a standard tuition band, and receive a tuition adjustment | September 11 | January 22 |
| Last Day for In-Person Classes: Faculty will either make up the remaining class sessions via Zoom or earlier in the semester on a Saturday. | November 25 | N/A |
| Thanksgiving Break: No Classes | November 26-27 | N/A |
| Spring Break: No Classes | N/A | March 22-26 |
| Makeup Day for Holiday Closures: Monday, November 30 is a makeup for Labor Day; Tuesday, December 1 is a makeup for Thanksgiving Thursday classes; Wednesday, December 2 is a makeup for Friday after Thanksgiving Friday classes; April 19 is a makeup for MLK Day | November 30-December 2 | Monday, April 19 |
| Last day of classes | Wednesday, December 2 | Monday, April 19 |
| Reading Period | December 3-6 | April 20-22 |
| Final Exams |
December 7-18; Final exams will be available remotely. Unless circumstances change, students will be able to take exams on-campus, as well as remotely. |
April 23-May 4; Saturday April 24 and Saturday May 1 at 1:00-1:30 pickup time ONLY |
| Fall Grades Due | Sunday, January 3, 2021 | N/A |
| Fall Grades Available to Students no later than | January 7 | N/A |
| Spring Graduate Grades Due | N/A | May 11 |
| Commencement | N/A | May 22 |
| Spring Non-Graduate Grades Due | N/A | June 1 |
| Spring Grades Available to Students no later than | N/A | June 5 |