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 2023 can be found on the Summer 2023 Academic Calendar.
2023-2024
| Registrar Event/Action | Fall 2023 | Spring 2024 |
| Registration Begins on WebAdvisor | TBD | TBD |
| Tuition Due | August 11 | December 8 |
| 1st Year Orientation | Saturday, August 12 | N/A |
| 2-Week Introductory Class begins: 1st Year students | August 14 | N/A |
| Introductory Class begins: MSL and International LLM students (Animal Law and Environmental Law) |
Animal Law - August 14 Environmental Law - TBD |
Animal Law - January 8 Environmental Law - TBD |
| All other semester classes begin | August 28 | January 8 |
| Labor Day: No Classes (Fall) MLK Day: No Classes (Spring) | September 4 | January 15 |
| Last Day to Register or Add/Drop on WebAdvisor | September 4 | January 15 |
| Add/Drop at no charge at Registrar’s Office ONLY | September 5-7 | January 16-18 |
| Late Charges and Professor Permission Begins for Add/Drop | September 8 | January 19 |
| Last Day to switch to part-time, or to a standard tuition band, and receive a tuition adjustment | September 8 | January 19 |
| Thanksgiving Break: No Classes | November 23-24 | N/A |
| Spring Break: No Classes | N/A | March 25 - 29 |
| Makeup Day for Holiday Closures: | Monday, November 27 is a makeup for Labor Day; Tuesday, November 28 is a makeup for Thanksgiving Thursday classes; Wednesday, November 29 is a makeup for Friday after Thanksgiving Friday classes | Monday, April 15 |
| Last day of classes | November 29 | Monday, April 15 |
| Reading Period | November 30 - December 3 | April 16-18 |
| Final Exams | December 4-15; Saturday December 9 at 1:00-1:30 pickup time ONLY |
April 19-April 30; Saturday April 20 and Saturday April 27 at 1:00-1:30 pickup time ONLY |
| Fall Grades Due | Tuesday, January 2, 2024 | N/A |
| Fall Grades Available to Students no later than | Monday, January 8, 2024 | N/A |
| Spring Graduate Grades Due | N/A | May 7 |
| Commencement | N/A | May 18 |
| Spring Non-Graduate Grades Due | N/A | May 28 |
| Spring Grades Available to Students no later than | N/A | June 5 |