(Academic Year 2020-2021) Summer Term 2021*
*The summer term will only be available to LL.M. students who elect to begin their degree program in January 2021. The class schedule for the Summer 2021 semester will encompass four modules extending from May 3 to August 16.
| July | |
|---|---|
| 5 | Independence Day (Observed)—No Classes |
| 19 | Summer Session 2A classes end |
| 20 | Summer Session 2B classes begin |
| 31 | Last date submitted work will be considered for honors for 2020-2021 academic year Date upon which outstanding grades will be converted to F |
| August | |
|---|---|
| 9 | Summer Session 2B classes end |
| 10-14 | Summer Session classes will not meet during study and exam days |
| 10 | Summer Session study day for classes that end between July 19 and August 9 |
| 11 | Summer Session exams for classes that end between July 19 and August 9 |
| 14 | Summer Session exams for classes that end between July 19 and August 9 |
| 31 | Summer 2021 grades due |
Fall Term 2021
| August | |
|---|---|
| 9 | Executive LL.M. Class of 2021: End of on-campus classes |
| 16-17 | LL.M. Registration & Orientation |
| 18 | Start of LL.M. Classes in Introduction to American Law and in LL.M. Legal Research & Writing |
| 23-25 | 1L Registration and Orientation |
| 26 | Start of 1L classes in Legal Methods I and Legal Practice Workshop I |
| 30 | Executive LL.M. Class of 2021: Start of final online class |
| 30-September 14 | Add/Drop Period |
| September | |
|---|---|
| 1 | October 2021 Degree Candidates: Deadline to submit outstanding 2020-21 written work granted an extension |
| 1 | October 2021 Degree Candidates: Degree application due |
| 3 | Last day of 1L class Legal Methods I and LL.M. class Introduction to American Law |
| 6 | Labor Day—No Classes |
| 8 | First day of classes in term-long Law School courses. |
| 9 | First day of classes at other divisions of the University. |
| 8-14 | Add/Drop continues; action required on wait-list notifications; after this date changes only with permission of the Rules Committee, upon petition |
| 15-October 15 | Withdrawal from classes permitted; the notation of W will be recorded on the transcript |
| 21 | 3Ls: Deadline to register for Major Writing Credit All students: Deadline to register for supervised research |
| 24 | Final exam for LL.M. class Introduction to American Law Executive LL.M. Class of 2021: Last day of classes |
| October | |
|---|---|
| 1 | October 2021 LL.M. Degree Candidates: Last day to file final copy of LL.M. Essay with the Office of Graduate Degree Programs LL.M.s: registration deadline for fall term writing projects |
| 15 | All students: Deadline to submit outstanding 2020-21 written work that was granted an extension All students: Deadline to withdraw from a Fall 2021 Law School course; the grade of F will be recorded for withdrawals after this date |
| 20 | Conferral of October degrees |
| 28 | 1L study day |
| 29 | 1L mid-term exams |
| November | |
|---|---|
| 2 | Election Day—No Classes |
| 3 | Administrative Tuesday - Classes will be held on a Tuesday schedule |
| 15 | Grade submission deadline for outstanding 2020-21 written work that was granted an extension |
| 25-26 | Thanksgiving—No Classes |
| December | |
|---|---|
| 1 | May 2022 Degree Candidates: Degree applications due |
| 3 | Last day of 1L classes |
| 4-9 | 1L study period |
| 10-23 | 1L exams |
| 10 | Last day of upper-year Law School classes |
| 11-12 | Upper-year study days |
| 13 | Last day of classes at other divisions of the University |
| 13-23 | Upper-year exams |
| 23 | Fall 2021 term ends; due date for submission of Fall 2021 written work |
| 31 | February 2022 Degree Candidates: Deadline to submit outstanding written work; last day to file final copy of LL.M. Essay with Office of Graduate Degree Programs |
Spring Term 2022
| January | |
|---|---|
| 10-14 | Legal Methods II and upper year January elective classes |
| 10-24 | Add/Drop Period |
| 14 | Fall 2021 grade submission deadline |
| 17 | Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday—No Classes |
| 18 | First day of all Law School classes. First day of classes at other divisions of the University |
| 18-24 | Add/Drop continues; action required on wait-list notification; after this date changes only with permission of the Rules Committee, upon petition |
| 25-February 15 | Withdrawal from classes permitted; the notation of W will be recorded on the transcript |
| February | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3Ls: Deadline to submit first draft of Major Writing Credit paper 3Ls: Deadline to register for Minor Writing Credit LL.M.s: registration deadline for spring term writing projects All students: Deadline to register for supervised research |
| 9 | Conferral of February 2022 degrees |
| 12 | Last day of 1st year JD Friday classes in Legal Methods II |
| 15 | All students: Final date to withdraw from a Spring 2022 Law School course; the grade of F will be recorded for withdrawals after this date |
| 21 | Executive LL.M. Class of 2022: Welcome Webinar |
| March | |
|---|---|
| 14-18 | Spring Recess—No Classes |
| 21 | Executive LL.M. Class of 2022: Start of online classes |
| April | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 3Ls: Deadline to submit final draft of Major Writing Credit paper All students: Deadline to submit all outstanding Fall 2021 written work that was granted an extension |
| 27 | Last day of Law School classes |
| 28-May 1 | Upper-year study period |
| 28-May 2 | 1L study period |
| May | |
|---|---|
| 1 | May 2022 JD Degree Candidates: Deadline to submit all outstanding Spring 2022 written work May 2022 LL.M. Degree Candidates: Deadline to submit all outstanding Spring 2022 written work.; Last day to file final copy of LL.M. Essay with Office of Graduate Degree Programs |
| 2 | Last day of classes at other divisions of the University |
| 2-12 | Upper-year exams |
| 3-12 | 1L Exams |
| 13 | Spring 2022 grade submission deadline for graduating students Continuing students: Due date for submission of Spring 2022 written work Spring 2022 term ends |
| TBD | Law School Graduation Ceremony |
| 18 | University Commencement & Degree Conferral |
| 21-22 |
Executive LL.M. Class of 2022: On-campus orientation |
| 23 | Executive LL.M. Class of 2022: First day of on-campus classes |
Summer Term 2022
| June | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Spring 2022 grade submission deadline, continuing students in classes with enrollment of fewer than 150 students |
| 5 | Class of 2023 Clerkship Application Deadline |
| 11 | Spring 2022 grade submission deadline for continuing students in classes with enrollment of 150 or more students |
| 25 | Class of 2023 First day of federal clerkship application review |
| July | |
|---|---|
| 31 | Last date submitted work will be considered for honors for 2021-2022 academic year Date upon which outstanding grades will be converted to F |
Office of Registration Services
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