Academic calendar

• Summer semester 2022

  Priority registration for summer semester 2022
  Thursday, March 24 to Sunday, May 8

  Open registration for summer semester 2022
  Monday, May 9 to Sunday, May 22

  Classes begin*
  Monday, May 23

  Late registration for summer semester 2022
  Monday, May 23 to Friday, May 27

  Last day to add 6 ½ week courses and last day to drop 6 ½ week courses and receive tuition cancellation
  Friday, May 27

  Last day to add 10-week courses and last day to drop courses and receive tuition cancellation
  Sunday, June 5

  Memorial Day holiday
  Monday, May 30

  Deadline to file Upper-Level Writing Requirement Certificate of Intent forms
  Friday, June 3

  Deadline to file Election of Pass-No Credit Grading forms
  Friday, June 3

  Last day for filing degree application for August 2022 graduation
  Friday, June 3

  Juneteenth holiday (no classes)
  Monday, June 20

  Independence Day holiday observed
  Monday, July 4

  Last day to drop Accounting for Lawyers and receive tuition cancellation
  Tuesday, July 5

  Deadline to file Election of Pass-No Credit Grading forms for Accounting for Lawyers
  Wednesday, July 6

  **Day scheduled as a Monday
  Thursday, July 7

  6 ½ week classes end***
  Monday, July 11

  **Make-up day for all Thursday externships
  Tuesday, July 12

  Law School examination period
  Monday, July 18 to Friday, July 22

  10-week classes end
  Thursday, July 28

  Upper-Level Writing Requirement Certificate of Completion forms due by this date
  Friday, July 29

  Summer semester ends
  Thursday, July 28

  *Externships will hold a mandatory orientation on May 19 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  **To make up for class days lost because of the observance of holidays and University closures, substitute class days are scheduled.
  ***Externships will meet through July 28

• Fall semester 2022

  Priority registration for fall semester 2022
  Thursday, Jul. 21 to Sunday, Aug. 21

  Open registration for fall semester 2022
  Monday, Aug. 22 to Sunday, Aug. 28

  Legal Writing Program Introduction begins for all first-year students (day, evening and combined program)
  Monday, Aug. 23

  Law classes begin for all law students
  Monday, Aug. 29

  Late registration for fall semester 2022
  Monday, Aug. 29 to Monday, Sept. 12

  Labor Day holiday
  Monday, Sept. 5

  Last day to add/drop courses for tuition refund
  Monday, Sept. 12

  Deadline to file Upper-Level Writing Requirement Certificate of Intent forms
  Monday, Sept. 12

  Instructor approval required to withdraw from classes beginning this date
  Tuesday, Sept. 13

  Last day for filing degree application for December 2022 graduation
  Friday, September 30

  Deadline to file Election of Pass-No Credit Grading forms
  Monday, Oct. 10

  Priority registration for winter semester 2023
  TBA to Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023

  Federal Election holiday – University closed
  Tuesday, Nov. 8

  Day scheduled as a Friday*
  Wednesday, Nov. 23

  Thanksgiving holiday
  Thursday, Nov. 24 to Saturday, Nov. 26

  Classes end
  Thursday, Dec. 1

  Class make-up day
  Friday, Dec. 2

  Review and reading period
  Monday, Dec. 5 to Thursday, Dec. 8

  Law School examination period
  Friday, Dec. 9 to Wednesday, Dec. 21

  Winter break
  Saturday, Dec. 24 to Sunday, Jan. 1

  Fall semester ends
  Saturday, Dec. 31

  Upper-Level Writing Requirement Certificate of Completion forms due by this date
  Friday, Jan. 13

  *To make up for class days lost because of the observance of holidays and University closures, substitute class days are scheduled.

• Winter semester 2023 (Tentative)

  Winter semester begins
  Sunday, Jan. 1

  Priority registration for winter semester 2023
  TBD to Sunday, Jan. 1

  Open registration for winter semester 2023
  Monday, Jan. 2 to Sunday, Jan. 8

  Classes begin
  Monday, Jan. 9

  Late registration for winter semester 2023
  Monday, Jan. 9 to Monday, Jan. 23

  Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday – University closed
  Monday, Jan. 16

  Last day to add/drop courses for tuition refund
  Monday, Jan. 23

  Deadline to file Upper-Level Writing Requirement Certificate of Intent forms
  Monday, Jan. 23

  Instructor Approval Required to Withdraw from Classes Beginning this Date
  Tuesday, Jan. 24

  Last day for filing degree application for May 2023 graduation
  Friday, Feb. 10

  Deadline to file Election of Pass-No Credit Grading forms
  Monday, Feb. 20

  Priority registration for spring/summer semester 2023
  TBD to Sunday, May 7

  Law School and University spring break
  Monday, March 13 to Saturday, March 18

  Classes resume
  Monday, March 20

  Classes end
  Monday, April 17

  Class make-up days, if needed
  Tuesday, April 18 and Wednesday, April 19

  Review and reading period
  Thursday, April 20 to Wednesday, April 26

  Law School examination period
  Thursday, April 27 to Wednesday, May 10

  Open registration for spring/summer semester 2023
  Monday, May 8 to Saturday, May 13

  Law School semester ends
  Wednesday, May 10

  Law School Commencement
  TBD

  Upper-Level Writing Requirement Certificate of Completion forms due by this date
  Wednesday, June 7