School of Law Academic Calendar
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| Description | Date |
| Priority Registration begins for all LLM & SJD students (See note 6) | June 22 |
| Priority Registration begins for December 2009 JD graduation candidates (See note 6) | June 22 |
| Priority Registration begins for May 2010 and July 2010 JD graduation candidates (See note 6) | June 29 |
| Priority registration begins for all other JD students (See note 6) | July 6 |
| General Registration (first come, first served) | July 13 - August 14 |
| New transfer, visitor, and special registration | August 10 - August 14 |
| Instruction begins | August 17 |
| Last day to add course without instructor's approval (See note 2) | August 21 |
| Last day to fulfill payment obligation (See note 5) | August 21 |
| Last day for F & J visa holders to receive advising | August 21 |
| Last day to drop course without tuition charge | August 28 |
| Last day to drop course without "W" grade | August 28 |
| Last day to elect Credit/No Credit grade (See note 4) | Last class meeting |
| Last day to submit Petition for Incomplete Course (See note 4) | Last class meeting |
| Late Registration Fee begins (See note 3) | August 29 |
| Graduation Applications for Fall 2009 | September 1 |
| Labor Day Holiday* | September 7 |
| Mid-term examination days | October 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 |
| Financial aid petition (budget increase) deadline | November 20 |
| Instruction ends | November 23 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday* | November 26-27 |
| Study Period | November 24 - 30 |
| Graduation Applications due for spring and summer 2010 candidates due | December 1 |
| Applications for JD Specialization Certificate for fall graduation candidates due | December 1 |
| Examination period (includes Saturdays & Sundays) (See note 8) | December 1 - 12 |
| Midyear recess | December 13 - January 10 |
| Last day for graduation candidates to complete incomplete courses (See note 7) | January 31 |
*The Law School will be closed on these days
| Description | Date |
| Priority Registration begins for all LLM & SJD students (See note 6) | November 9 |
| Priority Registration begins for May 2010 & July 2010 JD graduation candidates (See note 6) | November 9 |
| Priority Registration begins for December 2010 JD graduation candidates (See note 6) | November 16 |
| Priority Registration begins for May 2011 JD graduation candidates (See note 6) | November 19 |
| Priority registration begins for all other JD students (See note 6) | November 25 |
| General Registration (first come, first served) | December 1 - January 8 |
| New transfer, visitor, and special registration | January 4 - 8 |
| Instruction begins | January 11 |
| Last day to add course without instructor's approval (See note 2) | January 15 |
| Last day to fulfill payment obligation (See note 5) | January 15 |
| Last day for F & J visa holders to receive advising | January 16 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday* | January 18 |
| Last day to drop course without tuition charge | January 25 |
| Last day to drop course without "W" grade | January 25 |
| Last day to elect Credit/No Credit grade (See note 4) | Last class meeting |
| Last day to submit Petition for Incomplete Course (See note 4) | Last class meeting |
| Late Registration Fee begins (See note 3) | January 26 |
| Presidents' Day Holiday* | February 15 |
| Presidents' Day make-up (Monday classes meet, except LLM Tax) | February 16 |
| Applications for JD Specialization Certificate for spring and summer graduation candidates due | March 1 |
| Mid-term examination days | Feb. 27, 28, March 6, 7, 13 |
| Spring recess | March 15 - 19 |
| Financial aid 60% point in the term | March 29 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. make-up day (Monday classes meet) | April 26 |
| Make-up day for Tuesday, February 16 | April 27 |
| Instruction ends (Tuesday classes meet) | April 27 |
| Study Period | April 28 - 30 |
| Financial aid petition (budget increase) deadline | April 23 |
| Examination period (includes Saturdays & Sundays) (See note 8) | May 1 - 12 |
| Graduation Ceremony | May 18 |
| Last day for graduation candidates to complete incomplete courses (See note 7) | June 30 |
*The Law School will be closed on these days
| Description | Date |
| Summer financial aid application becomes available | February 1 |
| Summer financial aid application priority deadline | March 12 |
| Priority Registration begins for LLM and SJD students (See note 6) | March 22 |
| Priority Registration begins for July 2010 & December 2010 JD graduation candidates (See note 6) | March 22 |
| Priority Registration begins for May 2011 JD graduation candidates (See note 6) | March 29 |
| Priority Registration begins for all other JD students (See note 6) | April 5 |
| General Registration (first come, first served) | April 12 - May 28 |
| New transfer, visitor, and special registration | April 19 - May 28 |
| Memorial Day holiday* | May 31 |
| Instruction begins | June 1 |
| HLP instruction begins (tentative) | June 1 |
| Last day for F & J visa holders to receive advising | June 1 |
| Memorial Day make-up (Monday classes meet, except LLM Tax & HLP) | June 4 |
| Last day to add course without instructor's approval (See note 2) | June 7 |
| Last day to fulfill payment obligation (See note 5) | June 7 |
| Last day to drop course without tuition charge | June 14 |
| Last day to drop course without "W" grade | June 14 |
| Last day to elect Credit/No Credit grade (See note 4) | Last class meeting |
| Last day to submit Petition for Incomplete Course (See note 4) | Last class meeting |
| Late Registration Fee begins (See note 3) | June 15 |
| Independence Day holiday* | July 5 |
| Independence Day make-up (Monday classes meet, except LLM Tax & HLP) | July 9 |
| Financial aid 60% point in the term | July 12 |
| Instruction ends | July 16 |
| Study Period | July 17 - 20 |
| Examination period (except LLM Tax & HLP) (See note 8) | July 21 - 23 |
| HLP instruction ends (tentative) | August 6 |
| Last day for graduation candidates to complete incomplete courses (See note 7) | September 15 |
*The Law School will be closed on these days
1. First-Year students register during orientation.
2. Courses that start after the first week of the term may be added prior to the second class meeting without the instructor's approval and without incurring a Late Registration Fee.
3. Students who register on or after this date will be charged a Late Registration Fee of $100 in addition to the $40 Registration Fee.
4. The petition for an incomplete and election for credit/no credit grading
forms must be submitted by the date of the last class meeting of the
course for courses that have class meetings, or the last day of instruction
for the term for courses for which class meetings are not held, such as
independent study courses. However, forms may not be submitted after
all work upon which the student will be graded is due. Failure to submit
the form by the appropriate date results in an automatic waiver of the
right to request an incomplete or elect credit/no credit grading.
5. Students who do not fulfill their payment obligation by this date may have their registration canceled.
6. Priority Web registration begins at
12:01 in the morning of the date indicated.
7. Failure to resolve an incomplete course by this date will cause students' graduation to be postponed to a future term.
8. Exam dates for LLM Tax courses may not fall during the regular exam period. See the LLM Tax course listings for final exam dates.