Academic Calendar 2008-09Main Law School Calendar

FALL 2008

Wednesday-Friday, August 13-15
Law School First Year Orientation

Monday, August 18
Law School Classes Begin

Monday, September 1
Labor Day: Official University Holiday

Friday, September 5
Payment deadline to avoid registration cancellation

Friday, September 5
Last day to drop without a “W”

Friday, September 19
Last day to receive partial refund of tuition for law students

Monday, September 22
Official fall census data released

Monday-Tuesday, October 20-21
FALL BREAK

Wednesday, November 26
Law School Classes End – follow a Monday class schedule

Thursday-Friday, November 27-28
Thanksgiving: Official University Holiday

Saturday-Tuesday, November 29-Dec 2
Law School Reading Period

Wednesday-Thursday, December 3-18
Law School Exams

Monday, December 15
Billing notices mailed for spring semester early registrants

Wednesday-Friday, December 24-26
Christmas: Official University Holiday

Wednesday-Friday, December 31-Jan 2
New Years: Official University Holiday

Friday, January 2, 2009
Mid-Year Degree Conferral

SPRING 2009

Friday, January 9
Payment deadline to avoid registration cancellation

Monday, January 12
Law School Classes Begin

Monday, January 19
Martin Luther King Day: Official University Holiday

Friday, January 23
Last day to drop without a “W”

Friday, February 13
Last day to receive partial refund of tuition

Monday-Saturday, March 9-14
SPRING BREAK

Thursday, April 9
Law School classes in session

Friday, April 10
Good Friday: Official University Holiday

Monday, April 13
Law School classes in session

Tuesday, April 28
Law School Classes End – follows a Friday class schedule

Wednesday-Thursday, April 29-30
Law School Reading Period

Friday-Wednesday, May 1-13
Law School Exams

Monday, May 11
Billing notices mailed for summer session early registrants

Saturday, May 16
Commencement