Academic Calendar
2020 - 2021 Academic Calendar
July - 2020
31 | Fall Bidding Round 1 (through August 4) |
August - 2020
7 - 11 | Fall Bidding Round 2 |
14 | Summer term classes end |
14 - 17 | Last Chance to Cancel Fall Bids |
17 - 21 | Orientation week |
17 - 21 | Summer term examinations |
24 | Open Enrollment (Fall) (through September 4) |
24 | Fall semester classes begin |
28 | Last day to drop Clinic |
September - 2020
4 | Last day to add any law course or drop any law course other than Clinic |
7 | Labor Day, no classes |
18 | Summer grades post |
October - 2020
20 - 21 | Winter Intersession Bidding |
23 - 26 | Last Chance to Cancel Winter Bids |
November - 2020
3 | Day of Civic Service (no classes) |
6 - 10 | Spring Bidding Round 1 |
13 - 17 | Spring Bidding Round 2 |
24 | Fall classes end |
25 | Review sessions |
26 - 27 | Thanksgiving (no classes) |
30 | Reading Period (through December 4) |
December - 2020
5 - 17 | Fall semester examinations |
January - 2021
6 - 8 | LLM Orientation |
6 | Fall grades post |
8 - 22 | Open Enrollment (Spring) |
11 | Spring semester classes begin |
15 | Last day to drop Clinic |
18 | Martin Luther King Jr. (no classes) |
22 | Last day to add any law course or drop any law course other than Clinic |
February - 2021
5 | Winter grades post |
March - 2021
29 | Northwestern Monday, no classes |
30 | Spring semester classes resume (follow Monday schedule) |
April - 2021
13 | Spring semester classes end |
14 - 23 | Review sessions and reading period |
24 - May 6 | Spring semester examinations |
May - 2021
10 | ELLMC classes begin |
10 | ELLMC orientation |
14 | Law School Convocation |
17 | Summer 13-week Session classes begin |
31 | Memorial Day, no classes |
June - 2021
4 | Spring grades post |
14 | University Commencement (tentative) |
18 | Degree conferral |
21 | Summer 8-week Session classes begin |
July - 2021
5 | Independence Day, no classes |
August - 2021
6 - 10 | Fall Bidding Round 1 |
13 | Summer classes end |
13 - 17 | Fall Bidding Round 2 |
14 - 15 | Reading period |
16 - 20 | Summer examinations |
20 - 23 | Last Chance to Cancel Fall Bids |
23 - 29 | Orientation |
25 | Fall Open Enrollment (through Sep 10) |
30 | Fall semester classes begin |