Academic Calendar
2023 - 2024 Academic Calendar
July - 2023
28 - Aug 1 | Fall Bidding Round 1 (July 28 - Aug 1) |
August - 2023
1 | Fall Bidding Round 1 (July 28 - Aug 1) |
4 - 8 | Fall Bidding Round 2 |
11 | Summer term classes end |
11 - 14 | Last Chance to Cancel Fall Bids |
14 - 18 | Summer term exams |
17 | Fall Open Enrollment (through Sep 1) |
21 | Fall semester classes begin |
25 | Last Day to Drop Clinic |
September - 2023
1 | Last Day to Add any law course or Drop any law course other than clinic |
4 | Labor Day (no classes) |
8 | Summer Grades Post |
October - 2023
3 | Follow Thursday schedule |
4 | Follow Friday schedule |
5 - 6 | Fall Break (no classes) |
17 - 18 | Winter Intersession Bidding |
20 - 23 | Last Chance to Cancel Winter Bids |
November - 2023
3 - 7 | Spring Bidding Round 1 |
10 - 14 | Spring Bidding Round 2 |
22 | Fall semester classes end |
23 - 24 | Thanksgiving (no classes) |
27 | Reading Period Starts (Nov 27 - Dec 1) |
December - 2023
1 | Reading Period Ends (Nov 27 - Dec 1) |
2 - 14 | Fall Semester Exams |
January - 2024
3 - 19 | Open Enrollment (Spring) |
8 | Spring semester classes begin |
12 | Last Day to Drop Clinic |
12 | Fall Grades Post |
15 | Martin Luther King Jr. no classes |
19 | Last Day to Add any law course or Drop any law course other than clinic |
February - 2024
9 | Winter Grades Post |
March - 2024
16 - 24 | Spring Break (ITP Travel) |
25 | Northwestern Monday (no classes) |
26 | Follows Monday schedule |
April - 2024
16 | Spring classes end |
17 - 19 | Reading Period |
20 | Spring semester exams (through May 2) |
May - 2024
2 | Spring semester exams end |
10 | Law School Convocation |
31 | Spring Grades Post |
June - 2024
14 | University Commencement, degree conferral |
17 | Summer term classes begin |
19 | Juneteenth (no classes) |
July - 2024
4 | Independence Day (no classes) |
August - 2024
9 | Summer term classes end |
12 - 16 | Summer term exams |
26 | Fall semester classes begin |