Academic Calendar

28 - Aug 1

Fall Bidding Round 1 (July 28 - Aug 1)

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

1

Last Day to Add any law course or Drop any law course other than clinic

4

Labor Day (no classes)

15

Summer Grades Post

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

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)

1

Reading Period Ends (Nov 27 - Dec 1)

2 - 14

Fall Semester Exams

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

9

Winter Grades Post

16 - 24

Spring Break (ITP Travel)

25

Northwestern Monday (no classes)

26

Follows Monday schedule

16

Spring classes end

17 - 19

Reading Period

20

Spring semester exams (through May 2)

2

Spring semester exams end

10

Law School Convocation

31

Spring Grades Post

14

University Commencement, degree conferral

17

Summer term classes begin

19

Juneteenth (no classes)

4

Independence Day (no classes)

9

Summer term classes end

12 - 16

Summer term exams

26

Fall semester classes begin