2004-2005 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2004
MAY 
3 Mon Last day to drop most fall clinics (except Judicial Clerkship; see course descriptions)
JULY   
12  Mon Last day to drop fall Trial Practice & Procedure
AUGUST  
16  Mon  Last day to drop fall Pretrial and Alternative Dispute Resolution
17-21 Tue-Sat LLM International Orientation
18-21 Wed-Sat First year orientation
23 Mon First day of classes
27 Fri Last day to add an upper-level course without faculty approval (unless otherwise specified incourse description or by professor)
SEPTEMBER
6  Mon Labor Day holiday (no classes)
15 Wed Last day to drop Government Lawyering Clinic (spring semester)
17 Fri Last day to drop an upper-level course without a PW (permitted withdrawal) on transcript (unless otherwise specified in course directory or by professor)
OCTOBER
15  Fri Last day to drop an upper-level course without faculty approval (unless otherwise specified in course description or by professor)
21-22 Thur-Fri Fall break (no classes)
NOVEMBER   
1 Mon Last day to drop spring Clinics (except Judicial Clerkship & Government Lawyering Clinic;see course descriptions)
17 Wed 7:30 a.m. - Online registration begins for spring classes for 3Ls and LL.M.s
19 Fri 7:30 a.m. - Online registration begins for spring classes for 2Ls
23 Tue Thursday class schedule (Tuesday classes will not meet)
24 Wed Friday class schedule (Wednesday classes will not meet)
25-28 Thu-Sun Thanksgiving break
DECEMBER   
3 Fri Last day of classes
6-17 Mon-Fri Exam period
 
Spring Semester 2005
JANUARY
3 Mon Last day to drop spring Pretrial, Trial, Advanced Trial, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Negotiation Theory & Practice
10 Mon First day of classes for spring semester
14 Fri Last day to add a spring upper-level course without faculty approval (unless otherwise specified in course description or by professor)
17 Mon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday holiday (no classes)
FEBRUARY   
4 Fri Last day to drop an upper-level course without a PW (permitted withdrawal) reflected on
transcript (unless otherwise specified in course description or by professor)
MARCH   
4 Fri Last day to drop an upper-level course without faculty approval (unless otherwise specified in course description or by professor)
7-13 Mon-Sun Spring break
APRIL   
13 Wed 7:30 a.m. - Online registration begins for fall classes for 2Ls and returning LLMs
15 Fri 7:30 a.m. - Online registration begins for fall classes for 1Ls
22 Fri Last day of classes
25- 6 Mon-Fri Exam period
MAY  
6 Fri Last day of exam period  
20 Fri Commencement Day  
23 Mon Law summer school begins