Spring Academic Calendars
| 2025 | 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Trial Practice/ChildLaw Trial Practice Intensive/ Trial Practice I Intensive | Saturday | January 4-11 | January 3-10 |
| Spring Semester Begins (Juris Doctor Classes) | Saturday | January 11 | January 10 |
| PROLAW Classes Begin | Monday | January 13 | January 12 |
| Graduate Legal Studies Online Classes Begin | Monday | January 13 | January 12 |
| JD Late Registration and last day to add a semester-long JD course | Friday | January 17 | January 16 |
| First Weekend JD Session 1 | Saturday -Sunday | January 18-19 | January 17-18 |
| PROLAW Late Registration and last day to add a semester-long PROLAW course | Sunday | January 19 | January 18 |
| GLS Late Registration and last day to add a semester-long GLS course | Sunday | January 19 | January 18 |
| Martin Luther King Holiday – No Classes (Offices Closed) | Monday | January 20 | January 19 |
| Weekend JD Late Registration and last day to add a semester-long Weekend JD course | Friday | January 24 | January 23 |
| Last day to withdraw from a semester-long JD course with “EC” (Erase Course) | Friday | January 24 | January 23 |
| Last day to withdraw from a semester-long PROLAW course with “EC” (Erase Course) | Sunday | January 26 | January 25 |
| Last day to withdraw from a semester-long GLS course with “EC” (Erase Course) | Sunday | January 26 | January 25 |
| Last day to withdraw from a semester-long Weekend JD course with “EC” (Erase Course) | Friday | January 31 | January 30 |
| FIRST FILING DEADLINE: Illinois Bar Exam July Application (3L/4L only) | Saturday | February 15 | February 15 (Sunday) |
| Summer Registration Begins | Tuesday | February 18 | February 17 |
| Spring Break - No classes | Sunday -Saturday | March 2-8 | March 1-7 |
| Last day to withdraw from a semester-long JD course with the grade of "W" (Withdrawal) | Friday | March 21 | March 20 |
| Last day to withdraw from a PROLAW course with a grade of “W” (Withdrawal) | Friday | March 21 | March 20 |
| Last day to withdraw from a GLS Online course with a grade of “W” (Withdrawal) | Friday | March 21 | March 20 |
| Fall Registration Begins | Monday | March 24 | March 23 |
| Last day to withdraw from a Weekend JD course with the grade of "W" (Withdrawal) | Friday | March 28 | March 27 |
| Last Weekend JD Session 7 | Saturday -Sunday | April 12-13 | April 11-12 |
| Good Friday – No Classes (Offices Closed) | Friday | April 18 | April 03 |
| PROLAW Classes End | Saturday | April 19 | April 18 |
| Graduate Legal Studies Online Classes End | Tuesday | April 22 | April 20 (Monday) |
| Final Exams | Saturday - Thursday | April 26 - May 8 | TBD |
| Spring Semester Ends (Juris Doctor Classes) | Tuesday | April 29 | April 27 (Monday) |
| Law Commencement Ceremony | Saturday | May 10 | TBD |
Please be advised that the start/end dates of a semester are subject to change until the final schedule is posted on LOCUS by the University Registrar.
| 2025 | 2026 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Trial Practice/ChildLaw Trial Practice Intensive/ Trial Practice I Intensive | Saturday | January 4-11 | January 3-10 |
| Spring Semester Begins (Juris Doctor Classes) | Saturday | January 11 | January 10 |
| PROLAW Classes Begin | Monday | January 13 | January 12 |
| Graduate Legal Studies Online Classes Begin | Monday | January 13 | January 12 |
| JD Late Registration and last day to add a semester-long JD course | Friday | January 17 | January 16 |
| First Weekend JD Session 1 | Saturday -Sunday | January 18-19 | January 17-18 |
| PROLAW Late Registration and last day to add a semester-long PROLAW course | Sunday | January 19 | January 18 |
| GLS Late Registration and last day to add a semester-long GLS course | Sunday | January 19 | January 18 |
| Martin Luther King Holiday – No Classes (Offices Closed) | Monday | January 20 | January 19 |
| Weekend JD Late Registration and last day to add a semester-long Weekend JD course | Friday | January 24 | January 23 |
| Last day to withdraw from a semester-long JD course with “EC” (Erase Course) | Friday | January 24 | January 23 |
| Last day to withdraw from a semester-long PROLAW course with “EC” (Erase Course) | Sunday | January 26 | January 25 |
| Last day to withdraw from a semester-long GLS course with “EC” (Erase Course) | Sunday | January 26 | January 25 |
| Last day to withdraw from a semester-long Weekend JD course with “EC” (Erase Course) | Friday | January 31 | January 30 |
| FIRST FILING DEADLINE: Illinois Bar Exam July Application (3L/4L only) | Saturday | February 15 | February 15 (Sunday) |
| Summer Registration Begins | Tuesday | February 18 | February 17 |
| Spring Break - No classes | Sunday -Saturday | March 2-8 | March 1-7 |
| Last day to withdraw from a semester-long JD course with the grade of "W" (Withdrawal) | Friday | March 21 | March 20 |
| Last day to withdraw from a PROLAW course with a grade of “W” (Withdrawal) | Friday | March 21 | March 20 |
| Last day to withdraw from a GLS Online course with a grade of “W” (Withdrawal) | Friday | March 21 | March 20 |
| Fall Registration Begins | Monday | March 24 | March 23 |
| Last day to withdraw from a Weekend JD course with the grade of "W" (Withdrawal) | Friday | March 28 | March 27 |
| Last Weekend JD Session 7 | Saturday -Sunday | April 12-13 | April 11-12 |
| Good Friday – No Classes (Offices Closed) | Friday | April 18 | April 03 |
| PROLAW Classes End | Saturday | April 19 | April 18 |
| Graduate Legal Studies Online Classes End | Tuesday | April 22 | April 20 (Monday) |
| Final Exams | Saturday - Thursday | April 26 - May 8 | TBD |
| Spring Semester Ends (Juris Doctor Classes) | Tuesday | April 29 | April 27 (Monday) |
| Law Commencement Ceremony | Saturday | May 10 | TBD |