Law Academic Calendar

Jan. 6: University reopens after Christmas Break

Jan. 7: Fall 2024 grades due by 5 p.m. (CST)

Jan. 8-17: Course changes online open for J.D. students (M.Jur. course changes through Director) (LL.M. course changes through Asst. Dean)

Jan. 8-17: 100% refund

Jan. 9-10: M.Jur. and LL.M. Spring Orientation

Jan. 13: Classes Begin — Spring 2025

Jan. 15: Classes Begin — Online M.Jur.

Jan. 20-24: 75% refund

Jan. 20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day — No classes; University offices closed

Jan. 27-31: 50% refund

Feb. 1: Deadline to apply for Graduation in May 2025; online via Gateway

Feb. 3-7: 25% refund

Feb. 17 – March 7: Midterm Exams

Feb. 21: Last day to drop a class without academic penalty

March 10-14: Spring Break – no classes; University open

March 26: Mandatory registration meeting for full-time, first-year students

April 4-5: Law Weekend

April 7-11: Course registration for Summer 2025 and Fall 2025
[Details announced via email — expect the course schedule to be released by email two weeks in advance of registration]

April 17: Friday classes meet instead of Thursday classes — Thursday classes canceled — Extracurricular activities and student group meetings are prohibited for Holy Thursday.

April 18-19: Good Friday and Easter weekend— No Classes Friday or Saturday; University Closed

April 25-26: Fiesta Oyster Bake weekend— No classes Friday or Saturday; University Closed

May 2: Last Day of Classes — Spring 2025

May 5-6: Reading Days

May 7-21: Final Exams — Spring 2025

May 15: Law School Awards Ceremony

May 17: Law School Commencement Ceremony at 9:30 a.m. (Doors open at 8 a.m.)

June 11: Faculty grading deadline for Spring 2025

May 19-23: Course changes and online registration for Summer and Fall 2025

TBD: Online M.Jur. classes begin

May 21: Summer I classes begin for J.D. and LL.M. students

May 21-23: 100% tuition refund

May 26: Memorial Day — No Classes (University closed)

May 27-28: 75% tuition refund

May 29-30: 50% tuition refund

June 2-3: 25% tuition refund

June 4: Last day to drop without academic penalty

June 11: Spring 2025 Grading Deadline for Faculty

June 19: Juneteenth — No Classes (University closed)

June 25: Last day of classes – Summer I

June 26-June 27: Exams — Summer I

June 30: Classes begin for Summer II (home campus)

June 30: Classes being for Innsbruck Summer Program

July 1: Deadline to apply for August 2025 Graduation online via Gateway

June 26-July 2: Course changes and online registration for Summer II only

June 30-July 2: 100% tuition refund

June 30: Registration Opens at 10:00 AM CT for February 2026 Texas Bar Exam Registration

July 4: Independence Day Holiday — No classes (University closed)

July 3-5: 75% tuition refund

July 6-8: 50% tuition refund

July 9-11: 25% tuition refund

July 14: Last day to drop without academic penalty

July 23: Faculty grading deadline for Summer I

August 1: Last day of classes — Summer II (home campus)

August 1: Last day of classes for Innsbruck Summer Program

August 4-6: Summer II Exams

August 27: Faculty grading deadline for Summer II

August 8: Optional Professional Development Day for Upper-Level Online J.D. Students (O22, O23, and O24)

August 11-15: Required Orientation for all incoming J.D. students [Incoming first-year J.D. students will have additional online programming before and after the in-person orientation. Please check your St. Mary’s email for details]

August 11-12: Required Orientation for all incoming M.Jur. and LL.M. students

August 11-21: Course changes online open for J.D. students (M.Jur. course changes through Director; LL.M. course changes through Assistant Dean)

August 11-22: 100% tuition refund

August 18: Classes Begin — Fall 2025

August 20: Online M.Jur. Classes Begin

August 25-29: 75% tuition refund

September 1: Deadline to Apply for December 2025 Graduation online via Gateway

September 1: Timely Filing Deadline for February 2026 Texas Bar Exam Registration

September 1-5: 50% tuition refund

September 1: Labor Day — No classes (University offices closed)

September 8-12: 25% tuition refund

September 19: Last Day to Drop without academic penalty

September 20: 1L Family Day

September 22-October 10: Midterm Exams

October 1: Timely deadline for first-year J.D. students to file Declaration of Intent to Study Law with Texas Board of Law Examiners

October 13: Fall Break — No Classes (University Open)

October 14: Monday classes meet today instead of Tuesday classes; Tuesday classes are canceled

October 16: Red Mass (classes starting at 6:00 p.m. or later are canceled [including online courses])

November 3-7: Course Registration for Spring 2026 [Details announced by email; expect the course schedule to be released by email two weeks in advance of registration]

November 25: Last Day of Classes

November 26-28: Thanksgiving Holiday — No Classes (University closed)

December 1: Reading Day

December 4: Registration Opens at 10:00 AM CT for July 2026 Texas Bar Exam Registration

December 2-16: Fall 2025 Final Exams

December 13: Fall 2025 University and Law School Commencement Ceremony.  Fall 2025 graduates will participate in the main University Commencement Ceremony. Learn more on the Commencement page.

December 22-January 2: Christmas Break — No Classes (University Closed)