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Law Academic Calendar

The School of Law Academic Calendar contains all dates and deadlines associated with the fall and spring terms for St. Mary’s Law. You can find the University Academic Calendar on the St. Mary’s University website.

Summer 2023
May 16-22: Course changes and online registration for Summer and Fall 2023
May 16-23: 100% refund
May 22: Summer I classes begin
May 24: Online M.Jur. classes start
May 24-25: 75% refund
May 26-30: 50% refund
May 29: Memorial Day — No Classes (University holiday)
May 31 – June 1: 25% refund
June 5: Last day to drop without academic penalty
June 19: Juneteenth — No Classes (University holiday)
June 23: Last Day of classes – Summer I
June 26-28: Exams — Summer I
June 29 – July 3: Course changes and online registration for Summer II only
June 29 – July 3: 100% refund
July 1: Deadline to apply for August 2023 Graduation, Online via Gateway
July 3: Classes begin for Summer II (home campus)
July 3: Classes begin for the Innsbruck program
July 4: Independence Day Holiday — No Classes (University Holiday)
July 5-6: 75% refund
July 7-10: 50% refund
July 11-12: 25% refund
July 14: Last day to drop without academic penalty
July 19: Faculty grading deadline for Summer I
July 24-27: First-Generation Bootcamp for Incoming Students (Online)
July 31 – Aug. 3: First Generation Bootcamp for Incoming Students (In-Person)
Aug. 4: Last day of classes — Summer II (home campus)
Aug. 4: Institute on World Legal Problems — Innsbruck ends
Aug. 7-9: Exams — Summer II
Aug. 30: Faculty grading deadline for Summer II

 

Fall 2023
Aug. 1-4: Orientation (online and on-demand) for incoming Online J.D. students
Aug. 7-8: Orientation (in-person) for incoming Online J.D. students
Aug. 7-9: Orientation for all incoming M.Jur. and LL.M. students and full-time J.D. students
Aug. 7-18: Course Changes Online open for J.D. students (M.Jur. course changes through Director) (LL.M. course changes through Asst. Dean)
Aug. 7-18: 100% Refund
Aug. TBD: In-Person Mandatory Re-orientation for Upper-Level Online J.D. students
Aug. 12: Virtual Mandatory Re-orientation for second-year J.D. students
Aug. 12: Virtual Mandatory Re-orientation for third-year J.D. students
Aug. 14: Classes Begin — Fall 2023
Aug. 16: Classes Begin for Online M.Jur.
Aug. 21-25: 75% refund
Aug. 28-Sept. 1: 50% refund
Sept. 1: Deadline to Apply for December 2023 Graduation, Online via Gateway
Sept. 4-8: 25% refund
Sept. 4: Labor Day — No classes — University closed
Sept. 15: Last Day to Drop Without Academic Penalty
Sept. 16: 1L Family Day
Sept. 25-Oct. 13: Midterm Exams
Oct. 1: Timely Deadline for First-Year Students to File Declaration of Intent to Study Law with Texas Board of Law Examiners
Oct. 5: Red Mass (evening classes canceled)
Oct. 9: Fall Break — No Classes; University Open
Oct. 10: Monday Classes Meet Today Instead of Tuesday Classes; Tuesday Classes are Canceled
Nov. 6-10: Course Registration for Spring 2024 (details announced by email)
Nov. 8: Mandatory Graduation Meetings for December 2023 Graduates
Nov. 21: Last Day of Class
Nov. 22-24: University Thanksgiving Holiday; University Closed
Nov. 27: Reading Day
Nov. 28 – Dec. 12: Final Exams — Fall 2023

Dec. 9: Fall 2023 University and Law School Commencement Ceremony

Fall 2023 graduates will participate in the main University Commencement Ceremony. Learn more on the Commencement page.

Dec. 18 – Jan. 1: Christmas Break — University Closed

 

Spring 2024
Jan. 2: University reopens after Christmas Break
Jan. 3: Fall 2023 grades due by 5:00 p.m. (CT)
Jan. 3-12: Registration Re-opens for Students to Make Course Changes (M.Jur. course changes through Director) (LL.M. course changes through Asst. Dean)
Jan. 3-12: 100% Tuition Refund
Jan. 4-5: M.Jur. and LL.M. Spring Orientation
Jan. 8: Classes Begin — Spring 2024
Jan. 10: M.Jur. Online Classes Begin
Jan. 15-19: 75% refund
Jan. 15: Martin Luther King Jr. Day — No classes; University holiday
Jan. 22-26: 50% refund
Jan. 29 – Feb. 2: 25% refund
Feb. 1: Deadline to apply for Graduation in May 2024; online via Gateway
Feb. 16: Last Day to Drop a Class Without Academic Penalty
Feb. 19 – Mar. 8: Midterm Exam Period
Mar. 11-15: Spring Break – no classes; University open
Mar. 20: Mandatory Registration Meeting for Full-Time, First-year Students
Mar. 28: Friday Classes Meet Instead of Thursday Classes — Thursday Classes Canceled
Mar. 29: Good Friday — No Classes  Friday or Saturday; University Closed
April 1-5 Course registration for Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 (details to be announced by email)
April 5-6: Law Weekend
April 10: Mandatory Graduation Meetings for May 2024 Graduates
April 19: Fiesta Oyster Bake — No Classes Friday or Saturday; University Closed
April 26: Last Day of Classes — Spring 2024
April 29-30: Reading Days
May 1-15: Final Exams — Spring 2024
May 18: Law School Commencement Ceremony
June 7: Faculty Grading Deadline for Spring 2024