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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.

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% tuition refund
Jan. 15: Martin Luther King Jr. Day — No classes; University holiday
Jan. 22-26: 50% tuition refund
Jan. 29 – Feb. 2: 25% tuition 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

 

 

Summer 2024
May 14-20: Course changes and online registration for Summer and Fall 2024
May 14-21: 100% tuition refund
May 20: Summer I classes begin
May 22: Online M.Jur. classes begin
May 22-23: 75% tuition refund
May 24-28: 50% tuition refund
May 27: Memorial Day — No Classes (University closed)
May 29-30: 25% tuition refund
June 3: Last day to drop without academic penalty
June 19: Juneteenth — No Classes (University closed)
June 21: Last day of classes – Summer I
June 24-26: Exams — Summer I
June 27 – July 1: Course changes and online registration for Summer II only
June 27 – July 1: 100% tuition refund
July 1: Deadline to apply for August 2024 Graduation online via Gateway
July 1: Classes begin for Summer II (home campus)
TBD: Institute on World Legal Problems – classes begin for the Innsbruck program
July 4: Independence Day Holiday — No classes (University closed)
July 3-4: 75% tuition refund
July 5-8: 50% tuition refund
July 9-10: 25% tuition refund
July 12: Last day to drop without academic penalty
July 17: Faculty grading deadline for Summer I
July 22-25: First-Generation Bootcamp for incoming students (Online)
July 29 – Aug. 1: First Generation Bootcamp for incoming students (In-Person)
Aug. 2: Last day of classes — Summer II (home campus)
TBD: Institute on World Legal Problems — Innsbruck ends
Aug. 5-7: Summer II Exams
Aug. 28: Faculty grading deadline for Summer II

 

Fall 2024
TBD: Optional Re-Orientation for upper-level Online J.D. students

Aug. 5-6: 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 on August 5 and 6.  Please check your St. Mary’s email for details]

Aug. 5-6: Required Orientation for all incoming M.Jur. and LL.M. students

Aug. 5-16: Course changes online open for J.D. students

(M.Jur. course changes through Director) (LL.M. course changes through Asst. Dean)

Aug. 5-16: 100% tuition refund
Aug. 12: Classes Begin — Fall 2024
Aug. 14: Online M.Jur. Classes Begin
Aug. 19-23: 75% refund
Aug. 26-30: 50% refund
Sept. 1: Deadline to Apply for December 2024 Graduation online via Gateway
Sept. 2-6: 25% refund
Sept. 2: Labor Day — No classes (University offices closed)
Sept. 13: Last Day to Drop without academic penalty
Sept. 14: 1L Family Day
Sept. 16-Oct. 4: Midterm Exams
Oct. 1: Timely deadline for first-year J.D. students to file Declaration of Intent to Study Law with Texas Board of Law Examiners
Oct. 14: Fall Break — No Classes (University Open)
Oct. 15: Monday classes meet today instead of Tuesday classes; Tuesday classes are canceled
Oct. 17: Red Mass (evening classes canceled)

Nov. 4-8: Course Registration for Spring 2025

[details announced by email; expect the course schedule to be released by email two weeks in advance of registration]

Nov. 26: Last Day of Classes
Nov. 27-29: Thanksgiving Holiday — No Classes (University closed)
Dec. 2: Reading Day
Dec. 3-17: Fall 2024 Final Exams

Dec. 14: Fall 2024 University and Law School Commencement Ceremony

Fall 2024 graduates will participate in the main University Commencement Ceremony. Learn more on the Commencement page.

Dec. 23 – Jan. 3: Christmas Break — No Classes (University Closed)

 

Spring 2025
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
TBD: Law School Awards Ceremony
May 18: Law School Commencement Ceremony
[please note this is a Sunday]
June 11: Faculty grading deadline for Spring 2024