Events
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.
| Fall 2021 |
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| Aug. 9-11: Orientation for new M.Jur. and LL.M. students |
| Aug. 9-11: Orientation for all entering 1L J.D. students Entering Part-Time Student Orientation will run Aug. 9-10, and the evening of Aug. 12. |
| Aug. 9-18: Course changes online open for J.D. only M.Jur. and LL.M. course changes through Director |
| Aug. 9-18: 100% refund |
| Aug. 16: Classes begin – Fall 2021 |
| Aug. 18: Classes for online M.Jur. begin |
| Aug. 19-26: 75% refund |
| Aug. 20: Mandatory Re-orientation for 2L J.D. students |
| Aug. 27: Mandatory Re-orientation for 3L J.D. students |
| Aug. 27 to Sept. 3: 50% refund |
| Sept. 1: Mandatory 1L Bar Exam Declaration of Intent Meeting |
| Sept. 6: Labor Day – no classes; University holiday |
| Sept. 6-10: 25% refund |
| Sept. 17: Last day to drop without academic penalty |
| Sept. 18: 1L Family Day |
| Sept. 20 to Oct. 8: Mid-term exams |
| Oct. 1: Timely deadline for 1L students to file Declaration of Intent to Study Law with Texas Board of Law Examiners |
| Oct. 1: Deadline to apply for December 2021 graduation, online via Gateway |
| Oct. 11: Fall Break – no classes; University open |
| Oct. 12: Monday classes meet instead of Tuesday classes; Tuesday classes are cancelled |
| Oct. 12: Mandatory Graduation Meetings for December 2021 Graduates |
| Oct. 14: Red Mass – evening classes cancelled |
| Nov. 23: Last day of class |
| Nov. 24-26: University Thanksgiving Holiday; University closed |
| Nov. 29: Reading Day |
| Nov. 30 to Dec. 14: Final Exams – Fall 2021 semester |
| Dec. 15: December 2021 Commencement Ceremony |
| Spring 2022 |
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| Jan. 3: All Fall 2021 grades due by 5 p.m. CT |
| Jan. 3-12: Registration re-opens for students to make course changes M.Jur. and LL.M. course changes through Director |
| Jan. 3-12: 100% refund |
| Jan. 6-7: M.Jur. and LL.M. Spring Orientation |
| Jan. 10: Classes begin – Spring 2022 |
| Jan. 12: Classes for online M.Jur. begin |
| Jan. 13-21: 75% refund |
| Jan. 17: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – No classes; University holiday |
| Jan. 21: Mandatory Re-orientation for 2L Evening students |
| Jan. 22-28: 50% refund |
| Jan. 29-Feb. 4 :25% refund |
| Feb. 11: Last day to drop a class without academic penalty |
| Feb. 14 to Mar. 4: Midterm exam period |
| Mar. 1: Deadline to apply for graduation in May 2022; online via Gateway |
| Mar. 4-5: Law Weekend |
| Mar. 7-11: Spring Break – no classes; University open |
| Mar. 14: Mandatory registration meeting for Full-Time 1L students |
| Apr. 1-2: Oyster Bake – no classes Friday or Saturday; University holidays |
| Apr. 13: Mandatory graduation meetings for May 2022 graduates |
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Apr. 14: Friday classes meet instead of Thursday classes – Thursday classes cancelled |
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Apr. 15: Good Friday – no classes Friday or Saturday; University holiday |
| Apr. 29: Last day of classes – Spring 2022 |
| May 2-3: Reading Days |
| May 4-18: Final exams – Spring 2022 semester |
| May 20: Harlan Society Luncheon |
| May 21: Law School Commencement Ceremony |
| June 8: Faculty grading deadline for Spring 2022 |