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 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 |
Apr. 14: Friday classes meet instead of Thursday classes – Thursday classes cancelled |
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 |
Summer 2022 |
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May 17-20: Course changes & online registration for Summer and Fall 2022 |
May 23: Classes begin Summer 1 |
May 19-24: 100% refund |
May 25-26: 75% refund |
May 27-30: 50% refund |
May 30: Memorial Day—No Classes (University holiday) |
May 31-June 1: 25% refund |
June 3: Last day to drop without academic penalty |
June 20: Juneteenth Holiday (University holiday) |
June 24: Last Day of classes – Summer 1 |
June 27-29: Exams — Summer 1 |
June 30-July 6: Course changes & online registration for Summer 2 only |
June 30-July 6: 100% refund |
July 4: Independence Day Holiday— No Classes |
July 5: Classes begin Summer 2 (home campus) |
July 5: Institute on World Legal Problems – Innsbruck begins |
July 7-8: 75% refund |
July 9-11: 50% refund |
July 12-13: 25% refund |
July 15: Last day to drop without academic penalty |
Aug. 5: Last Day of classes— Summer 2 (home campus) |
Aug. 5: Institute on World Legal Problems – Innsbruck ends |
Aug. 8-10: Exams— Summer 2 (home campus) |
Fall 2022 |
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Aug. 8-9: Orientation for Online J.D., M.Jur., & LL.M Students (online J.D. students will also have virtual orientation commitments August 1-5) |
Aug. 8-10: Orientation for all Full Time 1L J.D. Students |
Aug. 12: Virtual Orientation for 2L and 3L Students Must Be Completed By This Date |
Aug. 8-19: Course Changes Online Open for J.D. Only (Add/Drop period) |
Aug. 8-19: 100% refund |
Aug. 15: Classes begin |
Aug. 17: Classes for Online M.Jur. Begin |
Aug. 20-25: 75% refund |
Aug. 26-Sept. 2: 50% refund |
Sept. 7: Mandatory 1L Bar Exam Declaration of Intent Meeting |
Sept. 5: Labor Day — No Classes (University holiday) |
Sept. 5-9: 25% refund |
Sept. 16: Last Day to Drop Without Academic Penalty |
Sept. 17: 1L Family Day |
Sept. 19-Oct. 1: Mid-term Exams |
Oct. 1: Timely Deadline for 1st Year Students to File Declaration of Intent to Study Law with TX Board of Law Examiners |
Oct. 1: Deadline to Apply for December 2022 Graduation, Online via Gateway |
Oct. 10: Fall Break – No Classes; University Open |
Oct. 11: Monday Classes Meet Today Instead of Tuesday Classes; Tuesday Classes are Cancelled |
Oct. 27: Red Mass — Evening Classes (6:00 p.m. start or later) Cancelled |
Nov. 8: Mandatory Graduation Meetings for December 2022 Graduates |
Nov. 22: Last Day of Class |
Nov. 23-25: University Thanksgiving Holiday; University Closed |
Nov. 28: Reading Day |
Nov. 29-Dec. 12: Final Exams |
TBD: December 2022 Commencement Ceremony |
Dec. 19-Jan. 2: Christmas Break – University Closed |