Registration Information: Fall Academic Calendar
FALL 2008
| April 1 | Last Day to transfer divisions |
| April 3 | Registration - Third and Fourth Year Part-Time J.D.; LL.M., M.J., S.J.D. and D.Law |
| April 4 | Registration - Third Year Full-Time |
| April 7 | Registration - Second Year Part-Time |
| April 8 | Registration - Second Year Full-Time |
| April 9 | Registration - All Others (Transfer and Visiting students) |
| May 30 | Last Day to clean out lockers |
| July 18 | Last Day for graduation interviews for prospective January 2009 J.D. graduates |
| August 1 | Last Day for applications for Spring 2009 J.D. externship applications; last day for course approval forms |
| August 20 |
Orientation begins for First Year Part-Time students |
| August 21 |
Orientation for all First Year students, both Full-Time and Part-Time |
| August 22 |
Optional social and administrative activities for all First Year students |
| August 22, 25-26 | Locker re-assignments and CTA U Passes for upper class students (Times and Places TBA) |
| August 23 | First Day of All 1L and Upper-Level Classes (Saturday classes) |
| August 23-29 | LATE REGISTRATION / CHANGE OF REGISTRATION - Only days to add a class and to withdraw from a class with "EC" (Erase Course) |
| August 25 | First Day of All Other 1L and Upper-Level Classes |
| September 1 | Labor Day - No Classes, Offices Closed |
| September 19 | Last Day to withdraw from a class with a grade of "W" (Withdrawal Passing) |
| September 22- October 17 |
Prospective May 2009 graduates file for graduation |
| November 3 | Registration - Third and Fourth Year Part-Time J.D.; All Graduate Students (LL.M., M.J., S.J.D. and D.Law) |
| November 4 | Registration - Third Year Full-Time |
| November 5 | Registration - Second Year Part-Time |
| November 6 | Registration - Second Year Full-Time |
| November 7 | Registration - First Year Full-Time and Part-Time |
| November 10 | Registration - All Others (Transfer and Visiting Students) |
| November 22 | Last Day of Saturday classes |
| November 25 | Last Day of Tuesday classes |
| November 26-29 | Thanksgiving Recess - No Classes |
| November 27-28 |
Thanksgiving Holiday - Offices Closed |
| December 1 | Make-up day for September 1 (Labor Day - Last Monday classes) |
| December 2 | Study/Make-up Day |
| December 3 | Make-up day for November 26 (Thanksgiving - Last Wednesday classes) |
| December 4 | Make-up day for November 27 (Thanksgiving - Last Thursday classes) |
| December 5 | Make-up day for November 28 (Thanksgiving - Last Friday classes) |
| December 2-6 |
Make-up and supplemental classes |
| December 8-19 | Final Examinations |
| December 24-26 | Christmas Holiday - Offices Closed |
