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Academic Calendar Dates

Law School's Academic Calendars
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W&M Residential Programs
Fall 2023

Dates may be added as they become available

August 14 First day of classes for first-year students
August 21 First day of classes for continuing students
Add/drop period begins
August 25 Last day to add/drop
September 4 Labor Day (offices closed, classes in session)
October 14-17 Fall Break
October 18 Classes resume from Fall Break
October 30-31 Spring 2024 registration for 3Ls and LLMs
November 1-2 Spring 2024 registration for 2Ls
November 6 Spring 2024 schedule adjustment begins at 8:30 a.m.
November 7 Election Day (offices closed, classes in session)
November 20-21 Remote instruction days (classes in session remotely, offices closed)
November 22-26 Thanksgiving Break (offices closed, no classes)
November 27 Classes resume from Thanksgiving Break
December 1 Last day of classes
December 14 Last day of exams
January 9, 2024 Fall final grades due by 9 a.m.
January 19, 2024 Winter degree conferral (no ceremony)

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Spring 2024

Dates may be added as they become available.

January 16 First day of classes
Add/drop period begins
January 22 Last day to add/drop
March 9-17 Spring Break
March 18 Classes resume from Spring Break
April 26 Last day of classes
May 9 Last day of exams
May 14 Final grades due by 12 p.m. for graduating students and 2Ls
May 16-18 Spring Degree Conferral and Commencement Ceremony
May 24 Final grades due by 9 a.m. for 1Ls

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Online LL.M. Program
Fall 2023
Session A
August 28 First day of classes
Add/drop period begins
September 3 Last day to add/drop
September 4 Labor Day (offices closed)
October 18 Last day of classes
October 25 Final grades due
October 30 Spring 2024 registration begins
January 19, 2024 Winter degree conferral (no ceremony)
Session B
October  30 First day of classes
Add/drop period begins
Spring 2024 registration begins
November 5 Last day to add/drop
December 20 Last day of classes
December 27 Final grades due
January 19, 2024 Winter degree conferral (no ceremony)

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Spring 2024

 Dates may be added as they become available.

Session A
January 8 First day of classes
Add/drop period begins
January 14 Last day to add/drop
January 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (offices closed)
February 28 Last day of classes
March 6 Final grades due
May 16-18 Spring Degree Conferral and Commencement Ceremony
Session B
March 4 First day of classes
Add/drop period begins
March 10 Last day to add/drop
April 24 Last day of classes
May 1 Final grades due
May 16-18 Spring Degree Conferral and Commencement Ceremony

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Academic calendar dates are subject to change