Law School
Academic Calendar Dates
W&M Residential Programs
Online LL.M. Program
Resources
W&M Residential Programs
Spring 2024
| 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 16 | Summer 2024 registration begins for continuing students |
| April 16-17 | Fall 2024 registration for 3Ls and LLMs |
| April 18-19 | Fall 2024 registration for 2Ls |
| April 23 | Fall 2024 schedule adjustment begins at 8:30 a.m. |
| April 26 | Last day of classes |
| May 9 | Last day of exams |
| May 16-18 | Spring Degree Conferral and Commencement Ceremony |
| May 20 | Final grades due by 12 p.m. for graduating students and 2Ls |
| May 24 | Final grades due by 12 p.m. for 1Ls |
Summer 2024
Summer Session 1 (S1)
| April 16 | Summer registration begins for continuing students |
| May 27 | Memorial Day (offices closed) |
| May 28 | First day of classes Add/drop period begins |
| May 31 | Last day to add/drop |
| June 19 | Juneteenth (offices closed, classes may be in session) |
| June 28 | Last day of classes |
| July 4 | Independence Day (offices closed) |
| July 5 | S1 final grades due by 12 p.m. |
| August 23 | Summer degree conferral (no ceremony) |
Summer Session 2 (S2)
| April 16 | Summer registration begins for continuing students |
| July 1 | First day of classes Add/drop period begins |
| July 4 | Independence Day (offices closed, classes may be in session) Last day to add/drop |
| August 2 | Last day of classes |
| August 9 | S2 final grades due by 12 p.m. |
| August 23 | Summer degree conferral (no ceremony) |
Summer Session 3 (S3)
| April 16 | Summer registration begins for continuing students |
| May 27 | Memorial Day (offices closed) |
| May 28 | First day of classes Add/drop period begins |
| June 6 | Last day to add/drop |
| June 19 | Juneteenth (offices closed, classes may be in session) |
| July 4 | Independence Day (offices closed, classes may be in session) |
| August 2 | Last day of classes |
| August 9 | S3 final grades due by 12 p.m. |
| August 23 | Summer degree conferral (no ceremony) |
Non-Standard Law Summer Session (NSL)
| April 16 | Summer registration begins for continuing students |
| May 27 | Memorial Day (offices closed) |
| May 28 | First day of classes Add/drop period begins |
| May 29 | Last day to add/drop |
| June 19 | Juneteenth (offices closed, classes may be in session) |
| July 4 | Independence Day (offices closed, classes may be in session) |
| August 1 | Last day of classes |
| Varies | Final grades due one week after last day of class by 12 p.m. |
| August 23 | Summer degree conferral (no ceremony) |
Fall 2024
Dates may be added as they become available.
| August 12 | First day of classes for first-year students |
| August 19 | First day of classes for continuing students Add/drop period begins |
| August 23 | Last day to add/drop |
| September 2 | Labor Day (offices closed, no classes) |
| October 12-15 | Fall Break |
| October 16 | Classes resume from Fall Break |
| November 5 | Election Day (offices closed, classes in session) |
| November 25-26 | Remote instruction days (classes in session remotely) |
| November 27 - December 1 |
Thanksgiving Break (offices closed, no classes) |
| December 2 | Classes resume from Thanksgiving Break |
| December 3 | Last day of classes |
| December 4-5 | Reading days |
| December 6-7 | Final exam days |
| December 8 | Reading day |
| December 9-13 | Final exam days |
| December 14-15 | Reading days |
| December 16-18 | Final exam days |
| January 9, 2025 | Fall final grades due by 9 a.m. |
| January 19, 2025 | Winter degree conferral (no ceremony) |
Online LL.M. Program
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 16 | Summer 2024 and Fall 2024 registration begins |
| April 24 | Last day of classes |
| May 1 | Final grades due |
| May 16-18 | Spring Degree Conferral and Commencement Ceremony |
Summer 2024
Session A
| April 16 | Summer 2024 registration begins |
| May 6 | First day of classes Add/drop period begins |
| May 12 | Last day to add/drop |
| May 27 | Memorial Day (offices closed) |
| June 19 | Juneteenth (offices closed) |
| June 26 | Last day of classes |
| July 3 | Final grades due |
| August 23 | Summer degree conferral (no ceremony) |
Session B
| April 16 | Summer 2024 registration begins |
| July 1 | First day of classes Add/drop period begins |
| July 4 | Independence Day (offices closed) |
| July 7 | Last day to add/drop |
| August 21 | Last day of classes |
| August 28 | Final grades due |
| August 23 | Summer degree conferral (no ceremony) |
Fall 2024
More dates may be added as they become available.
Session A
| August 26 | First day of classes Add/drop period begins |
| September 1 | Last day to add/drop |
| September 2 | Labor Day (offices closed) |
| October 16 | Last day of classes |
| October 23 | Final grades due |
| January 17, 2025 | Winter degree conferral (no ceremony) |
Session B
| October 28 | First day of classes Add/drop period begins |
| November 3 | Last day to add/drop |
| November 5 | Election Day (offices closed) |
| December 18 | Last day of classes |
| December 25 | Final grades due |
| January 17, 2025 | Winter degree conferral (no ceremony) |
Academic calendar dates are subject to change
