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2024 - 2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
2024 - 2025 Graduate Catalog

School of Law Academic Calendar


Law School 2024-2025 Academic Calendar



Fall 2024 JD and LL.M. Residential Programs
August 14-16 Law Week (first year orientation)
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 in session)
October 12-15 Fall Break
October 16 Classes resume from Fall Break
October 28-29 Spring 2025 registration for 3Ls and LLMs
October 30-31 Spring 2025 registration for 2Ls
November 4 Spring 2025 schedule adjustment begins at 8:30 a.m.
November 5 Election Day (offices closed, classes in session)
November 25-26 Thanksgiving Class Schedule-Classes meet, but fully online
November 27-December 01 Thanksgiving Break (offices closed, no classes)
December 02 Classes resume from Thanksgiving Break
December 03 Last day of classes
December 04-05 Reading Day
December 06 Exams begin
December 08 Reading Day
December 09-13 Final Exams
December 14-15 Reading Days
December 18 Last day of exams
January 9 Fall final grades due by 9 a.m.
January 17 Winter degree conferral (no ceremony)
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Fall 2024 LL.M. and MLS Online Programs
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
October 28 Spring 2025 registration begins
January 17  Winter degree conferral (no ceremony)
Session B
October 28    First day of classes
   Add/drop period begins
  Spring 2024 registration begins
November 3 Last day to add/drop
November 5 Election Day (offices closed; classes in session)
December 18 Last day of classes
December 25 Final grades due
January 17 Winter degree conferral (no ceremony)
   
Spring 2025
 

Spring 2025 JD and LL.M. Residential Programs
January 09  Fall 2024 grades due at 9am
January 13 Classes and add/drop begin
January 17 Fall 2024 conferral (no ceremony)
  Add/drop ends 4pm
January 20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - Law School Office Closed, no classes
March 08-16 Spring Break- no classes
April 25  Classes end
April 26-27 Reading Period
April 28-May 8 Exams
May 12 Spring 3L, 2L, and LLM grades by noon
May 16-17 William & Mary Commencement Weekend (all graduates)
May 17 William & Mary Law School Ceremony
May 23  First Year Grades Due by Noon
August 22 LL.M. Summer 2025 conferral
September 1 JD Summer 2025 conferral
   
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Spring 2025 LL.M. and MLS Online Programs
Session A
January 6 First day of classes
  Add/drop period begins
January 12 Last day to add/drop
January 20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (offices closed; no classes)
February 26 Last day of classes
March 5 Final grades due
   
Session B
March 3 First day of classes
  Add/drop period begins
  Summer 2025 registration begins
March 9  Last day to add/drop
April 23 Last day of classes
April 30 Final grades due

 

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