ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´

Office of the Registrar

Academic Calendar

The dates below represent official academic deadlines and informational dates for the semesters displayed.

Note: â€Ŕá¶Ů” signifies Institute of Design.

The academic calendar for Chicago-Kent College of Law is made available by the Conviser Law Center Registrar’s Office at . 

Important Updates on the 2025–2026 Academic Calendar  

  • Timing of the drop/add deadline: To ensure our students have adequate instructional time to be successful in the courses and that students will have access to faculty and staff during the final days, we have established a drop/add period for full-term courses in the fall and spring that will now end on Tuesdays, one full week after courses begin. For the fall 2025 semester, this will be Tuesday, August 26, 2025.    
  • Monday courses meeting on a Friday: It is important that all our courses meet federal credit hour standards regardless of mode or schedule. Monday courses are disproportionally impacted by an uneven distribution of holidays. To ensure courses that meet on Mondays and Wednesdays have the same number of classes as those that meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays, we have scheduled a makeup day, “Monday on a Friday” to ensure there are a consistent number of meetings for all class scheduling modes. For fall 2025, the makeup day, where we will schedule the typical Monday courses on a Friday, will be Friday, September 5, 2025. Friday courses will not meet then, having a holiday; and Monday courses will be held. Instructors and students should be aware of this in planning course activities.
  • Fall faculty in-service days: To allow for faculty in-service activities and schedules, there will be two days scheduled with no courses, so that faculty can be free for institutional development activities. In fall 2025, these in-service days will be Monday, October 13 and Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
  • Summer Sessions: To consolidate and simplify the summer term, there will now be two eight-week course sessions.  

Current Calendars

Session 1
May 18Courses Begin—Summer 1
May 22Last Day to Add/Drop Courses with No Tuition Charges—Summer 1
May 25Memorial Day—No Classes
May 29Last Day to Request Late Registration—Summer Session 1
June 5Summer Combined Session Degree Conferral Applications Due
June 19Juneteenth Day—No Classes
June 23Last Day to Withdraw—Summer 1
July 3Independence Day (Observed)—No Classes
July 11Last Day of Courses—Summer 1
July 15Final Grades Due at Noon (CST)—Summer 1
August 15Summer Combined Session Degree Conferral
Session 2
June 15Courses Begin—Summer 2
June 19Last Day to Add/Drop Courses with No Tuition Charges—Summer 2
June 19Juneteenth Day—No Classes
June 26Last Day to Request Late Registration—Summer Session 2
July 3Independence Day (Observed)—No Classes
July 21Last Day to Withdraw—Summer 2
July 21PBA: Last Day for Converting MOOC into a Credit—Coursera Summer Term
August 8Last Day of Courses—Summer 2
August 11Final Grades Due at Noon (CST)—Summer 2
August 15Summer Combined Session Degree Conferral
August 17Fall term starts
August 25Last Day to Add/Drop for Full Semester, ID Full Semester, ID A Session and Online A Session Courses with No Tuition Charges
September 1Last Day to Request Late Registration
September 4Fall Degree Conferral Applications Due
September 7Labor Day—No Classes
September 25Last Day to Withdraw for ID and Online A Session Courses
October 5Spring and Summer Incomplete Grades Due
October 10Last Day of ID and Online A Session Courses
October 12ID B and Online B Session Courses Begin
October 12-13Fall Break Day—No Classes
October 14Midterm Grading Begins
October 20Last Day to Add/Drop for ID B Session and Online B Session Courses with No Tuition Charges
October 21Fall Final Exam Schedule Published Online
October 23Midterm Grades Due
October 26Spring and Summer Course Schedules Published Online
November 2Last Day to Withdraw for Full Semester and ID Semester Courses
November 9Spring and Summer Registration Begins
November 15Spring Reinstatement Applications Due for Undergraduate Students
November 20Last Day to Withdraw for ID B Session and Online B Session Courses
November 25-28Thanksgiving Break—No Classes
December 5Last Day of Fall Courses
December 6Last Day to Request an Incomplete Grade
December 7-12Final Exam Week/Final Grading Begins on December 7
December 12Last Day of ID Full Semester and ID and Online B Session Courses
December 16Final Grades Due at Noon (CST)
December 19Fall Degree Conferral

Future Academic Calendars

The academic calendars for future years are made available on our Subsequent Academic Years page. Please note that all future dates are subject to change.

Historical Academic Calendars and Term Dates

For your reference, academic dates for previous semesters are made available on our Registrar Archives page.

Additional Calendars