Northern Illinois University
College of Law

Fall 2024

Orientation	Wed. Aug. 14 - Fri. Aug. 16
Classes Begin	Mon. Aug. 19
Labor Day	Mon. Sep. 2
1L Midterm Exams	Mon. Oct. 7 -  Tue. Oct. 8
Co-Curricular Activities	Wed. Oct. 9 - Sun. Oct. 13
Election Day (No Classes)	Tue. Nov. 5
Last Day of Classes	Tue. Nov. 26
Thanksgiving Recess	Wed. Nov. 27 -  Sun. Dec. 1
Reading Period	Mon. Dec. 2 - Wed. Dec. 4
Final Examinations	Thu. Dec. 5 - Fri. Dec. 20

Fall 2023

Classes Begin	Mon. Aug. 21
Labor Day	Mon. Sep. 4
ABA Site Visit	Sun. Oct. 1 - Wed. Oct. 4
NIU Homecoming Celebration	Sat. Oct. 14
Co-Curricular Activities Week	Sat. Oct. 14 - Sun. Oct. 22
Thanksgiving Recess	Wed. Nov. 22 - Sun. Nov. 26
Classes End	Thu. Nov. 30
Reading Period	Fri. Dec. 1 - Mon. Dec. 4
Final Examinations	Tue. Dec. 5 - Tue. Dec. 19

Fall 2022

1L Orientation	Wed. Aug 10. - Fri. Aug. 12
Classes Begin	Mon. Aug. 15
Labor Day Holiday (University Closed)	Mon. Sep. 5
Cocurricular Activities Week	Sat. Oct. 8 - Sun. Oct. 16
Classes Resume	Mon. Oct. 17
Election Day Holiday (University Closed)	Tue. Nov. 8
Last Day of Classes	Tue. Nov. 22
Thanksgiving Recess	Wed. Nov. 23 - Sun. Nov. 27
Reading Period	Mon. Nov. 28 - Wed. Nov. 30
Final Examinations	Thu. Dec. 1 - Fri. Dec. 16

Fall 2021

Orientation	Thu. Aug. 12 - Fri. Aug. 13
Classes Begin	Mon. Aug. 16
Labor Day (University Closed)	Mon. Sept. 6
Last Day of Classes	Tue. Nov. 23
Thanksgiving Recess	Wed. Nov. 24 - Sun. Nov. 28
Reading Period	Mon. Nov. 29 - Wed. Dec. 1
Final Examinations	Thu. Dec. 2 - Fri. Dec. 17

Fall 2020

Orientation for First Year Students	Thu. Aug. 13 - Fri. Aug. 14
Classes Begin	Mon. Aug. 17
Labor Day Holiday (University Closed)	Mon. Sept. 7
Election Day Holiday (University Closed)	Tues. Nov. 3
Last Day of Classes	Tue. Nov. 24
Thanksgiving Recess	Wed. Nov. 25 - Sun. Nov. 29
Reading Period	Mon. Nov. 30 - Wed. Dec. 2
Final Examinations	Thu. Dec. 3 - Fri. Dec. 18

Fall 2019

Orientation for First Year Students	Thu. Aug. 15 - Fri. Aug. 16
Classes Begin	Mon. Aug. 19
Labor Day Holiday (University Closed)	Mon. Sept. 2
Last Day of Classes	Tue. Nov. 26
Thanksgiving Recess	Wed. Nov. 27 - Sun. Dec. 1
Reading Period	Mon. Dec. 2 - Wed. Dec. 4
Final Examinations	Thu. Dec. 5 - Fri. Dec. 20

 

Fall 2018

Orientation for First Year Students Begins	Thurs. Aug. 16
Classes Begin	Mon. Aug. 20
Labor Day Holiday (University Closed)	Mon. Sept. 3
Thanksgiving Recess	Wed. Nov. 21 - Sun. Nov. 23
Classes Resume	Mon. Nov. 24
Last Day of Classes	Fri. Nov. 30
Reading Period	Mon. Dec. 3 - Wed. Dec. 5
Final Examinations	Thu. Dec. 6 - Fri. Dec. 21

Spring 2025

Classes Begin	Mon. Jan. 13
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University Closed)	Mon. Jan. 20
Midterms	Mon. Mar. 3 -  Thu. Mar. 6
Spring Recess	Sat. Mar. 8 - Sun. Mar. 16
Classes Resume	Mon. Mar. 17
Last Day of Classes	Mon. Apr. 28
Reading Period	Tue. Apr. 29 - Thu. May 1
Final Examinations	Fri. May 2 - Fri. May 16
Graduation	Sat. May 31

Spring 2024

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University Closed)	Mon. Jan. 15
Classes Begin	Tue. Jan. 16
Spring Recess	Sat. Mar. 9 - Sun. Mar. 17
Classes Resume	Mon. Mar. 18
Last Day of Classes	Mon. Apr. 22
Reading Period	Tue. Apr. 23 - Thu. Apr. 25
Final Examinations	Fri. Apr. 26 - Fri. May 10
Graduation	Sat. Jun. 1

Spring 2023

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University Closed)	Mon. Jan. 16
Classes Begin	Tue. Jan. 17
Spring Recess	Sat. Mar. 11 - Sun. Mar. 19
Classes Resume	Mon. Mar. 20
Last Day of Classes	Mon. Apr. 24
Reading Period	Tue. Apr. 25 - Thu. Apr. 27
Final Examinations	Fri. Apr. 28 - Fri. May 12
Graduation	Sat. May 27

Spring 2022

Classes Begin	Mon. Jan. 10
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University Closed)	Mon. Jan. 17
Spring Recess	Sat. Mar. 12 - Sun. Mar. 20
Classes Resume	Mon. Mar. 21
Last Day of Classes	Mon. Apr. 25
Reading Period	Tue. Apr. 26 - Thu. Apr. 28
Final Examinations	Fri. Apr. 29 - Fri. May 13
Graduation	Sat. May 28

Spring 2021

Classes Begin	Mon. Jan. 11
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University Closed)	Mon. Jan. 18
Administrative Closure	Thu. Feb. 11
Co-Curricular Activities Week	Mon. Mar. 8 - Thu. Mar. 11
Administrative Closure	Fri. Mar. 12
Last Day of Classes	Mon. Apr. 26
Reading Period	Tue. Apr. 27 - Thu. Apr. 29
Final Examinations	Fri. Apr. 30 - Fri. May 14
Graduation	Mon. May 31

Spring 2020

Classes Begin	Mon. Jan. 13
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University Closed)	Mon. Jan. 20
Spring Recess	Sat. Mar. 7 - Sun. Mar. 15
Classes Resume	Mon. Mar. 16
Last Day of Classes	Mon. Apr. 27
Reading Period	Tue. Apr. 28 - Thu. Apr. 30
Final Examinations	Fri. May 1 - Fri. May 15
Graduation	Sat. May 23

Spring 2019

Classes Begin	Mon. Jan. 14
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (University Closed)	Mon. Jan. 21
Spring Recess	Sat. Mar. 9 - Sun. Mar. 17
Classes Resume	Mon. Mar. 18
Last Day of Classes	Mon. Apr. 29
Reading Period	Tue. Apr. 30 - Thu. May 2
Final Examinations	Fri. May 3 - Fri. May 17
Graduation	Sat. May 25