Previous College of Law Academic Calendars

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 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

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