Northern Illinois University
College of Law

Please note: all schedules are subject to change. Check this page frequently to ensure you have the most recent version(s). Book information can be found in MyNIU or through the NIU Bookstore.

Spring 2026

• Block schedule - last updated 11/13/25
• List schedule - last updated 11/13/25
• Exam schedule - last updated 11/12/25

  Friday, May 1 – Friday, May 15

  Morning exams begin at 9 a.m. and afternoon exams start at 1 p.m. The number of hours for each final exam is normally equivalent to the number of credit hours for the course, but faculty members have discretion to determine the number of hours allowed for their exams and may require a shorter or longer exam time.

  You may request a change in exam date only if there is a scheduling conflict in which two exams are scheduled on the same day or at least one exam is scheduled on each of three consecutive calendar days.

  Spring Exam Schedule

  Date	Morning 9 a.m.	Afternoon 1 p.m.
  Friday, May 1	Family Law	Civil Procedure II
  Monday, May 4	Evidence	N/A
  Tuesday, May 5	Advanced Torts Sales	N/A
  Wednesday, May 6	First Amendment	Property
  Thursday, May 7	Professional Responsibility Land Use	N/A
  Friday, May 8	Employment Law Patent Law	N/A
  Monday, May 11	Public International Law Legislation	Contracts
  Tuesday, May 12	Trusts and Estates Securities Regulation	N/A
  Wednesday, May 13	N/A	Criminal Procedure
  Thursday, May 14	Medical Malpractice/Health Law	Constitutional Law
  Friday, May 15	1L Baby Bar	N/A

Fall 2025

• Block schedule - last updated 9/2/25
• Mid-term exam schedule - last updated 9/10/25

  Week of October 6, 2025

  Fall Midterm Exam Schedule

  Date	Time	Course	Instructor	Room
  Monday, October 6	9 a.m.	Contracts 1	Puckett	186, 188, and SB 170AC
  		Contracts 2	Rosenfeld	186, 188, and SB 170AC
  Tuesday, October 7	9 a.m.	Torts 1	Rigertas	186, 188, and SB 170AC
  		Torts 2	Rigertas	186, 188, and SB 170AC
  	1 p.m.	Civil Procedure 1	Taylor	186, 188, and SB 170AC
  		Civil Procedure 2	Elinson	186, 188, and SB 170AC
  Wednesday, October 8	9 a.m.	Criminal Law 1	Bernick	186, 188, and SB 170AC
  		Criminal Law 2	Threatte	186, 188, and SB 170AC

  Other upper-level midterm exams will be scheduled within the class time periods, if possible. Note: all other 1L classes will need to be canceled during this week to accommodate midterm exam administration.
• Exam schedule - last updated 4/9/25

  Thursday, December 4 – Friday, December 18

  Morning exams begin at 9 a.m. and afternoon exams start at 1 p.m. The number of hours for each final exam is normally equivalent to the number of credit hours for the course, but faculty members have discretion to determine the number of hours allowed for their exams and may require a shorter or longer exam time.

  You may request a change in exam date only if there is a scheduling conflict in which two exams are scheduled on the same day or at least one exam is scheduled on each of three consecutive calendar days.

  Fall Exam Schedule

  Date	Morning 9 a.m.	Afternoon 1 p.m.
  Thursday, Dec. 4	Evidence International Business Housing Law	Torts
  Friday, Dec. 5	Federal Income Tax	N/A
  Monday, Dec. 8	Criminal Procedure: Adjudication Constitutional Law II	N/A
  Tuesday, Dec. 9	Professional Responsibility	Criminal Law
  Wednesday, Dec. 10	Conflict of Laws	N/A
  Thursday, Dec. 11	Poverty Law	N/A
  Friday, Dec. 12	Environmental Law Products Liability	Contracts
  Monday, Dec. 15	Business Associations I Secured Transactions	N/A
  Tuesday, Dec. 16	IP Law	N/A
  Wednesday, Dec. 17	Insurance Law	Civil Procedure
  Thursday, Dec. 18	Make-up exams	N/A

Summer 2025

• Summer schedule (DOCX) - last updated 4/30/25