Northwestern Law Academic Calendar 2023-2024

Northwestern Law Academic Calendar – Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law academic calendar for 2023-2024 contains important dates and deadlines coupled with the start and end of semesters, add/drop periods, holidays, breaks, etc.

Northwestern Law follows a semester system. This calendar provides a timeline for students to plan their academic timetables and manage their coursework. It may also include information on registration, enrollment, and other administrative operations.

Northwestern Law Academic Calendar 2023-2024:

July 2023

• Friday, July 28 – Tuesday, August 1 – Fall Bidding Round 1

August 2023

• Tuesday, August 1 – Fall Bidding Round 1
• Friday, August 4 – Tuesday, August 8 – Fall Bidding Round 2
• Friday, August 11 – Summer Term Classes End
• Friday, August 11 – Monday, August 14 – Last Chance to Cancel Fall Bids
• Monday, August 14 – Friday, August 18 – Summer Term Exams
• Thursday, August 17 – Fall Open Enrollment (through Friday, September 1)
• Monday, August 21 – Fall Semester Classes Begin
• Friday, August 25 – Last Day to Drop Clinic

September 2023

• Friday, September 1 – Last Day to Add Any Law Course or Drop Any Law Course Other Than Clinic
• Monday, September 4 – Labor Day (No Classes)
• Friday, September 15 – Summer Grades Post

October 2023

• Tuesday, October 3 – Follow Thursday Schedule
• Wednesday, October 4 – Follow Friday Schedule
• Thursday, October 5 – Friday, October 6 – Fall Break (No Classes)
• Tuesday, October 17 – Wednesday, October 18 – Winter Intersession Bidding
• Friday, October 20 – Monday, October 23 – Last Chance to Cancel Winter Bids

November 2023

• Friday, November 3 – Tuesday, November 7 – Spring Bidding Round 1
• Friday, November 10 – Tuesday, November 14 – Spring Bidding Round 2
• Wednesday, November 22 – Fall Semester Classes End
• Thursday, November 23 – Friday, November 24 – Thanksgiving (No Classes)
• Monday, November 27 – Reading Period Starts (Through Friday, December 1)

December 2023

• Friday, December 1 – Reading Period Ends
• Saturday, December 2 – Thursday, December 14 – Fall Semester Exams

January 2024

• Wednesday, January 3 – Saturday, January 19 – Open Enrollment (Spring)
• Monday, January 8 – Spring Semester Classes Begin
• Saturday, January 12 – Last Day to Drop Clinic
• Saturday, January 12 – Fall Grades Post
• Monday, January 15 – Martin Luther King Jr., No Classes
• Saturday, January 19 – Last Day to Add Any Law Course or Drop Any Law Course Other Than Clinic

February 2024

• Friday, February 9 – Winter Grades Post

March 2024

• Saturday, March 16 – Sunday, March 24 – Spring Break (ITP Travel)
• Monday, March 25 – Northwestern Monday (No Classes)
• Tuesday, March 26 – Follows Monday Schedule

April 2024

• Wednesday, April 17 – Follow Friday Schedule (Makeup Saturday, January 12 Snow Day)
• Wednesday, April 17 – Spring Classes End
• Thursday, April 18 – Friday, April 19 – Reading Period
• Saturday, April 20 – Spring Semester Exams (Through Thursday, May 2)

May 2024

• Thursday, May 2 – Spring Semester Exams End
• Friday, May 10 – Law School Convocation
• Monday, May 20 – Summer Practica Classes Begin
• Friday, May 31 – Spring Grades Post

June 2024

• Friday, June 14 – University Commencement, Degree Conferral
• Monday, June 17 – Summer Term Classes Begin
• Wednesday, June 19 – Juneteenth (No Classes)

July 2024

• Thursday, July 4 – Independence Day (No Classes)

August 2024

• Friday, August 2 – Tuesday, August 6 – Fall Bidding Round 1
• Friday, August 9 – Tuesday, August 13 – Fall Bidding Round 2
• Friday, August 9 – Summer Term Classes End
• Monday, August 12 – Friday, August 16 – Summer Term Exams
• Friday, August 16 – Monday, August 19 – Last Chance to Cancel Fall Bids
• Wednesday, August 21 – Fall Open Enrollment (Through Friday, September 6)
• Monday, August 26 – Fall Semester Classes Begin
• Friday, August 30 – Last Day to Drop Clinic