Academic Calendar
Academic calendars and exam schedules are maintained by the Office of the University Registrar. Calendars are created by a faculty committee under the direction of the Office of the Provost and are subject to change in the event of major disruptions (natural disasters, national emergencies, etc.) to the normal operations of W&M on the main campus in Williamsburg.
View the Law School Academic Calendar in PDF format (2024-2025).
View the Law School Academic Calendar in PDF format (2023-2024).
View the Law School Academic Calendar in PDF format (2022-2023).
Law School Academic Calendar 2023-2024
ONLINE LLM Calendar 2023-24 |
Start | End |
| Fall 2023 LLM Online Session A | August 28 | October 18 |
| Last day to add/drop Session A classes | September 03 | |
| Spring 2024 registration | October 30 | |
| Fall 2023 LLM Online Session B | October 30 | December 20 |
| Last day to add/drop Session B classes | November 5 | |
| Spring 2024 LLM Online Session A | January 08 | February 28 |
| Last day to add/drop Session A classes | January 14 | |
| Spring 2024 LLM Online Session B | March 4 | April 24 |
| Last day to add/drop Session B Classes | March 10 | |
JD & Residential LLM Calendar 2023-24 |
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| SUMMER 2023 | May 30 | August 11 |
| Summer Grades Due by Faculty | August 18 | |
| LLM Summer 2023 Conferral | August 25 | |
| JD Summer 2023 Conferral | September 1 | |
| FALL 2023 |
August 14 | December 14 |
| Entering students begin Law Week | August 14 | |
| Summer 2023 grades due by noon | August 18 | |
| Law Classes Begin | August 21 | |
| Add/Drop Period Ends, 4pm | August 25 | |
| LLM Summer 2023 conferral | August 25 | |
| Applications for Class of 2024 Graduation due | September 1 | |
| JD Summer 2023 conferral | September 1 | |
| Labor Day-Law School Offices Closed; LAW classes meet session | September 4 | |
| Fall Break | October 14 | October 17 |
| Election Day-Law School Offices Closed; LAW classes meet | November 7 | |
| Thanksgiving Class Schedule-Classes meet, but fully remote instruction | November 20 | November 21 |
| Thanksgiving Break, Offices Closed, no classes | November 22 | November 24 |
| Classes end | December 1 | |
| Reading Period | December 2 | December 3 |
| Fall Final Exam Period | December 4 | December 14 |
| SPRING 2024 | January 16 | May 09 |
| Fall 2023 Grades Due by Faculty-by 9 a.m. | January 09 | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day-Law School Offices Closed, no classes | January 15 | |
| Classes and Add/Drop begin | January 16 | |
| Fall 2023 conferral | January 19 | |
| Add/Drop ends 4 p.m. | January 22 | |
| Spring Break-no classes | March 9 | March 17 |
| Classes end | April 26 | |
| Reading Period | April 27 | April 28 |
| Spring Final Exam Period | April 29 | May 9 |
| Spring 3L, 2L, & LLM Grades Due by Faculty | May 13 | |
| William & Mary Commencement Weekend (all graduates) | May 16 | May 18 |
| William & Mary Law School Ceremony, 9:00AM, & Reception following | May 18 | |
| Spring 1L Grades Due by Faculty | May 24 | |
| SUMMER 2024 | January 16 | May 09 |
| Summer registration begins for continuing students | April 16 | |
| Memorial Day (offices closed) | May 27 | |
| First Day of Classes; Add/Drop period begins | May 28 | |
| Last day to add/drop | May 29 | |
| Juneteenth (offices closed, classes may be in session) | June 19 | |
| Independence Day (offices closed, classes may be in session) | July 4 | |
| Last day of classes | August 1 | |
| Final grades due one week after last day of class by 12 p.m. | Varies | |
| Summer degree conferral (no ceremony) | August 23 |
J.D. and LL.M. Residential Program Fall 2024
| August 12 | First day of classes for first-year students |
| August 19 | First day of classes for continuing students Add/drop period begins |
| August 23 | Last day to add/drop |
| September 2 | Labor Day (offices closed, no classes in session) |
| October 12-15 | Fall Break |
| October 16 | Classes resume from Fall Break |
| November 5 | Election Day (offices closed, classes in session) |
| November 25-26 | Remote instruction days (classes in session remotely) |
| November 27 - December 1 |
Thanksgiving Break (offices closed, no classes) |
| December 2 | Classes resume from Thanksgiving Break |
| December 3 | Last day of classes |
| December 4-5 | Reading days |
| December 6-7 | Final exam days |
| December 8 | Reading day |
| December 9-13 | Final exam days |
| December 14-15 | Reading days |
| December 16-18 | Final exam days |
| January 9, 2025 | Fall final grades due by 9 a.m. |
| January 19, 2025 | Winter degree conferral (no ceremony) |
Online LL.M. Program Summer 2024
Session A
| April 16 | Summer 2024 registration begins |
| May 6 | First day of classes Add/drop period begins |
| May 12 | Last day to add/drop |
| May 27 | Memorial Day (offices closed) |
| June 19 | Juneteenth (offices closed) |
| June 26 | Last day of classes |
| July 3 | Final grades due |
| August 23 | Summer degree conferral (no ceremony) |
Session B
| April 16 | Summer 2024 registration begins |
| July 1 | First day of classes Add/drop period begins |
| July 4 | Independence Day (offices closed) |
| July 7 | Last day to add/drop |
| August 21 | Last day of classes |
| August 28 | Final grades due |
| August 23 | Summer degree conferral (no ceremony) |
Online LL.M. Fall 2024
Session A
| August 26 | First day of classes Add/drop period begins |
| September 1 | Last day to add/drop |
| September 2 | Labor Day (offices closed) |
| October 16 | Last day of classes |
| October 23 | Final grades due |
| January 17, 2025 | Winter degree conferral (no ceremony) |
Session B
| October 28 | First day of classes Add/drop period begins |
| November 3 | Last day to add/drop |
| November 5 | Election Day (offices closed) |
| December 18 | Last day of classes |
| December 25 | Final grades due |
| January 17, 2025 | Winter degree conferral (no ceremony) |
Academic calendar dates are subject to change