Academic Calendar 2012-2013

May 14 (Monday)-May 25 (Friday)	Intersession course
May 29 (Tuesday)	Regular summer school begins
May 31 (Thursday)	Last Day for Enrolling or adding courses or to drop course with refund
June 22 (Friday)	Last day to drop a class
July 2 (Monday)	LL.M Summer Session begins
July 4 (Wednesday)	Independence Day Holiday
August 1 (Wednesday)	Last Day of Class
August 2-3 (Thursday - Friday)	Final Exams, Summer School
August 4 (Saturday)	Graduation
August 3 (Wednesday)	LL.M. Summer Session ends

August 7-9 (Tuesday-Thursday)	First Year (1 L) Orientation
August 13-14 (Monday-Tuesday)	1L Legal Writing Workshop
August 14 (Tuesday)	Upperclass General Registration/Drop-Add
August 15 (Wednesday)	Classes Begin Monday only classes meet on 8/15 Wednesday only classes DO NOT meet M/W classes meet as scheduled
August 23 (Thursday)	Last Day to add courses or to drop course with refund
September 3 (Monday)	Labor Day Holiday (No Classes)
October 26 (Friday)	Last day to withdraw from a course
November 19-23 (Monday-Friday)	Thanksgiving Recess
November 26 (Monday)	Classes Resume
November 29 (Thursday)	Last Day of Class
November 30 - December 3 (Friday-Monday)	Reading days
December 4-13 (Tuesday-Saturday, Monday-Thursday)	FINAL EXAMS
December 14 (Friday) (7:00 p.m.)	Graduation

December 27-January 7	Merida, Mexico
January 2-7 (Wednesday - Monday)	Trial Practice, Intersession Course
January 8 (Tuesday)	Upperclass General Registration/Drop-Add
January 9 (Wednesday)	Classes Begin. Monday only classes meet on 1/9 Wednesday only classes DO NOT meet M/W classes meet as scheduled
January 18 (Thursday)	Last Day for adding courses or to drop course with refund
January 21 (Monday)	Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday (no classes)
March 11 – March 15 (Monday - Friday)	Spring Recess
March 18 (Monday)	Classes resume
March 22 (Friday)	Last day to withdraw from a course
March 29 (Friday)	Good Friday (no class)
April 25 (Thursday)	Last Day of Class, No TU/TH or TH only classes. Regularly scheduled Fri. (MWF) classes meet on Thurs.
April 26-April 29 (Friday - Monday)	Reading days
April 30-May 9 (Tuesday- Saturday, Monday-Thursday)	FINAL EXAMS
May 10 (Friday) (10:00 a.m.)	Graduation