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The dates below represent official academic deadlines and informational dates for the semesters displayed.

Note: â€Ŕá¶Ů” signifies Institute of Design.

The academic calendar for Chicago-Kent College of Law is made available by the Conviser Law Center Registrar’s Office at . 

Important Updates on the 2025–2026 Academic Calendar  

  • Timing of the drop/add deadline: To ensure our students have adequate instructional time to be successful in the courses and that students will have access to faculty and staff during the final days, we have established a drop/add period for full-term courses in the fall and spring that will now end on Tuesdays, one full week after courses begin. For the fall 2025 semester, this will be Tuesday, August 26, 2025.    
  • Monday courses meeting on a Friday: It is important that all our courses meet federal credit hour standards regardless of mode or schedule. Monday courses are disproportionally impacted by an uneven distribution of holidays. To ensure courses that meet on Mondays and Wednesdays have the same number of classes as those that meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays, we have scheduled a makeup day, “Monday on a Friday” to ensure there are a consistent number of meetings for all class scheduling modes. For fall 2025, the makeup day, where we will schedule the typical Monday courses on a Friday, will be Friday, September 5, 2025. Friday courses will not meet then, having a holiday; and Monday courses will be held. Instructors and students should be aware of this in planning course activities.
  • Fall faculty in-service days: To allow for faculty in-service activities and schedules, there will be two days scheduled with no courses, so that faculty can be free for institutional development activities. In fall 2025, these in-service days will be Monday, October 13 and Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
  • Summer Sessions: To consolidate and simplify the summer term, there will now be two eight-week course sessions.  

Current Calendars

January 13Spring Courses Begin
January 20Martin Luther King, Jr. Day—No Classes
January 21ID Full Semester and ID A Session Courses Begin
January 25Last Day to Add/Drop for Full Semester Courses with No Tuition Charges
January 28Last Day to Add/Drop for ID Full Semester and ID A Session Courses with No Tuition Charges
January 31Last Day to Request Late Registration
February 3Spring Degree Conferral Applications Due
February 17Last Day to Withdraw for ID A Session Courses
February 24Fall Incomplete Grades Due
March 5Midterm Grading Begins
March 7Last Day of ID A Session Courses
March 12Spring Final Exam Schedule Published Online
March 14Midterm Grades Due
March 17-22Spring Break Week—No Classes
March 24Fall Course Schedule Published Online
March 24ID B Session Courses Begin
March 31Last Day to Withdraw for Full Semester and ID Full Semester Courses
March 31Last Day to Add/Drop for ID B Session Courses with No Tuition Charges
April 7Fall Registration Begins
April 15Summer Reinstatement Applications Due for Undergraduate Students
April 21Last Day to Withdraw for ID B Session Courses
May 3Last Day of Spring Courses
May 4Last Day to Request an Incomplete Grade
May 5-10Final Exam Week/Final Grading Begins on May 5
May 9Last Day of ID Full Semester and ID B Session Courses
May 14Final Grades Due at Noon (CST)
May 17Spring Degree Conferral and Commencement

Accelerated and Short Courses Registration Deadlines

COURSECRNLAST DAY TO ADD/DROP
(with no tuition charges)		LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW
BUS 510-0152594January 19February 23
BUS 510-0553047January 19February 23
MBA 501-0151230January 19February 23
MBA 501-0553290March 22April 16
MBA 505-0152603March 22April 16
MBA 505-0553048March 22April 16
MBA 506-0125512January 19February 23
MBA 506-0552484January 19February 23
MBA 509-0124398March 22April 16
MBA 511-0152328March 22April 16
MBA 511-0553927March 22April 16
MBA 523-0153841January 19February 23
MBA 564-0553928March 22April 16
PHIL 306-0151532January 17February 7
PHIL 308-0151535February 28March 14
PHIL 508-0153388February 28March 14
PM 502-0153298March 22April 16
PM 507-0153845March 22April 16
SCI 511-0127474January 19February 23
Session A
May 19Courses Begin—Summer A
May 24Last Day to Add/Drop with No Tuition Charges—Summer A
May 26Memorial Day—No Classes
May 30Last Day to Request Late Registration—Summer A
June 6Midterm Grades Due—Summer A
June 6Summer Combined Session Degree Conferral Applications Due
June 13Last Day to Withdraw—Summer A
June 15Fall Reinstatement Applications Due for Undergraduate Students
June 19Juneteenth Day—No Classes
June 28Last Day of Courses/Exams—Summer A
July 2Final Grades Due at Noon (CST)—Summer A
August 16Summer Combined Session Degree Conferral
Session B
June 2Courses Begin—Summer B
June 6Summer Combined Session Degree Conferral Applications Due
June 7Last Day to Add/Drop with No Tuition Charges—Summer B
June 13Last Day to Request Late Registration—Summer B
June 15Fall Reinstatement Applications Due for Undergraduate Students
June 19Juneteenth Day—No Classes
June 27Midterm Grades Due—Summer B
July 4Independence Day—No Classes
July 7Last Day to Withdraw—Summer B
July 26Last Day of Courses/Exams—Summer B
July 30Final Grades Due at Noon (CST)—Summer B
August 16Summer Combined Session Degree Conferral
Session C
June 6Summer Combined Session Degree Conferral Applications Due
June 15Fall Reinstatement Applications Due for Undergraduate Students
June 30Courses Begin—Summer C
July 4Independence Day—No Classes
July 5Last Day to Add/Drop with No Tuition Charges—Summer C
July 11Last Day to Request Late Registration—Summer C
July 18Midterm Grades Due—Summer C
July 18Last Day to Withdraw—Summer C
August 9Last Day of Courses/Exams—Summer C
August 13Final Grades Due at Noon (CST)—Summer C
August 16Summer Combined Session Degree Conferral
Session D
May 19Courses Begin—Summer D
May 28Last Day to Add/Drop with No Tuition Charges—Summer D
May 26Memorial Day—No Classes
June 4Last Day to Request Late Registration—Summer D
June 6Summer Combined Session Degree Conferral Applications Due
June 15Fall Reinstatement Applications Due for Undergraduate Students
June 19Juneteenth Day—No Classes
June 27Midterm Grades Due—Summer D
July 4Independence Day—No Classes
July 11Last Day to Withdraw—Summer D
August 9Last Day of Courses/Exams—Summer D
August 13Final Grades Due at Noon (CST)—Summer D
August 16Summer Combined Session Degree Conferral
August 18Fall Courses Begin
ID Full Semester and ID A Session Courses Begin
August 26Last Day to Add/Drop for Full Semester Courses with No Tuition Charges
Last Day to Add/Drop for ID Full Semester and ID A Session Courses with No Tuition Charges
September 1Labor Day—No Classes
September 2Last Day to Request Late Registration
September 5Monday Classes Meet (Labor Day Makeup)
September 8Fall Degree Conferral Applications Due
September 19Last Day to Withdraw for ID A Session Courses
September 29Spring and Summer Incomplete Grades Due
October 8Midterm Grading Begins
October 10Last Day of ID A Session Courses
October 13-14Fall Break Days—No Classes/Faculty Inservice
ID B Session Courses Begin
October 15Fall Final Exam Schedule Published Online
October 17Midterm Grades Due
October 20Spring and Summer Course Schedules Published Online
October 21Last Day to Add/Drop for ID B Session Courses with No Tuition Charges
October 27Last Day to Withdraw for Full Semester Courses
Last Day to withdraw for Full Semester and ID Full Semester Courses
November 3Spring and Summer Registration Begins
November 15Spring Reinstatement Applications Due for Undergraduate Students
November 21Last Day to Withdraw for ID B Session Courses
November 26–29Thanksgiving Break—No Classes
December 6Last Day of Fall Courses
Last Day of ID Full Semester and B Session Courses
December 7Last Day to Request an Incomplete Grade
December 8–13Final Exam Week/Final Grading Begins on Dec 8
December 17Final Grades Due at Noon (CST)
December 20Fall Degree Conferral

Accelerated and Short Courses Registration Deadlines

COURSECRNLAST DAY TO ADD/DROP
(with no tuition charges)		LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW
BUS 510-0111213August 22September 15
BUS 510-0515983August 22September 15
CS 351-0215411October 13November 14
CS 425-0510331October 13November 14
CS 430-0514319October 13November 14
ECE 460-0415018November 7December 1
ECE 461-0415019November 7December 1
MBA 501-0515074August 22September 15
MBA 504-0114577August 22September 15
MBA 505-0112479October 17November 10
MBA 505-0514997October 17November 10
MBA 506-0216748August 22September 15
MBA 506-0516163October 17November 10
MBA 532-0116548October 17November 10
MBA 590-0115302October 17November 10
PM 501-0116327August 22September 15
PM 503-0116328August 22September 15
PM 506-0116329October 17November 10
PM 507-0116750October 17November 10
SCI 511-0111885October 17November 10

Future Academic Calendars

The academic calendars for future years are made available on our Subsequent Academic Years page. Please note that all future dates are subject to change.

Historical Academic Calendars and Term Dates

For your reference, academic dates for previous semesters are made available on our Registrar Archives page.

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