academic calendar 2013 2014(1)

CHICAGO-KENT COLLEGE OF LAW

2013-2014 ACADEMIC CALENDAR

FALL SEMESTER 2013

Intensive Trial Advocacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, August 17 - Saturday, August 24, 2013Orientation begins (evening students) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, August 17Orientation begins (day students) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, August 19Saturday Trial Advocacy sections begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, August 24 First day of classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Monday, August 26 Labor Day (no classes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, September 2Administrative Cancellation (Rosh Hashanah; no classes) . Wednesday, September 4, 4:00 & after; and 

Thursday, September 5Thanksgiving vacation (no classes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, November 28 - Sunday, December 1Monday classes meet (Labor Day make-up) . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, December 2Thursday classes meet (Rosh Hashanah make-up) . . . . . . . Tuesday, December 3Friday classes meet and Wednesday classes starting . . . . . . Wednesday, December 4  4:00 & after meet (Thanksgiving and Rosh Hashanah  eve. make-up) Last day of classes: Thursday classes meet . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, December 5  (Thanksgiving make-up)Make-up Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, December 6Read period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, December 7 - Tuesday, December 10Final exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, December 11 - Friday, December 20

INTERSESSION

Intensive Trial Advocacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, January 11 - Saturday, January 18, 2014

SPRING SEMESTER 2014

Saturday Trial Advocacy sections begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, January 18, 2014Dr. King’s Birthday (no classes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, January 20 First day of classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, January 21Spring Break . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, March 15, 12:00 noon - Sunday, March 23*Last day of classes: Monday classes meet (King . . . . . . .  Friday, May 2  Birthday make-up)Read period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saturday, May 3 - Tuesday, May 6Final exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, May 7 - Friday, May 16Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunday, May 18  *Friday classes will not meet on Friday, May 2. Friday classes will meet only 13 times in the Spring 2014 semester. Instructors  who teach Friday classes should arrange for a make-up class in one of the slots available for make-ups (see below).

SUMMER SESSION 2014

Memorial Day (no classes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, May 26, 2014 First day of classes   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, May 27 Monday classes meet (Memorial Day make-up) . . . . . . . . . Friday, May 30 Last day of classes   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, July 17 Read period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, July 18 - Sunday, July 20Final exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, July 21 - Wednesday, July 23

 Make-up classes: Day Division make-up classes during Fall and Spring semesters may be scheduled Tuesdays, 11:45–1:45or Wednesdays, 3:00–3:55; Evening Division and Summer Session make-up classes may be scheduled Friday evenings.