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Law Center Academic Calendar

August	24	Mon	First day of classes
August	29	Sat	Last day to add a course (by 11:59 pm)
September	7	Mon	HOLIDAY – LABOR DAY
September	8	Tue	Last day to drop a course, but not withdraw, without a grade and receive a full refund (by 11: 59 pm)
September	18	Fri	Last day to file for Fall 2009 Graduation
October	1	Wed	Declaration of Intent Filing Deadline (Fall ’09 Entrants)
October	23	Fri	Last day to notify Student Services of a final exam conflict
November	4	Wed	Last day to drop a course or withdraw with a “W” Instructor’s permission required (by 5 pm)
November	25-28	Wed – Sat	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS
December	1	Tue	Make-up day; no regularly scheduled classes meet
December	5	Sat	Last day of classes
December	7-8	Mon/Tue	Reading Days/Make-up class days
December	9-18	Wed-Fri	Final Exam period: Consult final exam schedule for Specifics
December	19/21	Sat/Mon	Make-up dates for exam conflicts

January	18	Mon	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
January	19	Tue	First day of class
January	23	Sat	Last day to add a course (by 11:59 pm)
January	30	Sat	July 2010 Texas Bar exam timely filing deadline
February	1	Mon	Last day to drop a course, but not withdraw, without a grade and receive a full refund (by 11: 59 pm)
February	12	Fri	Last day to file for May 2010 Graduation
February	26	Fri	Graduation Application filing Deadline
March	5	Fri	Exam conflict filing deadline
March	15-20		Spring Break
April	6	Tue	Last day to drop a course or withdraw with a “W” Instructor’s permission required (by 3 pm)
May	3	Mon	Last day of classes
May	4	Tue	Reading Day/Make-up class day
May	5-14	Wed-Fri	Final Exam period: Consult final exam schedule for Specifics
May	16	Sunday	Law Commencement Ceremony (9-11am)
May	15/17	Sat/Mon	Make-up dates for exam conflicts

Note to students: Make all travel plans with these dates in mind. Check final exam conflicts early. Check about exceptions before registering.