Academic Calendars

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF LAW CALENDAR

SPRING 2023

January 9 - Monday - Class work begins January 9-10 Monday/Tuesday - Add/Drop
January 10 - Tuesday - Last day a student may officially drop a course or cancel registration with the University Registrar for a full refund of fees
January 16 - Monday - Martin Luther King Birthday - Academic Holiday
January 18 - Wednesday - Last day to add a class for the 2023 Spring Semester January 18 Wednesday - Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course load and receive an 80 percent refund
February 1 - Wednesday - Last day to drop a course without it appearing on student’s transcript
February 1 - Wednesday - Last day to change grading option (credit to audit or audit to credit)
February 8 - Wednesday - Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course schedule and receive a 50 percent refund
February 27 - Monday - Last day to withdraw from a course - Students may withdraw after this date only upon petition to the Dean’s office specifying “reasons relating to extended illness or equivalent distress.”
March 13-18 - Monday through Saturday - Spring Vacation - Academic Holidays
April 1 - Saturday - Last day to file an application for a May or August degree
April 21 - Friday - End of class work
April 22-24 - Saturday through Monday - Law Examination Reading Period
April 25 - Tuesday through Friday - Law Final Examination Period May 5
May 5 - Friday - Law Commencement
May 5 - Friday - End of 2023 Spring Semester

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF LAW CALENDAR

SUMMER 2023

May 8 - Monday - First day of classes
May 29 - Monday – Memorial Day – Academic Holiday
June 19 - Monday – Juneteenth – Academic Holiday
July 4 - Tuesday - Independence Day – Academic Holiday
July 28 - Friday - End of class work
July 29 & 30 - Saturday & Sunday - Law Examination Reading Period
July 31 - Monday through Thursday - Law Final Examination Period August 3
August 3 - Thursday - End of 2023 Summer Session

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF LAW CALENDAR

FALL 2023

August 20 - Sunday - Last day a student may officially drop a course or cancel registration with the university Registrar for a full refund of fees
August 21 - Monday - Class work begins
August 25 - Friday - Last day to add a class for the 2023 fall semester
August 27 - Sunday - Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course load and receive an 80 percent refund
September 4 - Monday - Labor Day - Academic Holiday
September 8 - Friday - Last day to change grading option (credit to audit or audit to credit)
September 8 - Friday - Last day to drop a course without it appearing on student’s transcript
September 17 - Wednesday - Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course schedule and receive a 50 percent refund
September 20 - Thursday - Deadline to apply for Kentucky residency for this semester
October 5-6 - Thursday through Friday - Fall Break Academic Holiday, classes do not meet
October 13 - Tuesday - Last day to withdraw from a course – Students may withdraw after this date only upon petition to the Dean’s office specifying “reasons relating to extended illness or equivalent distress.”
November 1 - Tuesday - Last day to file an application for a December degree
November 7 - Tuesday – Election Day Academic Holiday, classes do not meet
November 22-25 - Wednesday through Saturday - Thanksgiving Holidays - Academic Holidays
December 1 - Friday - End of class work
December 2-4 - Saturday through Monday - Law Examination Reading Period
December 5-15 - Tuesday through Friday - Law Final Examination Period
December 15 - Friday - End of 2023 Fall Semester

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF LAW CALENDAR

SPRING 2024

January 7 - Sunday - Last day a student may officially drop a course or cancel registration with the University Registrar for a full refund of fees
January 8 - Monday - Class work begins January 9-10 Monday/Tuesday - Add/Drop
January 12 - Friday - Last day to add a class for the 2024 Spring Semester
January 14 - Sunday - Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course load and receive an 80 percent refund
January 15 - Monday - Martin Luther King Birthday - Academic Holiday
January 26 - Friday - Last day to drop a course without it appearing on student’s transcript
January 26 - Friday - Last day to change grading option (credit to audit or audit to credit)
February 4 - Sunday - Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course schedule and receive a 50 percent refund
February 7 – Wednesday - Deadline to apply for Kentucky residency
March 1 - Friday - Last day to withdraw from a course - Students may withdraw after this date only upon petition to the Dean’s office specifying “reasons relating to extended illness or equivalent distress.”
March 11-16 - Monday through Saturday - Spring Vacation - Academic Holidays
April 1 - Monday - Last day to file an application for a May or August degree
April 19 - Friday - End of class work
April 20 - 22 - Saturday through Monday - Law Examination Reading Period
April 23 – May 3 - Tuesday through Friday - Law Final Examination Period
May 3 - Friday - Law Commencement
May 3 - Friday - End of 2024 Spring Semester