Academic Calendars
2025 Fall
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
COLLEGE OF LAW CALENDAR
FALL 2025
- August 25 - Monday - Class work begins
- August 25 – Monday - Last day a student may officially drop a course or cancel registration with the University Registrar for a full refund of fees
- August 29 – Friday – Last day to add a class for the 2025 fall semester
- September 1 - Monday - Labor Day - Academic Holiday
- September 5 – Friday – Last day to fully withdraw or reduce course load and receive an 80% refund
- September 12 - Friday - Last day to change grading option (credit to audit or audit to credit)
- September 12 - Friday - Last day to drop a course without it appearing on student's transcript
- September 12 - Friday - Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course schedule and receive a 50 percent refund
- September 24 - Wednesday - Deadline to appeal Kentucky residency status determination for the 2025 fall semester
- October 2-3 – Thursday and Friday – Fall Break – Academic Holiday
- November 1 - Saturday - Last day to file an application for a December degree
- November 14 - 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.”
- November 26-29 - Wednesday through Saturday - Thanksgiving Holidays - Academic Holidays
- December 5 - Friday - End of classwork
- December 6-8 - Saturday through Monday - Law Examination Reading Period
- December 9-19 - Tuesday through Friday - Law Final Examination Period
- December 19 - Friday - End of 2025 Fall Semester
2026 Spring
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
COLLEGE OF LAW CALENDAR
SPRING 2026
- January 12 - Monday - Class work begins
- January 16 – Friday – last day a student may officially drop a course or change registration with the University Registrar for a full refund of fees
- January 16 - Friday - Last day to add a class for the 2026 Spring Semester
- January 19 - Monday - Martin Luther King Day - Academic Holiday
- January 23 - Friday - Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course load and receive an 80 percent refund.
- January 30 - Friday - Last day to drop a course without it appearing on student’s transcript
- January 30 – Friday - Last day to change grading option (credit to audit or audit to credit)
- January 30 - Friday - Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course schedule and receive a 50 percent refund
- February 11 – Wednesday - Deadline to appeal Kentucky residency status determination for the 2026 spring semester
- March 16-21 - Monday through Saturday - Spring Vacation - Academic Holidays
- April 1 – Wednesday – last day to file application for a May 2026 or August 2026 degree
- April 3 - 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”
- April 24 - Friday - End of classwork
- April 25-27 - Saturday through Monday - Law Examination Reading Period
- April 28-May 8 - Tuesday through Friday - Law Final Examination Period
- May 8 - Friday - Law Commencement
- May 8 - Friday - End of 2026 Spring Semester
2026 Summer
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
COLLEGE OF LAW CALENDAR
SUMMER 2026
- May 11 - Monday - First day of classes
- May 25 - Monday - Memorial Day - Academic Holiday
- June 19 – Friday – Juneteenth – Academic Holiday
- July 3 - Friday - Independence Day - Academic Holiday
- August 11 - Tuesday - End of class work
- August 12- Wednesday - Law Final Examination Period
- August 12 - Wednesday - End of 2026 Summer Session
2025 Spring
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
COLLEGE OF LAW CALENDAR
SPRING 2025
- January 12 - Sunday - Last day a student may officially drop a course or cancel registration with the University Registrar for a full refund
- January 13 - Monday - Class work begins
- January 17 - Friday - Last day to add a class for Spring 2025
- January 19 - Sunday - Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course load and receive an 80% refund
- January 20 - Monday - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (University Holiday – Classes do not meet; University offices are closed)
- January 31 - Friday - Last day to drop a course without it appearing on students’ transcripts
- January 31 - Friday - Last day to change grading option (credit to audit or audit to credit)
- February 9 - Sunday - Last day to officially withdraw from the University or reduce course load and receive a 50% refund
- February 12 - Wednesday - Deadline to appeal Kentucky residency status determination for Spring 2025
- February 24 - 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 17-22 - Monday through Saturday - Spring Break (Academic Holiday – Classes do not meet)
- April 1 - Tuesday - Last day to file an application for a May degree
- April 25 - Friday- End of class work
- April 26-28 - Saturday through Monday - Law examination reading period
- April 29-May 9 -Tuesday through Friday - Law final examination period
- May 9 - Friday - Law Commencement
- May 9 - Friday - End of Spring 2025
2025 Summer
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
COLLEGE OF LAW CALENDAR
Summer 2025
- May 12 - Monday - First day of classes
- May 26 - Monday - Memorial Day (University Holiday – Classes do not meet; University offices are closed)
- June 19 - Thursday - Juneteenth (University Holiday – Classes do not meet; University offices are closed
- July 4 - Friday - Independence Day (University Holiday – Classes do not meet; University offices are closed)
- August 8 - Friday - End of class work
- August 11-14 - Monday - Thursday - Law final examination period
- August 14- Thursday - End of Summer 2025
University of Kentucky Academic Calendar
Previous Calendars
Academic Calendar Fall 2023 (pdf)
Academic Calendar Summer 2023 (pdf)
Academic Calendar Spring 2023 (pdf)
Academic Calendar Fall 2022 (pdf)
Academic Calendar Summer 2022 (pdf)
Academic Calendar Spring 2022 (pdf)
Academic Calendar Fall 2021 (pdf)
Academic Calendar Spring 2021 (pdf)
Academic Calendar Fall 2020 (pdf)
Academic calendar Spring 2020 (PDF)
Academic calendar Fall 2019 (PDF)