Academic Calendars

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

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

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

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

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