School of Law Academic Calendar
Texas Tech University
reserves the right to make calendar changes
in the best interest of the
faculty, students, and academic program.
Spring 2012
January 19
- Classes begin.
January 25
- Last day for student-initiated add on the Web or otherwise add a class
January 30
- Texas bar examination timely postmark deadline with the Texas Board of Law Examiners for the July Bar examination
(www.ble.state.tx.us)
February 28 – March 1
- February 2012 Texas Bar Exam
March 1
- Last day to drop a course and receive an automatic W
March 10 – 18
- Spring break
March 19
- Classes resume
April 1
- Last day for December law degree candidates to file with the Law School an Intent to Graduate form.
April 9
- Day of no classes
May 4
- Last class day
May 7
- Reading day
May 8 – 18
- Final exams
May 18
- Graduate School Commencement for dual degree students
May 19
- Hooding Ceremony
Back to Top
Summer I 2012
May 24
- Classes begin
May 28
- Memorial Day. University holiday
May 29
- Last day for student-initiated add on the Web or otherwise add a class
June 14
- Last day to drop a course and receive an automatic W
June 28
- Last day for Summer I classes
June 29
- Reading day
July 2 – 3
- Final exams
Summer II 2012
July 4
- Independence Day. University holiday
July 5
- Classes begin
July 9
- Last day for student-initiated add on the Web or otherwise add a class
July 24 – 26
- July 2012 Texas Bar Exam
July 26
- Last day to drop a course and receive an automatic W
August 8
- Last class day for Summer II classes
August 9
- Reading day
August 10 – 11
- Final exams
August 30
- Texas bar examination timely postmark deadline with the Texas Board of Law Examiners for the February Bar examination (www.ble.state.tx.us)
- Classes begin
- Last day for student-initiated add on the Web or otherwise add a class
- Texas bar examination timely postmark deadline with the Texas Board of Law Examiners for the July Bar examination
(www.ble.state.tx.us) - Labor Day, University holiday
- Timely deadline for first year law students who entered in July to file a Declaration of Intention to Study Law with the Texas Board of Law Examiners (www.ble.state.tx.us)
- Timely deadline for first year law students who entered in August to file a Declaration of Intention to Study Law with the Texas Board of Law Examiners (www.ble.state.tx.us)
- Last day to drop a course and receive an automatic W
- Last day for May or August law degree candidates to file with the Law School an Intent to Graduate form
- Thanksgiving Holiday
- Last class day
- Reading day
- Final exams
- Graduate School Commencement for dual degree students
- Hooding Ceremony
- Classes begin
- Last day for student-initiated add on the Web or otherwise add a class
- Martin Luther King Day, University Holiday
- Texas bar examination timely postmark deadline with the Texas Board of Law Examiners for the July Bar examination (www.ble.state.tx.us)
- Last day to drop a course and receive an automatic W
- February 2013 Texas Bar Exam
- Spring break
- Classes resume
- Last day for December law degree candidates to file with the Law School an Intent to Graduate form
- Day of no classes
- Last class day
- Reading days
- Final exams
- Graduate School Commencement for dual degree students
- Hooding Ceremony
- Classes begin.
- Last day for student-initiated add on the Web or otherwise add a class
- Memorial Day, University Holiday
- Last day to drop a course and receive an automatic W
- Last day for summer I classes
- Reading day
- Final exams
- Classes begin
- Last day for student-initiated add on the Web or otherwise add a class
- Independence Day, University Holiday
- Last day to drop a course and receive an automatic W
- July 2013 Texas Bar Exam
- Last class day for summer II classes
- Final exams for summer II classes
- Orientation week
- Fall 2013 semester classes begin
- Texas bar examination timely postmark deadline with the Texas Board of Law Examiners for the February Bar examination (www.ble.state.tx.us)
Fall 2012
August 20
August 24
August 30
September 3
September 15
October 1
November 1
November 21 - 23
November 30
December 3
December 4 - 14
December 14
December 15
SPRING 2013
January 10
January 16
January 21
January 30
February 21
February 26 - 28
March 9 - 17
March 18
April 1
April 29
April 30 - May 2
May 3 - 14
May 17
May 18
SUMMER I 2013
May 22
May 24
May 27
June 12
June 25
June 26
June 27 – 28
SUMMER II 2013
July 1
July 3
July 4
July 22
July 30 – August 1
August 1
August 5 – 6
August 12
August 19
August 30