Academic Calendar

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Calendars

Fall Semester 2025

Registration Opens - Returning Students: April 7-9, 2025

Orientation & Registration - First Year Students: August 13 - 18

Clinic and Externship Orientation: Monday, August 18

First Day of Classes: Tuesday, August 19

Last Day to Register - Returning Students: Tuesday, August 19

Last Day to Drop/Add Classes: Tuesday, August 26

Orientation for Returning Students (required): August 27 @12 p.m.

Labor Day Holiday - No Classes: Monday, September 1

Indigenous People Day Holiday - No Classes: Monday, October 13

Make-Up Day (Follow Monday Schedule): Tuesday, October 14

Veteran's Day Holiday - No Classes: Tuesday, November 11

Make-Up Day (Follow Tuesday Schedule): Wednesday, November 12

Make-Up Day (Follow Monday Schedule):Thursday, November 20

Last Day of Regularly Scheduled Classes: Thursday, November 20

Class Make-Up Days/Review: Friday, November 21

Reading Days: November 24-25

Thanksgiving Holiday- No Classes: November 26-28

Final Examinations: December 1- 12

Spring Semester 2026

Registration Opens: October 20-25, 2025

Clinic/Externship Orientation: Monday, January 12

Classes Begin: Tuesday, January 13

Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday - No Classes: Monday, January 19

Make-Up Day (Follow Monday Schedule): Tuesday, January 20

Last Day to Drop/Add Classes: Tuesday, January 20

President's Day Holiday - No Classes: Monday, February 16

Spring Break - No Classes: March 9 - 13

Make-Up Day (Follow Monday Schedule): Wednesday, April 22

Last Day of Regularly Scheduled Classes: Wednesday, April 22

Reading Period/Make-Up Days (if necessary): April 23-24

Final Examinations: April 27 - May 8

Commencement: Friday, May 15 (Tentative)

Summer Semester 2026

Registration Opens: March 16-18, 2026

Classes Begin: Monday, May 18

Memorial Day Holiday - No Classes: Monday, May 25

Last Day to Drop/Add Classes: Tuesday, May 26

Juneteenth Holiday - No Classes: Friday, June 19

July 4th Holiday - No Classes: Friday, July 3

Make-Up Day (Follow Friday Schedule): July 21 and 22

Last Day of Regularly Scheduled Classes: Wednesday, July

Reading Period/Make-Up Days (if necessary): 22 July 23 - 24

Final Examinations: July 27 – July 31

Course Schedules

Course Registration Information

  • Instructions for Roger Central - Student Self Registration

Registration Dates: 

Spring 202610/20/2510/22/25
Summer 20263/23/263/25/26
Fall 20264/6/264/08/26
Close Course Type Descriptions

Course Types

We have classified RWU Law classes under the following headers. One of the following course types will be attached to each course which will allow students to narrow down their search while looking for classes.

Core Course

Students in the first and second year are required to take classes covering the following aspects of the law—contracts, torts, property, criminal law, civil procedure, and constitutional law, evidence, and professional responsibility.  Along with these aspects, the core curriculum will develop legal reasoning skills.

Elective

After finishing the core curriculum the remaining coursework toward the degree is completed through upper level elective courses.  Students can choose courses that peak their interests or courses that go along with the track they are following.

Seminar

Seminars are classes where teachers and small groups of students focus on a specific topic and the students complete a substantial research paper.

Clinics/Externships

Inhouse Clinics and Clinical Externships legal education is law school training in which students participate in client representation under the supervision of a practicing attorney or law professor.  RWU Law's Clinical Programs offer unique and effective learning opportunities and the opportunity for practical experience while still in law school.