Annual Course Schedule

The following schedule reflects courses taught by LDL program faculty. To see schedules for courses taught by other faculty, refer to courses.illinois.edu or the University’s registration system.

Our LDL courses are always held on Mondays evenings United States time during the Spring, Fall, and Summer A. During Summer B, we typically switch to a daytime (US) schedule, still on Mondays.

Yearly Schedule

Select a link to view the course description and access links to the learning materials

THIS LIST IS CURRENTLY PENDING REVISIONS: TBD

Exam-Dissertation Sequence Courses (EPOL 586, 587, 588, 591, 599) are offered every term.

Finding Other Available Courses

Visit Course Explorer to see course schedules for research, and elective courses outside the LDL program for the current and upcoming (starting about mid-term) semesters.

You can filter by year, semester, term, department, course level, delivery method, and more. Refer to previous terms to get an idea of what may be offered in the future, but recurring schedules are not guaranteed.

Term Start and End Dates

See the office of the Registrar’s Calendar: https://registrar.illinois.edu/academic-calendars/spring-academic-calendar-25/ for add-drop deadlines and more.

TermStart DateEnd Date
Summer A 2024May 13, 2024June 23, 2024
Summer B 2024June 24, 2024August 1, 2024
Fall A 2024August 26, 2024October 11, 2024
Fall B 2024October 14, 2024December 4, 2024
Spring A 2025January 21, 2025March 14, 2025
Spring B 2025March 15, 2025 (no classes March 17-21st)May 7, 2025
Summer A 2025May 12, 2025June 22, 2025
Summer B 2025June 23, 2025August 7, 2025