Academic Calendar
This calendar includes key academic dates for the semester, such as holidays, exam periods, and modifications to class schedules. Some dates are subject to change.
2025-2026 Academic Year Calendar
Fall 2025
| August 11-15 | Monday-Friday | MSL Orientation |
| August 12-15 | Tuesday-Friday | Orientation
|
| August 18 | Monday | Classes begin for 1L students; International LLM and MSL students enrolled in 1L courses |
| August 22 | Friday | First Day of Add/Drop and Orientations for 2L and U.S. LLM students |
| August 25 | Monday | Classes begin for 2L, 3L, 4L, and all LLM and MSL students |
| September 1 | Monday | Labor Day Holiday (no classes) |
| September 2 | Tuesday | Last Day of Add/Drop |
| September 15 | Monday | Last Day for Credit/No Credit Option |
| October 13 | Monday | 1L Reading Period |
| October 14 | Tuesday | 1L Mid-Term Exams |
| October 15-17 | Wednesday-Friday | 1L Fall Recess |
| November 24 | Monday | Last Day of Fall Semester Classes |
| November 25 | Tuesday | Snow Day |
| November 26-28 | Wednesday-Friday | Thanksgiving Recess |
| December 1-2 | Monday-Tuesday | Reading Period |
| December 3-15 | Wednesday-Monday | Examination Period |
| December 16 | Tuesday | Examination Make-Up Day |
Spring 2026
| January 8-9 | Thursday-Friday | Transfer (Thursday), LLM, and MSL Orientation: For new students only |
| January 9 | Friday | First Day of Add/Drop |
| January 12 | Monday | Classes Begin for All Students |
| January 19 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes) |
| January 20 | Tuesday | Last Day of Add/Drop |
| February 2 | Monday | Last Day for Credit/No Credit Option |
| February 16 | Monday | Washington’s Birthday Holiday (no classes) |
| March 9-13 | Monday-Friday | Spring Recess (no classes) |
| April 21 | Tuesday | Constructive Monday (all Monday classes held); Last Day of Classes |
| April 22-23 | Wednesday-Thursday | Reading Period |
| April 24-May 7 | Friday-Thursday | Examination Period |
| May 8 | Friday | Examination Make-Up Day |
| May 17 | Sunday | University Commencement and Law School Diploma Ceremony |
Summer 2026
| May 18-August 15 | Monday-Saturday | Curricular Practical Training for International Students |
| May 18 | Monday | All Classes Begin; First Day of Add/Drop |
| May 22 | Friday | Last Day for Add/Drop – In Records Office |
| May 25 | Monday | Memorial Day Holiday (no classes) |
| May 29 | Friday | Last day for Credit/No Credit Option |
| June 19 | Friday | Juneteenth National Independence Day (no classes) |
| July 2 | Thursday | Last Day of Most Classes (see schedule) |
| July 3 | Friday | Fourth of July Holiday Observed (no classes) |
| July 7-9 | Tuesday-Thursday | Examination Period |
Future Semesters
- Academic Year 2026-2027
Fall 2026
August 5 Wednesday Transfer Orientation Part I (virtual) August 11-14 Tuesday-Friday Orientation
- International LLM and Exchange (Wednesday-Friday)
- Transfer Orientation Part II (Wednesday, in-person)
- 1L Evening (Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday)
- 1L Day (Thursday and Friday)
August 17 Monday Classes begin for 1L students; International LLM Aug 17-Dec 18 Monday-Thursday Curricular Practical Training for International Students August 20 Thursday 2L Orientation (virtual) August 21 Friday First Day of Add/Drop and Orientation for 2L and U.S. LLM and MSL Students August 24 Monday Classes begin for 2LE, 2L, 3L, 4L, and all LLM and MSL students August 31 Monday Last Day of Add/Drop September 7 Monday Labor Day Holiday (no classes) September 14 Monday Last Day for Credit/No Credit Option October 12 Monday 1L Reading Period October 13 Tuesday 1L Mid-Term Exams October 14-16 Wednesday-Friday 1L Fall Recess November 23 Monday Last Day of Fall Semester Classes November 24 Tuesday Snow Day November 25-27 Wednesday-Friday Thanksgiving Recess Nov 30-Dec 1 Monday-Tuesday Reading Period December 2-14 Wednesday-Monday Examination Period December 15 Tuesday Examination Make-Up Day Spring 2027
January 8 Friday Transfer, LLM, and MSL Orientation: For new students only January 8 Friday First Day of Add/Drop January 11 Monday Classes Begin for All Students Jan 11-May 15 Monday-Saturday Curricular Practical Training for International Students January 18 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes) January 19 Tuesday Last Day of Add/Drop February 1 Monday Last Day for Credit/No Credit Option February 15 Monday Washington’s Birthday Holiday (no classes) March 8-12 Monday-Friday Spring Recess (no classes) April 20 Tuesday Constructive Monday (all Monday classes held); Last Day of Classes April 21-22 Wednesday-Thursday Reading Period April 23-May 6 Friday-Thursday Examination Period May 7 Friday Examination Make-Up Day May 16 Sunday University Commencement and Law School Diploma Ceremony Summer 2027
May 17 Monday All classes begin; first day of Add/Drop May 17-Aug 14 Monday-Saturday Curricular Practical Training for International Students May 21 Friday Last Day for Add/Drop – In Records Office May 28 Friday Last Day for Credit/No Credit Option May 31 Monday Memorial Day Holiday (no classes) June 18 Friday Juneteenth National Independence Day (no classes) July 2 Friday Last Day of Most Classes (see schedule) July 5 Monday Fourth of July Holiday Observed (no classes) July 8-27 Thursday-Tuesday Examination Period
Past Academic Calendars
- Academic Year 2024-2025
Fall 2024
August 12-16 Monday-Friday MSL Orientation August 13-16 Tuesday-Friday Orientation
- International LLM and Exchange (Wednesday-Friday)
- Transfer (Tuesday & Wednesday)
- 1L Evening (Tuesday & Thursday)
- 1L Day (Thursday & Friday)
August 19 Monday Classes begin for:
- 1L students
- International LLM students enrolled in 1L courses
- MSL students enrolled in 1L courses and/or Introduction to U.S. Law & Legal Writing (Law 6950)
August 23 Friday First day of Add/Drop and U.S. LLM Orientation August 26 Monday Classes begin for 2L, 3L, 4L, U.S. LLM students, and MSL Students September 2 Monday Labor Day Holiday (no classes) September 3 Tuesday Last day of Add/Drop September 16 Monday Last day for Credit/No Credit Option October 14 Monday 1L Reading Period October 15 Tuesday 1L Mid-Term Exams October 16-18 Wednesday-Friday 1L Fall Recess November 5 Tuesday Election Day (University holiday; no classes) November 26 Tuesday Last Day of Fall Semester Classes November 27-29 Wednesday-Friday Thanksgiving Recess December 2-4 Monday-Wednesday Reading Period December 5-17 Thursday-Tuesday Examination Period December 18 Wednesday Examination Make-Up Day Spring 2025
January 2-3 Thursday-Friday Transfer (Thursday), LLM, and MSL Orientation: For new students only January 3 Friday First Day of Add/Drop January 6 Monday Classes Begin for All Students January 13 Monday Last Day of Add/Drop January 20 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day (no classes) January 27 Monday Last Day for Credit/No Credit Option February 17 Monday Washington’s Birthday Holiday (no classes) March 3-7 Monday-Friday Spring Recess (no classes) April 15 Tuesday Constructive Monday (all Monday classes held); Last Day of Classes April 16-17 Wednesday-Thursday Reading Period April 18-May 1 Friday-Thursday Examination Period May 2 Friday Examination Make-Up Day May 18 Sunday University Commencement and Law School Diploma Ceremony - Academic Year 2023-2024
View the Academic Year 2023-2024 (PDF) calendar.
- Academic Year 2022-2023
View the Academic Year 2022-2023 (PDF) calendar.
- Academic Year 2021-2022
View the Academic Year 2021-2022 (PDF) calendar
- Academic Year 2020-2021
View the Academic Year 2020-2021 (PDF) calendar.
- Academic Year 2019-2020
View the Academic Year 2019-2020 (PDF) calendar.
The law school academic calendar is updated frequently throughout the year. Please visit the records office for updates, complete semester details, and academic calendar supplements.