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.
2024-2025 Academic Year Calendar
Fall 2024
| August 12-16 | Monday-Friday | MSL Orientation |
| August 13-16 | Tuesday-Friday | Orientation
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| August 19 | Monday | Classes begin for:
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| 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 |
Summer 2025
| May 19 | Monday | All Classes Begin; First Day of Add/Drop |
| May 23 | Friday | Last Day for Add/Drop – In Records Office |
| May 26 | Monday | Memorial Day Holiday (no classes) |
| May 30 | Friday | Last day for Credit/No Credit Option |
| June 19 | Thursday | Juneteenth National Independence Day (no classes) |
| July 3 | Thursday | Last Day of Most Classes (see schedule) |
| July 4 | Friday | Fourth of July Holiday (no classes) |
| July 8-10 | Tuesday-Thursday | Examination Period |
| May 19-August 16 | Monday-Saturday | Curricular Practical Training for International Students |
Future Academic Calendar
- Academic Year 2025-2026
Fall 2025
August 11-15 Monday-Friday MSL Orientation August 12-15 Tuesday-Friday Orientation
- International LLM and Exchange (Wednesday-Friday)
- Transfer (Wednesday)
- 1L Evening (Tuesday, Thursday & Friday)
- 1L Day (Thursday & Friday)
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 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
Past Academic Calendars
- Academic Year 2023-2024 (PDF)
- Academic Year 2022-2023 (PDF)
- Academic Year 2021-2022 (PDF)
- Academic Year 2020-2021 (PDF)
- Academic Year 2019-2020 (PDF)
- Academic Year 2018-2019 (PDF)
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.