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 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

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

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

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.