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Academic Year 26-27

Fall Semester (2026)

August 10, Monday

  •  Faculty Return
  •  1L Professionalism Ceremony & Reception

August 11-18, Tuesday-Tuesday

  •  Faculty Orientation

August 10-14, Monday-Friday

  •  1L Student Orientation

August 17-21, Monday-Friday

  • 1L Student Orientation

August 24, Monday

  • Classes begin

August 24-28, Monday-Friday

  • Add/Drop Week

August 28, Friday

  •  Last day to add or drop a class until 4 PM

September 24, Thursday

  •  1L Reading Day

September 25, Friday

  •  1L Midterm Exams

October 15-16, Thursday-Friday

  •  Fall Break

November 20, Friday

  • Thanksgiving Break begins after last class

November 23-27, Monday-Friday

  •  Thanksgiving Break

December 4, Friday

  • Last day of classes
  • Last day to withdraw from a class with a “W”

December 7-8, Monday-Tuesday

  • Reading Days

December 9-18, Wednesday-Friday

  • Final examinations

December 18 Friday

  • Fall semester ends

January 4, Monday

  •  Grades Due

WINTER BREAK

  • December 19-January 17

RESEARCH  INTENSIVE       

  • January 11-15, Monday-Friday
  •  1L Required Research Intensive (Part of LS II)

Second Semester (2027)

January 11, Monday

  • Intensives begin
  • Faculty Return

January 18, Monday

  • Classes begin
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Day of Service

January 18-22, Monday-Friday

  • Add/Drop Period

January 22, Friday

  • Last day to add or drop a class until 4PM

March 12, Friday

  • Spring Break begins after last class

March 15-19, Monday-Friday

  • Spring Break

March 29, Monday

  •  Easter Holiday – No Classes

March 31, Wednesday

  •  Annual Assessment Day

April 30, Friday

  • Last day of classes
  • Last day to withdraw from a class with a “W”

May 3-4, Monday-Tuesday

  • Reading Days

May 5-14, Wednesday-Friday

  • Final examinations

May 14, Friday

  • Spring semester ends

May 13-15, Friday-Saturday

  • Commencement Ceremonies

June 3, Thursday

  • Grades Due

SUMMER SESSION

  • May 17-August 20