Academic Calendar

Printable Versions

• Law Calendar 23-24 (PDF)

First Semester (2023)

August 7 (Monday)

• Faculty Return
• 1L Professionalism Ceremony and Reception

August 9-15 (Wednesday–Tuesday)

• Faculty Orientation

August 8-11 (Tuesday–Friday)

• Set Your Sails for First-Year Success

August 14–18 (Monday–Friday)

• Set Your Sails for First-Year Success

August 21 (Monday)

• Classes begin

August 21–25 (Monday–Friday)

• Add/Drop Week

August 25 (Friday)

• Last day to add or drop a class until 4 p.m.

September 21 (Thursday)

• 1L Reading Day

September 22 (Friday)

• 1L Midterm Exams

October 12-13 (Thursday–Friday)

• Fall Break

November 17 (Friday)

• Thanksgiving Break begins after last class

November 20-24 (Monday–Friday)

• Thanksgiving Break

December 1 (Friday)

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

December 4–5 (Monday–Tuesday)

• Reading Days

December 6–15 (Wednesday–Friday)

• Final examinations

December 15 (Friday)

• Fall semester ends

TBD

• 1L grades due

TBD

• 2L, 3L grades due

Winter Break

December 16–January 7

Research Intensive

January 8–12 (Monday–Friday)

• 1L Required Research Intensive (part of LS II)

Second Semester (2024)

January 8 (Monday)

• Intensives begin
• Faculty return

January 15 (Monday)

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

January 15–19 (Monday–Friday)

• Add/Drop Period

January 19 (Friday)

• Last day to add or drop a class until 4 p.m.

March 8 (Friday)

• Spring Break begins after last class

March 11-15 (Monday-Friday)

• Spring Break

March 27 (Wednesday)

• Annual Assessment Day

April 1 (Monday)

• Easter Holiday
• No classes

April 26 (Friday)

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

April  29-30 (Monday–Tuesday)

• Reading Days

May 1-10 (Wednesday–Friday)

• Final examinations

May  9-11 (Thursday-Saturday)

• Commencement Ceremonies

May 10 (Friday)

• Spring semester ends

TBD

• Grades due

Summer Session

May 13–August 16