Academic Calendar

Below, please find the academic calendar for the residential programs (JD, LLM, SJD). There is a separate academic calendar for the online MSL degree and certificate programs.

Current Academic Year

Fall Term 2023
August 21 - 25	Monday - Friday	1L JD Foundations Week
August 28	Monday	Classes Begin JD upper-level, LLM, and SJD
September 4	Monday	Labor Day Classes meet; Offices closed for staff holiday
October 12 - 13	Thursday - Friday	Fall Break No classes
November 20	Monday	Classes follow THURSDAY schedule
November 21	Tuesday	Classes follow FRIDAY schedule
November 22 - 24	Wednesday - Friday	Thanksgiving Holiday Offices closed on Thursday and Friday
December 8	Friday	Classes End JD, LLM, and SJD
December 11	Monday	Self-Scheduled Exams Begin
December 12	Tuesday	Scheduled Exams Begin
December 21	Thursday	All Exams End
December 22 - January 15	Friday - Monday	Winter Recess
Spring Term 2024
January 16	Tuesday	Classes Begin JD, LLM, SJD
March 11 - 15	Monday - Friday	Spring Break No classes
April 29	Monday	Classes End
April 30	Tuesday	Reading Day
May 1	Wednesday	Self-Scheduled Exams Begin
May 2	Thursday	Scheduled Exams Begin
May 13	Monday	All Exams End
May 20	Monday	University Commencement Tentative A separate Law Hooding ceremony is planned, but the date has not yet been determined.

Summer Term 2024
May 27	Monday	Classes Begin
August 2	Friday	Classes End

Below, please find the academic calendar for the online programs (MSL Degree and Certificates). There is a separate academic calendar for the residential degree programs (JD, LLM, SJD).

Summer Term 2024
May 27	Monday	Classes Begin MSL
August 11	Sunday	Classes End MSL