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.
| Summer Term 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| May 19 | Tuesday | Classes Begin Full Summer Term & Summer Session 1 |
| June 19 | Friday | Classes End Summer Session 1 |
| June 30 | Tuesday | Classes Begin Summer Session 2 |
| July 31 | Friday | Classes End Summer Session 2 |
| August 3 | Monday | Exams Begin |
| August 7 | Friday | Exams End |
| Fall Term 2020 | ||
| August 10 | Monday | JD 1L Foundations Week Begins |
| August 12 | Wednesday | LLM Orientation Begins |
| August 17 | Monday | Classes Begin JD, LLM, and SJD |
| November 6 | Friday | Classes End JD, LLM, and SJD |
| November 7 - 9 | Saturday - Monday | Reading Days |
| November 10 | Tuesday | Exams Begin |
| November 24 | Tuesday | Exams End |
| November 25 - January 10 | Wednesday - Sunday | Winter Recess |
| December 16 | Wednesday | Final Grades Due |
| Spring Term 2021 Tentative | ||
| January 11 | Monday | LLM Orientation Begins |
| January 13 | Wednesday | Classes Begin JD, LLM, SJD |
| January 18 | Monday | MLK Holiday No Classes |
| March 8 - 12 | Monday - Friday | Spring Break No Classes |
| April 28 | Wednesday | Classes End |
| April 29 - 30 | Thursday - Friday | Reading Days |
| May 3 | Monday | Exams Begin |
| May 14 | Friday | Exams End |
| May 16 | Sunday | Hooding |
| May 17 | Monday | Commencement |
| May 25 | Tuesday | Final Grades Due |
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 2020 | ||
|---|---|---|
| May 19 | Tuesday | Classes Begin MSL |
| August 7 | Friday | Classes End MSL |
| August 17 | Monday | Final Grades Due |
| Fall Term 2020 | ||
| August 17 | Monday | MSL New Student Orientation Opens by 5:00 pm EST |
| August 24 | Monday | Classes Begin MSL |
| December 4 | Friday | Classes End MSL |
| December 14 | Monday | Final Grades Due |
| Spring Term 2021 | ||
| January 6 | Wednesday | MSL New Student Orientation Opens by 5:00 pm EST |
| January 13 | Wednesday | Classes Begin MSL |
| April 28 | Wednesday | Classes End MSL |
| May 10 | Monday | Final Grades Due |
| May 16 | Sunday | Hooding |
| May 17 | Monday | Commencement |
