Academic Calendar-School of Law

School of Law

Fall 2026 Calendar - August 17 - December 11, 2026

August
17-18 Monday-Tuesday 1L Orientation
19 Wednesday First Day of Classes (follow Monday schedule)
28 Friday Last day to add courses to or drop individual courses
September
7 Monday Labor Day (No classes)
October
1-2 Thursday-Friday 1L Mid-Term Exams (No 1L classes)
15-18 Thursday-Sunday Fall Recess. (No classes)
November
20 Friday Last Day of Classes
23-29 Saturday-Sunday Thanksgiving Recess (No classes)
30 Monday First Day of Exams
Nov. 30-Dec. 11 Monday-Friday Final Exams
December
18-19 Friday-Saturday Graduation Festivities
19 Saturday December Degree Conferral Date

Spring 2027 Calendar - January 13 - May 7, 2027

January
13 Wednesday First Day of Classes (follow Monday schedule)
14 Thursday (follow Monday schedule)
18 Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No classes)
22 Friday Last day to add or drop individual courses
February
25-26 Thursday-Friday 1L Midterm Exams (No 1L classes)
March
6-14 Saturday-Sunday Spring Recess (No classes)
26-29 Friday-Monday Easter Recess (No classes)
April
23 Friday Last Day of Classes
April 26-May 7 Monday-Friday Final Exams
May
13-15 Thursday-Saturday Graduation Festivities
15 Saturday May Degree Conferral Date

Summer Session 2027 - May 12 - August 11, 2027

Term 1
May
10-11 Monday-Tuesday AJD Orientation
12 Wednesday First day of AJD classes
17 Monday First day of 2L and 3L classes
19 Wednesday Last day to add or drop individual courses
31 Monday Memorial Day (No classes)
June
18 Friday Juneteenth Holiday Observed (No classes)
25 Friday Last day of classes
28-30 Monday - Wednesday Exams
Term 2
July
5 Monday Independence Day Observed. (No classes)
6 Tuesday First day of classes
8 Thursday Last day to add or drop individual courses
August
6 Friday Last day of classes
9-11 Monday - Wednesday Exams
14 Saturday August Degree Conferral Date