School of Law Academic Calendar
| Fall Semester | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Orientation | August 14-16 | August 13-16 |
| Fall Classes Begin | August 18 | August 19 |
| Last day to drop without a W | September 3 | September 1 |
| Labor Day | September 4 (No classes) | September 2 (No classes) |
| Last day to receive partial refund of tuition | September 24 | September 22 |
| Fall Break | October 23-24 | October 21-22 |
| Law classes in session Wednesday before Thanksgiving | November 22 | November 27 (Monday schedule) |
| Thanksgiving | November 23-24 | November 28 |
| Legislative Day(s) | November 29 (Monday schedule) | November 27 (Monday schedule) |
| Fall Classes End | November 30 | November 27 |
| Fall Reading Period | December 1-3 | Nov. 29-Dec. 1 |
| Fall Exams | December 4-December 15 | December 2- December 13 |
| Last day for graduating students' exams | December 15 (morning) | December 13 (morning) |
| Mid-Year Graduation Celebration | December 16 | December 14 |
| Law School December Graduates Reception | December 19 | December 17 |
| Fall Degree Conferral | December 16 | December 14 |
| Spring Semester | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester Begins | January 8 | January 8 |
| Legislative Day | NA | January 9 (Monday schedule) |
| Martin Luther King Day - No Classes | January 15 | January 20 |
| Last day to drop without a W | January 21 | January 19 |
| Last day to receive partial refund of tuition | February 11 | February 9 |
| Well-Being Day - No Classes | February 14 | February 5 |
| Spring Break - No Classes | March 11-15 | March 10-14 |
| Good Friday - No Classes | March 29 | April 18 |
| Legislative Day | April 23 (Friday schedule) | NA |
| Spring Classes End | April 24 |
April 25 |
| Spring Reading Period | April 25-April 28 | April 26-April 28 |
| Spring Exams | April 29- May 13 | April 29 - May 12 |
| Last day for graduating students' exams | May 10 | May 9 |
| Hooding Ceremony | May 16, 1:00 p.m. | TBD |
| Commencement and Spring Conferral | May 18 | May 17 |
| Summer | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Summer Session in Madrid Begins |
May 20 | May 19 |
| Summer Session Begins | May 20 | May 19 |
| Memorial Day – No classes | May 27 | May 26 |
| Juneteenth - No classes | June 19 | June 19 |
| Independence Day – No classes | July 4 | July 4 |
| Legislative Day | July 9 (Thursday schedule) |
July 8 (Thursday schedule) |
| Summer Session Ends | July 10 |
July 8 |
| Summer Session Exams | July 15-17 | July 14-16 |
| Summer Degree Conferral | August 17 | August 16 |