2024–25 Academic Calendar
Summer 2024
Academic Calendar| Date | Day | Event |
|---|
| May 13 | Monday | First day of classes |
| May 27 | Monday | Memorial Day; no classes |
| June 19 | Wednesday | Juneteenth; no classes |
| June 21 | Friday | Classes meet on a Wednesday schedule. |
| June 28 | Friday | Last day of classes. Last day to withdraw from classes. |
| July 1-3 | Monday–Wednesday | Final exam period. |
Fall 2024
Academic Calendar| Date | Day | Event |
|---|
| August 16-17 | Fri–Sat | First-Year Orientation |
| August 19 | Monday | 1L classes begin |
| August 19 | Monday | Business Literacy Bootcamp (for 2Ls) |
| August 21 | Wednesday | Upper-level classes begin |
| August 27 | Tuesday | Last day to add/drop classes |
| September 2 | Monday | Labor Day—university holiday; no classes |
| October 11 | Friday | Yom Kippur—university holiday; no classes |
| November 26 | Tuesday | Classes meet on a Friday schedule |
| November 27–December 1 | Wed–Sun | Thanksgiving Recess |
| November 29 | Friday | Last day for 1Ls to withdraw from courses |
| December 3 | Tuesday | Last day of upper-level classes; last day for upper-level students to withdraw from courses |
| December 4 | Wednesday | Class makeup day |
| December 5-17 | Thursday–Tuesday | Examination period |
| December 18 | Wednesday | Exam makeup day for weather-related postponements; last day for graduating students to complete coursework |
| December 19–January 5 | Thursday–Sunday | Holiday Recess |
Spring 2025
Academic Calendar| Date | Day | Event |
|---|
| January 6 | Monday | Upper-level classes begin |
| January 6-7 | Mon–Tues | Gateway to Practice Program (for 1Ls) |
| January 8 | Wednesday | 1L classes begin |
| January 10 | Friday | Last day to add/drop classes |
| January 20 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day—university holiday; no classes |
| March 9-14 | Mon–Fri | Spring Recess |
| April 11 | Saturday | Transition to Practice for law students and recent graduates (optional) |
| April 18 | Friday | Good Friday—no classes |
| April 22 | Tuesday | Classes meet on a Friday schedule; last day of upper-level classes; last day for upper-level students to withdraw from courses |
| April 23 | Wednesday | 1L classes meet on a Monday schedule |
| April 24 | Thursday | 1L classes meet on a Tuesday schedule; last day of 1L classes; last day for 1Ls to withdraw from courses |
| April 25 | Friday | Class makeup day |
| April 28–May 8 | Mon–Thurs. | Examination period |
| May 8 | Thursday | Last day for graduating students to complete coursework. |
| TBD | | School of Law Commencement |
* All references to “1Ls” and "2Ls" include both day and evening sections.
Summer 2025
Academic Calendar| Date | Day | Event |
|---|
| May 12 | Monday | First day of classes |
| May 26 | Monday | Memorial Day—university holiday; no classes |
| June 19 | Thursday | Juneteenth; no classes |
| June 20 | Friday | Classes meet on a Thursday schedule |
| June 27 | Friday | Last day of classes |
| June 30–July 2 | Monday–Wednesday | Examination period |
