2023–24 Academic Calendar
Summer 2023
Academic Calendar| Date | Day | Event |
|---|
| May 15 | Monday | First day of classes |
| May 29 | Monday | Memorial Day; no classes |
| June 19 | Monday | Juneteenth; no classes |
| June 23 | Friday | Classes meet on a Monday schedule. |
| July 5-7 | Wed–Fri. | Examination period |
| July 3 | Monday | Last day of classes. Last day to withdraw from classes. |
Fall 2023
Academic Calendar| Date | Day | Event |
|---|
| August 18-19 | Fri–Sat | First-Year Orientation |
| August 21 | Monday | 1L classes begin |
| August 21 | Monday | Business Literacy Bootcamp (for 2Ls) |
| August 23 | Wednesday | Upper-level classes begin |
| August 29 | Tuesday | Last day to add/drop classes |
| September 4 | Monday | Labor Day—university holiday; no classes |
| September 25 | Monday | Yom Kippur—university holiday; no classes |
| November 21 | Tuesday | Classes meet on a Monday schedule |
| November 22–26 | Wed–Sun | Thanksgiving Recess |
| December 1 | Friday | Last day of 1L classes; last day for 1Ls to withdraw from courses |
| December 5 | Tuesday | Last day of upper-level classes; last day for upper-level students to withdraw from courses |
| December 6 | Wednesday | Class makeup day |
| December 7-19 | Thursday–Tuesday | Examination period |
| December 20 | Wednesday | Exam makeup day for weather-related postponements; last day for graduating students to complete coursework |
| December 21–January 7 | Thursday–Sunday | Holiday Recess |
Spring 2024
Academic Calendar| Date | Day | Event |
|---|
| January 8 | Monday | Upper-level classes begin |
| January 8-9 | Mon–Tues | Gateway to Practice Program (for 1Ls) |
| January 10 | Wednesday | 1L classes begin |
| January 12 | Friday | Last day to add/drop classes |
| January 15 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day—university holiday; no classes |
| March 11-15 | Mon–Fri | Spring Recess |
| March 29 | Friday | Good Friday—no classes |
| April 13 | Saturday | Transition to Practice for law students and recent graduates (optional) |
| April 23 | Tuesday | Classes meet on a Friday schedule; last day of upper-level classes; last day for upper-level students to withdraw from courses |
| April 24 | Wednesday | 1L classes meet on a Monday schedule |
| April 25 | Thursday | 1L classes meet on a Tuesday schedule; last day of 1L classes; last day for 1Ls to withdraw from courses |
| April 26 | Friday | Class makeup day |
| April 29–May 10 | Mon–Friday | Examination period |
| May 10 | Friday | 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 2024
Academic Calendar| Date | Day | Event |
|---|
| May 13 | Monday | First day of classes |
| May 27 | Monday | Memorial Day—university holiday; no classes |
| June 19 | Wednesday | Juneteenth; no classes |
| June 21 | Friday | Classes meet on a Wednesday schedule |
| June 28 | Friday | Last day of classes |
| July 1-3 | Wednesday–Friday | Examination period |
