Fall 2020 Law School Academic Calendar
Monday, Aug. 17 | Orientation for 1L and new LLM students (with some online events preceding this week) |
Monday, Aug. 24 | Classes Begin |
Friday, Aug. 28 | Deadline for registration and all schedule assignments |
Friday, Sept. 4 | Tuition payment deadline |
Monday, Sept. 7 (Labor Day) | Classes In Session |
Monday, Sept. 21 | Deadline to declare JD Writing Requirement |
Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 19-20 (Usually Fall Break): | Classes In Session |
Friday, Nov. 20 | Last day of classes |
Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 23-24 | University Holidays (in lieu of Fall Break) |
Wednesday, Nov. 25 | University Holiday (in lieu of Labor Day) |
Thursday-Friday, Nov. 26-27 | University Holidays (Thanksgiving) |
Saturday-Wednesday, Nov. 28-Dec. 2 | Reading period Held Remotely |
Thursday-Wednesday, Dec. 3-16 | Final Exams Held Remotely |
Winter/Spring 2021 Law School Academic Calendar
Winter short session 2021 - Fully remote instruction
Monday, Jan. 4 | Winter short session law classes begin |
Tuesday, Jan. 5 | Deadline for all schedule adjustments |
Friday, Jan. 15 | Last day of winter short session law classes |
Monday, January 18 | MLK Holiday; University Holiday, school closed |
Tuesday-Wednesday, January 19 - 20 | Final exams |
Spring Semester 2021 - Hybrid instruction
TDB | New Student Orientation/jump-start |
Wednesday, Jan. 27 | Law Classes begin |
Monday, Feb. 1 | Official start of University spring semester |
Friday, Feb. 5 | Deadline for registration and all schedule adjustments |
Friday, Feb. 12 | Tuition payment deadline |
Friday, Feb. 19 | Deadline to declare JD Writing Requirement |
Friday, Feb. 19 | Deadline to apply for May 2021 graduation |
Thursday, March 11 | Study break day; no law classes |
Tuesday, March 16 | Study break day; no law classes |
Wednesday, March 24 |
Study break day; no law classes |
Friday, April 23 |
Make-up day* (*on Friday April 23, law school will follow a Tuesday class schedule) |
Friday, April 30 | Last day of law classes |
Saturday.-Wednesday, May 1-5 | Reading period |
Thursday-Friday, May 6-14 | Final exams |
Friday, May 14 | End of term |
Saturday -Sunday, May 15-16 | Law graduation celebrations (tentative) |
Sunday, May 30 | University Commencement; degree conferral |