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 |
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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 |