School of Law Academic Calendar
| Fall Semester | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Orientation | August 13-16 | August 12-15 |
| Fall Classes Begin | August 19 | August 18 |
| Last day to drop without a W | September 1 | August 31 |
| Labor Day | September 2 (No classes) | September 1 (No classes) |
| Last day to receive partial refund of tuition | September 22 | September 21 |
| Fall Break | October 21-22 | October 20-21 |
| Law classes in session Wednesday before Thanksgiving | November 27 (Monday schedule) | November 26 (Monday schedule) |
| Thanksgiving | November 28 | November 27 |
| Legislative Day(s) | November 27 (Monday schedule) | November 26 (Monday schedule) |
| Fall Classes End | November 27 | November 26 |
| Fall Reading Period | Nov. 29-Dec. 1 | Nov. 28-30 |
| Fall Exams | December 2-December 13 | December 1- December 12 |
| Last day for graduating students' exams | December 13 (morning) | December 12 (morning) |
| Mid-Year Graduation Celebration | December 14 | December 13 |
| Law School December Graduates Reception | December 17 | December 16 |
| Fall Degree Conferral | December 14 | December 13 |
| Spring Semester | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester Begins | January 8 | January 7 |
| Legislative Day | January 9 (Monday schedule) | January 8 (Monday schedule) |
| Martin Luther King Day - No Classes | January 20 | January 19 |
| Last day to drop without a W | January 26 | January 25 |
| Well-Being Day - No Classes | February 5 | February 11 |
| Last day to receive partial refund of tuition | February 16 | February 15 |
| Spring Break - No Classes | March 10-14 | March 9-13 |
| Good Friday - No Classes | April 18 | April 3 |
| Legislative Day | NA | NA |
| Spring Classes End | April 25 |
April 24 |
| Spring Reading Period | April 26-April 28 | April 25-April 27 |
| Spring Exams | April 29- May 12 | April 28 - May 11 |
| Last day for graduating students' exams | May 9 | May 8 |
| Hooding Ceremony | May 15, 1:00 p.m. | TBD |
| Commencement and Spring Conferral | May 17 | May 16 |
| Summer | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Summer Session in Madrid Begins |
May 19 | May 18 |
| Summer Session Begins | May 19 | May 18 |
| Memorial Day – No classes | May 26 | May 25 |
| Juneteenth - No classes | June 19 | June 19 |
| Independence Day – No classes | July 4 | July 3 (observed) |
| Legislative Day | July 8 (Thursday schedule) |
NA |
| Summer Session Ends | July 8 |
July 6 |
| Summer Session Exams | July 14 and 16 | July 13-15 |
| Summer Degree Conferral | August 16 | August 15 |