School of Law Academic Calendar

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

2025–26 Academic Calendar

Fall 2025

Academic Calendar

Date	Day	Event
August 15-16	Friday - Saturday	First Year Orientation
August 18	Monday	Fall 2025 classes begin
August 22	Friday	Last day to add/drop classes
September 1	Monday	Labor Day - university holiday; no classes
October 2	Thursday	Yom Kippur - university holiday; no classes
November 25	Tuesday	Classes meet on a Thursday schedule
November 26-30	Wednesday - Sunday	Thanksgiving Recess
December 2	Tuesday	Last day of classes
December 3	Wednesday	Class makeup day - Last day to withdraw from a class
December 4-16	Thursday - Tuesday	Examination Period
December 17	Wednesday	Exam makeup day due to inclement weather - Last day for graduating students to complete coursework
December 18 - January 4	Thursday - Sunday	Holiday Recess

 Spring 2026

Academic Calendar

Date	Day	Event
January 5	Monday	Spring 2026 classes begin
January 9	Friday	Last day to add/drop classes
January 19	Monday	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - university holiday; no classes
March 9-13	Monday - Friday	Spring Recess; no classes
April 3	Friday	Good Friday - university holiday; no classes
April 21	Tuesday	Classes meet on a Friday schedule
April 24	Friday	Last day to withdraw from classes
April 27 - May 7	Monday - Thursday	Examination period
May 7	Thursday	Last day for graduating students to complete coursework
May 8	Friday	Law School Commencement

Summer 2026

Academic Calendar

Date	Day	Event
May 11	Monday	Summer 2026 classes begin
June 19	Friday	Juneteenth - university holiday; no classes
June 25	Thursday	Last day to withdraw from summer classes
June 29 - July 2	Monday - Thursday	Examination period