2024–25 Academic Calendar
Summer 2024
Academic Calendar
| Date |
Day |
Event |
| May 13 |
Monday |
First day of classes |
| May 27 |
Monday |
Memorial Day; no classes |
| June 19 |
Wednesday |
Juneteenth; no classes |
| June 21 |
Friday |
Classes meet on a Wednesday schedule. |
| June 28 |
Friday |
Last day of classes. Last day to withdraw from classes. |
| July 1-3 |
Monday–Wednesday |
Final exam period. |
Fall 2024
Academic Calendar
| Date |
Day |
Event |
| August 16-17 |
Fri–Sat |
First-Year Orientation |
| August 19 |
Monday |
1L classes begin |
| August 19 |
Monday |
Business Literacy Bootcamp (for 2Ls) |
| August 21 |
Wednesday |
Upper-level classes begin |
| August 27 |
Tuesday |
Last day to add/drop classes |
| September 2 |
Monday |
Labor Day—university holiday; no classes |
| October 11 |
Friday |
Yom Kippur—university holiday; no classes |
| November 26 |
Tuesday |
Classes meet on a Friday schedule |
| November 27–December 1 |
Wed–Sun |
Thanksgiving Recess |
| November 29 |
Friday |
Last day of 1L classes; last day for 1Ls to withdraw from courses |
| December 3 |
Tuesday |
Last day of upper-level classes; last day for upper-level students to withdraw from courses |
| December 4 |
Wednesday |
Class makeup day |
| December 5-17 |
Thursday–Tuesday |
Examination period |
| December 18 |
Wednesday |
Exam makeup day for weather-related postponements; last day for graduating students to complete coursework |
| December 19–January 5 |
Thursday–Sunday |
Holiday Recess |
Spring 2025
Academic Calendar
| Date |
Day |
Event |
| January 6 |
Monday |
Upper-level classes begin |
| January 6-7 |
Mon–Tues |
Gateway to Practice Program (for 1Ls) |
| January 8 |
Wednesday |
1L classes begin |
| January 10 |
Friday |
Last day to add/drop classes |
| January 20 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day—university holiday; no classes |
| March 9-14 |
Mon–Fri |
Spring Recess |
| April 11 |
Saturday |
Transition to Practice for law students and recent graduates (optional) |
| April 18 |
Friday |
Good Friday—no classes |
| April 22 |
Tuesday |
Classes meet on a Friday schedule; last day of upper-level classes; last day for upper-level students to withdraw from courses |
| April 23 |
Wednesday |
1L classes meet on a Monday schedule |
| April 24 |
Thursday |
1L classes meet on a Tuesday schedule; last day of 1L classes; last day for 1Ls to withdraw from courses |
| April 25 |
Friday |
Class makeup day |
| April 28–May 8 |
Mon–Thurs. |
Examination period |
| May 8 |
Thursday |
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 2025
Academic Calendar
| Date |
Day |
Event |
| May 12 |
Monday |
First day of classes |
| May 26 |
Monday |
Memorial Day—university holiday; no classes |
| June 16 |
Monday |
Juneteenth; no classes |
| June 20 |
Friday |
Classes meet on a Monday schedule |
| June 27 |
Friday |
Last day of classes |
| June 30–July 2 |
Monday–Wednesday |
Examination period |
