School of Law Academic Calendar
2018-19 Academic Calendar
Summer 2018
| May 14 | Monday | Classes begin |
| June 28 | Thursday | Last day to withdraw from courses; last day of classes |
| June 29-July 1 | Fri-Sun | Reading period |
| July 2-5 | Mon-Thurs | Examination period |
| July 4 | Wednesday | Independence Day—university holiday; no classes |
Fall 2018
| August 15-16 | Wed-Thurs | Business Literacy Bootcamp (for rising 2Ls) |
| August 17-18 | Fri-Sat | First Year Orientation |
| August 20 | Monday | Classes begin |
| August 24 | Friday | Last day to add classes |
| September 3 | Monday | Labor Day—university holiday; no classes |
| September 19 | Wednesday | Yom Kippur—university holiday; no classes |
| November 20 | Tuesday | Classes meet on Wednesday schedule |
| November 21-25 | Wed-Sun | Thanksgiving Recess |
| November 30 | Friday | Last day to withdraw from courses; last day of classes |
| December 1-4 | Sat-Tue | Reading period/class makeups |
| December 5-18 | Wed-Tue | Examination period |
| December 19 | Wednesday | Exam makeup day for weather related postponements; last day for graduating students to complete course work |
| Dec. 20-Jan. 1 | Thurs-Tue | Holiday Recess |
Spring 2019
| January 3-4 | Thurs-Fri | Gateway to Practice program (for 1Ls) |
| January 7 | Monday | Classes begin |
| January 11 | Friday | Last day to add classes |
| January 14 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day—university holiday; no classes |
| March 9-17 | Sat-Sun | Spring Recess |
| April 13 | Saturday | Business of Law program (for 3Ls and 4Ls) |
| April 19 | Friday | Good Friday—university holiday; no classes |
| April 23 | Tuesday | Classes meet on a Friday schedule; last day of classes; last day to withdraw from courses |
| April 24-28 | Wed-Sun | Reading period/class makeups |
| April 29-May 10 | Mon-Fri | Examination period |
| May 10 | Friday | Last day for graduating students to complete coursework |
| May 12 | Sunday | Commencement |