2021–22 Academic Calendar
Summer 2021
Academic Calendar
| Date |
Day |
Event |
| May 10 |
Monday |
First day of classes |
| May 11 |
Tuesday |
Last day for add/drop |
| June 24 |
Thursday |
Last day of classes. Last day to withdraw from courses. |
| June 25 |
Friday |
Class makeup day |
| June 28–30 |
Mon–Wed |
Exam Period |
Fall 2021
Academic Calendar
| Date |
Day |
Event |
| August 13-14 |
Fri–Sat |
First-Year Orientation |
| August 16 |
Monday |
1L classes begin |
| August 16 |
Monday |
Business Literacy Bootcamp (for 2Ls) |
| August 18 |
Wednesday |
Upper-level classes begin |
| August 24 |
Tuesday |
Last day to add/drop classes |
| September 6 |
Monday |
Labor Day—university holiday; no classes |
| September 16 |
Thursday |
Yom Kippur—university holiday; no classes |
| November 23 |
Tuesday |
Classes meet on Thursday schedule; last day of 1L classes; last day for 1Ls to withdraw from courses |
| November 24–November 28 |
Wed–Sun |
Thanksgiving Recess |
| November 30 |
Tuesday |
Last day of upper-level classes; last day for upper-level students to withdraw from courses |
| December 1 |
Wednesday |
Class makeup day |
| December 2–15 |
Thurs–Wed |
Examination period |
| December 16 |
Thursday |
Exam makeup day for weather-related postponements; last day for graduating students to complete coursework |
| December 17–January 2 |
Fri–Sun |
Holiday Recess |
Spring 2022
Academic Calendar
| Date |
Day |
Event |
| January 3 |
Monday |
Upper-level classes begin |
| January 3-4 |
Mon–Tues |
Gateway to Practice Program (for 1Ls) |
| January 5 |
Wednesday |
1L classes begin |
| January 7 |
Friday |
Last day to add/drop classes |
| January 17 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day—university holiday; no classes |
| March 14-18 |
Mon–Fri |
Spring Recess |
| April 9 |
Saturday |
Transition to Practice for law students and recent graduates (optional) |
| April 15 |
Friday |
Good Friday—no classes |
| April 19 |
Tuesday |
Classes meet on a Friday schedule; last day of upper-level classes; last day for upper-level students to withdraw from courses |
| April 20 |
Wednesday |
1L classes meet on a Monday schedule |
| April 21 |
Thursday |
1L classes meet on a Tuesday schedule; last day of 1L classes; last day for 1Ls to withdraw from courses |
| April 22 |
Friday |
Class makeup day |
| April 25–May 6 |
Mon-Fri |
Examination period |
| May 6 |
Friday |
Last day for graduating students to complete coursework |
| May 7 |
Saturday |
School of Law Commencement |
* All references to “1Ls” and "2Ls" include both day and evening sections. Evening students are encouraged, but not required, to attend Business Literacy Bootcamp and the Gateway to Practice program.
Summer 2022
Academic Calendar
| Date |
Day |
Event |
| May 9 |
Monday |
First day of classes |
| June 23 |
Thursday |
Last day of classes |
| June 24 |
Friday |
Class makeup day |
| June 27-29 |
Mon–Wed |
Examination period |
