Academic calendar
| 2019-2020 Academic Year | |
| Fall 2019 | |
| Orientation | New LLM, MCL, SJD, PhD and Exchange Students: Monday, August 12 – Wednesday, August 14 required orientation sessions; optional orientation activities August 15, 16 and 19 New JD Students: Thursday-Friday, August 15-16 and Monday, August 19 |
| Drop/Add | Thursday, August 15 through Monday, August 26 |
| Classes Start | Tuesday, August 20 (Monday class schedule to replace Tuesday class schedule due to the Labor Day holiday) |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 2 (classes do not meet) |
| Fall Break | Monday, October 14 through Friday, October 18 |
| Classes Resume | Monday, October 21 |
| Classes End | Tuesday, November 26 |
| Thanksgiving Recess | Wednesday, November 27 through Friday, November 29 (classes do not meet) |
| Reading Days | Monday, December 2 - Wednesday, December 4 |
| Exams Start | Thursday, December 5 |
| Exams End | Friday, December 20 |
| Spring 2020 | |
| Wintersession | Tuesday, January 7 through Friday, January 10 |
| Drop/Add | Monday, January 13 through Tuesday, January 21 |
| Classes Start | Wednesday, January 15 (Monday class schedule to replace Wednesday schedule due to MLK holiday) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday, January 20 (classes do not meet) |
| Spring Break | Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 20 |
| Classes Resume | Monday, March 23 |
| Classes End | Wednesday, April 22 |
| Reading Days | Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24 |
| Exams Start | Monday, April 27 |
| Exams End | Friday, May 8 |
| Law School Commencement | Saturday, May 9 |
| 2020-2021 Academic Year | |
| Fall, 2020 | |
| Orientation | New LLM, MCL, SJD, PhD Students: Mandatory orientation sessions Monday, August 10-Wednesday, August 12; Optional activities Thursday, August 13, and Friday, August 14 New JD Students: Mandatory orientation sessions Wednesday, August 12- Friday, August 14. |
| Drop/Add | Thursday, August 13 through Monday, August 24 |
| Classes Start | Tuesday, August 18 (Monday class schedule to replace Tuesday class schedule due to the Labor Day holiday) |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 7 (Classes do not meet) |
| Fall Break | Monday, October 12 through Friday, October 16 |
| Classes Resume | Monday, October 19 |
| Classes End | Tuesday, November 24 |
| Thanksgiving Recess | Wednesday, November 25 through Friday, November 27 (Classes do not meet) |
| Reading Days | Monday, November 30 through Wednesday, December 2 |
| Exams Start | Thursday, December 3 |
| Exams End | Friday, December 18 |
| Spring, 2021 | |
| Wintersession | Tuesday, January 5 through Friday, January 8 |
| Drop/Add | Monday, January 11 through Tuesday, January 19 |
| Classes Start | Wednesday, January 13 (Monday class schedule to replace Wednesday class schedule due to the MLK Day holiday) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday, January 18 (Classes do not meet) |
| Spring Break | Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19 |
| Classes Resume | Monday, March 22 |
| Classes End | Wednesday, April 21 |
| Reading Days | Thursday and Friday, April 22 and April 23 |
| Exams Start | Monday, April 26 |
| Exams End | Friday, May 7 |
| Commencement | Saturday, May 8 |