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

Classes End

Monday, October 19

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