| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Fall 2021 | |
| Orientation | New LLM, MCL, SJD, PhD students: Mandatory orientation sessions Thursday, August 12 through Saturday, August 14 New JD students: Mandatory orientation sessions Friday, August 13 through Saturday, August 14 |
| Drop/add | Thursday, August 12 through Monday, August 23 |
| Classes start | Tuesday, August 17 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 6 (classes do not meet) Tuesday, September 7 (classes meet on a Monday schedule) |
| Fall break | Monday, October 4 through Friday, October 8 |
| Classes resume | Monday, October 11 |
| Classes end | Tuesday, November 23 |
| Thanksgiving recess | Wednesday, November 24 through Friday, November 26 (classes do not meet) |
| Reading days | Monday, November 29 through Wednesday, December 1 |
| Exams begin | Thursday, December 2 |
| Exams end | Friday, December 17 |
| Spring 2022 | |
| Wintersession | Tuesday, January 4 through Friday, January 7 |
| Drop/Add | Monday, January 10 through Tuesday, January 18 |
| Classes start | Wednesday, January 12 (Monday class schedule to replace Wednesday class schedule due to MLK Day holiday) |
| Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday | Monday, January 17 (Classes do not meet) |
| Spring break | Monday, March 14 through Friday, March 18 |
| Classes resume | Monday, March 21 |
| Classes end | Wednesday, April 20 |
| Reading days | Thursday and Friday, April 21 and April 22 |
| Exams start | Monday, April 25 |
| Exams end | Friday, May 6 |
| Law School commencement | Saturday, May 7 |
