| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Fall, 2023 | |
| Orientation | New LLM, MCL, SJD, PhD and exchange students: Mandatory orientation sessions: August 10, 11, 14 Optional activities: August 12-13 New JD students: August 9 through August 11 |
| Classes start | Tuesday, August 15 |
| Drop/Add end | Monday, August 21 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 4 (Classes do not meet) Tuesday, September 5 Classes meet on a Monday schedule |
| Fall Break | Monday, October 9 through Friday, October 13 |
| Classes resume | Monday, October 16 |
| Classes end | Tuesday, November 21 |
| Thanksgiving recess | Wednesday, November 22 through Friday, November 24 (Classes do not meet) |
| Reading days | Monday, November 27 through Wednesday, November 29 |
| Exams start | Thursday, November 30 |
| Exams end | Friday, December 15 |
| Spring, 2024 | |
| Wintersession | Wednesday, January 3 through Saturday, January 6 |
| Classes start | Wednesday, January 10 (Monday class schedule to replace Wednesday class schedule due to the MLK Day holiday) |
| Drop/Add end | Tuesday, January 16 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | Monday, January 15 (Classes do not meet) |
| Spring Break | Monday, March 11 through Friday, March 15 |
| Classes resume | Monday, March 18 |
| Solar total eclipse | April 8 (In-person classes canceled) |
| Classes end | Wednesday, April 17 |
| Reading days | Thursday and Friday, April 18 and April 19 |
| Exams start | Monday, April 22 |
| Exams end | Friday, May 3 |
| Law School Recognition Ceremony | Saturday, May 4 |
