Academic Calendar
* unless otherwise specified in course description, by professor, or by Registrar’s Office
Spring 2025
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January Intersession (1L Negotiation Course)
January 06, 2025
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First day of spring classes
January 13, 2025
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Last day to add a spring upper-level course without faculty approval*
January 18, 2025
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Last day to add a spring upper-level course without faculty approval
January 19, 2025
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Martin Luther King holiday – no classes
January 20, 2025
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All Waitlists Cleared (full term courses)
January 24, 2025
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Last day to drop an upper-level course without a PW (permitted withdrawal) reflected on transcript
February 06, 2025
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Spring Break – no classes
March 06, 2025
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Last day to drop an upper-level course without faculty approval
March 09, 2025
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2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony
April 04, 2025
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7:30 am – Online registration for fall classes for current 3Ls
April 15, 2025
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7:30 am – Online registration for fall classes for current 2Ls
April 17, 2025
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7:30 am – Online registration for fall classes for current 1Ls | 7:45 am – Continuing LLM/MLS students
April 17, 2025
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Last day of classes
April 18, 2025
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Final Exam period begins
April 21, 2025
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Final Exam period ends
May 02, 2025
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1L Journal Write-On Competition [tentative]
May 03, 2025
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Commencement
May 12, 2025
Summer 2025
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First Summer Session begins
May 19, 2025
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Memorial Day holiday – no classes
May 26, 2025
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Independence Day holiday – no classes
July 04, 2025
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Last Summer Session ends
August 14, 2025
Fall 2025
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LL.M., MLS and Exchange Student Mandatory Orientation Begins
August 01, 2025
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LL.M., MLS and Exchange Student First Day of Classes
August 11, 2025
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First-Year J.D. Student Orientation
August 18, 2025
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Introduction to Negotiation Course
August 18, 2025
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Transfer Student Orientation
August 22, 2025
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First day of classes
August 25, 2025
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Last day to add an upper-level course without faculty approval
August 31, 2025
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Labor Day holiday (no classes)
September 01, 2025
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All Waitlists Cleared (full term courses)
September 05, 2025
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Last day to drop an upper-level course without a PW *
September 21, 2025
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Fall break (no classes)
October 06, 2025
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Last day to drop an upper-level course without faculty approval *
October 19, 2025
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7:30am – Online registration for spring classes for 3Ls
November 11, 2025
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7:30am – Online registration for spring classes for 2Ls
November 12, 2025
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7:30am – Online registration for spring classes for LLM, MLS & Exchange students
November 12, 2025
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Monday classes meet (Wednesday classes do not meet)
November 26, 2025
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Last day of fall classes
November 26, 2025
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Thanksgiving break
November 27, 2025
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Final Exam period begins
December 01, 2025
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Final Exam period Ends
December 12, 2025
Spring 2026
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January Intersession
January 05, 2026
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First day of spring classes
January 12, 2026
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (no classes)
January 19, 2026
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All Waitlists Cleared (full term courses)
January 23, 2026
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Last day to drop an upper-level course without a PW (permitted withdrawal) reflected on transcript *
March 08, 2026
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Last day to drop an upper-level course without faculty approval *
March 08, 2026
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Spring break (no classes)
March 08, 2026
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Online registration for fall classes for rising 3Ls
March 08, 2026
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Online registration for fall classes for rising 2Ls
March 08, 2026
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Online registration for fall classes for continuing LLM, MLS & Exchange students
March 08, 2026