Academic Calendar
Term-Based Dates
| Term | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | Fall 2024 | Fall 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks between Summer Term and Fall term | 2 weeks | 2 weeks | 2 weeks | 1 week | 2 weeks | 2 weeks |
| Important Fall Term Dates | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | Fall 2024 | Fall 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Registration | May 18–29 | May 17–26 | May 16–25 | May 22 – June 1 | May 20–30 | May 19–29 |
| Community Education Registration begins | September 26 | September 25 | September 24 | September 23 | September 28 | September 27 |
| Classes begin* | September 29* | September 27 | September 27* | September 26* | September 30 | September 29 |
| Last day to drop classes without W | October 3 | October 2 | October 1 | September 30 | October 5 | October 4 |
| Veterans Day Holiday** | November 11 | November 11 | November 10 | November 11 | November 11 | |
| Last day to register/add classes | October 5 | October 4 | October 3 | October 2 | October 7 | October 6 |
| Last day to withdraw from classes | November 15 | November 14 | November 13 | November 12 | November 17 | November 16 |
| Thanksgiving vacation** | November 26–27 | November 25–26 | November 24–25 | November 23–24 | November 28–29 | November 27–28 |
| Last day of classes | December 4 | December 3 | December 2 | December 1 | December 6 | December 5 |
| Final examinations | December 7–11 | December 6–10 | December 5–9 | December 4–8 | December 9–13 | December 8–12 |
| Final grades due (Tuesday noon) | December 15 | December 14 | December 13 | December 12 | December 17 | December 16 |
| Important Winter Term Dates | Winter 2021 | Winter 2022 | Winter 2023 | Winter 2024 | Winter 2025 | Winter 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Registration | November 16–25 | November 15–24 | November 14–23 | November 13–22 | November 18–27 | November 17–26 |
| Community Education Registration begins | December 21 | December 20 | December 19 | December 18 | December 23 | December 22 |
| Classes begin* | January 4 | January 3 | January 9 | January 8 | January 6 | January 5 |
| Last day to drop classes without W | January 9 | January 8 | January 14 | January 13 | January 11 | January 10 |
| Last day to register/add classes | January 12 | January 10 | January 16 | January 15 | January 13 | January 12 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr holiday** | January 18 | January 17 | January 16 | January 15 | January 20 | January 19 |
| Last day to withdraw from classes | February 21 | February 20 | February 26 | February 25 | February 23 | February 22 |
| Last day of classes | March 12 | March 11 | March 17 | March 15 | March 14 | March 13 |
| Final examinations | March 15–19 | March 14–18 | March 20–24 | March 18–22 | March 17–21 | March 16–20 |
| Final grades due (Monday noon) | March 22 | March 21 | March 27 | March 25 | March 24 | March 23 |
| Spring vacation | March 20–28 | March 19–27 | March 25 – April 2 | March 23–31 | March 22–30 | March 21–29 |
| Important Spring Term Dates | Spring 2021 | Spring 2022 | Spring 2023 | Spring 2024 | Spring 2025 | Spring 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Registration | February 22 – March 3 | February 21 – March 2 | February 27 – March 8 | February 26 – March 6 | February 24 – March 5 | February 23 – March 4 |
| Community Education Registration | March 15 | March 14 | March 20 | March 18 | March 17 | March 16 |
| Classes begin* | March 29 | March 28 | April 3 | April 1 | March 31 | March 30 |
| Last day to drop classes without W | April 3 | April 2 | April 8 | April 6 | April 5 | April 4 |
| Last day to register/add classes | April 5 | April 4 | April 10 | April 8 | April 7 | April 6 |
| Last day to withdraw from classes | May 16 | May 15 | May 21 | May 19 | May 18 | May 17 |
| Memorial Day holiday** | May 31 | May 30 | May 29 | May 27 | May 26 | May 25 |
| Last day of classes | June 4 | June 3 | June 9 | June 7 | June 6 | June 5 |
| Final examinations | June 7–11 | June 6–10 | June 12–16 | June 10–14 | June 9–13 | June 8–12 |
| Commencement ceremony | June 14 | June 13 | June 20 | June 17 | June 16 | June 15 |
| Juneteenth holiday | June 18 | June 20 | June 19 | June 19 | June 19 | June 19 |
| Final grades due (Tuesday noon) | June 15 | June 14 | June 20 | June 18 | June 17 | June 16 |
| Important Summer Term Dates | Summer 2021 | Summer 2022 | Summer 2023 | Summer 2024 | Summer 2025 | Summer 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Trials | June 18–27 | |||||
| World Track Championships | July 15–24 | |||||
| Initial registration | May 3–7 | May 2–6 | May 8–12 | May 6–10 | May 5–9 | May 4–8 |
| Juneteenth holiday | June 18 | June 20 | June 19 | June 19 | June 19 | June 19 |
| Classes begin | June 21 | June 21*** | June 26 | June 24 | June 23 | June 22 |
| Independence Day holiday** | July 5 | July 4 | July 4 | July 4 | July 4 | July 3 |
| First 8-week and second 4-week sessions end | August 13 | August 12 | August 18 | August 16 | August 15 | August 14 |
| Labor Day holiday** | September 6 | September 5 | September 4 | September 2 | September 1 | September 7 |
| 12-week session ends | September 10 | September 9 | September 15 | September 13 | September 12 | September 11 |
Footnotes
- * In observance of Yom Kippur, classes begin Tuesday, September 29, 2020 and Tuesday, September 26, 2023; In observance of Rosh Hashanah, classes begin on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
- ** Observed, no classes held.
- *** In observance of Juneteenth, classes begin Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
Semester-Based Law School Registration Dates
| Academic Year | 2020–2021 | 2021–2022 | 2022–2023 | 2023–2024 | 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall & Spring Semester Registration | April 15, 2020 | April 14, 2021 | April 13, 2022 | April 19, 2023 | April 17, 2024 | April 16, 2025 |
| Summer Semester Registration | April 8, 2021 | April 6, 2022 | April 5, 2023 | April 10, 2024 | April 9, 2025 | April 8, 2026 |
| Law School Fall Semester Dates | Fall 2020 | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | Fall 2024 | Fall 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation | August 17–21 | August 16–20 | August 15–19 | August 14–18 | August 19–23 | August 11–15 |
| Classes begin | August 24 | August 23 | August 22 | August 21 | August 26 | August 25 |
| Last day to drop classes w/o ‘W’ | August 31 | August 30 | August 29 | August 28 | September 3 | September 2 |
| Last day to register or add classes | September 2 | September 1 | August 31 | August 30 | September 5 | September 4 |
| Labor Day holiday | September 7 | September 6 | September 5 | September 4 | September 2 | September 1 |
| Last day to withdraw from classes | October 11 | October 10 | October 9 | October 8 | October 13 | October 12 |
| Veterans Day holiday | November 11 | November 11 | November 10 | November 11 | November 11 | |
| Thanksgiving vacation (no classes) | November 26–27 | November 25–26 | November 24–25 | November 23–24 | November 28–29 | November 27–28 |
| Last day of classes | December 2 | December 2 | December 1 | November 30 | December 5 | December 4 |
| Reading Period | December 3–6 | December 3–6 | December 2–5 | December 1–4 | December 6–9 | December 5–8 |
| Semester examinations | December 7–16 | Decebmer 7–16 | December 6–15 | December 5–14 | December 10–19 | December 9–18 |
| Grades due | January 4 | January 4 | January 4 | January 3 | January 7 | January 6 |
| Grades available | January 5 | January 5 | January 5 | January 4 | January 8 | January 7 |
| Law School Spring Semester Dates | Spring 2021 | Spring 2022 | Spring 2023 | Spring 2024 | Spring 2025 | Spring 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January Term | January 4–8 | January 10–14 | January 9–13 | January 8–12 | January 6–10 | January 5–9 |
| Orientation | January 11 | January 18 | January 17 | January 16 | January 13 | January 12 |
| Classes begin | January 11 | January 18 | January 17 | January 16 | January 13 | January 12 |
| Martin Luther King Day holiday (no classes) | January 18 | January 17 | January 16 | January 15 | January 20 | January 19 |
| Last day to drop classes w/o ‘W’ | January 18 | January 25 | January 24 | January 23 | January 21 | January 20 |
| Last day to register or add classes | January 20 | January 27 | January 26 | January 25 | January 23 | January 22 |
| Last day to withdraw from classes | February 28 | March 6 | March 5 | March 3 | March 2 | March 1 |
| Spring Vacation | March 20–28 | March 19–27 | March 25 – April 2 | March 23–31 | March 22–30 | March 21–29 |
| Last day of classes | April 26 | May 2 | May 1 | April 29 | April 28 | April 27 |
| Reading Period | April 27–28 | May 3–4 | May 2–3 | April 30 – May 1 | April 29–30 | April 28–29 |
| Semester examinations | April 29 – May 10 | May 5–16 | May 4–15 | May 2–13 | May 1–12 | April 30 – May 11 |
| Commencement | May 15 | May 21 | May 20 | May 18 | May 17 | May 16 |
| Grades due | May 27 | June 2 | June 1 | May 30 | May 29 | May 28 |
| Grades available | May 28 | June 3 | June 2 | May 31 | May 30 | May 29 |
| Law School Summer Semester Dates | Summer 2021 | Summer 2022 | Summer 2023 | Summer 2024 | Summer 2025 | Summer 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Day holiday | May 31 | May 30 | May 29 | May 27 | May 26 | May 25 |
| Juneteenth holiday | June 18 | June 20 | June 19 | June 19 | June 19 | June 19 |
| Classes begin | May 24 | May 31 | May 30 | May 28 | May 27 | May 26 |
| 5-week session ends | June 25 | July 1 | June 30 | June 28 | June 27 | June 26 |
| Independence Day holiday | July 5 | July 4 | July 4 | July 4 | July 4 | July 3 |
| 8-week session ends | July 16 | July 22 | July 21 | July 19 | July 18 | July 17 |
| Grades due | July 26 | August 2 | August 1 | July 30 | July 29 | July 28 |
| Grades available | July 27 | August 3 | August 2 | July 31 | July 30 | July 29 |