2020–21 Academic Calendar
Summer 2020
Academic Calendar| Date | Day | Event |
|---|
| May 11 | Monday | Classes begin |
| June 25 | Thursday | Last day to withdraw from courses; last day of classes |
| June 26 | Friday | Class makeup day |
| June 29–July 1 | Monday - Wednesday | Exam Period |
Fall 2020
Academic Calendar| Date | Day | Event |
|---|
| August 14-15 | Fri–Sat | First-Year Orientation |
| August 17 | Monday | 1L classes begin |
| August 17-18 | Mon–Tues | 2L Business Concepts Bootcamp (for rising 2Ls) |
| August 19 | Wednesday | Upper-level classes begin |
| August 25 | Tuesday | Last day to add/drop classes |
| September 7 | Monday | Labor Day—university holiday; no classes |
| September 28 | Monday | Yom Kippur—university holiday; no classes |
| November 24 | Tuesday | Classes meet on Monday schedule; last day of 1L classes; last day for 1Ls to withdraw from courses |
| November 25–November 29 | Wed–Sun | Thanksgiving Recess |
| December 1 | Tuesday | Last day of upper-level classes; last day for upper-level students to withdraw from courses |
| December 2 | Wednesday | Class makeup day |
| December 3–16 | Thurs–Wed | Examination period |
| December 17 | Thursday | Exam makeup day for weather-related postponements; last day for graduating students to complete coursework |
| December 18–January 10 | Fri–Sun | Holiday Recess |
Spring 2021
Academic Calendar| Date | Day | Event |
|---|
| January 11 | Monday | Upper-level classes begin; Gateway to Practice program for 1Ls* |
| January 12 | Tuesday | 1L classes begin |
| January 15 | Friday | Last day to add/drop classes |
| January 18 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day—university holiday; no classes |
| February 10 | Wednesday | Self-care day—no classes |
| March 9 | Tuesday | Self-care day—no classes |
| April 2 | Friday | Good Friday—no classes |
| April 10 | Saturday | Business of Law Workshop for 2Ls, 3Ls and 4Ls (optional) |
| April 22 | Thursday | Classes meet on a Friday schedule; last day of all classes; last day for all students to withdraw from courses |
| April 23 | Friday | Study and Review Day |
| April 26–May 7 | Mon-Fri | Examination period |
| May 7 | Friday | Last day for graduating students to complete coursework |
| May 8 | Saturday | School of Law Commencement |
* All references to “1Ls” include both day and evening sections. Evening students are encouraged, but not required, to attend the Gateway to Practice program.
Summer 2021
Academic Calendar| Date | Day | Event |
|---|
| May 10 | Monday | First day of classes |
| June 24 | Thursday | Last day of classes |
| June 25 | Friday | Class makeup day |
| June 28-30 | Monday - Wednesday | Exam Period |
