2026-2027 Academic Calendar

2026-2027 Academic Year

Fall Term 2026

Date(s)	Day(s) of Week	Description
August 17 – 21	Monday – Friday	1L JD Foundations Week
August 24	Monday	Classes begin
August 30	Sunday	Deadline to add classes ends
September 6	Sunday	Deadline to drop classes or change grading basis
September 7	Monday	Labor Day (classes meet) Staff holiday
September 28 – October 9	Monday – Friday	Window for midterm exams administered by Registrar’s Office
October 12 – 13	Monday – Tuesday	Fall Break
November 24	Tuesday	Last day of class
November 25-27	Wednesday – Friday	Thanksgiving Holiday
November 30-December 1	Monday – Tuesday	Reading Days
December 2	Wednesday	Self-scheduled exams begin and end on December 14
December 3	Thursday	Scheduled exams begin
December 15	Tuesday	Reserved for exam hardships
December 16-January 11	Wednesday-Sunday	Winter recess
January 6, 2027	Wednesday	Grades released to students by 5:00 p.m. (rank released 24 hours later)

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Spring Term 2027

Date(s)	Day(s) of Week	Description
January 11	Monday	Classes begin
January 17	Sunday	Deadline to add classes
January 18	Monday	Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no classes)
January 24	Sunday	Deadline to drop classes or change Grade Mode
February 22-March 5	Monday-Friday	Tentative window for midterm exams administered by Registrar’s Office
March 8-12	Monday – Friday	Spring Break
April 19	Monday	Last day of classes
April 20-21	Tuesday-Wednesday	Reading days
April 22	Thursday	Self-scheduled exams begin and end
April 23	Friday	Scheduled exams begin
May 5	Wednesday	Reserved for exam hardships
TBD	TBD	Hooding & Commencement
May 17	Monday	University Commencement (tentative)
May 19	Wednesday	Grades released to students

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Summer Term 2027

Date(s)	Day(s) of Week	Description
May 24	Monday	Classes begin
June 18	Friday	Juneteenth Holiday – no classes
August 14	Friday	Classes end
August 18	Tuesday	Final grades due (Faculty deadline)
August 21	Friday	Grades released to students at 5:00 p.m.

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Online Programs (MLS, MSL, CERT)

Below, please find the academic calendar for the online programs (MLS, MSL, CERT). There is a separate academic calendar for the residential degree programs (JD, LLM, SJD).

2026-2027 Academic Year

Fall Term 2026

Date(s)	Day(s) of Week	Description
TBD	TBD	MLS Orientation
August 24	Monday	Full Term and First Half classes start
August 26	Wednesday	Add/Drop ends for First Half classes
August 30	Sunday	Last day of Add/Drop Full Term classes
October 13	Tuesday	First Half classes end
October 14	Wednesday	Second Half classes end
October 16	Friday	Add/Drop ends for Second Half classes
December 6	Sunday	Full Term and Second Half classes end
December 11	Friday	Grades released to students

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Spring Term 2027

Date(s)	Day(s) of Week	Description
TBD	TBD	MLS Orientation
January 11	Monday	Full Term and First Half classes start
January 13	Wednesday	Add/Drop ends for First Half classes
January 17	Sunday	Last day of add/drop Full Term classes
March 2	Tuesday	First Half classes end
March 3	Wednesday	Second Half classes begin
March 5	Friday	Add/Drop ends for Second Half classes
April 25	Sunday	Full Term and Second Half classes end
April 30	Friday	Grades released to students
TBD	TBD	Hooding & Commencement
May 17	Monday	University Commencement (tentative)

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Summer Term 2027

Date(s)	Day(s) of Week	Description
May 10	Monday	Full Term and First Half classes start
May 12	Wednesday	Add/Drop ends for First Half classes
May 16	Sunday	Add/Drop ends for Full Term classes
June 27	Sunday	First Half Classes end
June 28	Monday	Second Half classes start
June 30	Wednesday	Add/drop ends for Second Half classes
August 16	Sunday	Full Term and Second Half classes end
August 21	Friday	Grades released to students