2025-2026 Academic Calendar
Residential Programs (JD, LLM, SJD)
Below, please find the academic calendar for the residential programs (JD, LLM, SJD). There is a separate academic calendar further down this page for the online MSL degree and certificate programs.
Academic Calendars
2025-2026 Academic Year
Fall Term 2025
| Date(s) | Day(s) of Week | Description |
|---|---|---|
| August 13 – 15 | Wednesday – Friday | International Student Orientation |
| August 18 – 22 | Monday – Friday | 1L JD Foundations Week |
| August 25 | Monday | Classes begin |
| August 31 | Sunday | Deadline to add classes ends |
| September 1 | Monday | Labor Day (classes meet) Staff Holiday |
| September 7 | Sunday | Deadline to drop courses or change grading basis |
| September 29 – October 10 | Monday – Friday | Window for midterm exams Administered by Registrar’s Office |
| October 13 – 14 | Monday – Tuesday | Fall Break |
| November 25 | Tuesday | Last day of class |
| November 26-28 | Wednesday – Friday | Thanksgiving Holiday |
| December 1-2 | Monday – Tuesday | Reading Days |
| December 3 | Wednesday | Self-scheduled exams begin |
| December 4 | Thursday | Scheduled exams begin |
| December 15 | Monday | Self-scheduled exams end at 5:00 p.m. |
| December 16 | Tuesday | Reserved for exam hardships |
| December 17 – January 11 | Wednesday – Sunday | Winter Recess |
| January 7, 2026 | Wednesday | Grades released to students at 5:00 p.m. (rank to be released 24 hours later) |
Spring Term 2026
| Date(s) | Day(s) of Week | Description |
|---|---|---|
| January 12 | Monday | Classes begin |
| January 18 | Sunday | Deadline to add classes |
| January 19 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday |
| January 25 | Sunday | Deadline to drop classes or change grading basis |
| February 16 – 27 | Monday – Friday | Tentative window for midterm exams Administered by Registrar’s Office |
| March 9 – 13 | Monday – Friday | Spring Break |
| April 20 | Monday | Last day of classes |
| April 21 – 22 | Tuesday – Wednesday | Reading Days |
| April 23 | Thursday | Self-scheduled exams begin |
| April 24 | Friday | Scheduled exams begin |
| May 5 | Tuesday | Self-scheduled exams end at 5:00 p.m. |
| May 6 | Wednesday | Reserved for exam hardships |
| TBD | TBD | Hooding & Commencement |
| May 18 | Monday | University Commencement (tentative) |
| May 20 | Wednesday | Grades released to students at 5:00 p.m. |
Summer Term 2026
| Date(s) | Day(s) of Week | Description |
|---|---|---|
| May 25 | Monday | Classes begin |
| June 19 | 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. |
Online Programs (MSL)
Below, please find the academic calendar for the online programs (MSL Degree and Certificates). There is a separate academic calendar for the residential degree programs (JD, LLM, SJD).
2025-2026 Academic Year
Fall Term 2025
| Date(s) | Day(s) of Week | Description |
|---|---|---|
| August 18 | Monday | MSL Orientation |
| August 25 | Monday | Full Term and First Half classes start |
| August 27 | Wednesday | Add/drop ends for First Half classes |
| August 31 | Sunday | Last day to add/drop full term classes |
| October 14 | Tuesday | First Half classes end |
| October 15 | Wednesday | Second Half classes begin |
| October 17 | Friday | Add/drop ends for Second Half classes |
| December 7 | Sunday | Full Term and Second Half classes end |
| December 12 | Friday | Grades released to students at 5:00 p.m. |
Spring Term 2026
| Date(s) | Day(s) of Week | Description |
|---|---|---|
| January 5 | Monday | MSL Orientation |
| January 12 | Monday | Full Term and First Half classes start |
| January 14 | Wednesday | Add/drop ends for First Half classes |
| January 18 | Sunday | Last day of add/drop Full Term classes |
| March 3 | Tuesday | First Half classes end |
| March 4 | Wednesday | Second Half classes begin |
| March 6 | Friday | Add/drop ends for Second Half classes |
| April 26 | Sunday | Full Term and Second Half classes end |
| May 1 | Friday | Grades released to students |
| TBD | TBD | Hooding & Commencement |
| May 18 | Monday | University Commencement (tentative) |
Summer Term 2026
| Date(s) | Day(s) of Week | Description |
|---|---|---|
| May 11 | Monday | Full Term and First Half classes start |
| May 13 | Wednesday | Add/drop ends for First Half classes |
| May 17 | Sunday | Add/drop ends for Full Term classes |
| June 28 | Sunday | First Half classes end |
| June 29 | Monday | Second Half classes start |
| July 1 | 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 at 5:00 p.m. |