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 MLS, MSL, and CERT programs.
Download copies of the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 Academic Calendars.
Academic Calendars
2025-2026 Academic Year
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 21 | Friday | Grades released to students at 5:00 p.m. |
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).
2025-2026 Academic Year
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. |
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) |
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 on May 4 |
| 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 by 5:00 p.m. (rank released 24 hours later) |
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 21 | Friday | Grades released to students at 5:00 p.m. |
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 begin |
| 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 by 5 p.m. |
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 by 5 p.m. |
| TBD | TBD | Hooding & Commencement |
| May 17 | Monday | University Commencement (tentative) |
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 by 5 p.m. |