2025-2026 Academic Calendar

Autumn Quarter

August
26 (Tue) Orientation begins

September
1 (Mon) Labor Day Holiday
2 (Tue) 1L/LLM/JSM classes begin
8 (Mon) S-Term begins
19 (Fri) Admin Monday for 1L classes*
22 (Mon) 2L/3L/Adv Classes begin

October
24 (Fri) Admin Day for Nov 4 a.m. classes*

November
4 (Tue) Democracy Day – no classes
7 (Fri) Admin Day for Nov 4 p.m. classes*
21 (Fri) Last Day of Classes
24 (Mon) Thanksgiving Recess begins
28 (Fri) Thanksgiving Recess ends
29 (Sat) Reading period begins

December
4 (Thu) Reading period ends
5 (Fri) Exams begin
12 (Fri) Exams end

Winter Quarter

January
5 (Mon) First day of classes
19 (Mon) MLK, Jr Holiday

February
16 (Mon) Presidents’ Day but Monday classes meet

March
9 (Mon) Last day of classes
10 (Tue) Reading period begins
12 (Thu) Reading period ends
13 (Fri) Exams begin
20 (Fri) Exams end
23 (Mon) Spring Recess begins
27 (Fri) Spring Recess ends

Spring Quarter

March
30 (Mon) First day of classes

April
24 (Fri) Admin Monday*

May
1 (Fri) Friday classes meet twice*
25 (Mon) Memorial Day Holiday
29 (Fri) Last day of classes
30 (Sat) Reading period begins

June
1 (Mon) Reading period ends
2 (Tue) Exams begin
6 (Sat) In-person exams end
7 (Sun) Take-home exams end
13 (Sat) Law School Diploma Ceremony
14 (Sun) Commencement


*Unusual Calendar Dates

  • Friday, September 19 – 1L Monday classes will meet. Friday 1L classes do not meet.
  • Friday, October 24 – Classes regularly scheduled for the morning of Tuesday Nov 4 will meet beginning 2:15 p.m.
  • Friday, November 7 – Classes regularly scheduled for the afternoon of Tuesday Nov 4 will meet beginning 2:15 p.m.
  • Friday, April 24 is an Admin Monday to make up Memorial Day classes. Friday classes do not meet.
  • Friday, May 1 – Classes regularly scheduled Friday morning will meet again in the afternoon beginning 1:30 p.m.