5-Year Academic Calendar
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Note: Academic years begin with the fall term or semester.
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Term-Based Dates
Term | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | Fall 2024 | Fall 2025 | Fall 2026 |
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Weeks between Summer Term and Fall term | 2 weeks | 2 weeks | 1 week | 2 weeks | 2 weeks | 2 weeks |
Important Fall Term Dates | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | Fall 2024 | Fall 2025 | Fall 2026 |
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Initial Registration | May 17–26 | May 16–25 | May 22 – June 1 | May 20–30 | May 19–29 | May 18–28 |
Community Education Registration begins | September 25 | September 24 | September 23 | September 28 | September 27 | September 26 |
Classes begin* | September 27 | September 27* | September 26* | September 30 | September 29 | September 28 |
Last day to drop classes without W | October 2 | October 1 | September 30 | October 5 | October 4 | October 3 |
Last day to register/add classes | October 4 | October 3 | October 2 | October 7 | October 6 | October 5 |
Veterans Day Holiday** | November 11 | November 11 | November 10 | November 11 | November 11 | November 11 |
Last day to withdraw from classes | November 14 | November 13 | November 12 | November 17 | November 16 | November 15 |
Thanksgiving vacation** | November 25–26 | November 24–25 | November 23–24 | November 28–29 | November 27–28 | November 26–27 |
Last day of classes | December 3 | December 2 | December 1 | December 6 | December 5 | December 4 |
Final examinations | December 6–10 | December 5–9 | December 4–8 | December 9–13 | December 8–12 | December 7–11 |
Final grades due (Tuesday noon) | December 14 | December 13 | December 12 | December 17 | December 16 | December 15 |
Important Winter Term Dates | Winter 2022 | Winter 2023 | Winter 2024 | Winter 2025 | Winter 2026 | Winter 2027 |
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Initial Registration | November 15–24 | November 14–23 | November 13–22 | November 18–27 | November 17–26 | November 16–25 |
Community Education Registration begins | December 20 | December 19 | December 18 | December 23 | December 22 | December 21 |
Classes begin* | January 3 | January 9 | January 8 | January 6 | January 5 | January 4 |
Last day to drop classes without W | January 8 | January 14 | January 13 | January 11 | January 10 | January 9 |
Last day to register/add classes | January 10 | January 16 | January 15 | January 13 | January 12 | January 11 |
Martin Luther King, Jr holiday** | January 17 | January 16 | January 15 | January 20 | January 19 | January 18 |
Last day to withdraw from classes | February 20 | February 26 | February 25 | February 23 | February 22 | February 21 |
Last day of classes | March 11 | March 17 | March 15 | March 14 | March 13 | March 12 |
Final examinations | March 14–18 | March 20–24 | March 18–22 | March 17–21 | March 16–20 | March 15–19 |
Final grades due (Monday noon) | March 21 | March 27 | March 25 | March 24 | March 23 | March 22 |
Spring vacation | March 19–27 | March 25 – April 2 | March 23–31 | March 22–30 | March 21–29 | March 20–28 |
Important Spring Term Dates | Spring 2022 | Spring 2023 | Spring 2024 | Spring 2025 | Spring 2026 | Spring 2027 |
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Initial Registration | February 21 – March 2 | February 27 – March 8 | February 26 – March 6 | February 24 – March 5 | February 23 – March 4 | February 22 – March 3 |
Community Education Registration | March 14 | March 20 | March 18 | March 17 | March 16 | March 15 |
Classes begin* | March 28 | April 3 | April 1 | March 31 | March 30 | March 29 |
Last day to drop classes without W | April 2 | April 8 | April 6 | April 5 | April 4 | April 3 |
Last day to register/add classes | April 4 | April 10 | April 8 | April 7 | April 6 | April 5 |
Last day to withdraw from classes | May 15 | May 21 | May 19 | May 18 | May 17 | May 16 |
Memorial Day holiday** | May 30 | May 29 | May 27 | May 26 | May 25 | May 31 |
Last day of classes | June 3 | June 9 | June 7 | June 6 | June 5 | June 4 |
Final examinations | June 6–10 | June 12–16 | June 10–14 | June 9–13 | June 8–12 | June 7–11 |
Commencement ceremony | June 13 | June 20 | June 17 | June 16 | June 15 | June 14 |
Juneteenth holiday | June 20 | June 19 | June 19 | June 19 | June 19 | June 18 |
Final grades due (Tuesday noon) | June 14 | June 20 | June 18 | June 17 | June 16 | June 15 |
Important Summer Term Dates | Summer 2022 | Summer 2023 | Summer 2024 | Summer 2025 | Summer 2026 | Summer 2027 |
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Initial registration | May 2–6 | May 8–12 | May 6–10 | May 5–9 | May 4–8 | May 3–7 |
Juneteenth holiday | June 20 | June 19 | June 19 | June 19 | June 19 | June 18 |
Classes begin | June 21*** | June 26 | June 24 | June 23 | June 22 | June 21 |
Independence Day holiday** | July 4 | July 4 | July 4 | July 4 | July 3 | July 5 |
First 8-week and second 4-week sessions end | August 12 | August 18 | August 16 | August 15 | August 14 | August 13 |
Labor Day holiday** | September 5 | September 4 | September 2 | September 1 | September 7 | September 6 |
12-week session ends | September 9 | September 15 | September 13 | September 12 | September 11 | September 10 |
Footnotes
- * In observance of Yom Kippur, classes begin Tuesday, September 29, 2020 and Tuesday, September 26, 2023; In observance of Rosh Hashanah, classes begin on Tuesday, September 27, 2022.
- ** Observed, no classes held.
- *** In observance of Juneteenth, classes begin Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
Semester-Based Law School Registration Dates
Academic Year | 2021–2022 | 2022–2023 | 2023–2024 | 2024–2025 | 2025–2026 | 2026–2027 |
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Fall & Spring Semester Registration | April 14, 2021 | April 13, 2022 | April 19, 2023 | April 17, 2024 | April 16, 2025 | April 15, 2026 |
Summer Semester Registration | April 6, 2022 | April 12, 2023 | April 10, 2024 | April 9, 2025 | April 8, 2026 | April 7, 2027 |
Weeks between Summer and Fall Semester | 5 weeks | 4 weeks | 4 weeks | 5 weeks | 5 weeks | 5 weeks |
Law School Fall Semester Dates | Fall 2021 | Fall 2022 | Fall 2023 | Fall 2024 | Fall 2025 | Fall 2026 |
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Orientation | August 16–20 | August 15–19 | August 14–18 | August 19–23 | August 11–15 | August 17–21 |
Classes begin | August 23 | August 22 | August 21 | August 26 | August 25 | August 24 |
Last day to drop classes w/o ‘W’ | August 30 | August 29 | August 28 | September 3 | September 2 | August 31 |
Last day to register or add classes | September 1 | August 31 | August 30 | September 5 | September 4 | September 2 |
Labor Day holiday | September 6 | September 5 | September 4 | September 2 | September 1 | September 7 |
Last day to withdraw from classes | October 10 | October 9 | October 8 | October 13 | October 12 | October 11 |
Veterans Day holiday | November 11 | November 11 | November 10 | November 11 | November 11 | November 11 |
Thanksgiving vacation (no classes) | November 25–26 | November 24–25 | November 23–24 | November 28–29 | November 27–28 | November 26–27 |
Last day of classes | December 2 | December 1 | November 30 | December 5 | December 4 | December 3 |
Reading Period | December 3–6 | December 2–5 | December 1–4 | December 6–9 | December 5–8 | December 4–7 |
Semester examinations | Decebmer 7–16 | December 6–15 | December 5–14 | December 10–19 | December 9–18 | December 8–17 |
Grades due | January 4 | January 4 | January 3 | January 7 | January 6 | January 7 |
Grades available | January 5 | January 5 | January 4 | January 8 | January 7 | January 8 |
Law School Spring Semester Dates | Spring 2022 | Spring 2023 | Spring 2024 | Spring 2025 | Spring 2026 | Spring 2027 |
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January Term | January 10–14 | January 9–13 | January 8–12 | January 6–10 | January 5–9 | January 4–8 |
Orientation | January 18 | January 17 | January 16 | January 13 | January 12 | January 11 |
Classes begin | January 18 | January 17 | January 16 | January 13 | January 12 | January 11 |
Martin Luther King Day holiday (no classes) | January 17 | January 16 | January 15 | January 20 | January 19 | January 18 |
Last day to drop classes w/o ‘W’ | January 25 | January 24 | January 23 | January 21 | January 20 | January 19 |
Last day to register or add classes | January 27 | January 26 | January 25 | January 23 | January 22 | January 21 |
Last day to withdraw from classes | March 6 | March 5 | March 3 | March 2 | March 1 | February 28 |
Spring Vacation | March 19–27 | March 25 – April 2 | March 23–31 | March 22–30 | March 21–29 | March 20–28 |
Last day of classes | May 2 | May 1 | April 29 | April 28 | April 27 | April 26 |
Reading Period | May 3–4 | May 2–3 | April 30 – May 1 | April 29–30 | April 28–29 | April 27–28 |
Semester examinations | May 5–16 | May 4–15 | May 2–13 | May 1–12 | April 30 – May 11 | April 29 – May 10 |
Commencement | May 21 | May 20 | May 18 | May 17 | May 16 | May 15 |
Grades due | June 2 | June 1 | May 30 | May 29 | May 28 | May 31 |
Grades available | June 3 | June 2 | May 31 | May 30 | May 29 | May 28 |
Law School Summer Semester Dates | Summer 2022 | Summer 2023 | Summer 2024 | Summer 2025 | Summer 2026 | Summer 2027 |
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Memorial Day holiday | May 30 | May 29 | May 27 | May 26 | May 25 | May 31 |
Juneteenth holiday | June 20 | June 19 | June 19 | June 19 | June 19 | June 18 |
Independence Day holiday | July 4 | July 4 | July 4 | July 4 | July 3 | July 5 |
10w Classes Begin | May 31 | May 30 | May 28 | May 27 | May 26 | May 24 |
10w Classes End | August 5 | August 4 | August 2 | August 1 | July 31 | July 30 |
10w Final Exams | August 8–12 | August 7–11 | August 5–9 | August 4–8 | August 3–7 | August 2–6 |
10w Conferral Date | August 13 | August 12 | August 10 | August 9 | August 8 | August 7 |
10w Grades Due | August 18 | August 17 | August 15 | August 14 | August 13 | August 12 |
10w Grades Available | August 19 | August 18 | August 16 | August 15 | August 14 | August 13 |
5w1 Classes Begin | May 31 | May 30 | May 28 | May 27 | May 26 | May 24 |
5w1 Session Ends | July 1 | June 30 | June 28 | June 27 | June 26 | June 25 |
5w1 Final Exams | July 5–8 | July 3, July 5–7 | July 1–3, July 5 | June 30 – July 3 | June 29 – July 2 | June 28 – July 2 |
5w1 Conferral Date | July 9 | July 8 | July 6 | July 8 | July 4 | July 3 |
5w1 Grades Due | July 14 | July 13 | July 11 | July 10 | July 9 | July 8 |
5w1 Grades Available | July 15 | July 14 | July 12 | July 11 | July 10 | July 9 |
5w2 Classes Begin | July 5 | July 3 | July 1 | June 30 | June 29 | June 28 |
5w2 Session Ends | August 5 | August 4 | August 2 | August 1 | July 31 | July 30 |
5w2 Final Exams | August 8–12 | Augsut 7–11 | August 5–9 | August 4–8 | August 3–7 | August 2–6 |
5w2 Conferral Date | August 13 | August 12 | August 10 | August 9 | August 8 | August 7 |
5w2 Grades Due | August 18 | August 17 | August 15 | August 14 | August 13 | August 12 |
5w2 Grades Available | August 19 | August 18 | August 16 | August 15 | August 14 | August 13 |