As of 6-8-17 (ALL DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

2017 Fall Semester

  • Monday, July 10 — Welcome and Cultural Orientation for LLMs Begins
  • Wednesday, July 19 — LLM Extended Orientation 
  • Tuesday, August 1 - Wednesday, August 2 —  Fall Recruiting Off-Campus Interview Program (NY and DC)
  • Monday, August 7 — Fall Recruiting On-Campus Interview Program Begins
  • Thursday, August 10 — Antitrust Fall Recruiting Interview Program
  • Friday, August 11 - Wednesday, August 16 — Orientation       
  • Thursday, August 17 — Fall semester classes begin.  Last day to pay fall tuition without late fee.  Last day to file Domicile Appeal for the Fall 2017 semester.
  • Thursday, August 24 — Last day to add fall courses.  Last day to drop a course and receive a 100% tuition refund.                         
  • Thursday, August 31 — Last day to drop fall courses without academic approval.  Last day for 67% tuition refund (33% tuition liability).
  • Monday, September 4 — Labor Day – University Closed
  • Thursday, September 7 — Last day to drop a course (with academic approval) and receive a 33% tuition refund (67% tuition liability).  After September 7, there is no tuition refund and 100% tuition liability.
  • Wednesday, October 4 — December graduation applications distributed.  Due in Records Office by October 18.
  • Monday, October 9 — Columbus Day, Fall Recess.
  • Tuesday, October 10 — Observe a MONDAY schedule.
  • Wednesday, November 22 - Sunday, November 26 —Thanksgiving recess
  • Wednesday, November 29 — Fall semester classes end.
  • Thursday, November 30 - Friday, December 1 — Reading Days
  • Saturday, December 2 - Monday, December 18 — Examinations.  (The last scheduled exam is Friday, December 15. Saturday and Monday, December 16 & 18 are reserved for make-up exams due to schedule conflicts and inclement weather.)
  • Thursday, December 21 — University December Graduation Ceremony.  Law graduates are invited to attend and can also participate in Law Convocation Ceremony in May, which is open to all December, May and July graduates.
  • December 22 - January 2 — University Closed

2018 Winter Term

  • Monday, January 8 - Saturday, January 13 — Winter Term Classes
  • Monday, January 8 - Saturday, January 13 — Leadership & Professional Development Programming.

2018 Spring Semester

  • Monday, January 15 — Martin Luther King Birthday observed - University closed.  
  • Tuesday, January 16 — Spring semester classes begin.  Last day to pay spring tuition without late fee. Last day to file Domicile Appeal for the Spring 2018 semester.
  • Tuesday, January 23 — Last day to add spring courses. Last day to drop a course and receive a 100% tuition refund
  • Tuesday, January 30 — Last day to drop spring courses without academic approval. Last day for 67% tuition refund (33% tuition liability).
  • Monday, February 5 — May and July graduation applications distributed.  Due in Records Office by February 16.
  • Tuesday, February 6 — Last day to drop a course (with academic approval) and receive a 33% tuition refund  (67% tuition liability).  After February 6 there is no tuition refund and 100% tuition liability.
  • Monday, March 12 - Sunday, March 18 — Spring recess.
  • Monday, April 30 — Spring semester classes end.
  • Tuesday, May 1 - Wednesday, May 2 — Reading days.
  • Thursday, May 3 - Thursday, May 17 — Examinations.  (The last exam is scheduled for May 15.  May 16 & 17 are reserved for makeup exams due to schedule conflicts and inclement weather.) 
  • Saturday, May 19 — Law School commencement ceremony for December 2017, May 2018 and July 2018 graduates.

2018 Summer Term

  • Monday, May 21 — Summer term classes begin.  Last day to pay summer tuition without late fee. Last day to file Domicile Appeal for the Summer 2018 semester. 
  • Friday, May 25 — Last day to add or drop summer courses without academic approval.  Last day to drop a course and receive a 100% tuition refund.  After May 25, there is no tuition refund and 100% tuition liability.
  • Monday, May 28 — Memorial Day - University Closed.
  • Wednesday, July 4 — Independence Day - University Closed.
  • Tuesday, July 10 — Observe WEDNESDAY schedule.  Summer term classes end. 
  • Wednesday, July 11 — Reading Day.
  • Thursday, July 12 - Friday, July 13 — Examinations.