2026-2027 Academic Calendar

Fall Semester 2026

Term begins

Aug. 10, Monday

Orientation for LLM Students

Aug. 10-11, Monday-Tuesday

Fundamentals of US Law for LLM Students

Aug. 13-14, Thursday-Friday

Orientation for Transfer Students

Orientation for 1Ls

Aug. 11, Tuesday

Aug. 12-14, Wednesday-Friday

Orientation for JSD Students

Aug. 13, Thursday

Instruction Begins

Aug. 17, Monday

Last Day to Add/Drop

Labor Day, no classes meet

Sept. 4, Friday

Sept. 7, Monday

Indigenous Peoples Day

October 12, Monday

Veterans Day, no classes meet

Nov. 11, Wednesday

Last Day of Regularly Scheduled Classes

Nov. 20, Friday

Monday classes missed on Labor Day

Monday classes missed on Indigenous Peoples Day

Nov. 23, Monday

Nov. 24, Tuesday

Thanksgiving holiday, no classes meet

Nov. 25-27, Wednesday-Friday

Wednesday classes missed on Veterans Day

Nov. 30, Monday

All Make-Up Classes Concluded

Nov. 30, Monday

Review Sessions/Reading Period

Dec. 1-3, Tuesday-Thursday

Final Examinations

Dec. 4-14, Friday-Monday, Sat. Dec. 5 and 12 regular exam days

Fall Semester Ends

Dec. 14, Monday

 

Spring Semester 2027

Term begins

Jan. 4, Monday

Instruction Begins for Regularly Scheduled Classes

Jan. 11, Monday

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, no classes meet

Jan. 18, Monday

Last Day to Add/Drop

Jan. 29, Friday

Presidents Day Holiday, no classes meet

Feb. 15, Monday

Cesar Chavez Holiday

Mar. 26, Friday

Spring Recess, no classes meet

Mar. 22-26, Monday-Friday

Last Day of Regularly Scheduled Classes

April 23, Friday

Monday classes missed on Martin Luther King Day

April 26, Monday

Monday classes missed on Presidents Day

April 27, Tuesday

All Make-Up Classes Concluded

April 27, Tuesday

Review Sessions/Reading Period

April 28-30, Wednesday-Friday

Final Examinations

May 3-12, Monday-Wednesday; Saturday, May 8, regular exam day

Spring Semester Ends

May 12, Wednesday