2023–24 Academic Calendar
Summer 2023
Academic Calendar
Date |
Day |
Event |
May 15 |
Monday |
First day of classes |
May 29 |
Monday |
Memorial Day; no classes |
June 19 |
Monday |
Juneteenth; no classes |
June 23 |
Friday |
Classes meet on a Monday schedule. |
July 5-7 |
Wed–Fri. |
Examination period |
July 3 |
Monday |
Last day of classes. Last day to withdraw from classes. |
Fall 2023
Academic Calendar
Date |
Day |
Event |
August 18-19 |
Fri–Sat |
First-Year Orientation |
August 21 |
Monday |
1L classes begin |
August 21 |
Monday |
Business Literacy Bootcamp (for 2Ls) |
August 23 |
Wednesday |
Upper-level classes begin |
August 29 |
Tuesday |
Last day to add/drop classes |
September 4 |
Monday |
Labor Day—university holiday; no classes |
September 25 |
Monday |
Yom Kippur—university holiday; no classes |
November 21 |
Tuesday |
Classes meet on a Monday schedule |
November 22–26 |
Wed–Sun |
Thanksgiving Recess |
December 1 |
Friday |
Last day of 1L classes; last day for 1Ls to withdraw from courses |
December 5 |
Tuesday |
Last day of upper-level classes; last day for upper-level students to withdraw from courses |
December 6 |
Wednesday |
Class makeup day |
December 7-19 |
Thursday–Tuesday |
Examination period |
December 20 |
Wednesday |
Exam makeup day for weather-related postponements; last day for graduating students to complete coursework |
December 21–January 7 |
Thursday–Sunday |
Holiday Recess |
Spring 2024
Academic Calendar
Date |
Day |
Event |
January 8 |
Monday |
Upper-level classes begin |
January 8-9 |
Mon–Tues |
Gateway to Practice Program (for 1Ls) |
January 10 |
Wednesday |
1L classes begin |
January 12 |
Friday |
Last day to add/drop classes |
January 15 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day—university holiday; no classes |
March 11-15 |
Mon–Fri |
Spring Recess |
March 29 |
Friday |
Good Friday—no classes |
April 13 |
Saturday |
Transition to Practice for law students and recent graduates (optional) |
April 23 |
Tuesday |
Classes meet on a Friday schedule; last day of upper-level classes; last day for upper-level students to withdraw from courses |
April 24 |
Wednesday |
1L classes meet on a Monday schedule |
April 25 |
Thursday |
1L classes meet on a Tuesday schedule; last day of 1L classes; last day for 1Ls to withdraw from courses |
April 26 |
Friday |
Class makeup day |
April 29–May 10 |
Mon–Friday |
Examination period |
May 10 |
Friday |
Last day for graduating students to complete coursework. |
May 10 |
Friday |
School of Law Commencement |
* All references to “1Ls” and "2Ls" include both day and evening sections.
Summer 2024
Academic Calendar
Date |
Day |
Event |
May 13 |
Monday |
First day of classes |
May 27 |
Monday |
Memorial Day—university holiday; no classes |
June 19 |
Wednesday |
Juneteenth; no classes |
June 21 |
Friday |
Classes meet on a Wednesday schedule |
June 28 |
Friday |
Last day of classes |
July 1-3 |
Wednesday–Friday |
Examination period |