2023–24 Academic Calendar

Summer 2023

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

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

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

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