2026-27 Law Academic Calendar
Original approval: December 5, 2022; Last updated: March 27, 2023
Fall -- Spring
Fall Term 2026
| Date | Event |
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| Monday, August 17 |
1L Orientation |
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| Monday, August 24 |
Classes begin |
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Convocation (beginning at 5:30 pm) |
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| Friday, September 25 |
Fall break begins after classes |
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| Wednesday, September 30 |
Classes resume |
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| Tuesday, November 3 |
Election day (no classes) |
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| Wednesday, November 4 |
Classes resume (Tuesday classes meet) |
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| Friday, November 20 |
Thanksgiving break begins after classes |
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| Monday, November 30 |
Classes resume |
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| Wednesday, December 2 |
Last day of classes |
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| Thursday, December 3 |
Reading day |
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| Friday, December 4 |
Reading day |
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| Monday, December 7 |
Examinations begin |
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| Monday, December 14 |
Examinations end |
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Spring Term 2027
| Date | Event |
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| Monday, January 11 |
Classes begin |
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| Monday, January 18 |
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes) |
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Spring break begins after classes |
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Classes resume |
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| Monday, April 19 |
Last day of classes |
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| Tuesday, April 20 |
Reading day |
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| Wednesday, April 21 |
Reading day |
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| Thursday, April 22 |
Examinations begin |
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| Friday, April 30 |
Examinations end |
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| Monday, May 3 |
3L Immersion begins |
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| Thursday, May 13 |
3L Immersion ends |
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| Friday, May 14 |
Commencement |
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