2017-18 Law Academic Calendar
Fall Semester
August 14 - 1L orientation and 3L immersion begin
August 21 - 1L classes begin
August 25 - 3L immersion ends
August 28 - 2L and 3L classes begin
September 6 - Convocation
September 29 - Fall Break begins after classes
October 4 - Classes resume
November 17 - Thanksgiving Break begins after classes
November 27 - Classes resume
November 28 - 1L classes end
November 29 - 1L Reading days begin
December 5 - 2L and 3L classes end
December 6 - 1L Examinations begin; 2L and 3L Reading days begin
December 9 - 2L and 3L examinations begin
December 16 - Examinations end
Spring Semester
January 8 - all classes begin
January 15 - Martin Luther King Day (classes cancelled)
January 18 - Founders' Day
March 2 - Spring Break begins after classes
March 12 - Classes resume
April 16 - all classes end
April 17 - Reading days begin
April 20 - Examinations begin
April 27 - Examinations end
May 5 - Commencement