Learning In-Person
Academic Calendar for On-Campus Programs
The dates below are for the J.D. and LL.M in U.S. Law programs.
Fall 2025
As of January 31, 2025
| Fall 2025 | |
|---|---|
Orientation (Mandatory) First-year J.D. Students |
August 18 (Monday) through August 21 (Thursday) August 18 (Monday) through August 21 (Thursday) August 20 (Wednesday) through August 22 (Friday) |
| First Class Day | August 25 (Monday) |
| Labor Day | NO CLASSES September 1 (Monday) |
| Indigenous People’s Day | NO CLASSES October 13 (Monday) |
| Fall Break | NO CLASSES October 16 (Thursday) through October 17 (Friday) MEA Weekend |
| Thanksgiving Week | November 24 (Monday) follow Monday schedule (Labor Day make-up) November 25 (Tuesday) follow Thursday schedule (Fall break make-up) November 26 (Wednesday) follow Friday schedule (Fall break make-up) NO CLASSES November 27 and 28 (Thursday and Friday) |
| Last Class Day | December 1 (Monday) (Indigenous People’s Day make-up) |
| Reading Period | December 2 (Tuesday) through December 3 (Wednesday) |
| Final Exams | December 4 (Thursday) through December 17 (Wednesday) |
| Winter Break | NO CLASSES December 18 (Thursday) through January 5 (Sunday) |
Spring 2026
As of January 31, 2025
| Spring 2026 | |
|---|---|
| J-Term Intensives | January 5 (Monday) through January 16 (Friday) |
| 1L Serving Clients Well: Foundations II (mandatory) |
January 12 (Monday) through January 16 (Friday) |
| Clinic Orientation | January 14 (Wednesday) through January 16 (Friday) Dates vary for each clinic. See application materials for more information about orientation sessions, if any. |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | NO CLASSES January 19 (Monday) |
| First Day of Spring Classes | January 20 (Tuesday) |
| Spring Break | NO CLASSES March 9 (Monday) through March 13 (Friday) |
| Easter Break | NO CLASSES April 3 (Good Friday) through April 6 (Easter Monday) |
| Last Class Days | April 27 (Monday) follow Monday schedule (MLK Day make-up) |
| Reading Period | April 30 (Thursday) through May 3 (Sunday) |
| Final Exams | May 4 (Monday) through May 15 (Friday) |
| Commencement | May 16 (Saturday) |
Summer 2026
As of January 31, 2025; Tentative and subject to change
| Summer 2026 | |
|---|---|
| First Class Day | May 26 (Tuesday) |
| Juneteenth Holiday | NO CLASSES June 19 (Friday) |
| July 4 Holiday | NO CLASSES July 3 (Friday) |
| Last Class Days | July 13 (Monday) follow Monday Schedule (Memorial Day make-up) |
| Final Exams | July 16 (Thursday) and July 17 (Friday) |