Law School Academic Calendar

Download a copy of the 2026-2027 Law School Academic Calendar (pdf).

Summer Term 2026

Summer Term 2026 Dates
	Date
Classes Begin	Monday, May 18
Summer in France (Nantes)	Monday, May 18 through Tuesday June 23
Memorial Day (no classes)	Monday, May 25
Juneteenth (no classes)	Friday, June 19
Independence Day (no classes)	Friday, July 3

Fall Term 2026

Fall Term 2026 Dates
	Date
1L Orientation	Tuesday, Aug. 18—Friday, Aug. 21
Legal Clinic Orientation	Thursday, Aug. 20 and Friday, Aug. 21
Law Classes Begin	Monday, Aug. 24
University Classes Begin	Monday, Aug. 24
Last day to add a class	Sunday, Aug. 30
Last day to drop a class w/o W	Sunday, Sept. 6
Labor Day (no classes)	Monday, Sept. 7
Fall Break	Monday, Oct. 12 and Tuesday, Oct. 13
Last day to drop class with W	Sunday, Oct. 25
Thanksgiving Break	Wednesday, Nov. 25 through Sunday, Nov. 29
Classes End	Thursday, Dec. 3
Study Days	Friday, Dec. 4 through Sunday, Dec. 6
Exam Period	Monday, Dec. 7 through Thursday, Dec. 17
Snow Day Make-up Exams (if needed)	Friday, Dec. 18

J-Term 2027

J-Term 2027 Dates
	Date
Interdisciplinary Courses	Monday, Jan. 4 through Friday, Jan. 22

Spring Semester 2027

Spring Term 2027 Dates
	Date
Legal Clinic Orientation	Thursday, Jan. 14 and Friday, Jan. 15
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes)	Monday, Jan. 18
Law Classes Begin	Tuesday, Jan. 19
University Classes Begin	Monday, Jan. 25
Last day to add a class	Monday, Jan. 25
Last day to drop a class w/o W	Tuesday, Feb. 2
Last day to drop a class with W	Sunday, Mar. 21
Trial Practicum	TBD
Spring Break	Monday, Mar. 15 through Friday, Mar. 19
Classes End	Thursday, Apr. 29
Study Days	Friday, Apr. 30 through Sunday, May 2
Exam Period	Monday, May 3 through Thursday, May 13
Law Commencement	Friday, May 14
University Commencement	Saturday, May 15