Academic Calendar
2025 - 2026 Academic Calendar
July - 2025
4 | Independence Day (University closed) |
August - 2025
1 - 5 | Fall Bidding Round 1 |
8 - 12 | Fall Bidding Round 2 |
8 | Summer term classes end |
13 - 15 | Summer term exams |
15 - 18 | Last Chance to Cancel Fall Bids |
21 | Fall Open Enrollment (through Sep 5) |
25 | Fall semester classes begin |
29 | Last Day to Drop Clinic |
September - 2025
1 | Labor Day (University closed) |
5 | Last Day to Add any law course or Drop any law course other than clinic |
12 | Summer Grades Post |
30 | Intersession Bidding (through Oct 1) |
October - 2025
3 - 6 | Last Chance to Cancel Intersession Bids |
7 | Follow Thursday Schedule |
8 | Follow Friday Schedule |
9 - 10 | Fall Break (no classes) |
31 | Spring Bidding Round 1 (through Nov 4) |
November - 2025
7 - 11 | Spring Bidding Round 2 |
14 - 17 | Last Chance to Cancel Spring Bids |
26 | Fall semester classes end |
27 - 28 | Thanksgiving Holiday (University closed) |
December - 2025
1 - 5 | Reading Period |
6 - 18 | Fall Semester Exams |
24 - Jan 1 | Winter Recess (University closed) |
January - 2026
7 | Spring Open Enrollment (through Jan 23) |
9 | Fall 1L Grades Post |
12 | Spring semester classes begin |
16 | Fall Grades Post |
16 | Last Day to Drop Clinic |
19 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day (University closed) |
23 | Last Day to Add any law course or Drop any law course other than clinic |
March - 2026
22 - 30 | Spring Break (no classes) |
31 | Follow Monday schedule |
April - 2026
21 | Spring semester classes end |
22 - 24 | Reading Period |
25 | Spring semester exams begin (through May 7) |
May - 2026
7 | Spring semester exams end |
15 | Law School Convocation |
25 | Memorial Day (University closed) |
June - 2026
1 | Summer practica classes begin |
5 | Spring Grades Post |
15 | Summer term non-practica classes begin |
19 | Juneteenth (University closed) |
July - 2026
3 | Independence Day (University closed) |
August - 2026
10 | Summer term classes end |
24 | Fall semester classes begin |






