Academic Calendar
Summer 2025
JD-LLM-LE Summer Immersion (2L JD-LLM-LE students only)
May 5-8 (M-Th) In-Person Durham, NC
May 12-16 (M-F) New York City, NY
May 27 - mid-July Asynchronous content
Master's Program in Judicial Studies (MJS students only)
May 19 (M) First day of class
June 13 (F) Last day of class
Career Development (Upper Level JD Students Pursuing Private Sector)
May 19-22 (M-Th) On-Campus Interviewing (Virtual)
Leiden Summer Institute
June 23 (M) First Day of Class
July 18 (F) Last Day of Class
July 21-23 (M-W) Reading and Examination Period
Summer Institute on Law, Language & Culture (International LLM students only)
July 15 (T) Orientation
July 16 (W) First Day of Classes
August 8 (F) Last Day of Classes
Fall 2025
August 14-22 (Th-F) LEAD Week/Orientation (incoming International LLM students)
August 19-22 (T-F) LEAD Week/Orientation (incoming 1L JD students)
August 20 (W) LARW classes start
August 20 (W) Distinctive Aspects of US Law begins
August 21 (Th) LARWINT classes begin
August 25 (M) 1L classes begin and upper-level classes begin
TBD Clinic Intensive Training
September 1 (M) Labor Day (no classes)
September 3 (W) Drop/Add ends at 11:59pm
September 26 (F) Designated make-up day
October 3 (F) Designated make-up day
October 13-17 (M-F) Fall Break (1L Writing Week)
October 20 (M) End of 7th week of classes
November 14 (F) Designated make-up day
November 25 (T) Only Friday classes meet (No Tuesday Classes)
November 26-28 (W-F) Thanksgiving Break
December 4 (Th) Last day of classes. Only Thursday classes meet
December 5 (F) Drop/Add ends for Wintersession at 11:59pm
December 5 (F) Reading period begins
December 9 (T) Examination period begins
December 19 (F) Examination period ends
Wintersession 2026
Dates TBD
Spring 2026
January 7 (W) LARW Writing classes meet (lunch hour)
January 8 (Th)First day of classes
January 15, 17 & 18 (Th, Sa & Su) Intensive Trial Practice Weekend
TBD Clinic Intensive Training
January 16 (F) Drop/Add ends at 11:59pm
January 19 (M) Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday (no classes)
TBD Designated make-up day
February 26 (Th) End of 7th week of classes
TBD Designated make-up day
March 9-13 (M-F) Spring break (no classes)
TBD Designated make-up day
April 16 (Th) Last day of classes. Only Monday classes meet
April 17 (F) Reading period begins
April 21 (T) Examination period begins
May 1 (F) Reading and Examination period ends
May 5 (T) Graduating students clearing deadline at noon
May 9 (Sa) Law School Convocation, diploma distribution
May 10 (Su) University Commencement