Academic Calendar
2024-2025 Academic Calendar |
Summer 2024 |
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May May 6-17 (M-F) JD-LLM-LE Summer Immersion (2L JD-LLM-LE students only) May 20-June 14 (M-F) Master’s Program in Judicial Studies (MJS students only) |
June June 24-July 19 (M-F) Leiden Summer Institute July 22-24 (M-W) Leiden Summer Institute: Reading and Examination Period |
July July 12-August 9 (T-F) Summer Institute on Law, Language & Culture (International LLM students only) July 30-August 2 (T-F) Career Development (upper level JD students pursuing private sector) |
Fall 2024 |
August August 15-23 (Th-F) LEAD Week/Orientation (incoming International LLM students) August 20-23 LEAD (T-F) Week/Orientation (incoming 1L JD students) August 21 (W) LARW classes start August 21 (W) Distinctive Aspects of US Law begins August 22 (Th) LARWINT classes begin August 26 (M) 1L classes begin and upper-level classes begin August 30 (F) Clinic Intensive Training |
September September 2 (M) Labor Day. No classes September 4 (W) Drop/Add ends at 11:59pm September 13 (F) Designated make-up day |
October October 4 (F) Designated make-up day October 14-18 (M-F) Fall Break (1L Writing Week) October 21 (M) End of 7th week of classes |
November November 15 (F) Designated make-up day November 26 (T) Only Friday classes meet November 27-29 (W-F) Thanksgiving Break |
December December 5 (Th) Last day of classes. Only Thursday classes meet December 6 (F) Drop/Add ends for Wintersession at 11:59pm December 6 (F) Reading period begins December 10 (T) Examination period begins December 20 (F) Examination period ends |
Spring 2025 |
January January 4-8 (Sa-W) Wintersession Term January 8 (W) LARW Writing classes meet (lunch hour) January 9 (Th) First day of classes January 16, 18 & 19 (Th, Sa & Su) Intensive Trial Practice Weekend January 17 (F) Clinic Intensive Training January 17 (F) Drop/Add ends at 11:59pm January 20 (M) Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. No classes |
February TBD Designated make-up day February 27 (Th) End of 7th week of classes |
March March 10-14 (M-F) Spring break. No classes TBD Designated make-up day |
April April 17 (Th) Last day of classes. Only Monday classes meet April 18 (F) Reading period begins April 22 (T) Examination period begins |
May May 2 (F) Reading and Examination period ends May 6 (T) Graduating students clearing deadline at noon May 10 (Sa) Law School Convocation, diploma distribution May 11 (Su) University Commencement |