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JD Academic Calendar

Fall 2026 JD Calendar

Date	Day of Week	Event
August 3-7	Monday-Friday	LEO Summer Institute
August 10-14	Monday - Friday	LEO Summer Institute
August 20-21	Thursday-Friday	Orientation
August 24	Monday	First day of classes (FT Day)
September 7	Monday	Labor Day (closed/no classes)
October 5-9	Monday-Friday	Fall Break (no classes)
November 25	Wednesday	Friday Schedule
November 26-27	Thursday-Friday	Thanksgiving Holiday (closed/no classes)
December 1	Tuesday	Thursday Schedule
December 3-6	Thursday-Sunday	Reading Period
December 7-12	Monday-Saturday	FT Exams
December 14-16	Monday-Wednesday	FT Exams
December 17	Thursday	Make-up Exam Day

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Winter 2027 - JD Calendar

Date	Day of Week	Event
January 5-15	Tuesday-Friday	Winter Intersession

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Spring 2027 - JD Calendar

Date	Day of Week	Event
January 18	Monday	MLK Jr. Day (no classes)
January 19	Tuesday	First day of classes (FT day)
March 1-5	Monday-Friday	Spring Break (no classes)
March 24	Wednesday	Friday Schedule
March 25-26	Thursday-Friday	Holy Thursday and Good Friday (no classes)
March 29	Monday	Easter Monday (closed, no classes)
April 27	Tuesday	Monday Schedule
April 30-May 3	Friday-Monday	Reading Period
May 4-8	Tuesday-Saturday	FT Exams
May 10-13	Monday-Thursday	FT Exams
May 14	Friday	Make-up Exam Day
May 28	Friday	Graduation Ceremony/Commencement
May 31	Monday	Memorial Day (closed, no classes)

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Summer 2027 - JD Calendar

Date	Day of Week	Event
June 2	Wednesday	First day of classes
July 21-24	Wednesday-Saturday	Reading Period
July 26	Monday	Exam Day 1
July 29	Thursday	Exam Day 2

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Fall 2027 JD Calendar

Date	Day of Week	Event
August 2-6	Monday-Friday	LEO Summer Institute
August 9-13	Monday - Friday	LEO Summer Institute
August 16-20	Monday - Thursday	LLM American Law Orientation & Class*
August 19-20	Thursday-Friday	Orientation
August 23	Monday	First day of classes (FT Day)
September 6	Monday	Labor Day (closed/no classes)
October 4-8	Monday-Friday	Fall Break (no classes)
November 24	Wednesday	Friday Schedule
November 25-26	Thursday-Friday	Thanksgiving Holiday (closed/no classes)
December 1	Wednesday	Thursday Schedule
December 2-5	Thursday-Sunday	Reading Period
December 6-11	Monday-Saturday	FT Exams
December 13-15	Monday-Wednesday	FT Exams
December 16	Thursday	Make-up Exam Day

*not part of JD program

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Winter 2028 - JD Calendar

Date	Day of Week	Event
January 4-14	Tuesday-Friday	Winter Intersession

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Spring 2028 - JD Calendar

Date	Day of Week	Event
January 18	Tuesday	First day of classes (FT day)
March 6-10	Monday-Friday	Spring Break (no classes)
April 12	Wednesday	Friday Schedule
April 13-14	Thursday-Friday	Holy Thursday and Good Friday (closed, no classes)
April 17	Monday	Easter Monday (closed, no classes)
April 25	Tuesday	Thursday Schedule
April 27	Thursday	Monday Schedule
April 28-May 1	Friday-Monday	Reading Period
May 2-6	Tuesday-Saturday	FT Exams
May 8-11	Monday-Thursday	FT Exams
May 12	Friday	Make-up Exam Day
May 25	Thursday	Commencement (tentative date)

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Summer 2028 - JD Calendar

Date	Day of Week	Event
May 31	Wednesday	First day of classes
July 4	Tuesday	Independence Day (closed/no classes)
July 20-23	Thursday-Sunday	Reading Period
July 24	Monday	Exam Day 1
July 27	Thursday	Exam Day 2

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Weekend Academic Calendar

Fall 2026 - Weekend JD/LLM American Law Calendar

Date	Day of Week	Event
August 17-20	Monday-Thursday	LLM American Law Orientation & Class*
August 20-21	Thursday-Friday	Weekend JD Orientation
August 22-23	Saturday-Sunday	First Week of Classes
September 5-6	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
September 19-20	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
October 3-4	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
October 17-18	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
October 31-November 1	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
November 14-15	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
December 5-6	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
December 12	Saturday	Reading Period
December 13	Sunday	Exams
December 19-20	Saturday-Sunday	Exams

Spring 2027 - Weekend JD/LLM American Law Calendar

Date	Day of Week	Event
January 16-17	Saturday-Sunday	First Weekend of Classes
January 30-31	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
February 13-14	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
February 27-28	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
March 13-14	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
April 3-4	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
April 17-18	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
May 1-2	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
May 8	Saturday	Reading Day
May 9	Sunday	Exams
May 15-16	Saturday-Sunday	Exams
May 28	Friday	Graduation Ceremony/Commencement

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Fall 2027 - Weekend JD/LLM American Law Calendar

Date	Day of Week	Event
August 19-20	Thursday-Friday	Orientation
August 21-22	Saturday-Sunday	First Weekend of Classes
September 4-5	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
September 18-19	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
October 2-3	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
October 16-17	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
October 30-31	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
November 13-14	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
December 4-5	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
December 11	Saturday	Reading Period
December 12	Sunday	Exams
December 18-19	Saturday-Sunday	Exams

Spring 2028 - Weekend JD/LLM American Law Calendar

Date	Day of Week	Event
January 15-16	Saturday-Sunday	First Weekend of Classes
January 29-30	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
February 12-13	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
February 26-27	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
March 11-12	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
March 25-26	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
April 8-9	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
April 22-23	Saturday-Sunday	Classes
April 29-30	Saturday-Sunday	Reading Period
May 7	Sunday	Exams
May 13-14	Saturday-Sunday	Exams
May 25	Thursday	Commencement (tentative date)

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Online Academic Calendar

Fall 2026 Semester

July – September 12: Registration
September 13: First Day of Classes (September)
September 19:Last Day of Drop/Add
November 7: Last Day of Classes

July – November 7: Registration
November 8: First Day of Classes (November)
November 14: Last Day of Drop/Add
November 16: Deadline for January 2027 Degree Application
November 26-27: Thanksgiving Break*
December 20 - Jan 2: Holiday Break*
January 3: Classes Resume
January 16: Last Day of Classes

Spring 2027 Semester

November – January 16: Registration
January 17: First Day of Classes (January)
January 18: Martin Luther King – Law School Closed*
January 23: Last Day of Drop/Add
March 13: Last Day of Classes

November – March 13: Registration
March 14: First Day of Classes (March)
March 20: Last Day of Drop/Add
March 22: Deadline for May 2027 Degree Application
May 8: Last Day of Classes
May 28: Graduation Ceremony 

Summer 2027 Semester

April – May 8: Registration
May 9: First Day of Classes (May)
May 15: Last Day of Drop/Add
June 14: Deadline for August 2027 Degree Application
June 18: Juneteenth
July 3: Last Day of Classes

Fall 2027 Semester

July – September 11: Registration
September 12: First Day of Classes (September)
September 18: Last Day of Drop/Add
November 6: Last Day of Classes

July – November 6: Registration
November 7: First Day of Classes (November)
November 13: Last Day of Drop/Add
November 15: Deadline for January 2028 Degree Application
November 25 - 26: Thanksgiving Break*
December 19 - Jan 1: Holiday Break*
January 2: Classes Resume
January 15: Last Day of Classes

Spring 2028 Semester

November – January 15: Registration
January 16: First Day of Classes (January)
January 17: Martin Luther King – Law School Closed*
January 22: Last Day of Drop/Add
March 11: Last Day of Classes

November – March 11: Registration 
March 12: First Day of Classes (March) 
March 18: Last Day of Drop/Add
March 20: Deadline for May 2028 Degree Application
May 6: Last Day of Classes
May 25: Graduation Ceremony (tentative)

Summer 2028 Semester

April – May 6: Registration
May 7: First Day of Classes (May)
May 13: Last Day of Drop/Add
June 12: Deadline for August 2028 Degree Application
June 19: Juneteenth
July 1: Last Day of Classes

* Online classes are suspended.

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