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JD 2024-2025 | Weekend 2024-2025 | Online 2024-2025
JD 2025-2026 | Weekend 2025-2026


2024-2025 JD Academic Calendar

Fall 2024 JD Calendar

Date Day of Week Event
August 15-16 Thursday-Friday Orientation
August 19 Monday First day of classes (FT Day)
September 2 Monday Labor Day (University closed, no classes)
October 3 Thursday No Classes
October 7-11 Monday-Friday Fall Break (no classes)
November 26 Tuesday Thursday Schedule
November 27-29 Wednesday-Friday Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes)
November 30-December 3 Saturday-Tuesday Reading Period
December 4-7 Wednesday-Saturday FT Exams
December 9-13 Monday-Friday FT Exams
December 16 Monday Make-up Exam Day


Winter 2025 - JD Calendar

Date Day of Week Event
January 2-5 Thursday-Sunday Winter Intersession
January 6-12 Monday-Sunday Winter Intersession


Spring 2025 - JD Calendar

Date Day of Week Event
January 13 Monday First day of classes (FT day)
January 20 Monday MLK Jr. Day (University closed, no classes)
March 3-7 Monday-Friday Spring Break (no classes)
April 16 Wednesday Monday Schedule
April 17-18 Thursday-Friday Holy Thursday and Good Friday (University closed, no classes)
April 21 Monday Easter Monday (University closed, no classes)
April 22 Tuesday Thursday schedule
April 24-27 Thursday-Sunday Reading Period
April 28 – May 3 Monday-Saturday FT Exams
May 5-7 Monday-Wednesday FT Exams
May 8 Thursday Make-up Exam Day
May 27 Tuesday Commencement Mass and Graduation Awards Ceremony
May 28 Wednesday Graduation Ceremony / Commencement


Summer 2025 - JD Calendar

Date Day of Week Event
May 28 Wednesday First day of classes
July 16-19 Wednesday-Saturday Reading Period
July 21 Monday Exam Day 1
July 24 Thursday Exam Day 2
July 28 - August 1 Monday-Friday LEO Summer Institute
August 4-8 Monday-Friday LEO Summer Institute


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2024-2025 Weekend Academic Calendar

Fall 2024 - Weekend Calendar

Date Day of Week Event
August 15-16 Thursday-Friday Orientation
August 17-18 Saturday-Sunday First Week of Classes
August 31-September 1 Saturday-Sunday Classes
September 14-15 Saturday-Sunday Classes
September 28-29 Saturday-Sunday Classes
October 12-13 Saturday-Sunday Classes
October 26-27 Saturday-Sunday Classes
November 9-10 Saturday-Sunday Classes
November 23-24 Saturday-Sunday Classes
November 30-December 1 Saturday-Sunday Reading
December 7 Saturday Reading
December 8 Sunday Exams
December 14-15 Saturday-Sunday Exams


Spring 2025 - Weekend Calendar

Date Day of Week Event
January 11-12 Saturday-Sunday First Week of Classes
January 25-26 Saturday-Sunday Classes
February 8-9 Saturday-Sunday Classes
February 22-23 Saturday-Sunday Classes
March 8-9 Saturday-Sunday Classes
March 22-23 Saturday-Sunday Classes
April 5-6 Saturday-Sunday Classes
April 26-27 Saturday-Sunday Classes
May 3 Saturday Reading
May 4 Sunday Exams
May 10-11 Saturday-Sunday Exams
May 27 Tuesday Commencement Mass and Graduation Awards Ceremony
May 28 Wednesday Graduation Ceremony / Commencement

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Division of Online Learning Academic Calendars


Online Academic Calendar (2024-2025)

FALL 2024 SEMESTER - September 8

July – September 7: Registration
September 8: First Day of Classes (September)
September 14: Last Day of Drop/Add 
November 2: Last Day of Classes

FALL 2024 SEMESTER - November 3

July – November 2: Registration
November 3: First Day of Classes (November)
November 9: Last Day of Drop/Add
November 18: Deadline for January 2025 Degree Application
November 28-29: Thanksgiving Break* 
December 22 - Jan 4: Holiday Break*
January 5: Classes Resume
January 11: Last Day of Classes

SPRING 2025 SEMESTER - January 12

November – January 11: Registration
January 12: First Day of Classes (January)
January 18: Last Day of Drop/Add
January 20: Martin Luther King – Law School Closed*
March 8: Last Day of Classes

SPRING 2025 SEMESTER - March 9

November – March 8: Registration
March 9: First Day of Classes (March)
March 15: Last Day of Drop/Add
March 24: Deadline for May 2025 Degree Application
May 3: Last Day of Classes
May 27: Commencement Mass and Graduation Awards Ceremony
May 28: Graduation Ceremony

SUMMER 2025 SEMESTER

March – May 31: Registration
June 1: First Day of Classes (June)
June 7: Last Day of Drop/Add
June 16: Deadline for August 2025 Degree Application
June 19: Juneteenth
July 26: Last Day of Classes


* Online classes suspended.


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2025-2026 JD Academic Calendar

Fall 2025 JD Calendar

Date Day of Week Event
July 28 - August 1 Monday-Friday LEO Summer Institute
August 4-8 Monday - Friday LEO Summer Institute
August 14-15 Thursday-Friday Orientation
August 18 Monday First day of classes (FT Day)
September 1 Monday Labor Day (no classes)
October 2 Thursday No Classes
October 6-10 Monday-Friday Fall Break (no classes)
November 25 Tuesday Thursday Schedule
November 26-28 Wednesday-Friday Thanksgiving Holiday (no classes)
November 29-December 2 Saturday-Tuesday Reading Period
December 3-6 Wednesday-Saturday FT Exams
December 8-12 Monday-Friday FT Exams
December 15 Monday Make-up Exam Day


Winter 2026 - JD Calendar

Date Day of Week Event
January 3-4 Saturday-Sunday Winter Intersession
January 5-11 Monday-Sunday Winter Intersession
January 12-13 Monday-Tuesday Winter Intersession


Spring 2026 - JD Calendar

Date Day of Week Event
January 14 Wednesday First day of classes (FT day)
January 19 Monday MLK Jr. Day (no classes)
March 2-6 Monday-Friday Spring Break (no classes)
April 2-3 Thursday-Friday Holy Thursday and Good Friday (no classes)
April 22 Wednesday Monday Schedule
April 25-28 Saturday-Tuesday Reading Period
April 29 – May 2 Wednesday-Saturday FT Exams
May 4-8 Monday-Friday FT Exams
May 11 Monday Make-up Exam Day
May 21 Thursday Graduation Ceremony / Commencement (tentative date)


Summer 2026 - JD Calendar

Date Day of Week Event
May 27 Wednesday First day of classes
July 15-18 Wednesday-Saturday Reading Period
July 20 Monday Exam Day 1
July 23 Thursday Exam Day 2

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2025-2026 Weekend Academic Calendar

Fall 2025 - Weekend Calendar

Date Day of Week Event
August 14-15 Thursday-Friday Orientation
August 16-17 Saturday-Sunday First Week of Classes
August 30-31 Saturday-Sunday Classes
September 13-14 Saturday-Sunday Classes
September 27-28 Saturday-Sunday Classes
October 11-12 Saturday-Sunday Classes
October 25-26 Saturday-Sunday Classes
November 8-9 Saturday-Sunday Classes
November 22-23 Saturday-Sunday Classes
November 29-30 Saturday-Sunday Reading Period
December 6 Saturday Reading Period
December 7 Sunday Exams
December 13-14 Saturday-Sunday Exams


Spring 2026 - Weekend Calendar

Date Day of Week Event
January 17-18 Saturday-Sunday First Week of Classes
January 31 - February 1 Saturday-Sunday Classes
February 14-15 Saturday-Sunday Classes
February 28 - March 1 Saturday-Sunday Classes
March 14-15 Saturday-Sunday Classes
March 28-29 Saturday-Sunday Classes
April 11-12 Saturday-Sunday Classes
April 25-26 Saturday-Sunday Classes
May 2 Saturday Reading
May 3 Sunday Exams
May 9-10 Saturday-Sunday Exams
May 22 Thursday Graduation Ceremony / Commencement (tentative date)

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Please note: Information is current as of the date of publication. The Law School reserves the right to make any necessary changes.