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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 - September 13

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

Fall 2026 Semester - November 8

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 - January 17

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

Spring 2027 Semester - March 14

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

March – May 29: Registration
May 30: First Day of Classes (May)
June 5: Last Day of Drop/Add
June 14: Deadline for August 2027 Degree Application
June 18: Juneteenth
July 24: Last Day of Classes

* Online classes are suspended.

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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.