2018–19
| Intensive Trial Advocacy | Saturday, August 18 – Saturday, August 25, 2018 |
| JD Orientation begins | Monday, August 20 |
| Saturday Trial Advocacy sections begin | Saturday, August 25 |
| First day of classes | Monday, August 27 |
| Labor Day (no classes) | Monday, September 3 |
| Administrative Cancellation (Rosh Hashanah; no classes) | Monday, September 10 |
| Administrative Cancellation (Yom Kippur; no classes) | Tuesday, September 18, 4:00 p.m. and after; and Wednesday, September 19 |
| Day of Civic Engagement (no classes) | Tuesday, November 6, 4:00 p.m. and earlier |
| Thanksgiving vacation (no classes) | Thursday, November 22 – Sunday, November 25 |
| Monday classes meet (Labor Day make-up) | Monday, December 3 |
| Monday classes meet (Rosh Hashanah make-up) | Tuesday, December 4 |
| Wednesday classes meet (Yom Kippur make-up) | Wednesday, December 5 |
| Thursday classes meet (Thanksgiving make-up) | Thursday, December 6 |
| Last day of classes: Tuesday classes meet (Day of Civic Engagement make-up and Yom Kippur evening make-up) | Friday, December 7 |
| Read period | Saturday, December 8 – Tuesday, December 11 |
| Final exams | Wednesday, December 12 – Friday, December 21 |
| Intensive Trial Advocacy | Saturday, January 12 – Saturday, January 19, 2019 |
| Saturday Trial Advocacy sections begin | Saturday, January 19, 2019 |
| Dr. King's Birthday (no classes) | Monday, January 21 |
| First day of classes | Tuesday, January 22 |
| Spring Break | Saturday, March 16, 12:00 noon – Sunday, March 24 |
| *Last day of classes: Monday classes meet (Dr. King's Birthday make-up) | Friday, May 3 |
| Read period | Saturday, May 4 – Tuesday, May 7 |
| Final exams | Wednesday, May 8 – Friday, May 17 |
| Commencement | Sunday, May 19 |
*Friday classes will not meet on Friday, May 3. Friday classes will meet only 13 times in the Spring 2019 semester. Instructors who teach Friday classes should arrange for a make-up class in one of the slots available for make-ups (see below).
| Memorial Day (no classes) | Monday, May 27, 2019 |
| First day of classes | Tuesday, May 28 |
| Monday classes meet (Memorial Day make-up) | Friday, May 31 |
| Independence Day (no classes) | Thursday, July 4 |
| Thursday classes meet (Independence Day make-up) | Friday, July 5 |
| Last day of classes (upper-level) | Thursday, July 18 |
| Final exams (upper-level) | Monday, July 22 – Wednesday, July 24 |
| Last day of classes (first-year summer-start) | Wednesday, July 31 |
| Final exam (first-year summer-start) | Monday, August 5 |
Make-up classes: Day Division make-up classes during Fall and Spring semesters may be scheduled Tuesdays, 11:45 a.m.–1:45 p.m., or Wednesdays, 3:00–3:55 p.m.; Evening Division and Summer Session make-up classes may be scheduled Friday evenings.
2019–20
| Intensive Trial Advocacy | Saturday, August 17 – Saturday, August 24, 2019 |
| JD Orientation begins | Monday, August 19 |
| First day of classes | Monday, August 26 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 2 (no classes) |
| Administrative Cancellation (Rosh Hashanah). | Monday, September 30 (no classes) |
| Administrative Cancellation (Yom Kippur) | Tuesday, October 8 (no classes 4:00 & after); and Wednesday, October 9 (no classes) |
| Thanksgiving vacation | Thursday, November 28 – Sunday, December 1 (no classes) |
| Monday classes meet (Labor Day make-up) | Monday, December 2 |
| Monday classes meet (Rosh Hashanah make-up) | Tuesday, December 3 |
| Wednesday classes meet (Yom Kippur make-up) | Wednesday, December 4 |
| Thursday classes meet (Thanksgiving make-up) | Thursday, December 5 |
| Last day of classes: Friday classes meet and Tuesday classes starting 4:00 & after meet (Thanksgiving Friday and Yom Kippur eve. make-up) | Friday, December 6 |
| Read period | Saturday, December 7 – Tuesday, December 10 |
| Final exams | Wednesday, December 11 – Friday, December 20 |
| Intensive Trial Advocacy | Saturday, January 11 – Saturday, January 18, 2020 |
| Dr. King’s Birthday | Monday, January 20, 2020 (no classes) |
| First day of classes | Tuesday, January 21 |
| Spring Break | Saturday, March 14 – Sunday, March 22 |
| *Last day of classes: Monday classes meet (Dr. King’s Birthday make-up) | Friday, May 1 |
| Read period | Saturday, May 2 – Tuesday, May 5 |
| Final exams | Wednesday, May 6 – Friday, May 15 |
| Commencement | Sunday, May 17 |
| *Friday classes will not meet on Friday, May 1. Friday classes will meet only 13 times in the Spring 2020 semester. Instructors who teach Friday classes should arrange for a make-up class in one of the slots available for make-ups (see below). | |
| Memorial Day (no classes) | Monday, May 25, 2020 |
| First day of classes | Tuesday, May 26 |
| Monday classes meet (Memorial Day make-up) | Friday, May 29 |
| Last day of classes (upper-level) | Thursday, July 16 |
| Final exams (upper-level) | Monday, July 20 – Wednesday, July 22 |
| Last day of classes (first-year summer-start) | Wednesday, July 29 |
| Final exam (first-year summer-start) | Monday, August 3 |
Make-up classes: Day Division make-up classes during Fall and Spring semesters may be scheduled Tuesdays, 11:45 a.m.–1:45 p.m., or Wednesdays, 3:00–3:55 p.m.; Evening Division and Summer Session make-up classes may be scheduled Friday evenings.