Academic Calendar
Spring 2021
| January 4 (M) | Daily Waitlist Seat Offers Begin |
| January 11 (M) | First Day of Instruction |
| January 14 (TH) | Last Waitlist Seat Offer. Waitlists close. |
| January 17 (Su) | Add/Drop Ends. Last Day to Add Classes or Drop classes with a 100% Tuition Refund. (After this date the instructor's permission must be obtained to drop the course. A grade of "W" will appear on the transcript). |
| January 18 (M) | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (No Classes) |
| January 19 (T) | Tuesday is treated as a Monday. (Tuesday classes do not meet. Monday classes meet at their regular times. Makeup for Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday). |
| February 14 (Su) | Last day to file Intent to Complete the Writing Requirement Through a Seminar form to the Records Office |
| February 15 (M) | Presidents' Day Holiday (No Classes) |
| March 8 (M) – March 12 (F) | Spring Break (No Classes) |
| March 12(F) | Administrative Offices Closed |
| March 26 (F) | Cesar Chavez Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| March 29 (M) | Summer 2021 Registration Begins (9:00 a.m.) Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. |
| April 21 (W) | Last Day of Instruction. Wednesday Treated as a Friday (Wednesday classes don't meet. Friday classes meet at their regularly scheduled time. Makeup date for Cesar Chavez Holiday) |
| April 22 (Th) – April 26 (M) | Reading Period |
| April 27 (T) - May 12 (W) | Exam Period (NOTE: Unless otherwise specified, take-home exams are due on Tuesday, May 11 by 11:59 PM) |
| May 15 (Sa) | Commencement |
Summer 2021
| May 16 (Su) | 11:59 p.m., Last Day to Add/Drop Classes for Summer Session 1 (SS1) and Summer Full Session (FS) with a 100% Tuition Refund. (After this date the instructor's permissions must be obtained to drop the course. A grade of "W" will appear on the transcript.) |
| May 17 (M) – June 24 (Th) | Summer Session 1 (6 Weeks) |
| May 17 (M) - August 12 (Th) | Full Session Summer Session (13 Weeks) |
| May 31 (M) | Memorial Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| June 24 (Th) | Summer Session 1 Last Day of Instruction |
| June 25 (F) | Summer Session 1 Reading Period |
| June 28 (M) - June 29 (T) | Summer Session 1 Final Exam Period |
| July 5 (M) | Independence Day Holiday Observed. (No Classes). 11:59 p.m., Last Day to Add/Drop Classes for Summer Session 2 (SS2) with a 100% Tuition Refund. (After this date the instructor's permissions must be obtained to drop the course. A grade of "W" will appear on the transcript.) |
| July 6 (T) - August 12 (Th) | Summer Session 2 (6 Weeks) |
| August 12 (Th) | Last day of Instruction for Summer Session 2 and Full Session |
| August 13 (F) | Summer Session 2 & Full Session Reading Period |
| August 16 (M) - August 18 (W) | Summer Session 2 & Full Session Final Exam Period |
Fall 2021
| August 8 (Su) - August 13 (F) | LEOP Orientation |
| August 9 (M) - August 20 (F) | LL.M. Orientation |
| August 10 (T) - August 20 (F) (Tentative) | MSL Orientation |
| August 16 (M) - August 19 (Th) | JD Orientation |
| August 18 (W) - August 20 (F) | Foreign Exchange Orientation |
| August 16 (M) | Fall Waitlist Seats Offered Daily |
| August 23 (M) | First Day of Instruction |
| August 25 (F) | Waitlist Closed and Cleared (5 p.m.) |
| August 29 (Su) | Fall 2021 Add/Drop Ends (11:59 p.m.) Last day to Add or Drop Classes with a 100% Tuition Refund. (After this date the instructor's permission must be obtained to drop a course. A grade of "W" will appear on the transcript). |
| September 6 (M) | Labor Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| November 11 (Th) | Veteran's Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| November 23 (T) | Last day of Instruction. Tuesday is treated as Thursday. (Tuesday classes do not meet. Thursday classes are held during normal times. Make-up for Veteran's Day) |
| November 24 (W) – November 29 (M) | Reading Period |
| November 25 (Th) – November 26 (F) | Thanksgiving Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| November 30 (T) – December 15 (W) | Final Exam Period |
Spring 2022
| January 10 (M) | First Day of Instruction |
| January 16 (Su) | 11:59 p.m., Add/Drop Ends. Last day to Add or Drop Classes with a 100% Tuition Refund. (After this date the instructor's permission must be obtained to drop a course. A grade of "W" will appear on the transcript). |
| January 17 (M) | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| February 21 (M) | Presidents' Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| February 22 (T) | Tuesday is Treated as a Monday. (Tuesday classes do not meet. Monday classes meet at their regular times. Makeup for Presidents' Day Holiday). |
| March 7 (M) - March 11 (F) | Spring Break (No Classes) |
| March 11 (F) | Administrative Offices Closed (No Classes) |
| March 25 (F) | Cesar Chavez Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| April 20 (W) | Last Day of Instruction. Wednesday is Treated as a Friday. (Wednesday classes do not meet. Friday classes meet at their regular times. Makeup for Cesar Chavez Holiday). |
| April 21 (Th) - April 26 (T) | Reading Period |
| April 27 (W) - May 12 (Th) | Final Exam Period |
| TBD | Commencement |
Summer 2022
| May 15 (Su) | 11:59 p.m., Last Day to Add/Drop Classes for Summer Session 1 (SS1) and Summer Full Session (FS) with a 100% Tuition Refund. (After this date the instructor's permissions must be obtained to drop the course. A grade of "W" will appear on the transcript.) |
| May 16 (M) – June 23 (Th) | Summer Session 1 (6 Weeks) |
| May 16 (M) - August 11 (Th) | Summer Full Session (13 weeks) |
| May 30 (M) | Memorial Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| June 23 (Th) | Summer Session 1 Last Day of Classes |
| June 24 (F) | Summer Session 1 Reading Period |
| June 27 (M) - June 28 (T) | Summer Session 1 Final Exam Period |
| July 4 (M) | Independence Day Holiday Observed. 11:59 p.m., Last Day to Add/Drop Classes for Summer Session 2 (SS2) with a 100% Tuition Refund. (After this date the instructor's permissions must be obtained to drop the course. A grade of "W" will appear on the transcript.) |
| July 5 (T) - August 11 (Th) | Summer Session 2 (6 Weeks) |
| August 11 (Th) | Summer Session 2 and Summer Full Session - Last Day of Instructions |
| August 12 (F) | Summer Session 2 & Summer Full Session Reading Period |
| August 16 (M) - August 17 (T) | Summer Session 2 & Full Session Final Exam Period |
*Dates subject to change