Academic Calendar
Fall 2020
| August 3 (M) - August 7 (F) | LEOP Orientation |
| August 6 (TH) - August 14 (F) | LL.M. Orientation |
| August 6 (TH) - August 14 (F) | MSL Orientation |
| August 10 (M) - August 13 (TH) | JD Orientation |
| August 17 (M) | Fall 2020 Classes Begin |
| August 20 (Th) | Last Waitlist Seat Offer for Fall 2020 (Waitlist Ends) |
| August 23 (Su) | Fall 2020 Add/Drop Ends at 11:59 p.m. PDT |
| September 7 (M) | Labor Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| September 14 (M) - October 2 (F) | Midterm Exam Period |
| September 30 (W) | JDs: Last day to file intent to complete a writing requirement (AR 703) through a seminar for the Fall 2020 term. |
| October 9 (F) | MSLs: Last day to file intent to complete a writing requirement (AR 5004) through a seminar for the Fall 2020 term. |
| November 10 (T) - November 12 (TH) | 9 AM, Priority Registration |
| November 11 (W) | Veteran's Day Holiday (No Classes) |
| November 13 (F) | Registration Closed |
| November 16 (M) | 9 AM, Spring 2021 1L Registration Begins |
| November 17 (T) | 9 AM, Spring 2021 3L, LLM & MSL Registration Begins Last Day of Classes Tuesday is treated as Wednesday. (Tuesday classes do not meet. Wednesday classes are held during normal times. Make-up for Veterans Day). |
| November 18 (W) | 9 AM, Spring 2021 2L Registration Begins |
| November 19 (TH) | 9 AM, Spring 2021 FX Registration Begins |
| November 18 (W) – November 29 (Su) | Reading Period |
| November 20 (F) | Registration Closed |
| November 23 (M) | Open Registration Continues & Waitlist Seat Offers Begin |
| November 26 (TH) – November 27 (F) | Thanksgiving Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| November 30 (M) – December 12 (SA) | Final Exam Period |
Spring 2021
| January 4 (M) | Daily Waitlist Seat Offers Begin |
| January 11 (M) | First Day of Spring 2021 Classes. |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| April 21 (W) | Last Day of Classes 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 17 (M) | Commencement |
| May 31 (M) | Memorial Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
Summer 2021
| May 17 (M) – June 24 (Th) | Summer Session 1 (6 weeks) |
| May 17 (M) - August 12 (Th) | Full Session Summer Session (13 weeks) |
| June (21) (M) | Summer Session 1 Last Day of Classes |
| 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 |
| July 6 (T) - August 12 (Th) | Summer Session 2 |
| August 13 (F) | Summer Session 2 & Full Session Reading Period |
| August 16 (M) - August 18 (W) | Summer Session 2 & Full Session Final Exam Period |
*Dates subject to change