Academic Calendar
Fall 2022
| July 7 (Th) | Priority Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| July 11 (M) | 3L, LL.M., MSL & CSL Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| July 12 (T) | 2L Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| July 13 (W) | FX Foreign Exchange Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| July 13 (W) | Bi-Weekly (M&W) Waitlist Seat Offers Begin |
| July 14 (Th) | Approved part-time visitors and auditors may begin to enroll (9 a.m.) |
| August 7 (Su) - August 12 (F) | LEOP Orientation |
| August 8 (M) - August 19 (F) | LL.M. Orientation |
| August 9 (T) - August 19 (F) | CSL & MSL Orientation |
| August 11 (Th) - August 12 (F) | HPL Orientation |
| August 15 (M) - August 18 (Th) | JD Orientation |
| August 18 (Th) - August 19 (F) | Foreign Exchange (FX) Orientation |
| August 15 (M) | Daily Waitlist Seat Offers Begin |
| August 22 (M) | Fall Classes Begin |
| August 25 (Th) | Last Waitlist Seats Offers |
| August 26 (F) | 5 p.m., Waitlists closed and cleared. Students may add any open seats after 5 PM through the end of Add/Drop. |
| August 28 (Su) | Registration (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 5 (M) | Labor Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| September 30 (F) | Writing Requirement Filing Deadline for Fall Seminar Courses. Last Day to Submit the Intent to Complete the Writing Requirement form and submit it to the Office of the Registrar. |
| September 30 (F) - October 21 (F) | Midterm Exam Period |
| November 11 (F) | Veteran's Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| November 22 (T) | Last day of Instruction. Tuesday is treated as Friday (Tuesday classes do not meet. Friday classes are held during normal times on this date. Make-up for Veteran's Day) |
| November 23 (W) – November 28 (M) | Reading Period |
| November 24 (Th) – November 25 (F) | Thanksgiving Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| November 29 (T) – December 16 (F) | Final Exam Period |
| December 23 (F) – December 26 (M) | Winter Holiday |
| December 27 (T) – December 29 (Th) | Holiday Shutdown |
| December 30 (F) – Monday, January 2 (M) | New Year Holiday |
Spring 2023
| November 10 (Th) | Priority Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| November 14 (M) | 1L Con Law, Statutory Course & LRW Registration Begins (8 a.m.) |
| November 16 (W) | 3L, LL.M., MSL & CSL Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| November 17 (TH) | 2L Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| November 18 (F) | FX Foreign Exchange Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| November 21 (M) | Approved Part-Time Visitors and Auditor Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| January 9 (M) | First Day of Instruction |
| January 15 (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 16 (M) | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| February 14 (T) | Writing Requirement Filing Deadline for Spring Seminar Courses. Last Day to Submit the Intent to Complete the Writing Requirement form and submit it to the Office of the Registrar. |
| February 20 (M) | Presidents' Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| February 21 (T) | Tuesday is Treated as a Monday. (Tuesday classes do not meet. Monday classes meet at their regular times. Makeup for Presidents' Day Holiday). |
| February 22 (W) - March 3 (F) | Midterm Exam Period |
| March 6 (M) - March 10 (F) | Spring Break (No Classes) |
| March 10 (F) | Administrative Offices Closed |
| March 31 (F) | Cesar Chavez Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| April 19 (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 20 (Th) - April 24 (M) | Reading Period |
| April 25 (T) - May 12 (F) | Final Exam Period |
| May 18 (Th) | Commencement |
Summer 2023
| March 27 (M) | Priority Registration Begins (9:00 a.m.) |
| March 29 (W) | Summer Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| May 13 (F) | 5 p.m., SS1 & FS waitlists closed and cleared. Students may add any open seats after 5 PM through the end of Add/Drop. |
| May 14 (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 15 (M) – June 22 (Th) | Summer Session 1 (SS1) - 6 Weeks |
| May 15 (M) - August 10 (Th) | Summer Full Session (13 weeks) |
| May 29 (M) | Memorial Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| June 19 (M) | Juneteenth Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| June 22 (Th) | Summer Session 1 Last Day of Classes |
| June 23 (F) | Summer Session 1 Reading Period |
| June 26 (M) - June 27 (T) | Summer Session 1 Final Exam Period |
| June 29 (Th) | Last Waitlist Seats Offered. |
| June 30 (F) | SS2 Waitlists Closed and Cleared (5 PM) Students may add any open seats through the end of SS2 Add/Drop. |
| July 3 (W) - August 10 (Th) | Summer Session 2 (6 Weeks) |
| July 4 (T) | 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.) |
| August 10 (Th) | Summer Session 2 and Summer Full Session - Last Day of Instructions |
| August 11 (F) | Summer Session 2 & Summer Full Session Reading Period |
| August 14 (M) - August 15 (T) | Summer Session 2 & Full Session Final Exam Period |
*Dates subject to change