Academic Calendar
Fall 2021
| July 8 (Th) - July 9 (F) | Priority Registration (9:00 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.) |
| July 12 (M) | Registration System Closed for Updates |
| July 13 (T) | 3L, LL.M., MSL & CSL Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| July 14 (W) | 2L Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| July 15 (Th) | Foreign Exchange Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| July 19 (M) | Registration System Closed for Updates |
| July 20 (T) | Add/Drop Continues for all students (9:00 a.m.). Approved part-time visitors and auditors may begin to enroll. |
| August 8 (Su) - August 13 (F) | LEOP Orientation |
| August 9 (M) - August 20 (F) | LL.M. Orientation |
| August 10 (T) - August 20 (F) | MSL & CSL 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 27 (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) |
| September 30 (Th) | 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. |
| October 1 (F) - October 22 (F) | Midterm Exam Period |
| 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 |
| December 24 (F) – December 27 (M) | Winter Holiday |
| December 28 (T) – December 29 (W) | Holiday Shutdown |
| December 30 (Th) – December 31 (F) | New Year Holiday |
Spring 2022
| November 11 (Th) - 12 (F) | Priority Registration (9 AM - 11:59 PM) |
| November 15 (M) | 1L Con Law I or Statutory Course and LR&W Registration Begins; 9 AM |
| November 17 (W) | 3L, LL.M., MSL & CSL Registration Begins; 9 AM |
| November 18 (Th) | 2L Registration Begins; 9 AM |
| November 19 (F) | FX Foreign Exchange Registration Begins; 9 AM |
| November 22 (M) | Add/Drop Continues for all students. Approved part-time visitors and auditors may begin to enroll; 9 AM. |
| 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 14 (M) | 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 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 |
| 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 |
| May 22 (Su) | Commencement |
Summer 2022
| March 30 (W) | Summer Registration Begins (9 AM) |
| May 12 (Th) | Last Waitlist Seats Offered. |
| May 13 (F) | 5 PM, SS1 & FS waitlists closed and cleared. Students may add any open seats after 5 PM through the end of Add/Drop. |
| 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 20 (M) | Juneteenth 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 |
| June 30 (Th) | Last Waitlist Seats Offered. |
| July 1 (F) | SS2 Waitlists Closed and Cleared (5 PM) Students may add any open seats through the end of SS2 Add/Drop. |
| 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