Academic Calendar
2016-2017
SUMMER TERM 2016
JD/LLM-LE Summer Immersion (for 2L JD-LLM-LE students only)
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Tuesday, May 24
Friday, June 17
First Day of Class
Last Day of Class
Master’s Program in Judicial Studies (for MJS students only)
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Monday, May 23
Monday, May 30, Memorial Day
Friday, June 17
First Day of Class
No Classes
Last Day of Class
Summer Institutes in Transnational Law (Hong Kong/Geneva)
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Sunday, June 26
Monday, June 27
Friday, July 8
Monday July 11
Friday, July 22
Sun--Tue, July 24–26
Orientation
First Day of Class, Term I
Last Day of Class, Term I
First Day of Class, Term II
Last Day of Class, Term II
Reading and Examination Period
Summer Institute on Law, Language & Culture (for International LLM students only)
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Friday, July 15
Monday, July 18
Wednesday, August 10
Orientation
First Day of Class
Last Day of Class
FALL TERM 2016
CAREER DEVELOPMENT (Upper Level JD Students)
 August 8-11
Monday-Thursday
 August 12-23
Friday-Tuesday
On-Campus Interviewing
Professional Development & Callback Days
LEAD WEEK / Orientation (incoming students)
 August 15–19
Monday-Friday
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Tuesday-Friday
 August 17-19
Wednesday-Friday
 August 17
Wednesday
International LLM Students
1L JD Students
Law & Entrepreneurship LLM Students
LARW classes begin (1L JD Students)
REGULAR SEMESTER
 August 22
 August 24
 September 1
1L Classes begin
Upper-Level Classes begin
Drop-Add period ends at midnight
Revised 2/8/16
Monday
Wednesday
Thursday
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September 2
September 5
September ___
September 23
October 10-14
October 18
October 21
November 11
November 23–25
December 1
make-up)
December 2
December 5
December 6
December 7
December 8
December 19
Friday
Monday
Saturday-Sunday
Friday
Monday-Friday
Tuesday
Friday
Friday
Wednesday-Friday
Thursday
Clinic Intensive Training
Labor Day – NO CLASSES
Guantanamo Clinic Standdown
**Designated Class Make-up Day
Fall Break -- No Classes 1L LARW Writing Week
End of 7th week of class
1L Mid-Term Exams
**Designated Class Make-Up Day
Thanksgiving Break
First-Year Classes End (MONDAY CLASSES MEET – Labor Day
Friday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Monday
First Year Reading Period begins
Upper-Level Classes End
Upper-Level reading period begins
First Year Examination Period Begins
Upper Level Examination Period Begins
Examination Period Ends
WINTERSESSION TERM 2017
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Wednesday-Sunday, January 4-8, 2017
SPRING TERM 2017
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January 4
January 9
January 12-15
January 16
January 18
January 20
Tbd
March 13-17
April 17
April 18
May 5
May 9
May 13
May 14
Revised 2/8/16
Wednesday
Monday
Thursday-Sunday
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
tbd
Monday-Friday
Monday
Tuesday
Friday
Tuesday
Saturday
Sunday
LARW Writing Classes Resume
First Day of Classes
Intensive Trial Practice Weekend
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (No Classes)
Drop Add period ends at 5 pm.
Clinic Intensive Training
Guantanamo Clinic Standdown
Spring Break (No Classes)
Last Day of Class (Monday classes meet)
Reading and Examination Period begins
Reading and Examination Period ends(
All graduating students must be cleared by noon.
Law School Hooding Ceremony
University Commencement