LAW SCHOOL CALENDAR
ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-2017
AUGUST
18 - 19
22
30
Thursday & Friday
Monday
Tuesday
First – Year Orientation
Classes Begin
Last day to drop a class without a grade of “W” and to
change from credit to audit
Monday
Labor Day – No Classes
Monday
Last day to drop a class with a grade of “W”
Wednesday – Sunday
Thanksgiving Holiday – No Classes
Thursday
Friday
Monday
Thursday
Sunday
Last Day of Classes
Study Day
Examinations Begin
Examinations End
Hooding Ceremony for December Graduates
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – No Classes
Classes Begin
Last day to drop a class without a grade of “W” and to
change from credit to audit
Tuesday
Sunday – Sunday
Last day to drop a class with a grade of “W”
Spring Break – No Classes
Friday – Sunday
Thursday
Friday
Easter Holiday – No Classes
Last Day of Classes –
No Classes beginning after 4:45 pm
Study Day
Monday
Thursday
Saturday
Sunday
Examinations Begin
Examinations End
Law School Hooding Ceremony
Graduation
SEPTEMBER
5
OCTOBER
10
NOVEMBER
23 – 27
DECEMBER
1
2
5
15
18
JANUARY
16
17
25
MARCH
7
12 – 19
APRIL
14 – 16
27
28
MAY
1
11
20
21
10/7/15
SELECTED RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES
ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-2017
ALL JEWISH AND MUSLIM HOLIDAYS BEGIN AT SUNDOWN THE DAY BEFORE THE DATE LISTED
JUNE
6
Ramadan begins – Islamic
JULY
5
31
Eid al Fitr (Ramadan ends) – Islamic
Feast of St. Ignatius – Catholic
AUGUST
15
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Catholic
SEPTEMBER
13
Eid al Adha – Islamic
OCTOBER
3-4
11
12
17
30
Rosh Hashanah – Jewish
Ashura – Islamic
Yom Kippur – Jewish
Sukkoth – Jewish
Diwali (Deepavalia) begins – Hindu, Sikh
NOVEMBER
1
All Saints’ Day – Catholic
DECEMBER
8
25
25
Immaculate Conception – Catholic
Christmas – Western Christian
Hanukkah begins – Jewish
JANUARY
1
1
6
Hanukkah ends – Jewish
Mary, Mother of God – Catholic
Epiphany – Eastern Christian
FEBRUARY
27
Clean Monday – Eastern Christian
MARCH
9
12
Ash Wednesday – Western Christian
Purim – Jewish
APRIL
9
11
14-16
16
18
Palm Sunday – Western Christian
Passover begins – Jewish
Easter Triduum – Catholic
Easter Sunday – Christian
Passover ends – Jewish
MAY
20
Vesak – Buddhist
Unless otherwise noted on the Law School Academic Calendar, classes will be held on these dates.
However, members of the Law School community are asked to pause and reflect before scheduling an event
on these dates. Please note that major Jewish holiday periods may extend over longer periods of time than
those indicated on this list.