School of Law
Fall Semester 2016
Bar Foundations Session 2016 – OPTIONAL
August 15 (Monday) – Bar Foundations Session Begins
September 5 (Monday) –Labor Day Holiday
September 8 (Thursday) – Last Day of Bar Foundations Session
September 9 (Friday) – Bar Foundations Final Exam
Fall Session 2016
September 12 (Monday) – 2L Fall Session Begins
October 7 – 9 (Friday – Sunday) – Fall Break
November 21 (Monday) – Last Day of 2L Fall Session (Operate on a Friday schedule)
November 22 – 25 (Tuesday– Friday) – Thanksgiving Holidays
November 26-28 (Saturday-Monday) – Reading Days
November 29 – December 5 (Tuesday – Monday) – Final Exam Period
Winter Session 2016 – OPTIONAL
December 7 – 20 (Wednesday – Tuesday ) – Intensive Electives/Study Away
Spring Semester 2017 2
Spring Session 2017
January 4 (Wednesday) – Winter Session Begins
January 16 (Monday) – Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
March 15 (Wednesday)– Last Day of Winter Session (Operate on a Monday Schedule)
March 16 - 19 (Thursday – Sunday) – Reading Days
March 20 – 26 (Monday - Sunday) – Final Exam Period
Spring Break 2017 (All Classes)
March 27 – April 2 (Monday – Sunday) – Spring Break
Short Spring Session 2017
April 3 (Monday) – Short Spring Session Begins
April 14 (Friday) – Good Friday Holiday
May 8 (Monday) – Last Day of Short Spring Session (Operates on a Friday Schedule)
May 9-10 (Tuesday- Wednesday) - Reading Days
May 11 – 13 (Thursday –Saturday) - Final Exam Period
May 19-21 (Friday – Sunday) – Law School Commencement Weekend (anticipated)
2016-2017 Academic Year
2L August Session 2016
Public Law & Leadership; Professional Responsibility
August 15 (Monday) – 2L August Session Begins
September 5 (Monday) –Labor Day Holiday
September 8 (Thursday) – Last Day of 2L August Session
September 9 (Friday) – Final Exam Period
2L Fall Session 2016
September 12 (Monday)– 2L
Fall Session Begins
October 7 – 9 (Friday – Sunday) – Fall Break
November 21 (Monday) – Last Day of 2L Fall Session (Operate on a Friday schedule)
November 22 – 25 (Tuesday– Friday) – Thanksgiving Holidays
November 26-28 (Saturday-Monday) – Reading Days
November 29 – December 5 (Tuesday– Monday) – Final Exam Period
2L December Session 2016 -OPTIONAL
December 7 – 20 (Wednesday- Tuesday) – Intensive Electives/Study Away
2L Winter Session 2017
January 4 (Wednesday) – Winter Session Begins
January 16 (Monday) – Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
March 15 (Wednesday)– Last Day of Winter Session(Operate on a Monday Schedule)
March 16 -19 (Thursday – Sunday) – Reading Days
March 20 – 26 (Monday - Sunday) – Final Exam Period
Spring Break 2017
March 27 – April 2 (Monday – Sunday) – Spring Break
2L Spring Session 2017
April 3 (Monday) – Spring Session Begins
April 14 (Friday) – Good Friday Holiday
May 29 (Monday) – Memorial Day Holiday
June 9 (Friday) – Last Day of Spring Session
June 10 – 12 (Saturday – Monday) – Reading Days
June 13 – 18 (Tuesday – Sunday) – Final Exam Period
SEE FOOTNOTE 1 BELOW -
Short Spring Session 2017
April 3 (Monday) – Short Spring Session Begins
April 14 (Friday) – Good Friday Holiday
May 8 (Monday) – Last Day of Short Spring Session (Operates on a Friday Schedule)
May 9-10 (Tuesday -Wednesday) -Reading Days
May 11 – 13 (Thursday –Saturday) -Final Exam Period
Summer Session I 2017 (All Classes)
June 27 (Tuesday) – Summer Session I Begins
July 4 (Tuesday) – Independence Day Holiday
Students in the Class of December 2017 may also take courses in the “Short Spring Session 2017” targeted primarily toward students in the Class of May 2017. The Short Spring Session 2017 runs from April 3 –May 13, 2017.