| Fall semester |
| Orientation |
Aug. 13-17 |
Aug. 12-16 |
| Fall classes begin |
Aug. 20 |
Aug. 19 |
| Last day to drop without a "W" |
Sept. 2 |
Sept. 1 |
| Labor Day-No Classes |
Sept. 3 |
Sept. 2 |
| Last day to receive partial refund of tuition |
Sept. 23 |
Sept. 22 |
| Fall break |
Oct. 22-23 |
Oct. 21-22 |
| Make a Difference Day |
Oct. 27 |
Oct. 26 |
| Law classes in session Wednesday before Thanksgiving |
Nov. 21 |
Nov. 27 |
| Thanksgiving break |
Nov. 22-23 |
Nov. 28-29 |
| Legislative Day (Monday schedule) |
Nov. 28 |
Nov. 27 |
| Fall classes end |
Nov. 30 |
Nov. 27 |
| Fall reading period |
Dec. 1-3 |
Nov. 30 - Dec. 2 |
| Fall exams |
Dec. 4-17 |
Dec. 3-16 |
| Mid-year graduation celebration |
Dec. 14 |
Dec. 13 |
| Last day for graduating students' exams |
Dec. 15 |
Dec. 14 |
| Law school December graduates Reception |
Dec. 19 |
Dec. 18 |
| Fall degree conferral |
Dec. 22 |
Dec. 21 |
| Spring Semester |
| Spring classes begin |
Jan. 10, 2019 (Monday schedule) |
Jan. 9, 2020 (Monday schedule) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day-No Classes |
Jan. 21, 2019 |
Jan. 20, 2020 |
| Last day to drop without a "W" |
Jan. 27, 2019 |
Jan. 26, 2020 |
| Last day to receive partial refund of tuition |
Feb. 17, 2019 |
Feb. 16, 2020 |
| Ash Wednesday-Classes in Session |
March 6, 2019 |
Feb. 26, 2020 |
| Spring Break |
March 11-15, 2019 |
March 9-13, 2020 |
| Good Friday-No Classes |
April 19, 2019 |
April 10, 2020 |
| Spring classes end |
April 26, 2019 (Friday Schedule) |
April 24, 2020 |
| Spring reading period |
April 27-29, 2019 |
April 25-27, 2020 |
| Spring exams |
April 30 - May 13, 2019 |
April 28-May 11, 2020 |
| Last day for graduating students' exams |
May 11, 2019 |
May 9, 2020 |
| Hooding ceremony |
May 16, 2019 |
May 14, 2020 |
| Commencement and Spring Conferral |
May 18, 2019 |
May 14, 2020 |
| Summer Semester |
| Summer session in Madrid begins |
May 20, 2019 |
May 18, 2020 |
| Summer session Begins |
May 20, 2019 |
May 18, 2020 |
| Memorial Day-No Classes |
May 27, 2019 |
May 25, 2020 |
| Independence Day-No Classes |
July 4 |
July 4 |
| Summer session ends |
July 9, 2019 (Thurs schedule) |
July 6, 2020 |
| Summer session exams |
July 15-16, 18, 2019 |
July 13-14, 16, 2020 |
| Summer degree conferral |
Aug. 14, 2019 |
Aug. 12, 2020 |
