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Academic Calendar

Date	Activity
August 6	Orientation for International LL.M. Students
August 20	Registration and Orientation for first-year students
August 21 - 24	First-year Legal Research & Writing and Litigation Basics classes
August 6 - 31	Schedule Revision/Registration ["Drop/Add"]
August 27	First day of classes for the other first-year courses and for all upper level courses
September 3	Labor Day recess
November 21	(Wednesday) will follow a Friday class schedule
November 22 & 23	Thanksgiving recess
December 4	(Tuesday) will follow a Thursday class schedule
December 5	Last day of classes
December 7 - 20	Final examinations

Date	Activity
January 10 - 18	Schedule Revision/Registration ["Drop/Add"]
January 14	First day of classes
January 21	Due to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, classes scheduled to start before 4:00 pm are cancelled
January 25	Diploma date
March 11 - 15	Spring recess
April 26	Last day of classes
April 30 - May 13	Final examinations
May 23	Commencement

Date	Activity
May 28 - 30	Schedule Revision/Registration ["Drop/Add"]
May 28	First day of classes
May 28	Due to Memorial Day, Monday classes will meet on Tuesday, May 28
July 2	Due to Independence Day, Thursday classes will meet on Tuesday, July 2
July 11	Last day of classes
July 15 - July 17	Final examinations
July 22	Diploma date [J.D.]
August 23	Diploma date [LL.M.]

* The calendar for each Foreign program is published in the brochure for the respective session in Rome, Japan and China.

Date	Activity
August 5	Orientation for International LL.M. Students
August 19	Registration and Orientation for first-year students
August 20 - 23	First-year Legal Research & Writing and Litigation Basics classes
August 5 - 30	Schedule Revision/Registration ["Drop/Add"]
August 26	First day of classes for the other first-year courses and for all upper level courses
September 2	Labor Day recess
November 27	(Wednesday) will follow a Friday class schedule
November 28 & 29	Thanksgiving recess
December 3	(Tuesday) will follow a Thursday class schedule
December 4	Last day of classes
December 6 - 19	Final examinations

Date	Activity
January 9 - 17	Schedule Revision/Registration ["Drop/Add"]
January 13	First day of classes
January 20	Due to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, classes scheduled to start before 4:00 pm are cancelled
January 24	Diploma date
March 10 - 14	Spring recess
April 25	Last day of classes
April 29 - May 12	Final examinations
May 22	Commencement

Date	Activity
May 27 - 29	Schedule Revision/Registration ["Drop/Add"]
May 27	First day of classes
May 27	Due to Memorial Day, Monday classes will meet on Tuesday, May 27
July 10	Last day of classes
July 14 - July 16	Final examinations
July 21	Diploma date [J.D.]
August 22	Diploma date [LL.M.]

* The calendar for each Foreign program is published in the brochure for the respective session in Rome, Japan and China.

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