2020-2021 Academic Calendar (Philadelphia Campus)
Fall Semester 2020
| Date | Activity |
|---|
| August 3 – 28 | Schedule Revision/Registration [“Drop/Add”] |
| August 10 – 21 | Orientation for International LL.M. Students |
| August 17 | Registration and Orientation for first-year J.D. students |
| August 18 – 21 | Continuation of Orientation |
| August 24 | First day of classes for the other first-year courses and for all upper level courses |
| September 7 | Labor Day recess |
| November 25 | (Wednesday) will follow a Friday class schedule |
| November 26 – 27 | Thanksgiving recess |
| December 1 | (Tuesday) will follow a Thursday class schedule |
| December 2 | Last day of classes |
| December 4 – 21 | Final examinations |
Intersession 2021 (Tentative)
| Date | Activity |
|---|
| January 4 – 8 | Intersession 2021 (Tentative) |
Spring Semester 2021
| Date | Activity |
|---|
| January 4 – 15 | Schedule Revision/Registration [“Drop/Add”] |
| January 4 – 8 | Orientation for New LL.M. International Students |
| January 11 | First day of classes |
| January 18 | Classes are cancelled due to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service |
| January 22 | Diploma date |
| March 8 – 12 | Spring recess |
| April 26 | Last day of classes |
| April 28 – May 10 | Final examinations |
| May 20 | Commencement |
Philadelphia Summer Session 2021
| Date | Activity |
|---|
| May 24 – 27 | Schedule Revision/Registration [“Drop/Add”] |
| May 24 | First day of classes |
| May 31 | Memorial Day recess |
| June 1 | Due to Memorial Day, Monday classes will meet on Tuesday, June 1 |
| July 5 | Independence Day Recess |
| July 6 | Due to Independence Day, Monday classes will meet on Tuesday, July 6 |
| July 8 | Last Day of Classes |
| July 12 – 14 | Final examinations |
| July 19 | Diploma date [J.D.] |
| July 29 | Last Day of Classes [Graduate Tax] |
| August 2-5 | Final Examinations [Graduate Tax] |
| August 20 | Diploma date [LL.M.] |
The calendar for each Foreign program (Rome, Japan and China) is published separately.
2021-2022 Academic Calendar (Philadelphia Campus)*
Fall Semester 2021*
| Date | Activity |
|---|
| August 2 – 27 | Schedule Revision/Registration [“Drop/Add”] |
| August 9 | Orientation for International LL.M. Students |
| August 16 | Registration and Orientation for first-year J.D. students |
| August 17 – 20 | Continuation of Orientation and Law School Basics classes |
| August 23 | First day of classes for all courses |
| September 6 | Labor Day recess |
| November 24 | (Wednesday) will follow a Friday class schedule |
| November 25 – 26 | Thanksgiving recess |
| November 30 | (Tuesday) will follow a Thursday class schedule |
| December 1 | Last day of classes |
| December 3 – 20 | Final examinations |
Intersession 2022 (Tentative)
| Date | Activity |
|---|
| January 3 – 7 | Intersession 2021 (Tentative) |
Spring Semester 2022*
| Date | Activity |
|---|
| January 3 – 14 | Schedule Revision/Registration [“Drop/Add”] |
| January 3 – 7 | Orientation for New LL.M. International Students |
| January 10 | First day of classes |
| January 17 | Classes are cancelled due to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service |
| January 21 | Diploma date |
| March 7 – 11 | Spring recess |
| April 25 | Last day of classes |
| April 27 – May 9 | Final examinations |
| May 19 | Commencement |
Philadelphia Summer Session 2022*
| Date | Activity |
|---|
| May 23 – 26 | Schedule Revision/Registration [“Drop/Add”] |
| May 23 | First day of classes |
| May 30 | Memorial Day recess |
| May 31 | Due to Memorial Day, Monday classes will meet on Tuesday, May 31 |
| July 4 | Independence Day Recess |
| July 5 | Due to Independence Day, Monday classes will meet on Tuesday, July 5 |
| July 7 | Last Day of Classes |
| July 11 – 13 | Final examinations |
| July 18 | Diploma date [J.D.] |
| August 19 | Diploma date [LL.M.] |
*The calendar for each Foreign program (Rome, Japan and China) is published separately.
