2017 - 2018 Academic Calendar (Philadelphia Campus*)
| Date |
Activity |
Fall Semester 2017
| August 7 – September 1 |
Schedule Revision/Registration [“Drop/Add”] |
| August 14 |
Orientation for International LL.M. Students |
| August 21 |
Registration and Orientation for first-year students |
| August 22 – 25 |
First-year Legal Research & Writing and Litigation Basics classes |
| August 28 |
First day of classes for the other first-year courses and for all upper level courses |
| September 4 |
Labor Day recess |
| November 22 |
(Wednesday) will follow a Friday class schedule |
| November 23 & 24 |
Thanksgiving recess |
| December 5 |
(Tuesday) will follow a Thursday class schedule |
| December 6 |
Last day of classes |
| December 8 – 20 |
Final examinations |
| Date |
Activity |
Intersession 2018 (Tentative)
| January 2 – 5 |
Intersession 2018 (Tentative) |
| Date |
Activity |
Spring Semester 2018
| January 2 – 12 |
Schedule Revision/Registration [“Drop/Add”] |
| January 8 |
First day of classes |
| January 15 |
Classes are cancelled due to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service |
| January 19 |
Diploma date |
| March 5 – 9 |
Spring recess |
| April 23 |
Last day of classes |
| April 25 – May 7 |
Final examinations |
| May 17 |
Commencement |
| Date |
Activity |
Philadelphia Summer Session 2018
| May 21 – 24 |
Schedule Revision/Registration [“Drop/Add”] |
| May 21 |
First day of classes |
| May 28 |
Memorial Day Recess |
| May 29 |
Due to Memorial Day, Monday classes will meet on Tuesday, May 29 |
| June 5 |
Due to Independence Day recess, Wednesday classes will meet on Tuesday, June 5 |
| July 4 |
Independence Day recess |
| July 5 |
Last day of classes |
| July 9 – 11 |
Final Examinations |
| July 16 |
Diploma date [J.D.] |
| August 24 |
Diploma date [LL.M.] |
* The calendar for each Foreign program (Rome, Japan and China) is published separately.
2018 - 2019 Academic Calendar (Philadelphia Campus*)
| Date |
Activity |
Fall Semester 2018
| August 6 – 31 |
Schedule Revision/Registration [“Drop/Add”] |
| August 13 |
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 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 |
Intersession 2019 (Tentative)
| January 2 – 4 |
Intersession 2019 (Tentative) |
| Date |
Activity |
Spring Semester 2019
| January 2 – 11 |
Schedule Revision/Registration [“Drop/Add”] |
| January 7 |
First day of classes |
| January 18 |
Diploma date |
| January 21 |
Classes are cancelled due to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service |
| March 4 – 8 |
Spring recess |
| April 22 |
Last day of classes |
| April 24 – May 6 |
Final examinations |
| May 16 |
Commencement |
| Date |
Activity |
Philadelphia Summer Session 2019
| May 20 – 23 |
Schedule Revision/Registration [“Drop/Add”] |
| May 20 |
First day of classes |
| May 27 |
Memorial Day Recess |
| May 28 |
Due to Memorial Day, Monday classes will meet on Tuesday, May 28 |
| July 2 |
Tuesday will follow a Thursday class Schedule |
| July 3 |
Last day of classes |
| July 8 – 10 |
Final Examinations |
| July 15 |
Diploma date [J.D.] |
| August 23 |
Diploma date [LL.M.] |
* The calendar for each Foreign program (Rome, Japan and China) is published separately.
