2019-2020 Academic Calendar (Philadelphia Campus*)
| Date |
Activity |
Fall Semester 2019
| August 5 – 30 |
Schedule Revision/Registration [“Drop/Add”] |
| August 12 |
Orientation for International LL.M. Students |
| August 19 |
Registration and Orientation for first-year students |
| August 20 – 23 |
First-year Litigation Basics classes |
| 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 |
Intersession 2020 (Tentative)
| January 2 – 4 |
Intersession 2019 (Tentative) |
| Date |
Activity |
Spring Semester 2020
| January 2 – 10 |
Schedule Revision/Registration [“Drop/Add”] |
| January 6 |
First day of classes |
| January 17 |
Diploma date |
| January 20 |
Classes are cancelled due to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service |
| March 2 – 6 |
Spring recess |
| April 20 |
Last day of classes |
| April 22 – May 4 |
Final examinations |
| May 14 |
Commencement |
| Date |
Activity |
Philadelphia Summer Session 2020
| May 18 – 21 |
Schedule Revision/Registration [“Drop/Add”] |
| May 18 |
First day of classes |
| May 25 |
Memorial Day recess |
| May 26 |
Due to Memorial Day, Monday classes will meet on Tuesday, May 26 |
| July 2 |
Last day of classes |
| July 6 – 8 |
Final examinations |
| July 13 |
Diploma date [J.D.] |
| August 21 |
Diploma date [LL.M.] |
* The calendar for each Foreign program (Rome, Japan and China) is published separately.
