Tentative schedule: dates subject to change.
Fall 2026
| JUNE | |
| Fall registration: seniors and MSL, MPP, MPA, LLM, JSD and AHP students | Tuesday, June 23 |
| Fall registration: all other continuing students | Wednesday, June 24 |
| Spring registration: seniors and MSL, MPP, MPA, LLM, JSD and AHP students | Thursday, June 25 |
| Spring registration: all other continuing students | Friday, June 26 |
| AUGUST | |
| LLM orientation begins | Thursday, Aug. 6 |
| JD first year (part time ), MSL and MPP/MPA orientation begins | Monday, Aug. 10 |
| JD first year (full time) orientation begins | Tuesday, Aug. 11 |
| Classes begin | Monday, Aug. 17 |
| Last day to add/drop classes without administrative approval | Monday, Aug. 24 |
| SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER | |
| Labor Day (holiday - no classes) | Monday, Sept. 7 |
| Study day (classes made up on the last Tuesday of semester) | Friday, Sept. 25 |
| NOVEMBER/DECEMBER | |
| Last day of classes (Friday classes only: make up study day) | Tuesday, Nov. 24 |
| Thanksgiving recess | Nov. 25 - 27 |
| Reading period | Nov. 28 – Dec. 1 |
| Final examination period | Dec. 3 – 12 |
| Winter break | Dec. 12 – Jan. 3 |
Spring 2027
| JANUARY | |
| Intersession period | Jan. 4 – 10 |
| LLM, MPP, MPA and JSD orientation begins | Thursday, Jan. 7 |
| Classes begin | Monday, Jan. 11 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (holiday - classes made up on Monday, Apr. 26) | Monday, Jan. 18 |
| Last day to add/drop classes without administrative approval | Tuesday, Jan. 19 |
| FEBRUARY/MARCH | |
| Presidents' Day (Monday classes will be held Tuesday, Feb. 16 and Tuesday classes made up on Tuesday, Apr. 27) | Monday, Feb. 15 |
| Study day (classes are made up on Wednesday, Apr. 28) | Friday, Feb. 26 |
| Spring break | Mar. 15 – Mar. 19 |
| APRIL | |
| Make up Monday classes only (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18) | Monday, Apr. 26 |
| Make up Tuesday classes (President's Day, Monday, Feb. 15) | Tuesday, Apr. 27 |
| Make up Friday classes (classes from study day, Friday, Feb. 26) | Wednesday, Apr. 28 |
| Reading period | Thursday Apr. 29 – Sunday, May 2 |
| Final examination period | Monday, May 3 – Saturday, May 15 |
| MAY | |
| Commencement | Saturday, May 29 |
Summer Sessions 2027
(Tentative: Dates Subject to Change)
| Summer registration begins for seniors and graduate students | Tuesday, Mar. 23 |
| Summer registration begins for non-seniors | Wednesday, Mar. 24 |
| Memorial Day (holiday - no classes) | Monday, May 31 |
| Session 1 | Sunday, May 16 - Saturday, May 29 |
| Session 2 | Sunday, May 30 - Saturday, July 3 |
| Juneteenth (holiday - no classes) | Monday, June 14 |
| Independence Day (holiday - no classes) | Sunday, July 4 |
| Session 3 | Monday, July 5 - Saturday, July 31 |
| Session 4 | Sunday, Aug. 1 - Sunday, Aug. 15 |
