Academic Calendar
Other important dates and deadlines can also be found on the Registrar’s Office Sharknet Page.
AY 2023-24
Fall 2023
08/21/2023 – 12/15/2023
| July 6 (Th) | Priority Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| July 10 (M) | 3L, LL.M., MSL & CSL Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| July 11 (T) | 2L Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| July 12 (W) | FX Foreign Exchange Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| July 14 (F) | Approved part-time visitors and auditors may begin to enroll (9 a.m.) |
| August 6 (Su) – August 11 (F) | LEOP Orientation |
| August 7 (M) – August 18 (F) | LLM Orientation |
| August 8 (T) | CSL & MSL Orientation (August 9 – August 18 Optional) |
| August 10 (Th) – August 11 (F) | HPL Orientation |
| August 14 (M) – August 17 (Th) | JD Orientation |
| August 21 (M) | Fall Classes Begin |
| August 27 (Su) | Registration (Add/Drop) Ends (11:59 p.m.) Last day to Add or Drop Classes with a 100% Tuition Refund. (After this date the instructor’s permission must be obtained to drop a course. A grade of “W” will appear on the transcript). |
| September 4 (M) | Labor Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| September 30 (S) | Writing Requirement Filing Deadline for Fall Seminar Courses. Last Day to Submit the Intent to Complete the Writing Requirement form and submit it to the Office of the Registrar. |
| October 3 (T) – October 16 (M) | Midterm Exam Period (Regular classes still in session) |
| November 10 (F) | Veteran’s Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| November 21 (T) | Last day of Instruction. Tuesday is treated as Friday (Tuesday classes do not meet. Friday classes are held during normal times on this date. Make-up for Veteran’s Day) |
| November 22 (W) – November 27 (M) | Reading Period |
| November 23 (Th) – November 24 (F) | Thanksgiving Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| November 28 (T) – December 15 (F) | Final Exam Period |
| December 25 (M) – December 26 (T) | Winter Holiday |
| December 27 (W) – December 29 (F) | Holiday Shutdown |
| January 1 (M) – January 2 (T) | New Year Holiday |
Spring 2024
01/08/2024 – 05/10/2024
| November 9 (Th) | Priority Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| November 13 (M) | 1L Con Law, Statutory Course & LRW Registration Begins (8 a.m.) |
| November 14 (T) | 3L, LL.M., MSL & CSL Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| November 15 (W) | 2L Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| November 16 (TH) | FX Foreign Exchange Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| November 17 (F) | Approved Part-Time Visitors and Auditor Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| January 8 (M) | First Day of Instruction |
| January 14 (Su) | 11:59 p.m., Add/Drop Ends. Last day to Add or Drop Classes with a 100% Tuition Refund. (After this date the instructor’s permission must be obtained to drop a course. A grade of “W” will appear on the transcript). |
| January 15 (M) | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| February 14 (W) | Writing Requirement Filing Deadline for Spring Seminar Courses. Last Day to Submit the Intent to Complete the Writing Requirement form and submit it to the Office of the Registrar. |
| February 19 (M) | Presidents’ Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| February 20 (T) | Tuesday is Treated as a Monday. (Tuesday classes do not meet. Monday classes meet at their regular times. Makeup for Presidents’ Day Holiday). |
| February 21 (W) – March 1 (F) | Midterm Exam Period (Tentative) |
| March 4 (M) – March 8 (F) | Spring Break (No Classes) |
| March 8 (F) | Administrative Offices Closed |
| March 29 (F) | Cesar Chavez Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| April 17 (W) | Last Day of Instruction. Wednesday is Treated as a Friday. (Wednesday classes do not meet. Friday classes meet at their regular times. Makeup for Cesar Chavez Holiday). |
| April 18 (Th) – April 22 (M) | Reading Period |
| April 23 (T) – May 10 (F) | Final Exam Period |
| May 13 (M) | Commencement |
Summer 2024
05/14/2024 – 08/02/2024
| March 25 (M) | Priority Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| March 27 (W) | Summer Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| May 13 (M) | 11:59 p.m., Last Day to Add/Drop Classes for Summer Session with a 100% Tuition Refund. (After this date the Dean of Student’s permission must be obtained to drop the course. A grade of “W” will appear on the transcript.) |
| May 14 (T) | First Day of Instruction |
| May 27 (M) | Memorial Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| May 28 (T) | Tuesday is treated as Monday (Tuesday classes do not meet. Monday classes are held during normal times on this date. Make-up for Memorial Day) |
| June 19 (W) | Juneteenth Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| July 4 (Th) | Independence Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| July 25 (Th) | Last Day of Instruction. |
| July 26 (F) – July 29 (M) | Reading Period |
| July 30 (T) – August 2 (F) | Final Exam Period |
AY 2022-23
Fall 2022
08/22/2022 – 12/16/2022
| July 7 (Th) | Priority Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| July 11 (M) | 3L, LL.M., MSL & CSL Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| July 12 (T) | 2L Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| July 13 (W) | FX Foreign Exchange Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| July 13 (W) | Bi-Weekly (M&W) Waitlist Seat Offers Begin |
| July 14 (Th) | Approved part-time visitors and auditors may begin to enroll (9 a.m.) |
| August 7 (Su) – August 12 (F) | LEOP Orientation |
| August 8 (M) – August 19 (F) | LL.M. Orientation |
| August 9 (T) – August 19 (F) | CSL & MSL Orientation |
| August 11 (Th) – August 12 (F) | HPL Orientation |
| August 15 (M) – August 18 (Th) | JD Orientation |
| August 18 (Th) – August 19 (F) | Foreign Exchange (FX) Orientation |
| August 15 (M) | Daily Waitlist Seat Offers Begin |
| August 22 (M) | Fall Classes Begin |
| August 25 (Th) | Last Waitlist Seats Offers |
| August 26 (F) | 5 p.m., Waitlists closed and cleared. Students may add any open seats after 5 PM through the end of Add/Drop. |
| August 28 (Su) | Registration (Add/Drop) Ends (11:59 p.m.) Last day to Add or Drop Classes with a 100% Tuition Refund. (After this date the instructor’s permission must be obtained to drop a course. A grade of “W” will appear on the transcript). |
| September 5 (M) | Labor Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| September 30 (F) | Writing Requirement Filing Deadline for Fall Seminar Courses. Last Day to Submit the Intent to Complete the Writing Requirement form and submit it to the Office of the Registrar. |
| September 30 (F) – October 21 (F) | Midterm Exam Period |
| November 11 (F) | Veteran’s Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| November 22 (T) | Last day of Instruction. Tuesday is treated as Friday (Tuesday classes do not meet. Friday classes are held during normal times on this date. Make-up for Veteran’s Day) |
| November 23 (W) – November 28 (M) | Reading Period |
| November 24 (Th) – November 25 (F) | Thanksgiving Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| November 29 (T) – December 16 (F) | Final Exam Period |
| December 23 (F) – December 26 (M) | Winter Holiday |
| December 27 (T) – December 29 (Th) | Holiday Shutdown |
| December 30 (F) – Monday, January 2 (M) | New Year Holiday |
Spring 2023
01/09/2023 – 05/12/2023
| November 10 (Th) | Priority Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| November 14 (M) | 1L Con Law, Statutory Course & LRW Registration Begins (8 a.m.) |
| November 16 (W) | 3L, LL.M., MSL & CSL Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| November 17 (TH) | 2L Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| November 18 (F) | FX Foreign Exchange Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| November 21 (M) | Approved Part-Time Visitors and Auditor Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| January 9 (M) | First Day of Instruction |
| January 15 (Su) | 11:59 p.m., Add/Drop Ends. Last day to Add or Drop Classes with a 100% Tuition Refund. (After this date the instructor’s permission must be obtained to drop a course. A grade of “W” will appear on the transcript). |
| January 16 (M) | Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| February 14 (T) | Writing Requirement Filing Deadline for Spring Seminar Courses. Last Day to Submit the Intent to Complete the Writing Requirement form and submit it to the Office of the Registrar. |
| February 20 (M) | Presidents’ Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| February 21 (T) | Tuesday is Treated as a Monday. (Tuesday classes do not meet. Monday classes meet at their regular times. Makeup for Presidents’ Day Holiday). |
| February 22 (W) – March 3 (F) | Midterm Exam Period (Regular classes still in session) |
| March 6 (M) – March 10 (F) | Spring Break (No Classes) |
| March 10 (F) | Administrative Offices Closed |
| March 31 (F) | Cesar Chavez Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| April 19 (W) | Last Day of Instruction. Wednesday is Treated as a Friday. (Wednesday classes do not meet. Friday classes meet at their regular times. Makeup for Cesar Chavez Holiday). |
| April 20 (Th) – April 24 (M) | Reading Period |
| April 25 (T) – May 12 (F) | Final Exam Period |
| May 18 (Th) | Commencement |
Summer 2023
05/15/2023 – 08/15/2023
| March 27 (M) | Priority Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| March 29 (W) | Summer Registration Begins (9 a.m.) |
| May 12 (F) | 5 p.m., SS1 & FS waitlists closed and cleared. Students may add any open seats after 5 PM through the end of Add/Drop. |
| May 14 (Su) | 11:59 p.m., Last Day to Add/Drop Classes for Summer Session 1 (SS1) and Summer Full Session (FS) with a 100% Tuition Refund. (After this date the instructor’s permissions must be obtained to drop the course. A grade of “W” will appear on the transcript.) |
| May 15 (M) – June 22 (Th) | Summer Session 1 (SS1) – 6 Weeks |
| May 15 (M) – August 10 (Th) | Summer Full Session (13 weeks) |
| May 29 (M) | Memorial Day Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| June 19 (M) | Juneteenth Holiday Observed (No Classes) |
| June 22 (Th) | Summer Session 1 Last Day of Classes |
| June 23 (F) | Summer Session 1 Reading Period |
| June 27 (T) – June 28 (W) | Summer Session 1 Final Exam Period |
| June 29 (Th) | Last Waitlist Seats Offered. |
| June 30 (F) | SS2 Waitlists Closed and Cleared (5 PM) Students may add any open seats through the end of SS2 Add/Drop. |
| July 4 (T) | Independence Day Holiday Observed. 11:59 p.m., Last Day to Add/Drop Classes for Summer Session 2 (SS2) with a 100% Tuition Refund. (After this date the instructor’s permissions must be obtained to drop the course. A grade of “W” will appear on the transcript.) |
| July 5 (W) – August 10 (Th) | Summer Session 2 (SS2) – 6 Weeks |
| August 10 (Th) | Summer Session 2 and Summer Full Session – Last Day of Instructions |
| August 11 (F) | Summer Session 2 & Summer Full Session Reading Period |
| August 14 (M) – August 15 (T) | Summer Session 2 & Full Session Final Exam Period |