Law School Academic Calendar Academic Calendar Year 2020-2021 Fall Semester 2020 (Term code: 202011) Regular Class Period Begins Monday, August 24, 2020 Labor Day Holiday (school closed) Monday, September 7, 2020 Election Day (no classes) Tuesday, November 3, 2020 Class Period Ends Wednesday, November 25, 2020 Thanksgiving Holiday (school closed) Thursday, November 26 & Friday, November 27, 2020 Exam Period Wednesday, December 2 - Friday, December 11, 2020 Spring Semester 2021 (Term code: 202031) Class Period Begins Monday, January 11, 2021 Martin Luther King Holiday (no classes) Monday, January 18, 2021 Spring Break Holiday (no classes) Saturday, March 13 - Sunday, March 21, 2021 Class Period Ends1 Friday, April 23, 2021 Reading Period2 Saturday, April 24 - Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Exam Period Thursday, April 29 - Friday, May 7, 2021 Commencement TBD, Week of May 17 Summer Semester 2021 (Term code: 202041) Orientation and Class Period Begins for Incoming Summer Students/11-Week Classes Monday, May 10, 2021 Class Period Begins for 9-Week Classes Monday, May 24, 2021 Memorial Day Holiday (no classes) Monday, May 31, 2021 Independence Day Holiday Monday, July 5, 2021 Class Period Ends for All Summer Classes3 Monday, July 26, 2021 Reading Period Tuesday, July 27 - Thursday, July 29, 2021 Exam Period Friday, July 30 - Tuesday, August 5, 2021 1 Legislative days: Friday, April 23 follows a Monday class schedule. Friday classes will make up hours as needed. 2 Up to two days of the reading period may be used to reschedule due to weather or other cancelled days. 3 Legislative days: Friday, July 23 follows a Monday class schedule.