Law School Academic Calendar Academic Calendar Year 2019-2020 Fall Semester 2019 (Term code: 201911) Regular Class Period Begins Monday, August 19, 2019 Labor Day Holiday (no classes) Monday, September 2, 2019 Election Day (no classes) Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Class Period Ends Tuesday, November 26, 2019 Reading Period Wednesday, November 27 - Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Exam Period Wednesday, December 4 - Friday, December 13, 2019 Spring Semester 2020 (Term code: 201931) Class Period Begins Monday, January 6, 2020 Martin Luther King Holiday Monday, January 20, 2020 Spring Break Holiday (no classes) Saturday, March 14 - Sunday, March 22, 2020 Class Period Ends Monday, April 20, 2020 Reading Period Thursday, April 23 - Sunday, April 26, 2020 Exam Period Monday, April 27 - Wednesday, May 6, 2020 Commencement Thursday, May 21, 2020 Summer Semester 2020 (Term code: 201941) Orientation and Class Period Begins for Incoming Summer Students/11-Week Classes Monday, May 11, 2020 Memorial Day Holiday (no classes) Monday, May 25, 2020 Class Period Begins for 9-Week Classes Tuesday, May 26, 2020 Independence Day Holiday Friday, July 3, 2020 Class Period Ends for All Summer Classes1 Friday, July 24, 2020 Reading Period Saturday, July 25 - Tuesday, July 28, 2020 Exam Period Wednesday, July 29 - Tuesday, August 4, 2020 1 Legislative days: Tuesday, July 23 follows a Thursday class schedule.