2023-2024 Academic Calendar: Semester System
Autumn Semester 2023
| August 5-13 | Saturday-Sunday | Orientation for first-year & JD transfer students |
| August 12 | Saturday | Classes begin |
| November 20 | Monday | Last day of classes |
| November 29-December 13 | Thursday-Wednesday | Final examination period |
Spring Semester 2024
| January 6 | Saturday | Classes begin |
| April 22 | Monday | Last day of classes |
| May 1-16 | Wednesday - Thursday | Final examination period |
| May 18 | Saturday | Sturm College of Law Commencement |
Summer Semester 2024
| May 28 | Tuesday | Classes begin |
| July 16 | Tuesday | Last day of classes |
| July 22-28 | Monday-Sunday | Final examination period |
University Holidays
| September 4, 2023 | Monday | Labor Day |
| November 23-24, 2023 | Thursday-Friday | Thanksgiving |
| January 15, 2024 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
| June 19, 2024 | Wednesday | Juneteenth-Day of Reflection |
| July 4, 2024 | Thursday | Independence Day |