2020-2021 Academic Calendar: Semester System
Autumn Semester 2020
| August 10-16 | Monday-Sunday | Orientation for first-year & JD transfer students |
| August 17 | Monday | Classes begin |
| November 23 | Monday | Last day of classes |
| December 2-16 | Wednesday-Wednesday | Final examination period |
Spring Semester 2021
| January 11 | Monday | Classes begin |
| April 26 | Monday | Last day of classes |
| May 5-20 | Wednesday Thursday | Final examination period |
| May 22 | Saturday | Sturm College of Law Commencement |
Summer Semester 2021
| June 1 | Tuesday | Classes begin |
| July 20 | Tuesday | Last day of classes |
| July 26-29 | Monday-Thursday | Final examination period |
University Holidays
| September 7, 2020 | Monday | Labor Day |
| November 26-27, 2020 | Thursday-Friday | Thanksgiving |
| December 25-31, 2020 | Friday-Thursday | Winter holiday |
| January 1, 2021 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| January 18, 2021 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr.Day |
| May 31, 2021 | Monday | Memorial Day |
| July 5, 2021 | Monday | Independence Day (observed) |
| July 4, 2021 | Sunday | Independence Day |