important dates to mark on your calendar
Our year-round academic calendar means you can start when it's right for you. Law school is busy. Make sure to schedule time for studying and for yourself.
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Trinity Term 2021 Description |
2021 Term Dates |
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|---|---|---|
| Freshman Orientation | April 17, 18, and May 1 | |
| Term begins for weekday students | May 3 | |
| Term begins for Saturday/Sunday classes | May 8-9 | |
| William Burnham Woods Class degree conferred | May 23 | |
| William Burnham Woods Class graduation | May 23 | |
| Memorial Day (school closed - no classes) | May 31 | |
| Independence Day (school closed - no classes) | July 4 | |
| Monday after Independence Day (school closed - no classes) | July 5 | |
| Registration begins for Michaelmas Term 2021 | July 7 | |
| Last day of classes | August 8 | |
| Examinations | August 9-15 | |
| Term break | August 16-September 5 | |
| Tuition for Michaelmas Term 2021 due | August 20 | |
Michaelmas Term Description |
2021 Term Dates |
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|---|---|---|
| Freshman Orientation | August 12-13 & August 30-31 | |
| Term begins (Labor Day, school closed - no classes) | September 6 | |
| Term begins for weekday students | September 7 | |
| Stanley Matthews Class graduation - Florida ceremony | September 11 | |
| Term begins for Saturday/Sunday classes | September 11-12 | |
| Stanley Matthews Class graduation - Michigan ceremony | September 26 | |
| Stanley Matthews Class degree conferred | September 17 | |
| Registration begins for Hilary Term 2022 | November 10 | |
| Thanksgiving Day (school closed - no classes) | November 25 | |
| Friday after Thanksgiving Day (school closed - no classes) | November 26 | |
| Last day of classes | December 12 | |
| Examinations | December 13-19 | |
| Horace Gray Class graduation | December TBA | |
| Term break | December 20-January 2 | |
| Tuition for Hilary Term 2022 due | December 20 | |
Hilary Term Description |
2022 Term Dates |
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|---|---|---|
| Freshman Orientation | December TBA & January TBA | |
| Term begins for weekday students | January 3 | |
| Term begins for Saturday/Sunday classes | January 8-9 | |
| Horace Gray Class degree conferred | January 14 | |
| M.L. King Day (school closed - no classes) | January 17 | |
| Registration begins for Trinity Term 2022 | March 9 | |
| Last day of classes | April 10 | |
| Examinations | April 11-17 | |
| Samuel Blatchford Class graduation ceremony | April TBA | |
| Term break | April 18-May 1 | |
| Tuition for Trinity Term 2022 due | April 20 | |
Trinity Term Description |
2022 Term Dates |
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|---|---|---|
| Freshman Orientation | April TBA | |
| Term begins for weekday students | May 2 | |
| Term begins for Saturday/Sunday classes | May 7-8 | |
| Samuel Blatchford Class degree conferred | May 13 | |
| Memorial Day (school closed - no classes) | May 30 | |
| Independence Day (school closed - no classes) | July 4 | |
| Registration begins for Michaelmas Term 2022 | July 6 | |
| Last day of classes | August 7 | |
| Examinations | August 8-14 | |
| Term break | August 15-September 4 | |
| Tuition for Michaelmas Term 2022 due | August 20 | |
Michaelmas Term Description |
2022 Term Dates |
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|---|---|---|
| Freshman Orientation | August TBA | |
| Term begins (Labor Day, school closed - no classes) | September 5 | |
| Classes begin for weekday students | September 6 | |
| Term begins for Saturday/Sunday classes | September 10-11 | |
| Thomas E. Brennan Class degree conferred | September 16 | |
| Registration begins for Hilary Term 2023 | November 9 | |
| Thanksgiving Day (school closed - no classes) | November 24 | |
| Friday after Thanksgiving Day (school closed - no classes) | November 25 | |
| Last day of classes | December 11 | |
| Examinations | December 12-18 | |
| Thomas E. Brennan Class and David Josiah Brewer Class graduation | December TBA | |
| Term break | December 19-January 1 | |
| Tuition for Hilary Term 2023 due | December 20 | |
