Academic Calendar
Fall Semester, 2018
| Orientation for First Year Students | Thursday and Friday | August 23-24 |
| Classes Begin | Monday | August 27 |
| No Classes (Labor Day) | Monday | September 3 |
| Drop/Add Period Ends; Pass/Fail, Variable Credit, Audit Forms Due | Wednesday | September 5 |
| Rosh Hashanah - Classes Held | Monday and Tuesday | September 10-11 |
| Yom Kippur - Classes Held | Wednesday | September 19 |
| No Classes (Fall Break) | Monday and Tuesday | October 8-9 |
| Independent Study Forms Due | Monday | October 15 |
| 1L Registration for Spring 2019 | Friday | November 16 |
| 3L Registration for Spring 2019 | Monday | November 19 |
| 2L Registration for Spring 2019 | Tuesday | November 20 |
| Thanksgiving Recess | Wednesday to Friday | November 21-23 |
| Classes End | Monday | December 3 |
| Reading Days | Tuesday and Wednesday | December 4-5 |
| Exams | Thursday to Tuesday | December 6-18 |
| Confilicts and Make-Up Day for Exams | Thursday | December 20 |
| Faculty Deadline: Reporting Grades for Classes with 20 or Fewer Students | Thursday | January 3 |
| Faculty Deadline: Reporting Grades for Classes with more than 20 Students | Thursday | January 10 |
Spring Semester, 2019
| Classes Begin | Monday | January 14 |
| No Classes (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) | Monday | January 21 |
| Drop/Add Period Ends; Pass/Fail, Variable Credit, Audit Forms Due | Wednesday | January 23 |
| Administrative Monday* | Wednesday | January 23 |
| Independent Study Forms Due | Friday | February 1 |
| Spring Recess | Monday to Friday | March 4-8 |
| Patriot's Day | Monday | April 15 |
| Easter Recess | Thursday to Monday | April 18-22 |
| Administrative Monday** | Tuesday | April 23 |
| 2L/Class of 2020 Registration for Fall 2019 | Friday | April 23 |
| 3L/Class of 2021 Registration for Fall 2019 | Wednesday | April 24 |
| Classes End | Friday | April 26 |
| Reading Days | Saturday to Tuesday | April 27-30 |
| Exams | Wednesday to Wednesday | May 1-15 |
| Conflicts and Make-Up Day for Exams | Tuesday | May 14 |
| Faculty Deadline - Reporting Grades for Graduation Students (by Noon) | Friday | May 17 |
| University Commencement (Official Graduation Date) | Monday | May 20 |
| Law School Commencement | Friday | May 24 |
| Faculty Deadline - Reporting Grades for Classes with 20 or Fewer Students | Tuesday | May 28 |
| Faculty Deadline - Reporting Grades for Classes with more than 20 Students | Tuesday | June 4 |
*Wednesday classes are cancelled and Monday classes substituted
**Tuesday classes are cancelled and Monday classes substituted
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