Download a PDF of the 2024-2025 Law School academic calendar.
Download a PDF of the 2025-2026 Law School academic calendar.
Download a PDF of the 2026-2027 Law School academic calendar.
The Law School reserves the right to alter this calendar.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 13 | Spring Law Classes Begin All Day |
| January 20 | Martin Luther King Day Holiday: Classes Will Not Meet & Law School Closed All Day |
| February 3 until February 7 | Public Interest Week (16th Annual) All Day |
| February 28 | Q-III Classes End All Day |
| March 3 | Q-IV Classes Begin All Day |
| March 7 | Spring Recess Begins at End of Classes All Day |
| March 17 | All Law Classes Resume All Day |
| April 24 | Spring Law Classes End All Day |
| April 25 until April 27 | Reading Period All Day |
| April 28 until May 8 | Spring Examinations All Day |
| May 9 | Make-up Exams All Day |
| May 14 | 2L JD/MBA Summer Classes Begin All Day |
| May 18 | Penn Carey Law School Graduation Ceremony - Time TBD All Day |
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 1 | Labor Day Holiday: Law School Closed All Day |
| September 2 | Fall Law Classes Begin All Day |
| September 18 | Faculty Retreat: Only Adjunct-Taught Classes & LPS Cohorts Will Meet All Day |
| October 17 | Q-I Classes End All Day |
| October 20 | Q-II Classes Begin All Day |
| November 3 until November 7 | Public Interest Week (17th Annual) All Day |
| November 27 until November 28 | Thanksgiving Recess: Law School Closed All Day |
| December 5 | Classes End All Day |
| December 6 until December 7 | Reading Period All Day |
| December 8 until December 18 | Fall Exams (1L exams begin Tuesday, December 9) All Day |
| December 19 | Make-up Exams All Day |
| December 22 | Winter Recess Begins All Day |
Notes
*First-year students are advised that membership on the Law Review, and many of the Journals is determined through participation in a writing competition, tentatively scheduled from May 12, 2025. Details will be announced in March 2025.
**Faculty are reminded that grades for all graduating students are due by 9 a.m. on Monday, May 12, 2025, and that the faculty meeting to vote degrees will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 16, 2025. Grades for 1Ls are due May 23, and grades for 2Ls are due June 9.
Law School Graduation and Reception dates are tentative and subject to change.