Academic Calendar: 2022-2023
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Summer Term 2022
JD-LLM-LE Summer Immersion (2L JD-LLM-LE students only) meeting format TBD
| Monday, May 2 - Friday, June 3 |
Durham, North Carolina |
Master’s Program in Judicial Studies (MJS students only) meeting format TBD
| Monday, May 16 |
First Day of Class |
| Friday, June 10 |
Last Day of Class |
Leiden Summer Institute (meeting in Durham, meeting format TBD)
| Sunday, June 19 |
Orientation |
| Monday, June 20 |
First Day of Class |
| Friday, July 15 |
Last Day of Class |
| Monday, July 18 - Weds, July 20 |
Reading and Examination Period |
Summer Institute on Law, Language & Culture (International LLM students only)
| Monday, July 18 |
First Day of Classes |
| Wednesday, August 10 |
Last Day of Classes |
Fall Term 2022
CAREER DEVELOPMENT (Upper Level JD Students)
| Tuesday, August 2 – Friday, August 5 |
On-Campus Interviewing (Virtual) |
| Monday, August 8 – Friday, August 19 |
2nd Round/Callback Interviews |
LEAD Week / Orientation (incoming students) meeting format TBD
| August 11 - August 19 |
Thursday-Friday |
International LLM Students |
| August 16 - August 19 |
Tuesday-Friday |
1L JD Students |
| August 17 |
Wednesday |
LARW classes begin (times and rooms TBA)
Distinctive Aspects of US Law begins (International LLM Students) |
| August 18 |
Thursday |
LARWINT classes begin (times and rooms TBA) |
Regular Semester
| August 22 |
Monday |
1L Classes begin and Upper Level classes begin |
| September 2 |
Friday |
Drop Add ends at 11:59 pm |
| September 2 |
Friday |
Clinic Intensive Training |
| September 5 |
Monday |
Labor Day (no classes) |
| September 23 |
Friday |
Designated make-up day |
| October 10 - October 14 |
Monday - Friday |
Fall Break (1L Writing Week) |
| October 17 |
Monday |
End of 7th week of classes |
| November 11 |
Friday |
Designated make-up day |
| November 22 |
Tuesday |
* Friday classes meet |
| November 23 - November 25 |
Wednesday - Friday |
Thanksgiving break |
| December 1 |
Thursday |
Last day of Classes |
| December 2 |
Friday |
Reading period begins |
| December 2 |
Friday |
Drop Add ends for Wintersession at 11:59PM |
| December 6 |
Tuesday |
Examination Period Begins |
| December 16 |
Friday |
Examination Period Ends |
Wintersession Term 2023
- Saturday, January 7 to Wednesday, January 11 and Friday, January 13 to Sunday, January 15, 2023.
Spring Term 2023
| January 11 |
Wednesday |
LARW Writing Classes Meet |
| January 12 |
Thursday |
First Day of Classes |
| January 12 - January 15 |
Thursday -Sunday |
Intensive Trial Practice Weekend |
| January 16 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (no classes) |
| January 23 |
Monday |
Drop Add period ends at 11:59 pm |
| January 27 |
Friday |
Clinic Intensive |
| February 3 |
Friday |
Designated make-up day |
| March 1 |
Wednesday |
End of 7th Week of classes |
| March 13 - March 17 |
Monday - Friday |
Spring Break (no classes) |
| March 24 |
Friday |
Designated make-up day |
| April 20 |
Thursday |
Last day of class (Monday classes meet) |
| April 21 |
Friday |
Reading period begins |
| April 25 |
Tuesday |
Exams begin |
| May 5 |
Friday |
Reading and Examination period ends |
| May 9 |
Tuesday |
Graduating students clearing deadline at Noon |
| May 13 |
Saturday |
Law School Convocation, diploma distribution |
| May 14 |
Sunday |
University Commencement |
