Academic Calendar 2023-2024
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Summer Term 2023
JD-LLM-LE Summer Immersion (2L JD-LLM-LE students only)
| Monday, May 8 - Friday, June 2 |
Durham, North Carolina |
Master’s Program in Judicial Studies (MJS students only)
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Monday, May 22
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First Day of Class
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Friday, June 16
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Last Day of Class
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Leiden Summer Institute
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Monday, June 19
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First Day of Class
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Friday, July 14
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Last Day of Class
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Monday, July 17 - Weds, July 19
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Reading and Examination Period
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Summer Institute on Law, Language & Culture (International LLM students only)
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Tuesday, July 11
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Orientation |
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Wednesday, July 12
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First Day of Classes
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Friday, August 4
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Last Day of Classes
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Fall Term 2023
CAREER DEVELOPMENT (Upper Level JD Students)
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Tuesday, August 1 – Friday, August 4
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On-Campus Interviewing (Virtual)
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LEAD Week / Orientation (incoming students)
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Thursday, August 10 - Friday, August 18
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International LLM Students
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Tuesday, August 15 - Friday, August 18
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1L JD Students
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| Wednesday, August 16 |
LARW classes begin (times and rooms TBA)
Distinctive Aspects of US Law begins (International LLM Students) |
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Thursday, August 17
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LARWINT classes begin (times and rooms TBA)
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Regular Semester
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Monday, August 21
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1L Classes begin and Upper Level classes begin
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Friday, August 25
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Clinic Intensive Training
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Tuesday, August 29
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Drop Add ends at 11:59 pm
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| Monday, September 4 |
Labor Day (no classes) |
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Friday, September 22
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Designated make-up day
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| Friday, October 6 |
Designated make-up day
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| Monday, October 9 |
End of 7th week of classes |
| Monday, October 16 - Friday, October 20 |
Fall Break (1L Writing Week)
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| Friday, November 17 |
Designated make-up day |
| Tuesday, November 21 |
* Friday classes meet |
| Wednesday. Nov. 22 - Friday, Nov. 24 |
Thanksgiving break |
| Thursday, November 30 |
Last day of Classes |
| Friday, December 1 |
Reading period begins |
| Friday, December 1 |
Drop Add ends for Wintersession at 11:59PM |
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Tuesday, December 5
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Examination Period Begins
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Friday, December 15
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Examination Period Ends
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Wintersession Term 2024
- Friday, January 5, to Wednesday, January 10, 2024.
Spring Term 2024
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Wednesday, January 10
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LARW Writing Classes Meet (lunch hour)
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| Thursday, January 11 |
First Day of Classes |
| Friday, January 12 |
Clinic Intensive Training
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Thursday, January 11 - Sunday, January 14
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Intensive Trial Practice Weekend |
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Monday, January 15
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (no classes) |
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Monday, January 22
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Drop Add period ends at 11:59 pm |
| Thursday, February 29 |
End of 7th Week of classes
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| Monday, March 11 - Friday, March 15 |
Spring Break (no classes)
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| Thursday, April 18 |
Last day of class (Monday classes meet)
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| Friday, April 19 |
Reading period begins
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| Tuesday, April 23 |
Examination period begins
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| Friday, May 3 |
Reading and Examination period ends
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| Tuesday, May 7 |
Graduating students clearing deadline at Noon
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| Saturday, May 11 |
Law School Convocation, diploma distribution |
| Sunday, May 12 |
University Commencement
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