Academic Calendar
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.
Michaelmas Term Description |
2025 Term Dates |
|---|---|
|
Freshman Orientation
|
August TBA
|
|
Term begins (Labor Day, school closed - no classes)
|
September 1
|
|
Classes begin for weekday students
|
September 2
|
|
Term begins for Saturday/Sunday classes
|
September 6-7
|
|
May 2025 graduating class degree conferred
|
September 19
|
|
Registration begins for Hilary Term 2026
|
November 10
|
|
Thanksgiving Day (school closed - no classes)
|
November 27
|
|
Friday after Thanksgiving Day (school closed - no classes)
|
November 28
|
|
Last day of classes
|
December 7
|
|
Examinations
|
December 8-14
|
|
May and Sept 2025 graduating classes Michigan graduation ceremony
|
December TBA
|
|
May and Sept 2025 graduating classes Florida graduation ceremony
|
December TBA
|
|
Term break
|
December 15-January 4
|
|
Tuition for Hilary Term 2026 due
|
December 20
|
Hilary Term Description |
2025 Term Dates |
|---|---|
|
Freshman Orientation (mandatory, in-person)
|
January 3-5
|
|
Term begins for weekday students
|
January 6
|
|
Term begins for Saturday/Sunday classes
|
January 11-12
|
|
M.L. King Day (school closed - no classes)
|
January 20
|
|
Sept 2024 graduating class degree conferred
|
January 24
|
|
Registration begins for Trinity Term 2025
|
March 17
|
|
Last day of classes
|
April 13
|
|
Examinations
|
April 14-20
|
|
January 2025 graduating class Florida graduation ceremony
|
April TBA
|
|
January 2025 graduating class Michigan graduation ceremony
|
April TBA
|
|
Term break
|
April 21-May 4
|
|
Tuition for Trinity Term 2025 due
|
April 20
|
Trinity Term Description |
2026 Term Dates |
|---|---|
|
Term begins for weekday students
|
May 4
|
|
Term begins for Saturday/Sunday classes
|
May 9-10
|
|
Antonin Scalia Class degree conferred
|
May 22
|
|
Memorial Day (school closed - no classes)
|
May 25
|
|
Juneteenth (school closed - no classes)
|
June 19
|
|
Independence Day (school closed - no classes)
|
July 4
|
|
Registration begins for Michaelmas Term 2025
|
July 13
|
|
Last day of classes
|
August 9
|
|
Examinations
|
August 10-16
|
|
Term break
|
August 17-September 6
|
|
Tuition for Michaelmas Term 2025 due
|
August 20
|
Michaelmas Term Description |
2026 Term Dates |
|---|---|
|
Freshman Orientation
|
August TBA
|
|
Term begins (Labor Day, school closed - no classes)
|
September 7
|
|
Term begins for Saturday/Sunday classes
|
September 12-13
|
|
May 2025 graduating class degree conferred
|
September 25
|
|
Registration begins for Hilary Term 2026
|
November 16
|
|
Thanksgiving Day (school closed - no classes)
|
November 26
|
|
Friday after Thanksgiving Day (school closed - no classes)
|
November 27
|
|
Last day of classes
|
December 13
|
|
Examinations
|
December 14-20
|
|
May and Sept 2025 graduating classes Michigan graduation ceremony
|
TBA
|
|
May and Sept 2025 graduating classes Florida graduation ceremony
|
TBA
|
|
Term break
|
December 21-January 3
|
|
Tuition for Hilary Term 2026 due
|
December 20
|