| August 16 | HLS Residence Hall Move-In Begins |
| August 16-25 | J.D. Registration/ID Card Pick-up (mandatory) |
| August 16-September 3 | LL.M. Student Orientation (mandatory for new LL.M. students) |
| August 26-27, and 30 | J.D. Student Orientation Activities (mandatory) |
| September 1 | 1L Fall Term Classes Begin (classes follow a Monday schedule) |
| September 6 | Labor Day – No Classes; University administrative offices will be closed |
| September 7 | Upper-level Fall Term Classes Begin |
| October 11 | Columbus Day (Federal)/Indigenous Peoples’ Day (City of Cambridge) – No Classes; University administrative offices will be closed |
| October 12 | ALL Upper-level classes are in session following a MONDAY schedule; 1L classes will NOT meet – No classes for 1L students |
| November 11 | Veteran’s Day – All classes meet on regular schedule; University administrative offices will be closed |
| November 24-26 | Thanksgiving Holiday Break |
| December 1 | Fall Term Classes End for 1Ls |
| December 2-9 | 1L Reading Period |
| December 3 | Fall Term Classes End for Upper-Level Students |
| December 4-7 | Upper-level Reading Period |
| December 8-17 | Upper-level Fall Term Exam Period |
| December 10-17 | 1L Fall Term Exam Period |
| December 18 – January 3 | Winter Break |
| January 4 | Winter Term Classes Begin |
| January 17 | Martin Luther King Day – No Classes; University administrative offices will be closed |
| January 19 | Winter Term Classes End for Upper-level Students |
| January 20 | Upper-level Reading Period |
| January 21 | Winter Term Classes End for 1Ls |
| January 21 | Upper-level Winter Term Exams; Winter Term Clinical Work Ends; Final day for all Winter Term Academic Programming |
| January 24 | All Spring Term Classes Begin |
| February 21 | Presidents Day – All classes meet on regular schedule; University administrative offices will be closed |
| March 12-20 | Spring Break |
| April 22 | Spring Term Classes End for All Students |
| April 27 – May 6 | Upper-level and 1L Elective Spring Term Exam Period |
| May 9-13 | 1L Required Courses Spring Term Exam Period |
| May 26 | Commencement Day |
| May 30 | Memorial Day; University administrative offices will be closed |