Academic Calendar 2018-2019
Academic Calendar Years: 2020-2021, 2019-2020
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| August 17-31, 2018 | LL.M. Student Orientation |
| August 27-28, 2018 | J.D. – 1L Move-In and Student Registration |
| August 29 – 31, 2018 | J.D. Student Orientation Activities |
| September 3, 2018 | Labor Day – University admin offices will be closed |
| September 4, 2018 | All Fall Term Classes Begin (Both 1L and Upper-level) |
| October 8, 2018 | Columbus Day (Federal)/Indigenous Peoples’ Day (City of Cambridge) – No classes; University admin offices will be closed |
| October 9, 2018 | No Classes for All Students |
| November 12, 2018 | Veteran’s Day (observed) – All classes meet on regular schedule; University admin offices will be closed |
| November 21-23, 2018 | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 3, 2018 | Fall Term Classes End |
| December 10-19, 2018 | Upper-level Fall Term Exam Period |
| December 11-19, 2018 | 1L Fall Term Exam Period |
| December 20, 2018 – January 6, 2019 | Winter Break |
| January 7, 2019 | Winter Term Classes/1L Problem Solving Workshop Begins |
| January 21, 2019 | Martin Luther King Day – No classes; University admin offices will be closed |
| January 23, 2019 | Winter Term Classes End for Upper-level students |
| January 25, 2019 | Winter Term Classes End for 1Ls |
| January 25, 2019 | Winter Term Exams; Final day for all Winter Term Academic Programming |
| January 28, 2019 | All Spring Term Classes Begin |
| February 18, 2019 | Presidents Day – All classes meet on regular schedule; University admin offices will be closed |
| March 16-24, 2019 | Spring Break |
| April 26, 2019 | Spring Term Classes End for All Students |
| May 1-10, 2019 | Upper-level and 1L Elective Spring Term Exam Period |
| May 13, 2019 | International/Comparative Law Exam Period (1L and LLM) |
| May 15-17, 2019 | 1L Required Courses Spring Term Exam Period |
| May 27, 2019 | Memorial Day – University admin offices will be closed |
| May 30, 2019 | Commencement Day |