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| Fall Semester | |||
| First Year | Day | Date | Upper-Class |
| Orientation | Mon-Tue | 8/18-8/19 | |
| Legal Research & Writing Begins | Thursday | 8/21 | |
| Classes Begin | Friday | 8/22 | Classes Begin; Drop/Add |
| Friday | 8/29 | Drop/Add for Courses End | |
| Labor Day Holiday | Monday | 9/1 | Labor Day Holiday |
| Monday | 9/8 | Drop/Add for Seminars & W/S Ends | |
| Friday | 9/19 | Pass-Fail option deadline | |
| Practice Mid-Term Exam | Sunday | 10/12 | |
| Legal Research & Writing Ends | Friday | 11/14 | |
| Last Day of Classes | Wednesday | 11/26 | Last Day of Classes |
| Thanksgiving Recess | Thur-Sun | 11/27-11/30 | Thanksgiving Recess |
| Reading Period Begins | Monday | 12/1 | Reading Period Begins |
| Reading Period Ends | Thursday | 12/4 | Reading Period Ends |
| Examinations Begin | Friday | 12/5 | Examinations Begin |
| Examinations End | Wednesday | 12/17 | |
| Friday | 12/19 | Examinations End | |
| Sunday | 12/21 | Hooding Ceremony | |
| Spring Semester | |||
| First Year | Day | Date | Upper-Class |
| Legal Research & Writing Begins | Monday | 1/5 | |
| Thursday | 1/8 | Classes Begin; Drop/Add | |
| Classes Begin, Drop/Add | Monday | 1/12 | |
| Thursday | 1/15 | Drop/Add for Courses Ends | |
| Drop/Add for Electives Ends | Friday | 1/16 | |
| ML King Jr Holiday | Monday | 1/19 | ML King Jr Holiday |
| Thursday | 1/22 | Drop/Add for Seminars & W/S Ends | |
| Thursday | 2/5 | Pass-Fail option deadline | |
| Legal Research & Writing Ends | Friday | 3/5 | |
| Spring Recess | Sun-Sun | 3/14-3/21 | Spring Recess |
| Wednesday | 4/21 | Last Day of Classes | |
| Thursday | 4/22 | Reading Period Begins | |
| Last Day of Classes | Friday | 4/23 | |
| Reading Period Begins | Saturday | 4/24 | |
| Sunday | 4/25 | Reading Period Ends | |
| Monday | 4/26 | Examinations Begin | |
| Reading Period Ends | Tuesday | 4/27 | |
| Examinations Begin | Wednesday | 4/28 | |
| Examinations End | Monday | 5/10 | Examinations End |
| Sunday | 5/16 | Hooding Ceremony | |
| Summer Session 2004 | |||
| Monday | 5/24 | Classes Begin (4-credit only) | |
| Monday | 5/31 | Memorial Day/Holiday | |
| Wednesday | 6/2 | Classes Begin (all other) | |
| Friday | 6/4 | Classes Meet (4-credit only) | |
| Friday | 6/11 | Pass-Fail option deadline | |
| Monday | 7/5 | Independence Day Holiday | |
| Thursday | 7/22 | Last Day of Classes | |
| Fri-Mon | 7/23-7/26 | Reading Period | |
| Tue-Fri | 7/27-7/30 | Examinations | |