2011-12 Academic Calendar

Fall 2011

Date	Day	Event
August 17-18-19	Wednesday-Friday	First-Year Orientation
August 22	Monday	Classes Begin
September 5	Monday	Labor day (No Classes)
October 10	Monday	1L Practice Exams (1L Classes Canceled)
October 13-14	Thursday-Friday	Fall Break (No Classes)
November 24-25	Thursday-Friday	Thanksgiving Vacation (No Classes)
December 2	Friday	Last Day of Classes
December 5-6	Monday-Tuesday	Reading period
December 7-17	Wednesday-Saturday	Final Examination Period
December 17	Saturday	Commencement

Spring 2012

Date	Day	Event
January 11	Wednesday	Law Classes Begin
January 16	Monday	Martin Luther King Day (No Classes)
March 12-16	Monday-Friday	Spring Break (No Classes)
April 25	Wednesday	Last Day of Classes
April 26-27	Thursday-Friday	Reading Period
April 30-May 11	Monday-Friday	Final Examination Period
May 12	Saturday	Commencement

Note: Examination periods are an integral part of the academic calendar. Students are expected to be available to sit for examinations during the designated period.

Summer 2012

Date	Day	Event
May 16	Wednesday	Law Classes Begin
July 4	Wednesday	Independence Day (University Holiday)
July 27	Friday	Last Day of Classes

Note: Not all summer classes will necessarily begin on May 16th or go through July 27th.