Law School Calendar Academic Year 2021 - 2022 August
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LAW SCHOOL CALENDAR ACADEMIC YEAR 2021 - 2022 AUGUST 19 - 20 Thursday and Friday First-Year Orientation 23 Monday Classes Begin 1 31 Tuesday Last day to drop a class without a grade of “W” and to change from credit to audit SEPTEMBER 6 Monday Labor Day – No Classes OCTOBER 12 Tuesday Last day to drop a class with a grade of “W” NOVEMBER 24 - 28 Wednesday – Sunday Thanksgiving Holiday – No Classes DECEMBER 2 Thursday Last Day of Classes 3 Friday Study Day 6 Monday Examinations Begin 16 Thursday Examinations End JANUARY 17 Monday Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. 18 Tuesday Classes Begin 26 Wednesday Last day to drop a class without a grade of “W” and to change from credit to audit MARCH 1 Tuesday Last day to drop a class with a grade of “W” 13 – 20 Sunday – Sunday Spring Break – No Classes APRIL 15 - 17 Friday – Sunday Easter Holiday – No Classes 28 Thursday Last Day of Classes – No Classes beginning after 4:45 pm 29 Friday Study Day MAY 2 Monday Exams Begin 12 Thursday Examinations End 21 Saturday Law School Hooding Ceremony 22 Sunday Graduation Approved 2/15/2021 SELECTED RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES ACADEMIC YEAR 2021-2022 ALL JEWISH HOLIDAYS BEGIN AT SUNDOWN THE DAY BEFORE THE DATE LISTED JULY 12 Rath Yatra – Hindu 18 Tisha B’Av – Jewish 20 Eid al Adha – Islamic 31 Feast of St. Ignatius – Catholic AUGUST 15 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Catholic 18 Ashura – Islamic SEPTEMBER 7-8 Rosh Hashanah – Jewish 16 Yom Kippur – Jewish 21-27 Sukkot – Jewish OCTOBER 15 Dussehra – Hindu NOVEMBER 1 All Saints’ Day – Catholic 4 Diwali (Deepavalia) begins – Hindu, Sikh 29 Hanukkah begins – Jewish DECEMBER 6 Hanukkah ends – Jewish 8 Immaculate Conception – Catholic 25 Christmas – Western Christian JANUARY 1 Mary, Mother of God – Catholic 6 Epiphany – Eastern Christian FEBRUARY 1 Lunar New Year MARCH 2 Ash Wednesday – Western Christian 7 Clean Monday – Eastern Christian 17 Purim – Jewish APRIL 2 Ramadan begins – Islamic 10 Palm Sunday – Western Christian 13-16 Easter Triduum – Catholic 16 Passover begins – Jewish 17 Easter Sunday – Western Christian/Catholic 23 Passover ends – Jewish 24 Easter Sunday – Eastern Christian 29 Laylat al Qadr – Islamic MAY 2 Eid al Fitr (Ramadan ends) – Islamic 6 Vesak – Buddhist Unless otherwise noted on the Law School Academic Calendar, classes will be held on these dates. However, members of the Law School community are asked to pause and reflect before scheduling an event on these dates. Please note that major Jewish holiday periods may extend over longer periods of time than those indicated on this list. Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the evening before the date specified. .