2013 - 2014 Academic Calendar
The Law School reserves the right to alter this calendar.
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FALL 2013 |
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August 6 |
OCR Kick-Off meeting (mandatory for 2Ls, suggested for 3Ls) |
| August 7-14 | On-Campus Recruiting |
| August 15-30 | Upper-level Call back Period |
| August 28 - 30 |
1st Year Registration and Orientation |
| Sept. 2 | Labor Day: No Classes |
| Sept. 3 | Fall Classes Begin: 1L, 2L, 3L & LLM |
| Sept. 23 | Faculty Retreat: Upper-level Classes Will Not Meet |
| Sept. 23 | 1L Professionalism Program Classes |
| Oct. 18 | Q-I Classes End: 2L, 3L & LLM |
| Oct. 21 | Q-II Classes Begin: 2L, 3L & LLM |
| Nov. 28-29 | Thanksgiving Recess: No Classes |
| Dec. 6 | Classes End |
| Dec. 7-9 | Reading Period |
| Dec. 10-20 | Fall Examinations |
| Dec. 21 | Winter Recess Begins |
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SPRING 2014 |
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| Jan. 13 |
Spring Term Classes Begin: 1L, 2L, 3L & LLM |
| Jan. 20 | Martin Luther King Day: Classes Will Not Meet |
| February 28 | Q-III Classes End: 2L, 3L & LLM |
| March 3 | QIV Classes Begin: 2L, 3L, LLM |
| March 8 | Spring Recess Begins at the end of classes*** |
| March 17 | All Classes Resume |
| April 25 | Classes End |
| April 26-28 | Reading Period |
| April 29-May 9 | Spring Examinations |
| May 18 | Law School Graduation: The Academy of Music: Noon to 2:15 pm |
| May 19 | University-Wide Graduation Ceremony, Franklin Field: 9:00 am |
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SUMMER 2014 PROGRAM FOR LLMs |
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| July 25 | LLM Registration and Orientation |
| July 28 | LLM Summer Program Begins |
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JULY/AUGUST 2014 REGIONAL INTERVIEW SCHEDULE |
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| July 28 |
Los Angeles (Downtown); Atlanta |
| July 29 | Los Angeles – (Century City); Dallas; Chicago |
| July 30 | Houston; Miami |
| July 31 | San Francisco |
| August 1 | Menlo Park/Palo Alto |
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FALL 2014 |
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August 5 |
OCR Kick-Off meeting (mandatory for 2Ls, suggested for 3Ls) |
| August 6-13 | On-Campus Recruiting |
| August 14-29 | Upper-level Call back Period |
| August 27 - 29 |
1st Year Registration and Orientation |
| Sept. 1 | Labor Day: No Classes |
| Sept. 2 | Fall Classes Begin: 1L, 2L, 3L & LLM |
| Sept. 22 | Faculty Retreat: Upper-level Classes Will Not Meet |
| Sept. 22 | 1L Professionalism Program Classes |
| Oct. 17 | Q-I Classes End: 2L, 3L & LLM |
| Oct. 20 | Q-II Classes Begin: 2L, 3L & LLM |
| Nov. 27-28 | Thanksgiving Recess: No Classes |
| Dec. 5 | Classes End |
| Dec. 6-8 | Reading Period |
| Dec. 9-19 | Fall Examinations |
| Dec. 20 | Winter Recess Begins |
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SPRING 2015 |
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| Jan. 12 |
Spring Term Classes Begin: 1L, 2L, 3L & LLM |
| Jan. 19 | Martin Luther King Day: Classes Will Not Meet |
| February 27 | Q-III Classes End: 2L, 3L & LLM |
| March 2 | QIV Classes Begin: 2L, 3L, LLM |
| March 6 | Spring Recess Begins at the end of classes*** |
| March 16 | All Classes Resume |
| April 24 | Classes End |
| April 25-27 | Reading Period |
| April 28-May 8 | Spring Examinations |
| May 17 |
Penn Law Graduation, Verizon Hall: 9:00-11:15 Graduation Reception, The Law School: 1:00-3:00-pm**** |
| May 18 | University-Wide Graduation Ceremony, Franklin Field: 9:00am |
*First-year students are advised that membership on the Law Review, and some of the Journals is determined through participation in a writing competition, tentatively scheduled from May 12 to May 22. Details will be announced in March 2014.
**Faculty are reminded that grades for all graduating students are due by 9 a.m. on Monday, May 12, and that the faculty meeting to vote degrees will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 16. Other grades are due one month after the exam.
***There may be an optional, intensive litigation training program for upper-level students during Spring Break. Details will be announced in Fall.
****Law School Graduation and Reception Dates are Tentative and Subject to Change