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The Law School reserves the right to alter this calendar.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 10 | Spring Law Classes Begin All Day |
| January 17 | Martin Luther King Day: Classes Will Not Meet All Day |
| March 4 | Spring Recess Begins at the end of classes / Q-III Classes End All Day |
| March 14 | All Classes Resume / Q-IV Classes Begin All Day |
| April 22 | Law Classes End All Day |
| April 23 until April 25 | Reading Period All Day |
| April 26 until May 6 | Spring Examinations All Day |
| May 11 | 2L JD/MBA Summer Classes begin-tentative All Day |
| May 16 | University-Wide Graduation Ceremony in the a.m. Penn Law School Graduation Ceremony at 3:00 p.m. All Day |
| September 5 | Labor Day Holiday: No Classes All Day |
| September 6 | Fall Law Classes Begin All Day |
| September 23 | Faculty Retreat – Classes Will Not Meet All Day |
| October 21 | Q-I Classes End All Day |
| October 24 | Q-II Classes Begin All Day |
| November 8 | Election Day – Classes Will Not Meet All Day |
| November 11 | Will Follow Tuesday Class Schedule All Day |
| November 24 until November 25 | Thanksgiving Recess: Classes Will Not Meet 6:00am |
| December 9 | Classes End All Day |
| December 10 until December 11 | Reading Period 6:00am |
| December 12 until December 21 | Fall Exams (1L exams begin Tuesday, December 13) 6:00am |
| December 22 | Make-up Exams All Day |
| December 23 | Winter Recess Begins All Day |
Notes
*First-year students are advised that membership on the Law Review, and many of the Journals is determined through participation in a writing competition, tentatively scheduled from May 10 to May 20. Details will be announced in March 2021.
**Faculty are reminded that grades for all graduating students are due by 9 a.m. on Monday, May 10, and that the faculty meeting to vote degrees will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 14. Other grades are due one month after the exam.
*** In some years, special credit-bearing programs are scheduled across spring break. Details on any such programs will be announced in Fall.
Law School Graduation and Reception dates are tentative and subject to change.