Fall Semester 2025
| Description | Date |
|---|---|
| Labor Day | Monday, September 1 (State holiday) |
| Law classes begin | Wednesday, September 3 |
| Thanksgiving recess |
Thursday, November 27 - Sunday, November 30 |
| Law classes end |
Thursday, December 4 |
| Law Exam Period begins | Sunday, December 7 |
| Winter Commencement | Sunday, December 14 (No exams) |
| Law Exam Period ends | Thursday, December 18 |
Spring Semester 2026
| Description | Date |
|---|---|
| Law classes begin | Monday, January 12 (Note: earlier than most of the University) |
| Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday, January 19 (State holiday; no Law classes) |
| Spring Recess | Saturday, March 28 - Sunday, April 5 |
| Law classes end |
Wednesday, April 22 |
| Law Exam Period begins | Saturday, April 25 |
| Law Exam Period ends | Thursday, May 7 |
| Commencement Activities | Friday, May 8 - Saturday, May 9 |
The UW Academic Calendar, which gives information for several years into the future, is helpful in getting dates for the first day of classes (fall term only) and holidays, but does NOT provide accurate information for Law School orientation, last day of Law classes, Law exam periods, grade reports, or spring-term first day of Law classes.
