Our academic year begins in mid-August, when we welcome first-year students for orientation and events, and closes with commencement in mid-May, when we hand hard-earned diplomas to our newest alumni.
Fall Semester 2024
LLM Students - add to calendar
- Short Course Instruction (American Law in a Global Context) - August 14-23
- Semester Course Instruction Begins - August 26
First Year MLS Students - add to calendar
- Short course Instruction (Introduction to Law and Fundamentals) - August 3-7
- Semester Course Instruction Begins - August 26
First Year JD Students - add to calendar
- Orientation - August 15-16
- Short Course Instruction (Introduction to Legal Analysis) - August 19-23
- Semester Course Instruction Begins - August 26
Advanced JD (2L & 3L), MLS, SJD Students - add to calendar
- Semester Course Instruction Begins - August 26
All Students - add to calendar
- Labor Day (no classes meet) - September 2
- Pro Bono Day (no classes meet) - November 5
- Veteran's Day Holiday (no classes meet) - November 11
- Administrative Makeup Monday (Monday classes meet) - November 27 (Wednesday)
- Instruction Ends - November 27
- Thanksgiving Holiday - November 28-29
- Review Sessions - December 2-4
- Reading Period - December 5
- Final Examinations - December 6-20
- Semester Ends - December 20
- Winter Campus Closure – TBD
Future Semesters
- Spring 2025
Advanced JD (2L & 3L) LLM, MLS & SJD Students - add to calendar
- Short Course Instruction (January courses) - January 2-15
- Semester Course Instruction Begins - January 16 (Monday classes meet)
First Year JD Students - add to calendar
- Semester Course Instruction Begins - January 16 (Monday classes meet)
All Students - add to calendar
- First Administrative Makeup Monday (Monday classes meet) - January 16 (Thursday)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no classes meet) - January 20
- Presidents' Day Holiday (no classes meet) - February 17
- Spring Break - March 24-28
- Cesar Chavez Holiday (administrative offices closed) - March 28
- Second Administrative Makeup Monday (Monday classes meet) - April 25 (Friday)
- Instruction Ends - April 25
- Review Sessions - April 28-30
- Reading Period - May 1
- Final Examinations - May 2-15
- Semester Ends - May 16
- Commencement - May 16
- Memorial Day - May 26
Past Semesters
- Spring 2024
Advanced JD (2L & 3L) LLM, MLS & SJD Students
- Short Course Instruction (January courses) - January 3-13 (Includes Saturdays 1/6 & 1/13)
- Semester Course Instruction Begins - January 16
First Year JD Students
- Semester Course Instruction Begins - January 16
All Students
- Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no classes meet) - January 15
- Presidents' Day Holiday (no classes meet) - February 19
- Spring Break - March 25-29
- Cesar Chavez Holiday (administrative offices closed) - March 29
- Administrative Makeup Monday (Monday classes meet) - April 23 (Tuesday)
- Instruction Ends - April 23
- Review Session/Reading Period - April 24-26
- Final Examinations – April 29-May 9
- Semester Ends - May 10
- Commencement- May 10
- Fall 2023
LLM Students
- Short Course Instruction (American Law in a Global Context) - August 9-18
- Semester Course Instruction Begins - August 21
First Year MLS Students
- Short course Instruction (Introduction to Law) - August 14-18
- Semester Course Instruction Begins - August 21
First Year JD Students
- Orientation - August 10-11
- Short Course Instruction (Introduction to Legal Analysis) - August 14-18
- Semester Course Instruction Begins - August 21
Advanced JD (2L & 3L), MLS, SJD Students
- Semester Course Instruction Begins - August 21
All Students
- Labor Day (no classes meet) - September 4
- Pro Bono Day (no classes meet) - October 24
- Veteran's Day Holiday (no classes meet) - November 10
- Administrative Makeup Friday (Friday classes meet) - November 22 (Wednesday)
- Instruction Ends - November 22
- Thanksgiving Holiday - November 23-24
- Review Sessions/Reading Period - November 27-November 30, and December 8
- Final Examinations - December 1-15
- Semester Ends - December 15
- Winter Campus Closure - December 23-January 2
- Spring 2023
Advanced JD (2L & 3L) LLM, MLS & SJD Students
- Short Course Instruction (January courses) - January 3 – 13 (Includes Saturday 1/7)
- Semester Course Instruction Begins - January 17
First Year JD Students
- Semester Course Instruction Begins - January 17
All Students
- Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (no classes meet) - January 16
- Presidents' Day Holiday (no classes meet) - February 20
- Spring Break - March 27 - 31
- Cesar Chavez Holiday (administrative offices closed) - March 31
- Administrative Makeup Monday (Monday classes meet) - April 25 (Tuesday)
- Instruction Ends - April 25
- Review Session/Reading Period - April 26 – 28 & May 5
- Final Examinations - May 1 - 11
- Semester Ends - May 11
- Commencement - May 12
- Fall 2022
LLM Students
- Short Course Instruction (American Law in a Global Context) - August 10-19
- Semester Course Instruction Begins - August 22
First Year MLS Students
- Short course Instruction (Introduction to Law) - August 15-19
- Semester Course Instruction Begins - August 22
First Year JD Students
- Orientation - August 11-12
- Short Course Instruction (Introduction to Legal Analysis) - August 15-19
- Semester Course Instruction Begins - August 22
Advanced JD (2L & 3L), MLS, SJD Students
- Semester Course Instruction Begins - August 22
All Students
- Labor Day (no classes meet) - September 5
- Election Day (no classes meet) - November 8
- Veteran's Day Holiday (no classes meet) - November 11
- Administrative Makeup Friday (Friday classes meet) - November 23 (Wednesday)
- Instruction Ends - November 23
- Thanksgiving Holiday - November 24-25
- Review Sessions/Reading Period - November 28-December 1, and December 9
- Final Examinations - December 2-16
- Semester Ends - December 16
- Winter Campus Closure - TBD
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Oct 08, 2024
Jon Michaels co-writes an opinion piece in the LA Times excerpting his new book, 'Vigilante Nation,' about state-sponsored threats to democracy
Events
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10 14
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
1310, Capello Courtroom
Indigenous Peoples' Day Guest Lecture Honoring the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
Guest lecture and reception hosted by the Native Nations Law & Policy Center.
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10 15
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Zoom
Nonpartisan Advocacy: How 501(c)(3)s Can Educate and Advocate During Election Season
Though public charities must remain nonpartisan, they can still engage in issue advocacy during elections. They can also conduct voter and candidate education campaigns and help mobilize the public to vote.
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