Academic Calendar

Ave Maria School of Law  |  Academic Calendar  |  2026-2027

Spring Semester 2026

• January 12 Classes Begin
• January 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No Classes)
• February 23-27 Interim Assessments
• March 2-6 Midterm Break
• April 1 Classes Meet on Monday Schedule
• April 2-6 Easter Break (No Classes)
• April 7 Classes Meet on Friday Schedule
• April 30 Classes End
• May 1-3 Study Period
• May 4-15 Examination Period
• May 16 Commencement

Summer Semester 2026

• May 22 New Student Check-in and Orientation
• May 25 Memorial Day (No Classes)
• May 26 Classes Begin
• July 3 Independence Day Observed (No Classes)
• July 31 Classes End
• August 1-3 Study Period
• August 4-6 Examination Period

Fall Semester 2026

• August 10 New Student Check-in
• August 11-14 Legal Case Class (required for all 1Ls) and Orientation
• August 15 Feast of the Assumption
• August 17 1L Doctrinal and Upper-level Classes Begin
• September 7 Labor Day (No Classes)
• September 28-October 2 Interim Assessments
• November 23 Classes End
• November 24-25 Storm Makeup Days
• November 26-27 Thanksgiving Break
• November 28-30 Study Period
• December 1 Examinations Begin
• December 8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception (No Exams) December 15 Examinations End

Winter Intersession 2026

• December 16 Classes Begin
• December 25 Christmas (No Classes)
• January 5 Classes End
• January 6 Study Day
• January 7-8 Exams

Spring Semester 2027

• January 11 Classes Begin
• January 18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No Classes)
• February 22-26 Interim Assessments
• March 1-5 Midterm Break
• March 24 Classes Meet on Monday Schedule
• March 25-29 Easter Break (No Classes)
• March 30 Classes Meet on Friday Schedule
• April 29 Classes End
• April 30-May 2 Study Period
• May 3-14 Examination Period
• May 15 Commencement

Summer Semester 2027

• May 22 New Student Check-in and Orientation
• May 24 Classes Begin
• May 31 Memorial Day (No Classes)
• July 5 Independence Day Observed (No Classes)
• July 30 Classes End
• July 31-August 2 Study Period
• August 3-5 Examination Period

This Calendar is subject to change without notice.

UPDATED 04/21/2026

 

This Calendar is subject to change without notice.