Academic Calendars

Fall 2025

Aug. 11-15, Mon-Fri.Orientation for 1L Students
Aug. 11-13, Mon-Wed.Orientation for Transfer Students
Aug. 13-16, Wed-Sat.Trial Advocacy Pre-Semester Class Sessions
Aug. 18, Mon.Classes Begin
Aug. 25, Mon.Deadline for Students to Add/Drop Courses
Sept. 1, Mon.Labor Day—no classes
Sept. 22, Mon.Magic Day 1—Thursday classes meet
Oct. 2, Thurs.Well-being Day 1—no classes (Yom Kippur; CHCCS Teacher Workday)*
Oct. 15, Wed.1L Practice Exams
TBDUniversity Day—some classes canceled
Oct. 16-17, Thurs-Fri.Fall Break
Nov. 11, Tues.Well-being Day 2—no classes (Veterans Day; CHCCS Holiday)*
Nov. 19, Wed.Magic Day 2—Monday classes meet
Nov. 21, Fri.Classes End
Nov. 24-26, Mon-Wed.Reading/Makeup Days**
Nov. 27-28, Thurs-Fri.Thanksgiving Break
Dec. 1-12 (10 weekdays)Examinations
Dec. 14, Sun.Winter Commencement
* For much of UNC fall 2025 Well-being Days are Sept. 15 & Oct 7, 2025. The law school sets its own days.
** A Reading Day could become a Makeup Day if an earlier class day were canceled for the whole school.
See the Spring Calendar for grade-reporting deadlines

Spring 2026

Jan 2-4, Fri-Sun.Trial Advocacy Pre-Semester Class Sessions (ends Mar. 6)
Jan. 5, Mon.Classes Begin
Likely Jan. 5, Mon.Deadline to Report Fall Grades (Jan. 5 for 1Ls; Jan. 7 for others)
Jan. 9 Fri. (11:59 PM)Deadline for Students to Add/Drop Courses
Jan. 19, Mon.MLK Day—no classes
Feb. 9, Mon.Well-being Day 1 (UNC-wide)—no classes
Mar. 9-13, Mon-Fri.Spring Break
Apr. 2, Thurs.Well-being Day 2 (UNC-wide)—no classes
Apr. 3, Fri.University Holiday
Apr. 14, Tues.Magic Day—Friday classes meet
Apr. 15, Wed.Magic Day—Monday classes meet
Apr. 16, Thurs.Classes End
Apr. 17, Fri.Reading/Makeup Day*
Apr. 20-May 1 (10 weekdays)Examinations
May 4, Mon.Deadline for faculty to report 3L credit earned
May 8, Fri. (likely)Commencement (before UNC May 9)
May 22, Fri. (likely)Deadline for Faculty to Report Spring Grades
*A Reading Day could become a Makeup Day if an earlier class day were canceled for the whole school.