Academic Calendar: 2025-2026 (Greensboro and Charlotte)

Unless otherwise noted in a section header, schedules are the same for the Greensboro Full-Time Program and Charlotte Flex Program.

August Term 2025 (Class of 2027) in Greensboro

August 5-7Tuesday-Thursday
Orientation
August 11-26Monday-Tuesday
1L August Term
August 27-29Wednesday-Friday
1L Break

August Term 2025 (Flex Ones) in Charlotte

August 12Tuesday
Flex One Registration & Orientation
August 13-28Wednesday-Thursday
Flex One August Term
August 29Friday
Flex One Break

Fall Trimester 2025

September 2Tuesday
Fall Trimester Begins
September 9Tuesday
Last Day to Drop/Add
October 9-10Thursday-Friday
Fall Break
October 14Tuesday
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course or School of Law with a "W"
November 25Tuesday
Last Day of Fall Term (Operates on a Friday Schedule)
November 26-28Wednesday-Friday
Thanksgiving Holidays
November 29-30Saturday-Sunday
Reading Days
December 1-8Monday-Monday
Final Exams
December 12Friday
Commencement for the Class of 2025

Winter Trimester 2026

January 5Monday
Winter Trimester Begins
January 9Friday
Last Day to Drop/Add
January 19Monday
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (No Classes)
January 20Tuesday
Wild Card Friday (classes meet on a Friday schedule)
February 9Monday
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course or School of Law with a "W"
March 6Friday
Wellbeing Day (no classes)
March 13Friday
Last Day of Winter Trimester
March 16Monday
Reading Day
March 17-21Tuesday-Saturday
Final Exams
March 23-27Monday-Friday
Spring Break

(updated October 15, 2025)

Spring Trimester 2026

March 30Monday
Spring Trimester Begins
April 3Friday
Spring Holiday (No Classes)
April 6Monday
Last Day to Drop/Add
May 4Monday
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course or School of Law with a "W"
May 25Monday
Memorial Day Holiday (No Classes)
May 26Tuesday
Wild Card Friday (classes meet on a Friday schedule)
June 5Friday
Last Day of Spring Trimester
June 8Monday
Reading Day
June 9-13Tuesday-Saturday
Final Exams

(updated October 15, 2025)

Summer Session I 2026 (Optional)

June 15Monday
Summer Session I Begins
June 16Tuesday
Last Day to Drop/Add
June 26Friday
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course with a "W"
July 3Friday
Independence Day Holiday (No Classes)
July 13Monday
Last Day of Summer Session I (Operates on a Friday Schedule)
July 14Tuesday
Reading Day
July 15-18Wednesday-Saturday
Final Exams

Summer Session II 2026 (Optional)

July 20Monday
Summer Session II Begins
July 21Tuesday
Last Day to Drop/Add
July 31Friday
Last Day to Withdraw from a Course with a "W"
August 14Friday
Last Day of Summer Session II
August 17Monday
Reading Day
August 18-21Tuesday-Friday
Final Exams

Academic Calendar: 2026-2027 (Greensboro and Charlotte)

Unless otherwise noted in a section header, schedules are the same for the Greensboro Full-Time Program and Charlotte Flex Program.

August Term 2026 (Class of 2028) in Greensboro

August 4-6Tuesday-Thursday
1L Orientation
August 10-25Monday-Tuesday
1L August Term
August 26-28Wednesday-Friday
1L Break

August Term 2026 (Flex Ones) in Charlotte

August 10Monday
Flex One Day 1 Orientation & Convocation
August 11Tuesday
Flex One Day 2 Orientation
August 12-27Wednesday-Thursday
Flex One August Term
August 28Friday
Flex One Break

Fall Trimester 2026

August 31Monday
Fall Trimester Begins
September 7Monday
Labor Day Holiday (No Classes)
September 8Tuesday
Last day to Drop/Add
September 29Tuesday
Wellbeing Day (No Classes)
October 12Monday
Last day to withdraw from a course or Law School with a "W"
October 15-16Thursday-Friday
Fall Break (No Classes)
November 11Wednesday
Wellbeing Day (No Classes)
November 20Friday
Last day of Fall Trimester
November 23-24Monday-Tuesday
Reading Days
November 25-27Wednesday-Friday
Thanksgiving Holidays (No Classes)
November 30-December 7Monday-Monday
Final Exams
December 11Friday
Commencement for the Class of 2026

Winter Trimester 2027

January 4Monday
Winter Trimester Begins
January 11Monday
Last day to Drop/Add
January 18Monday
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday (No Classes)
January 19Tuesday
Wild Card Friday (Operates on Friday Class Schedule)
February 8Monday
Last day to withdraw from a course or Law School with a “W”
February 19Friday
Wellbeing Day (No Classes)
March 12Thursday
Last Day of Winter Trimester
March 15Sunday
Reading Day
March 16-20Tuesday-Saturday
Final Exams
March 22-26Monday-Friday
Spring Break

Spring Trimester 2027

March 29Monday
Spring Trimester Begins
April 5Monday
Last Day to Drop/Add
May 3Monday
Last day to withdraw from a course or Law school with a “W”
May 14Friday
Wellbeing Day (No Classes)
May 31Monday
Memorial Day Holiday (No Classes)
June 1Tuesday
Wild Card Friday (Operates on a Friday Class Schedule)
June 4Friday
Last Day of Spring Trimester
June 7Monday
Reading Day
June 8-12Tuesday-Saturday
Final Exams

Summer Session I 2027 (Optional)

June 14Monday
Summer Session I Begins
June 15Tuesday
Last day to Drop/Add
June 25Friday
Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W”
July 5Monday
Independence Day Holiday
July 12Monday
Last Day of Summer Session (Operates on a Friday Class Schedule)
July 13Tuesday
Reading Day
July 14-17Wednesday-Saturday
Final Exams

Summer Session II 2027 (Optional)

July 19Monday
Summer Session II Begins
July 20Tuesday
Last day to Drop/Add
July 30Friday
Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W”
August 13Friday
Last Day of Summer Session II
August 16Monday
Reading Day
August 17-20Tuesday-Friday
Final Exams