First Year Calendar: 2008-2009
| Event | Start Date | End Date |
| Orientation and Registration | July 31 (Thursday) | August 1 (Friday) |
| Classes Begin | August 4 (Monday) | |
| Drop/Add Begins for Electives | August 11 (Monday) | |
| Elective Classes Begin | August 18 (Monday) | |
| Last Day to Drop/Add Electives | August 22 (Friday) | |
| Labor Day Holiday | September 1 (Monday) | |
| Class Retreat | October 13 (Monday) | |
| Intersession | October 14 (Tuesday) | October 17 (Friday) |
| Fall Break | October 18 (Saturday) | October 21 (Tuesday) |
| Classes Resume | October 22 (Wednesday) | |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | November 27 (Thursday) | November 30 (Sunday) |
| Electives End | December 12 (Friday) | |
| Required Classes End | December 19 (Friday) | |
| Holiday Break | December 20 (Saturday) | January 4 (Sunday) |
| Drop/Add Begins for Electives | January 5 (Monday) | |
| Classes Begin | January 5 (Monday) | |
| Electives Begin | January 12 (Monday) | |
| Last Day to Drop/Add Electives | January 16 (Friday) | |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Program | January 19 (Monday) | |
| Intersession | March 9 (Monday) | March 13 (Friday) |
| Spring Vacation | March 14 (Saturday) | March 22 (Sunday) |
| Classes Resume | March 23 (Monday) | |
| Electives End | April 24 (Friday) | |
| Required Classes End | May 1 (Friday) | |
| Intersession | May 4 (Monday) | May 7 (Thursday) |
| Emphasis | May 11 (Monday) | August 2 (Saturday) |
