| 2009-2010 | |
| International Student Orientation | Aug. 11-14 |
| IMPACT Week (Orientation) | Aug. 17-21 |
| Fall semester classes begin | Aug. 24 |
| University holiday (Labor Day)—no classes | Sep. 7 |
| Thanksgiving break—no classes | Nov. 21-29 |
| Fall semester classes end | Dec. 11 |
| Final exam week | Dec. 14-18 |
| Winter break—no classes | Dec. 19-Jan. 3 |
| Winter session classes begin | Jan. 4 |
| University holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)—no classes | Jan. 18 |
| Spring semester classes begin | Jan. 19 |
| Spring break—no classes | Mar. 13-21 |
| Spring semester classes end | May 7 |
| Final exam week | May 10-14 |
| 2010-2011 | |
| International Student Orientation | Aug. 10-13 |
| IMPACT Week (Orientation) | Aug. 16-20 |
| Fall semester classes begin | Aug. 23 |
| University holiday (Labor Day)—no classes | Sep. 6 |
| Thanksgiving break—no classes | Nov. 20-29 |
| Fall semester classes end | Dec. 10 |
| Final exam week | Dec. 13-17 |
| Winter break—no classes | Dec. 18-Jan. 2 |
| Winter session classes begin | Jan. 3 |
| University holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)—no classes | Jan. 17 |
| Spring semester classes begin | Jan. 18 |
| Spring break—no classes | Mar. 12-20 |
| Spring semester classes end | May 6 |
| Final exam week | May 9-13 |