2008
August 29 - September 3	Orientation for all new undergraduates
September 1	Labor Day—classes suspended
September 2 –3	In-person registration for graduate students
September 4	First day of classes
October 13	Fall Break Day—classes suspended
November 17–December 7	Undergraduate registration for spring term
November 27–30	Thanksgiving Vacation
December 8	Last day of classes
December 9 –11	Reading period
December 12–19	Final examination period
December 20–January 4	Mid-year Vacation
2009
January 5 –23	Intersession
January 19	Observance of Martin Luther King's birthday; No Intersession classes
January 22–23	In-person registration for graduate students
January 26	First day of classes
March 16-22	Spring vacation
April 13–May 3	Undergraduate registration for fall term
May 1	Last day of classes
May 4 –6	Reading period
May 7 –14	Final examination period
May 21	University Commencement