| July 7 | Incompletes from Spring 2008 due | ||
| Aug 16 | Saturday | New students arrive | |
| New student orientation begins | |||
| Aug 23-24 | Residence halls open for all students | ||
| Aug 24 | Sunday | New Student Orientation ends | |
| Aug 25 | Monday | Registration check-in/add-drop day | |
| 10 a.m. | all new students and readmits who are dropping & adding | ||
| 10:15 a.m. | all continuing students who are dropping & adding | ||
| 11 a.m. | all students who need only to check-in | ||
| TBA | Convocation | ||
| Aug 26 | Tuesday | Classes begin | |
| Sept 2 | Tuesday | Last day to add first module & full term courses | |
| Last day to convert credit courses to audits | |||
| Last day to turn in special projects contract | |||
| to the Registrar for first module or full unit | |||
| Sept 17 | Constitution Day | ||
| Sept 19 | Friday | Last day to drop first module courses | |
| Sept 19-21 | Fri-Sun | Family Weekend | |
| Sept 26-28 | Fri-Sun | Homecoming/Reunion Weekend | |
| Sept 30 | Last day to drop music lessons with pro-rated fee | ||
| Oct 10 | Friday | 8 p.m. | Midterm break begins |
| Oct 20 | Monday | 8 a.m. | Midterm break ends |
| Oct 21 | Tuesday | First module ends | |
| Oct 22 | Wednesday | Second module begins | |
| Last day to drop full-term courses | |||
| Honors Term applications for Spring 2009 due. | |||
| Oct 29 | Wednesday | Last day to add second module course | |
| Nov 3-7 | Advising Week for Spring 2009 | ||
| Nov 10-14 | International Education Week | ||
| Nov 12 | Wednesday | International Symposium Day | |
| Nov 14 | Friday | Last day to drop second module courses | |
| Nov 26 | Wednesday | 10 p.m. | Thanksgiving break begins |
| Dec 1 | Monday | 8 a.m. | Thanksgiving break ends |
| Dec 9 | Tuesday | Thursday classes meet | |
| Dec 10 | Wednesday | Classes end | |
| Dec 11 | Thursday | Study day | |
| Dec 12 | Friday | Exam day | |
| Dec 13 | Saturday | Exam day | |
| Dec 14 | Sunday | Study day | |
| Dec 15 | Monday | Exam day | |
| Dec 16 | Tuesday | Exam day | |
| Dec 17 | Wednesday | 5 p.m. | Residence halls close for all students |
| Dec 18 | Thursday | 4 p.m. | Final grades due |