Fall Semester 2009
27–29 August—New Student Orientation
31 August—First day of fall semester
7 September—Labor Day holiday
14 September—Add/drop deadline
17 September—First block withdraw deadline
5 October—Semester withdraw deadline
20 October—Last day of first block classes
21 October—First day of second block classes
28 October—Second block add deadline
6 November—Second block withdraw deadline
24 November—Discontinuance deadline, Friday instruction
25–27 November—Thanksgiving Holiday
10 December—Last day of fall semester classes
11–12 December— Exam preparation days
14–18 December—Final exam days

Winter Semester 2010
2 January—New Student Orientation
4 January—First day of winter semester classes
15 January—Add/drop deadline
18 January—Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
21 January—First block withdraw deadline
8 February—Semester withdraw deadline
15 February—Presidents’ Day Holiday
16 February—Monday instruction
24 February—Last day of first block classes
25 February—First day of second block classes
4 March—Second block add/drop deadline
15 March—Second block withdraw deadline
31 March—Discontinuance deadline
13 April—Last day of winter semester classes
14–15 April—Exam preparation days
16–21 April—Final exam days
22 April—University Commencement
23 April—Kennedy Center Convocation