| First day of semester | 8/23 |
| First day of class | 8/23 |
| Last day to drop without "W" | 9/3 |
| Labor Day: No class | 9/6 |
| First exam | 9/22 |
| First paper due | 10/13 |
| Term paper proposal due | 10/13 |
| Second exam | 10/29 |
| Last day to drop course | 10/29 |
| Term paper draft due | 11/15 |
| Fall break: No class | 11/24 - 11/26 |
| Term paper final copy due | 11/29 |
| Last day of class | 12/6 |
| Last day of semester classes | 12/7 |
| Dead day | 12/8 |
| Third examination | Thursday, 12/9, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |