| First day of semester | 8/20 |
| First day of class | 8/22 |
| Labor day | 9/3 |
| Last day to drop without "W" | 8/31 |
| Term paper, proposal due | 10/25 |
| Last day to drop course | 10/26 |
| Term paper, draft due | 11/12 |
| Fall break no class | 11/21 - 11/23 |
| Term paper, final copy due | 11/26 |
| Last class | 11/28 |
| Last day of semester classes | 12/4 |
| "Dead day" | 12/5 |