| August 31 | First day of classes |
| August 31 | Tuition and fee payment deadline |
| August 31 - September 6 | Welcome Week |
| September 7 | Labor Day, University closed |
| September 8 | Last day to add/drop classes (no tuition penalty) |
| September 28 | Midterm progress reporting period begins |
| September 28 | Ernest Gaines, Author of A Lesson Before Dying, 7:30 p.m. |