| First Semester | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 |
| Advising and orientation week | August 25 (M) | August 25 (W) | August 25 (R) |
| Labor Day | September 1 (M) | September 6 (M) | September 5 (M) |
| Instruction begins | September 2 (T) | September 2 (R) | September 2 (F) |
| Rosh Hashanah* | September 27 (S) | September 16 (R) | October 4 (T) |
| Yom Kippur* | October 6 (M) | September 25 (S) | October 13 (R) |
| Thanksgiving recess | November 27-30 (R-N) | November 25-28 (R-N) | November 24-27 (R-N) |
| Last class day | December 12 (F) | December 15 (W) | December 15 (R) |
| Exams begin | December 14 (N) | December 16 (R) | December 16 (F) |
| Exams end | December 20 (S) | December 23 (R) | December 23 (F) |
| Commencement | December 21 (N) | December 19 (N) | December 18 (N) |
| Last day grades in | December 26 (F) | December 27 (M) | December 27 (T) |
| Second Semester | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 |
| Advising and orientation week | January 12 (M) | January 10 (M) | January 9 (M) |
| Martin Luther King, Jr., Day | January 19 (M) | January 17 (M) | January 16 (M) |
| Instruction begins | January 20 (T) | January 18 (T) | January 17 (T) |
| Spring recess | March 13-21 (S-N) | March 19-27 (S-N) | March 11-19 (S-N) |
| Classes resume | March 22 (M) | March 28 (M) | March 20 (M) |
| Passover* | April 6 (T) | April 24 (N) | April 13 (R) |
| Good Friday* | April 9 (F) | March 25 (F) | April 14 (F) |
| Last class day | May 7 (F) | May 6 (F) | May 5 (F) |
| Exams begin | May 9 (N) | May 8 (N) | May 7 (N) |
| Exams end | May 15 (S) | May 14 (S) | May 13 (S) |
| Commencement weekend | May 14-16 (F-N) | May 13-15 (F-N) | May 12-14 (F-N) |
| Last day grades in | May 19 (W) | May 18 (W) | May 17 (W) |
| Summer Sessions | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 |
| Memorial Day | May 31 (M) | May 30 (M) | May 29 (M) |
| 3-week session | May 24 (M) | May 23 (M) | May 30 (T) |
| 8-week session | June 14 (M) | June 13 (M) | June 19 (M) |
| 8-week session ends | August 6 (F) | August 5 (F) | August 11 (F) |
Notes
*In accordance with Faculty Document 488a, faculty are asked not to schedule mandatory exercises on these dates.
Days: T Tuesday; R Thursday; S Saturday; N Sunday.
The Academic Calendar is subject to change.