Calendar
Fall 2008
| Students arrival and check-in | September 3 |
| Mandatory orientation | September 4 |
| Orientation ends | September 6 |
| First day of classes | September 8 |
| Okayama trip | September 26-28 |
| Fall break begins | October 25 |
| Classes resume |
November 4 |
| Last day of classes/Language class final exams |
December 12 |
| Final exams | December 15-17 |
| Intersession break begins | December 18 |
Spring 2009
| Students arrival and check-in | January 7 |
| Mandatory orienation |
January 8 |
| Orientation ends | January 10 |
| Returning students move back to families | January 10 |
| First day of classes | January 13 |
| Spring break begins | February 28 |
| Classes resume | March 9 |
| Spring trip | March 27-28 |
| Last day of classes/Language class final exams |
April 17 |
| Final exams |
April 20-22 |
| Final Ceremony | April 23 |
| Move out of housing | April 27 |