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Intensive English Program (IEP) Academic Calendar

  • Dates for cultural and social events can be found on the Activities and Events Calendar
  • For deadlines or dates for courses or programs, please visit that program's page.

Dates for Future Terms in the Intensive English Program 

  Fall 2025 Spring 2026 Summer 2026

Duration of Term

September 3 - December 4, 2025

January 12 -  April 15, 2026 May 12- August 6, 2026

Application Deadline for Students needing an F-1 Visa

(Applications are accepted until the date listed or until enrollment is full. Applications may be accepted after the deadline if space is available; however, submitting an application after the deadline may not allow enough time to obtain a visa in the applicant's country.)

July 24, 2025
by 12:00 p.m. EST
December 3, 2025
by 12:00 p.m. EST
April 11th,2026
by 12:00 p.m. EST

Application Deadline for part-time or non F-1 visa Students 

(Applications are accepted until the date listed or until enrollment is full.)

August 31, 2025
by 12:00 p.m. EST
January 9, 2026
by 12:00 p.m. EST 
May 12th, 2026
by 12:00 p.m. EST 

Placement Test

September 3 January 12 May 12

Registration 

September 4 January 12 May 12

Orientation

September 4 January 13 May 13

Classes Begin

September 8 January 14 May 18

Final Exams*

December 1, 2, 3 April 8,9,13,14 August 3,4,5

Closing Ceremony

December 4 April 15 August 6
Fall Holidays

September 1: Labor Day (University closed)

October 10: Fall Break (No classes)

October 13-14: ELI IEP Fall Break (No classes)

November 23-30: Thanksgiving Recess (No classes)

November 27-28: Thanksgiving Recess (University closed)

Spring Holidays

January 19: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (University closed)

February 13: ELI holiday (ELI closed; no ELI classes)

March 8-15: Spring Recess (No classes)

March 13: Spring holiday (University closed)

Summer Holidays

May 25: Memorial Day (University closed)

June 19: Juneteenth (University closed)

July 3: Independence Day (ELI closed; no ELI classes)

July 4: Independence Day (University closed)

 

*Finals in the ELI are held in every skill area during the last week and a half of the term. There are no excused absences for the final exams. A missed final exam will result in a zero (0) for that exam.