ELI Schedule
The ELI program provides two semesters of instruction, an early summer six-week session, and, depending on student needs, possibly a late summer six-week session. The ELI program provides 20 to 25 hours of instruction per week during the semester. For the summer programs, the ELI program provides 23 weekly hours of instruction per six-week session. International ELI students are required to be enrolled for 18 hours of instruction to be considered active students by Homeland Security regulations.
The English Language Institute follows the undergraduate schedule for the academic year with some exceptions, which are listed below.
- Arrival Day
- ELI Student Orientation (ESO is required for all new ELI students)
- Testing Weeks
Fall Semester
The fall semester begins in late August and ends in mid-December. It consists of sixteen weeks with a Thanksgiving holiday break in mid or late November.
Spring Semester
The spring semester begins in mid to late January and ends in mid- May. It consists of sixteen weeks with a week long Spring Break in mid-March.
Summer Sessions
The ELI program may elect to provide English Summer School in mid-May through June.
2017-2018 ELI Academic Calendar
| Fall 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Aug 15 | Arrival Day |
| Aug 16 - 26 | ELI Student Orientation (ESO) |
| Aug 27 | All residence halls open at 10 a.m. for returning students |
| Aug 28 | Classes begin |
| Aug 28 | Deadline to waive health insurance charges |
| Sep 1 | Last day for Business Registration |
| Sep 4 | Labor Day Holiday (no classes) |
| Sep 29 | Final payment for Fall 2017 charges due |
| Oct 9 - 13 | Midterm week |
| Nov 20 - 24 | Thanksgiving Holiday (No classes during the week. University open Monday - Wednesday) |
| Dec 4 - 16 | Testing Weeks |
| Dec 11 | Classes End |
| Dec 12 | Study Day |
| Dec 17 | All residence halls close at noon and Winter Break begins |
| Dec 25 - Jan 1 | Winter Break (University closed) |
| Spring 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Jan 7 | Arrival Day |
| Jan 7 - 13 | ELI Student Orientation (ESO) |
| Jan 15 | Martin Luther King Holiday (no classes) |
| Jan 15 | All residence halls open at 10 a.m. for returning students |
| Jan 16 | Classes Begin |
| Jan 16 | Deadline to waive health insurance charges |
| Feb 27 | Final payment for Spring 2018 charges due |
| Feb 26 - Mar 2 | Midterm week |
| Mar 12 - 16 | Spring Break |
| Apr 23 - May 5 | Testing Weeks |
| Apr 30 | Classes End |
| May 1 | Study Day |
| May 6 | All residence halls close at noon |
| Summer 2018 | |
|---|---|
| May 9 - 11 | Business Registration for English Summer School |
| May 14 - Jun 22 | English Summer School |
2018-2019 ELI Academic Calendar
| Fall 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Aug 15 | Arrival Day |
| Aug 16 - 26 | ELI Student Orientation (ESO) |
| Aug 26 | All residence halls open at 10 a.m. for returning students |
| Aug 27 | Classes begin |
| Aug 27 | Deadline to waive health insurance charges |
| Aug 31 | Last day for Business Registration |
| Sep 3 | Labor Day Holiday (no classes) |
| Sep 28 | Final payment for Fall 2017 charges due |
| Oct 8 - 12 | Midterm week |
| Nov 19 - 23 | Thanksgiving Holiday (No classes during the week. University open Monday - Wednesday) |
| Dec 3- 15 | Testing Weeks |
| Dec 10 | Classes End |
| Dec 11 | Study Day |
| Dec 16 | All residence halls close at noon and Winter Break begins |
| Dec 25 - Jan 1 | Winter Break (University closed) |
| Spring 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Jan 13 | Arrival Day |
| Jan 14 - 20 | ELI Student Orientation (ESO) |
| Jan 21 | Martin Luther King Holiday (no classes) |
| Jan 21 | All residence halls open at 10 a.m. for returning students |
| Jan 22 | Classes Begin |
| Jan 22 | Deadline to waive health insurance charges |
| Jan 25 | Last day for Business Registration |
| Mar 4-8 | Midterm week |
| Mar 5 | Final payment for Spring 2018 charges due |
| Mar 18 - 22 | Spring Break |
| Apr 29 - May 11 | Testing Weeks |
| May 6 | Classes End |
| May 7 | Study Day |
| May 12 | All residence halls close at noon |
| Summer 2019 | |
|---|---|
| May 15 - 17 | Business Registration for English Summer School |
| May 20 - Jun 28 | English Summer School |