| August 5th | January 2nd - 3rd | Payment due to hold position in classes. Failure to make this payment will result in cancellation of preregistration and the student will need to register again. |
| August 8th | | Fall Institute, Part I |
| August 10th | January 28th | Opening Academic Convocation / Founder’s Day |
| August 10th - 12th | | New Freshman Orientation |
| August 12th | January 2nd - 3rd | Registration during office hours, with payment for students not registered |
| August 11th | January 5th | Fall/Spring semester begins |
| August 13th | January 6th | First day of regular on-campus classes |
| August 11th - 16th | January 5th - 10th | BU Online Mod #1 / #3 begins. Last day to DROP = before 1st chat session |
| August 20th | January 14th | Last day to add/drop a regular class on campus |
| January 20th | MLK Holiday — University Closed |
| August 13th - October 2nd | January 6th - March 16th | WITHDRAW period with "W" entered on the transcript for on-campus and full-semester online courses |
| September 2nd | | Labor Day — University Closed |
| September 24th | February 7th | Deadline for withdrawals (with “W” on transcript) from Mods #1 / #3 in BU Online classes = before 4th chat session |
| February 1st | Final date for Application for Diploma to graduate in 2019 |
| September 21st | February 15th | Incomplete grades due for past semester |
| September 24th | February 18th | Fall Institute, Parts II & III; on-campus classes cancelled |
| September 28th | February 22nd | Midterm Warning Slips issued (or earlier if needed) |
| October 2nd | March 16th | Last day for withdrawing with a "W" on transcript for semester classes |
| October 5th | | End of Mod #1 |
| February 29th | End of Mod #3 |
| October 3rd - 8th | March 2nd - 6th | Fall / Spring Break — No Classes |
| October 14th - 18th | March 9th | BU Online Mods #2 / #4 begins. Last day to DROP = before 1st chat session |
| April 1st | Kentucky State Grant deadline for FAF. Kentucky Teachers Scholarship deadline |
| November 15th | April 10th | Deadline for withdrawals (with “W” on transcript) from Mod #2 / #4 BU Online classes = before 4th chat session |
| November 27th - December 1st | April 9th - 13th | Thanksgiving Break / Easter Break — No Classes |
| April 19th | Honors Convocation |
| December 4th - 6th | April 27th - 29th | Final exams. Semester exams taken on other than scheduled date – $10.00; intrasemestral tests taken on other than scheduled date – $5.00 |
| December 7th | May 2nd | End of Fall / Spring Semesters and Mod #2 / Mod #4 |
| December 7th | May 2nd | BU Online homework completed by midnight |
| May 2nd | Commencement |
| Summer 2020 | | |
| START | May 11th, 2020 | Online classes begin this week, starting Monday, May 12th. |
| WITHDRAW | June 17, 2019 | WITHDRAW period with "W" entered on the transcript for on-campus and full-semester online courses |
| END | July 4th, 2020 | All work must be completed by midnight on Saturday, July 6th. |