| August 5th | January 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 9th | | Fall Institute, Part I |
| August 11th | January 29th | Opening Academic Convocation / Founder’s Day |
| August 11th - 13th | | New Freshman Orientation |
| August 13th | | Registration during office hours, with payment for students not registered |
| August 13th | January 7th | Fall/Spring semester begins |
| August 14th | January 7th | First day of regular on-campus classes |
| August 13th - 17th | January 7th - 11th | BU Online Mod #1 / #3 begins. Last day to DROP = before 1st chat session |
| August 21st | January 15th | Last day to add/drop a regular class on campus |
| January 21st | MLK Holiday — University Closed |
| August 22nd - October 3rd | January 16th - March 1st | WITHDRAW period with "W" entered on the transcript for on-campus and full-semester online courses |
| September 3rd | | Labor Day — University Closed |
| September 3rd - 7th | January 28th - February 1st | 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 25th | February 19th | Fall Institute, Parts II & III; on-campus classes cancelled |
| September 28th | February 22nd | Midterm Warning Slips issued (or earlier if needed) |
| October 3rd | March 1st | Last day for withdrawing with a "W" on transcript for semester classes |
| October 6th | | End of Mod #1 |
| March 2nd | End of Mod #3 |
| October 4th - 8th | March 4th- 8th | Fall / Spring Break — No Classes |
| October 15th - 19th | March 11th - 15th | 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 5th - 19th | April 1st - 5th | Deadline for withdrawals (with “W” on transcript) from Mod #2 / #4 BU Online classes = before 4th chat session |
| November 21st - 25th | April 18th - 22nd | Thanksgiving Break / Easter Break — No Classes |
| April 14th | Honors Convocation |
| December 3rd - 5th | April 29th - May 1st | 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 3rd | End of Fall / Spring Semesters and Mod #2 / Mod #4 |
| December 8th | May 4th | BU Online homework completed by midnight |
| May 4th | Commencement |
| Summer 2019 | | |
| START | May 13, 2019 | 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 6, 2019 | All work must be completed by midnight on Saturday, July 6th. |