The English Language Institute offers three EAP sessions each year according to The University of Akron academic calendar. The 15-week Fall semester begins in late August; the 15-week Spring semester begins in January; the 8-week Summer session begins in June.
Fall 2014: August - December (15 Weeks)
| July 15 | Deadline to apply to the ELI for fall 2014 (4:00pm) |
| August 25 | Placement test for new students |
| September 1 | Labor Day (no classes) |
| September 2 | First day of classes |
| November 15 | Deadline to apply to the ELI for Spring 2015 (4:00pm) |
| November 27 & 28 | Thanksgiving holiday (no classes) |
| December 3 | Last day of classes |
| December 4 & 5 | ELI ASSET test |
| December 8 | TOEFL test |
| December 11 | Final grades and test results |
Spring 2015: January - May (15 weeks)
| November 15 | Deadline to apply to the ELI for Spring 2015 (4:00pm) |
| January 15 | Placement testing for new students |
| January 19 | Martin Luther King Day (no classes) |
| January 20 | First day of classes |
| February 17 | President's Day (no classes) |
| March 23-29 | Spring Break (no classes) |
| April 29 | Last day of classes |
| April 30 & May 1 | ELI ASSET test |
| May 4 | TOEFL test |
| May 7 | Final grades and test results |
| June 5 | Deadline to register for Summer (4:00pm) |
Summer 2015: June - August (8 weeks)
| June 8 | Placement testing for new students |
| June 15 | First day of classes |
| July 3 | Independence Day observed (no classes) |
| July 14 | Deadline to apply to the ELI for fall 2014 (4:00pm) |
| July 29 | Last day of classes |
| July 30 & 31 | ELI ASSET test |
| August 3 | TOEFL test |
| August 6 | Final grades and test results |
| August 21 | Deadline to register for fall semester |