Calendars

Current Academic Calendar

Georgia Tech's standard Academic Calendar consists of a Fall Semester, a Spring Semester, and an accelerated Summer Session. Each Fall Semester and each Spring Semester normally includes approximately fifteen weeks of instruction plus one week of final examinations. A normal Summer Session includes approximately eleven weeks of instruction plus one week of final examinations. Each Academic Year consists of one sequence of a Fall Semester followed by a Spring Semester. The word "term" may refer to a Fall Semester, a Spring Semester, or a Summer Session. The Office of the Registrar publishes the official Academic Calendar for each term. Due to variations in the yearly calendar and the need to balance the dates of campus events, particularly in the Fall Semester, the Registrar uses discretion, as appropriate, to set dates on the Academic Calendar, such as Fall Recess, the Last Day to Withdraw from Individual Courses without a Penalty, and the Progress Report Grade Due Date.

Past Academic Calendars

The "current" academic calendar includes the presently ongoing term and the next two upcoming terms. This way of presenting the most relevant terms does not necessarily match any defined academic year, but it sometimes does.

Current Academic Calendar

Spring 2024, Summer 2024, Fall 2024

At Georgia Tech, the academic year begins at the start of the Summer semester, continues through the Fall semester, and concludes at the end of the Spring semester.

Use the links below to see academic terms assembled into official academic years.

Academic Year 2024-2025

Summer 2024, Fall 2024

Academic Year 2023-2024

Summer 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024

Academic Year 2022-2023

Summer 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023

Academic Year 2021-2022

Summer 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022

For more information, see the Calendar Archive.

Tentative Five-Term Institute Calendar

EventSpring 2025Summer 2025Fall 2025Spring 2026Summer 2026
First Day of ClassesJan 6May 12Aug 18Jan 12May 18
Breaks, Holidays, and/or RecessJan 1,
Jan 20,
Mar 17-21
May 26,
Jun 19,
Jul 3,
Jul 4
Sep 1,
Nov 26,
Nov 27
Jan 1,
Jan 19,
Mar 23-27
May 25,
Jun 19,
Jul 2,
Jul 3
Cross Registration DeadlineNov 15Apr 15May 15Nov 15Apr 15
Final Instructional Class DaysApr 21,
Apr 22
Jul 21,
Jul 22
Dec 1,
Dec 2
Apr 27,
Apr 28
Jul 27,
Jul 28
Reading PeriodApr 23,
Apr 24: 8:00am - 2:40pm,
Apr 29: 8:00am - 2:40pm
 
TBDDec 3,
Dec 4: 8:00am - 2:40pm,
Dec 9: 8:00am - 2:40pm
 
Apr 29,
Apr 30: 8:00am - 2:40pm,
May 5: 8:00am - 2:40pm
 
Jul 19,
Jul 30: 8:00am - 2:40pm,
Aug 4: 8:00am - 2:40pm
 
Final ExamsApr 24 - May 1Jul 24 - Jul 31Dec 4 - Dec 11Apr 30 - May 7Jul 30 - Aug 6
CommencementMay 2 and
May 3
N/ADec 12 and
Dec 13
May 8 and
May 9
N/A
*** Dates subject to change without notice ***