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

Summer 2023, Fall 2023

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 2022-2023

Summer 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023

Academic Year 2021-2022

Summer 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022

Academic Year 2020-2021

Summer 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021

Academic Year 2019-2020

Summer 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020

For more information, see the Calendar Archive.

Tentative Five-Term Institute Calendar

EventSummer 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Summer 2024Fall 2024
First Day of ClassesMay 15Aug 21Jan 8May 13Aug 19
Breaks, Holidays, and/or RecessMay 29
June 19
July 3-4
Sep 4
Nov 22-24
Jan 1
Jan 15
Mar 18-22
May 27
June 19
July 4-5
Sep 2
Nov 27-29
Cross Registration DeadlineApr 15May 15Nov 15Apr 15May 15
Final Instructional Class DaysJul 24-25Dec 4-5Apr 22-23Jul 22-23Dec 2-3
Reading PeriodJul 26 - All Day
Jul 27 - 8:00am - 2:40pm
Aug 1 - 8:00am - 2:40pm
Dec 6 - All Day
Dec 7 - 8:00am - 2:40pm
Dec 12 - 8:00am - 2:40pm
Apr 24 - All Day
Apr 25 - 8:00 am - 2:40 pm
Apr 30 - 8:00 am - 2:40 pm
Jul 24 - All Day
Jul 25 - 8:00 am - 2:40 pm
Jul 30 - 8:00 am - 2:40 pm
Dec 4 - All Day
Dec 5 - 8:00am - 2:40 pm
Dec 10 - 8:00am-2:40pm
Final ExamsJul 27 - Aug 3Dec 7 - Dec 14Apr 25 - May 2Jul 25 - Aug 1Dec 5 - Dec 12
CommencementN/aDec 15 - Ph.D. & Master's
Dec 16 - Bachelor's
May 3 - Ph.D. & Master's
May 4 - Bachelor's
N/aDec 13 - Ph.D. & Master's
Dec 14 - Bachelor's
*** Dates subject to change without notice ***