2024-2025 Academic Calendar

Summer 2024

43 Instructional Days – 9 Weeks

DateDay of the WeekEvent
May 20MondayFirst Day of CU Summer Semester (8-week & 9-week courses)
May 25SaturdayNo Saturday Classes
May 27MondayMemorial Day (All Campuses Closed)
June 5FridayLast Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (1st 4 Weeks)
June 20ThursdayLast Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (8 Weeks)
June 25TuesdayLast Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (9 Weeks)
July 2TuesdayLast Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (2nd 4 Weeks)
July 4ThursdayIndependence Day Holiday (All Campuses Closed)
July 5FridayOptional Faculty Leave (No CU Classes)
July 6SaturdayNo Saturday Classes
July 15MondayLast Day of 8-Week CU Summer Classes
July 22MondayLast Day of 9-Week CU Summer Classes
July 23-31Tuesday-WednesdayOptional Faculty Leave Days (No CU Classes)

Fall Semester 2024

77 Instructional Days – 16 weeks

August 1-9Thursday-FridayOptional 12-Month Faculty Leave Days
August 12-15Monday-ThursdayFaculty Work Days
August 16FridayOptional Faculty Leave Day
August 19MondayFirst Day of CU Fall Semester
August 31-September 1Saturday-SundayNo Saturday or Sunday Classes
September 2MondayLabor Day Holiday (All Campuses Closed)
September 6FridayConvocation (All Campuses Closed)
October 10Thursday1st 8-Week (Fall 1) CU Classes End
October 11-15Friday-TuesdayFall Break/Optional Faculty Leave Days(No CU Classes)
October 16Wednesday2nd 8-Week (Fall 2) CU Classes Begin
November 9-10Saturday-SundayNo Saturday or Sunday Classes 
November 11MondayVeteran’s Day Holiday (All Campuses Closed)
November 27WednesdayOptional Faculty Leave Day (No CU Classes)
November 28-29Thursday-FridayThanksgiving Holiday (All Campuses Closed)
November 30-December 1Saturday-SundayNo Saturday or Sunday Classes
December 16MondayLast Day of CU Fall Semester
December 17-19Tuesday-ThursdayOptional Faculty Leave Day (No CU Classes)
December 20-31Friday-TuesdayWinter Break (All Campuses Closed)

Spring Semester 2025

77 Instructional Days – 16 Weeks

DateDay of the WeekEvent
January 1WednesdayNew Year’s Day Holiday (All Campuses Closed)
January 2ThursdayOptional Faculty Leave Day
January 3-7Friday-TuesdayFaculty Work Days (No CU Classes)
January 8WednesdayFirst Day of CU Spring Semester
January 18-19Saturday-SundayNo Saturday or Sunday Classes
January 20MondayMartin Luther King, Jr. Holiday(All Campuses Closed)
February 21FridayAll Teams Day (All Campuses Closed)
March 4Tuesday1st 8-Week (Spring 1) CU Classes End
March 5-9Wednesday-SundaySpring Break/Optional Faculty Leave Days(No CU Classes)
March 10Monday2nd 8-Week (Spring 2) CU Classes Begin
April 18FridayGood Friday Holiday (All Campuses Closed)
April 19-20Saturday-SundayNo Saturday or Sunday Classes 
May 2FridayLast Day of CU Spring Semester
May 5-6Monday-TuesdayOptional Faculty Leave Days (No CU Classes)
May 7WednesdayCommencement
May 8-16Thursday-FridayOptional Faculty Leave (No CU Classes)

Summer 2025

44 Instructional Days – 9 Weeks

DateDay of the WeekEvent
May 19MondayFirst Day of CU Summer Semester (8-week & 9-week courses)
May 24-25Saturday-SundayNo Saturday or Sunday Classes
May 26MondayMemorial Day (All Campuses Closed)
July 4FridayIndependence Day Holiday (All Campuses Closed)
July 5-6Saturday-SundayNo Saturday or Sunday Classes
July 14MondayLast Day of 8-Week CU Summer Classes
July 21MondayLast Day of 9-Week CU Summer Classes
July 22-July 31Tuesday-ThursdayOptional Faculty Leave Days (No CU Classes)

2025-2026 Academic Calendar

Fall 2025

79 Instructional Days – 16 weeks

DateDay of the WeekEvent
August 1-8Thursday-FridayOptional 12-Month Faculty Leave Days
August 11-14Monday-ThursdayFaculty Work Days
August 15FridayOptional Faculty Leave Day
August 18MondayFirst Day of CU Fall Semester
August 30-31Saturday-SundayNo Saturday or Sunday Classes
September 1MondayLabor Day Holiday
(All Campuses Closed)
September 5FridayConvocation
(All Campuses Closed)
October 13Monday1st 8-Week (Fall 1) CU Classes End
October 14-19Tuesday-SundayFall Break/Optional Faculty Leave Days
(No CU Classes)
October 20Monday2nd 8-Week (Fall 2) CU Classes Begin
November 10MondayNo CU Classes
November 11TuesdayVeteran’s Day Holiday
(All Campuses Closed)
November 26WednesdayOptional Faculty Leave Day
(No CU Classes)
November 27-28Thursday-FridayThanksgiving Holiday
(All Campuses Closed)
November 29-30Saturday-SundayNo Saturday or Sunday Classes
December 19FridayLast Day of CU Fall Semester
December 22MondayOptional Faculty Leave Day
(No CU Classes)
December 23-31Tuesday-WednesdayWinter Break
(All Campuses Closed)

Spring 2026

78 Instructional Days – 16 Weeks

DateDay of the WeekEvent
January 1ThursdayNew Year’s Day Holiday
(All Campuses Closed)
January 2FridayWinter Break
(All Campuses Closed)
January 5-9Monday-FridayFaculty Work Days
(No CU Classes)
January 12MondayFirst Day of CU Spring Semester
January 17-18Saturday-SundayNo Saturday or Sunday Classes
January 19MondayMartin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
(All Campuses Closed)
February 27FridayAll Teams Day
(All Campuses Closed)
March 9Monday1st 8-Week (Spring 1) CU Classes End
March 10-15Tuesday-SundaySpring Break/Optional Faculty Leave Days
(No CU Classes)
March 16Monday2nd 8-Week (Spring 2) CU Classes Begin
April 3FridayGood Friday Holiday
(All Campuses Closed)
April 4-5Saturday-SundayNo Saturday or Sunday Classes
May 8FridayLast Day of CU Spring Semester
May 11-12Monday-TuesdayOptional Faculty Leave Days
(No CU Classes)
May 13WednesdayCommencement
May 14-15Thursday-FridayOptional Faculty Leave
(No CU Classes)

Summer 2026

44 Instructional Days – 9 Weeks

DateDay of the WeekEvent
May 18MondayFirst Day of CU Summer Semester
(8-week & 9-week courses)
May 23-24Saturday-SundayNo Saturday or Sunday Classes
May 25MondayMemorial Day
(All Campuses Closed)
June 19FridayCampus Closed*
June 26FridayCampus Closed*
July 3FridayIndependence Day Holiday
(All Campuses Closed)
July 4-5Saturday-SundayNo Saturday or Sunday Classes
July 10FridayCampus Closed*
July 13MondayLast Day of 8-Week CU Summer Classes
July 14-20Tuesday-MondayOptional Faculty Leave Days
(if faculty’s classes have ended)
July 10FridayCampus Closed*
July 20MondayLast Day of 9-Week CU Summer Classes
July 24FridayCampus Closed*
July 21-31Tuesday-FridayOptional Faculty Leave Days
(No CU Classes)

Glossary

CU = Curriculum Classes

CE = Continuing Education Classes

Approved by the Forsyth Tech Board of Trustees on 8/15/2023


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