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2025-2026 Academic Calendar
Fall 2025
79 Instructional Days – 16 weeks
| Date | Day of the Week | Event |
| August 1-8 | Thursday-Friday | Optional 12-Month Faculty Leave Days |
| August 11-14 | Monday-Thursday | Faculty Work Days |
| August 15 | Friday | Optional Faculty Leave Day |
| August 18 | Monday | First Day of CU Fall Semester |
| August 30-31 | Saturday-Sunday | No Saturday or Sunday Classes |
| September 1 | Monday | Labor Day Holiday (All Campuses Closed) |
| September 5 | Friday | Convocation (All Campuses Closed) |
| October 13 | Monday | 1st 8-Week (Fall 1) CU Classes End |
| October 14-19 | Tuesday-Sunday | Fall Break/Optional Faculty Leave Days (No CU Classes) |
| October 20 | Monday | 2nd 8-Week (Fall 2) CU Classes Begin |
| November 10 | Monday | No CU Classes |
| November 11 | Tuesday | Veteran’s Day Holiday (All Campuses Closed) |
| November 26 | Wednesday | Optional Faculty Leave Day (No CU Classes) |
| November 27-28 | Thursday-Friday | Thanksgiving Holiday (All Campuses Closed) |
| November 29-30 | Saturday-Sunday | No Saturday or Sunday Classes |
| December 19 | Friday | Last Day of CU Fall Semester |
| December 22 | Monday | Optional Faculty Leave Day (No CU Classes) |
| December 23-31 | Tuesday-Wednesday | Winter Break (All Campuses Closed) |
Spring 2026
78 Instructional Days – 16 Weeks
| Date | Day of the Week | Event |
| January 1 | Thursday | New Year’s Day Holiday (All Campuses Closed) |
| January 2 | Friday | Winter Break (All Campuses Closed) |
| January 5-9 | Monday-Friday | Faculty Work Days (No CU Classes) |
| January 12 | Monday | First Day of CU Spring Semester |
| January 17-18 | Saturday-Sunday | No Saturday or Sunday Classes |
| January 19 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (All Campuses Closed) |
| February 27 | Friday | All Teams Day (All Campuses Closed) |
| March 9 | Monday | 1st 8-Week (Spring 1) CU Classes End |
| March 10-15 | Tuesday-Sunday | Spring Break/Optional Faculty Leave Days (No CU Classes) |
| March 16 | Monday | 2nd 8-Week (Spring 2) CU Classes Begin |
| April 3 | Friday | Good Friday Holiday (All Campuses Closed) |
| April 4-5 | Saturday-Sunday | No Saturday or Sunday Classes |
| May 8 | Friday | Last Day of CU Spring Semester |
| May 11-12 | Monday-Tuesday | Optional Faculty Leave Days (No CU Classes) |
| May 13 | Wednesday | Commencement |
| May 14-15 | Thursday-Friday | Optional Faculty Leave (No CU Classes) |
Summer 2026
44 Instructional Days – 9 Weeks
| Date | Day of the Week | Event |
| May 18 | Monday | First Day of CU Summer Semester (8-week & 9-week courses) |
| May 23-24 | Saturday-Sunday | No Saturday or Sunday Classes |
| May 25 | Monday | Memorial Day (All Campuses Closed) |
| June 19 | Friday | Campus Closed* |
| June 26 | Friday | Campus Closed* |
| July 3 | Friday | Independence Day Holiday (All Campuses Closed) |
| July 4-5 | Saturday-Sunday | No Saturday or Sunday Classes |
| July 10 | Friday | Campus Closed* |
| July 13 | Monday | Last Day of 8-Week CU Summer Classes |
| July 14-20 | Tuesday-Monday | Optional Faculty Leave Days (if faculty’s classes have ended) |
| July 10 | Friday | Campus Closed* |
| July 20 | Monday | Last Day of 9-Week CU Summer Classes |
| July 24 | Friday | Campus Closed* |
| July 21-31 | Tuesday-Friday | Optional 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
Change Log
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| 1.0 | Document creation ADA compliant | BH |