2023-2024 Academic Calendar
Fall Semester 2023
78 Instructional Days – 16 weeks
Date | Day of the Week | Event |
August 1-4 | Tuesday-Friday | Faculty Work Days |
August 7-14 | Monday-Monday | Faculty Work Days |
August 15 | Tuesday | First Day of CU Fall Semester |
August 30 | Wednesday | Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (1st 4 Weeks) |
September 2 | Saturday | No Saturday Classes |
September 4 | Monday | Labor Day Holiday (All Campuses Closed) |
September 8 | Friday | Convocation (All Campuses Closed) |
September 18 | Monday | Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (1st 8 Weeks) |
September 28 | Tuesday | Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (2nd 4 Weeks) |
October 9 | Monday | 1st 8-Week (Fall 1) CU Classes End |
October 10-14 | Tuesday-Saturday | Fall Break/Optional Faculty Leave Days (No CU Classes) |
October 16 | Monday | 2nd 8-Week (Fall 2) CU Classes Begin |
October 26 | Thursday | Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (16-Week) |
October 31 | Tuesday | Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (3rd 4 Weeks) |
November 10 | Friday | Veteran’s Day Holiday (All Campuses Closed) |
November 11 | Saturday | No Saturday Classes |
November 17 | Friday | Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (2nd 8 Weeks) |
November 21-22 | Tuesday-Wednesday | Optional Faculty Leave Day (No CU Classes) |
November 23-24 | Thursday-Friday | Thanksgiving Holiday (All Campuses Closed) |
November 25 | Saturday | No Saturday Classes |
December 5 | Tuesday | Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (4th 4 Weeks) |
December 15 | Friday | Last Day of CU Fall Semester |
December 18-19 | Monday-Tuesday | Optional Faculty Leave Day (No CU Classes) |
December 20-31 | Tuesday-Sunday | Winter Break (All Campuses Closed) |
Spring Semester 2024
78 Instructional Days – 16 Weeks
Date | Day of the Week | Event |
January 1 | Monday | New Year’s Day Holiday (All Campuses Closed) |
January 2-5 | Tuesday-Friday | Faculty Work Days (No CU Classes) |
January 8 | Monday | First Day of CU Spring Semester |
January 13 | Saturday | No Saturday Classes |
January 15 | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday (All Campuses Closed) |
January 24 | Wednesday | Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (1st 4 Weeks) |
February 9 | Friday | Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (1st 8 Weeks) |
February 21 | Wednesday | Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (2nd 4 Weeks) |
February 23 | Friday | All Teams Day (All Campuses Closed) |
March 4 | Monday | 1st 8-Week (Spring 1) CU Classes End |
March 5-9 | Tuesday-Saturday | Spring Break/Optional Faculty Leave Days (No CU Classes) |
March 11 | Monday | 2nd 8-Week (Spring 2) CU Classes Begin |
March 20 | Wednesday | Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (16 Weeks) |
March 26 | Tuesday | Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (3rd 4 Weeks) |
March 29 | Friday | Good Friday Holiday (All Campuses Closed) |
March 30 | Saturday | No Saturday Classes |
April 12 | Friday | Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (2nd 8 Weeks) |
April 23 | Tuesday | Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (4th 4 Weeks) |
May 3 | Friday | Last Day of CU Spring Semester |
May 6-8 | Monday- Wednesday | Optional Faculty Leave Days (No CU Classes) |
May 8 | Wednesday | Commencement |
May 10-17 | Friday- Friday | Optional Faculty Leave (No CU Classes) |
Summer 2024
43 Instructional Days – 9 Weeks
Date | Day of the Week | Event |
May 20 | Monday | First Day of CU Summer Semester (8-week & 9-week courses) |
May 25 | Saturday | No Saturday Classes |
May 27 | Monday | Memorial Day (All Campuses Closed) |
June 5 | Friday | Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (1st 4 Weeks) |
June 20 | Thursday | Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (8 Weeks) |
June 25 | Tuesday | Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (9 Weeks) |
July 2 | Tuesday | Last Day to Withdraw Without Penalty (2nd 4 Weeks) |
July 4 | Thursday | Independence Day Holiday (All Campuses Closed) |
July 5 | Friday | Optional Faculty Leave (No CU Classes) |
July 6 | Saturday | No Saturday Classes |
July 15 | Monday | Last Day of 8-Week CU Summer Classes |
July 22 | Monday | Last Day of 9-Week CU Summer Classes |
July 23-31 | Tuesday-Wednesday | Optional Faculty Leave Days (No CU Classes) |
Glossary
CU = Curriculum Classes
CE = Continuing Education Classes
Approved by the Forsyth Tech Board of Trustees on 6/21/2022
Change Log
Version | Modifications | Made by |
1.0 | Document creation ADA compliant | BH |
1.1 | Clarified “No Saturday Classes” on Saturdays of holiday weekends; campuses and centers may be open | HR/BH |
1.2 | Corrected typo for Memorial Day date | BH |
1.3 | Commencement changed from 5/9/24 to 5/8/24 | BH |