The Academic and Administrative Calendar listings below highlight primary dates on the GTU academic calendar. For a more comprehensive list of deadlines and dates for each academic year, download the extended calendar linked at the bottom of the page.
Academic and Administrative Calendar (2018-2019)
Fall Semester, 2018
August 13 – August 31 General Registration Fall Semester 2018
August 23 – August 31 Consortium Orientation Period
August 23 – August 28 GTU Common MA (Aug 23) & Doctoral Orientations
September 3 Labor Day: Administrative holiday / Library closed
September 4 Instruction begins for Fall Semester 2018
September 1 – 14 Late Registration Fall Semester 2018
October 22 – 28 Reading Week
November 5 – 16 Early Registration for Intersession 2019 & Spring Semester 2019
November 22, 23 Thanksgiving: Academic and Administrative holiday / Library closed
December 14 Fall Semester 2018 ends
December 25 Christmas: Administrative holiday / Library closed
December 25 – January 1 GTU Administrative holiday / Library closed
January 1 New Year's: Administrative holiday / Library closed
Inter-Session, 2019
Jan 7 – Feb 1 Inter-session 2019 (General Registration prior to first day of the course)
January 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Academic/Administrative holiday / Library closed
Spring Semester, 2019
January 21 – February 1 General Registration for Spring Semester 2019
February 4 Instruction begins for Spring Semester 2019
February 2 – 15 Late Registration Spring Semester 2019
February 18 Presidents’ Day: Academic and Administrative holiday / Library closed
March 25 – 29 Spring break
April 19 Good Friday: Academic and Administrative holiday / Library closed
April 20 - 21 Easter: Library closed
April 8 – 19 Early Registration for Fall Semester 2019
May 24 Spring Semester 2019 ends
May 27 Memorial Day: Administrative holiday / Library closed
July 4 Independence Day Observed: Administrative holiday / Library closed
ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE CALENDAR 2019 - 2020
FALL SEMESTER, 2019
August 26 – August 30 Orientation Week
August 19 – August 30 General Registration Fall Semester 2019
September 2 Labor Day: Administrative holiday / Library closed
September 3 Instruction begins for Fall Semester 2019
September 1 – 13 Late Registration Fall Semester 2019
October 21 – 25 Reading Week
November 4 - 15 Early Registration for Intersession 2020 & Spring Semester 2020
November 28, 29 Thanksgiving: Academic and Administrative holiday / Library closed
December 13 Fall Semester 2019 ends
December 25 Christmas: Administrative holiday / Library closed
December 25 – January 1 GTU Administrative holiday / Library closed
January 1 New Year's: Administrative holiday / Library closed
INTER-SESSION, 2020
Jan 6 – Jan 31 Inter-session 2020 (General Registration prior to first day of the course)
January 20 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Academic and Administrative holiday /
Library closed
SPRING SEMESTER, 2020
January 20– January 31 General Registration for Spring Semester 2020
February 3 Instruction begins for Spring Semester 2020
February 1 –14 Late Registration Spring Semester 2020
February 17 Presidents’ Day: Academic and Administrative holiday / Library closed
March 23 – 27 Spring break
April 10 Good Friday: Academic and Administrative holiday / Library closed
April 11-12 Easter: Library closed
April 6 – 17 Early Registration for Fall Semester 2020
May 22 Spring Semester 2020 ends
May 25 Memorial Day: Administrative holiday / Library closed
July 4 Independence Day Observed: Administrative holiday / Library closed
The GTU extended calendar features a full listing of all breaks and holidays, academic deadlines, major consortial meetings (Boards, Presidents, Deans, Doctoral Council, CDF...), special events (commencements, convocations, PSR Earl Lectures, PLTS Founders Day...), and almost every other date you might want to know, both for the consortium and the individual schools. You find links to that document and other calendar resources below.