If you are in search of the Georgia Tech Academic Calendar for 2026-2027, search no more because all the academic activities and non academic activities for the school has been provided for you on this page.
Educational institutions can engage and communicate with all students and parents enrolled in the institution’s various courses and batches through the use of academic calendars. Professors and administrators commonly employ academic calendars as a communication tool to schedule academic and organizational events. As the institution’s student body continues to grow year after year, adopting and adhering to the correct academic schedule becomes increasingly crucial.
While an event creation and calendar management system with a list of events linked to different dates may appear straightforward, the way an academic calendar is structured has a significant impact on the academic and organizational objectives of the educational institution. It carries various implications in both schools and colleges.
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| 2025 | |||
| January 20 (Mon) | Summer-All | Graduation | Online Application for Graduation (OAG) for Summer 2025 opens |
| January 20 (Mon) | Fall | Graduation | Online Application for Graduation (OAG) for Fall 2025 opens |
| February 1 (Sat) | Summer-All | Readmission | Readmission application for Summer 2025 deadline for student with academic standing of dropped or review |
| February 1 (Sat) | Fall | Readmission | Readmission application for Fall 2025 opens |
| April 1 (Tue) | Summer-All | Readmission | Readmission application for Summer 2025 deadline for student with academic standing other than dropped or review |
| April 7 (Mon) | Summer-All | Registration | Schedule of Classes available online |
| April 7 (Mon) | Fall | Registration | Schedule of Classes available online |
| April 10 (Thu) | Summer-All | Registration | Time tickets for Summer 2025 registration post at 6:00 PM Eastern Time |
| April 10 (Thu) | Fall | Registration | Time tickets for Fall 2025 Phase I registration post at 6:00 PM Eastern Time |
| April 14 (Mon) – May 14 (Wed) | Summer-May | Registration | Summer 2025 registration (one phase only) |
| April 14 (Mon) – May 16 (Fri) | Summer-Full | Registration | Summer 2025 registration (one phase only) |
| April 14 (Mon) – May 16 (Fri) | Summer-Early | Registration | Summer 2025 registration (one phase only) |
| April 14 (Mon) – May 16 (Fri) | Summer-Late | Registration | Summer 2025 registration (one phase only) |
| April 14 (Mon) – May 16 (Fri) | Fall | Registration | Fall 2025 Phase I registration |
| April 15 (Tue) | Summer-All | Registration | Cross-registration deadline for Summer 2025 |
| May 5 (Mon) – 14 (Wed) | Summer-May | Registration | Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) registration for Summer 2025 |
| May 5 (Mon) – 16 (Fri) | Summer-Full | Registration | Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) registration for Summer 2025 |
| May 5 (Mon) – 16 (Fri) | Summer-Early | Registration | Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) registration for Summer 2025 |
| May 5 (Mon) – 16 (Fri) | Summer-Late | Registration | Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) registration for Summer 2025 |
| May 12 (Mon) | Summer-Full | Classes | First day of classes for Full Session Summer |
| May 12 (Mon) | Summer-Early | Classes | First day of classes for Early Short Session Summer |
| May 12 (Mon) | Summer-May | Classes | First day of classes for Maymester Summer |
| May 14 (Wed) | Summer-May | Registration | Maymester Summer 2025 registration closes at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. Last day to register, make schedule changes, and/or drop without a W grade for Maymester courses by 11:59 PM Eastern Time. No changes to/from audit mode permitted after the registration deadline. |
| May 16 (Fri) | Summer-Full | Registration | Summer 2025 registration closes at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Last day to register, make schedule changes, and/or drop without a W grade by 4:00 PM Eastern Time. No changes to/from audit mode permitted after the registration deadline. |
| May 16 (Fri) | Summer-Early | Registration | Summer 2025 registration closes at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Last day to register, make schedule changes, and/or drop without a W grade by 4:00 PM Eastern Time. No changes to/from audit mode permitted after the registration deadline. |
| May 16 (Fri) | Summer-Late | Registration | Summer 2025 registration closes at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Last day to register, make schedule changes, and/or drop without a W grade by 4:00 PM Eastern Time. No changes to/from audit mode permitted after the registration deadline. |
| May 16 (Fri) | Summer-All | Thesis | Thesis deadline for enrollment waiver |
| May 16 (Fri) | Fall | Registration | Fall 2025 Phase I registration closes at 4:00 PM Eastern Time |
| May 19 (Mon) | Summer-All | Payment | Payment deadline 4:00 PM Eastern Time |
| May 21 (Wed) – 27 (Tue) | Summer-Full | Faculty | Verification of student participation in class. All instructors are required to verify student participation in class. Reports are due at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. |
| May 21 (Wed) – 27 (Tue) | Summer-Early | Faculty | Verification of student participation in class. All instructors are required to verify student participation in class. Reports are due at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. |
| May 21 (Wed) – 27 (Tue) | Summer-May | Faculty | Verification of student participation in class. All instructors are required to verify student participation in class. Reports are due at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. |
| May 22 (Thu) | Summer-May | Registration | Withdrawal deadline. Last day to withdraw from a single course or from school with W grades for Maymester Summer Semester 2025 by 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Students must withdraw from all classes in order to receive a refund. |
| May 22 (Thu) | Summer-May | Grades | Grade mode change deadline. Last day to change grade more from Letter/Grade to Pass/Fail and vice versa. No changes to or from audit mode permitted after the last day of registration. Completed forms, including advisor signature, must be submitted no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time. |
| May 23 (Fri) | Summer-All | Graduation | Online Application for Graduation (OAG) for Summer 2025 deadline |
| May 26 (Mon) | Summer-All | Holiday | Official institute holiday — Memorial Day |
| May 30 (Fri) | Summer-Early | Registration | Withdrawal deadline. Last day to withdraw from a single course or from school with W grades for Early Short Session Summer Semester 2025 by 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Students must withdraw from all classes in order to receive a refund. |
| May 30 (Fri) | Summer-Early | Grades | Grade mode change deadline. Last day to change grade more from Letter/Grade to Pass/Fail and vice versa. No changes to or from audit mode permitted after the last day of registration. Completed forms, including advisor signature, must be submitted no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time. |
| May 30 (Fri) | Summer-May | Classes | Last day of classes for Maymester summer |
| June 1 (Sun) | Fall | Readmission | Readmission application for Fall 2025 deadline for students with academic standing of dropped or review |
| June 5 (Thu) | Fall | Registration | Time tickets for Fall 2025 registration post at 6:00 PM Eastern Time (OMS Computer Science only) |
| June 9 (Mon) – July 3 (Thu) | Fall | Registration | Fall 2025 registration (OMS Computer Science only) |
| June 13 (Fri) | Summer-Early | Classes | Last day of classes for Early Short Session Summer |
| June 19 (Thu) | Summer-All | Holiday | Official institute holiday — Juneteenth |
| June 23 (Mon) | Summer-Late | Classes | First day of classes for Late Short Session Summer |
| June 28 (Sat) | Summer-Full | Grades | Grade mode change deadline. Last day to change grade more from Letter/Grade to Pass/Fail and vice versa. No changes to or from audit mode permitted after the last day of registration. Completed forms, including advisor signature, must be submitted no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time. |
| June 28 (Sat) | Summer-All | Grades | Grade substitution deadline. Last day to apply for grade substitution. Forms must be submitted no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time. |
| June 28 (Sat) | Summer-Full | Registration | Withdrawal deadline. Last day to withdraw from a single course or from school with W grades for Full Session Summer Semester 2025 by 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Students must withdraw from all classes in order to receive a refund. |
| July 1 (Tue) – 9 (Wed) | Summer-Late | Faculty | Verification of student participation in class. All instructors are required to verify student participation in class. Reports are due at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. |
| July 1 (Tue) | Fall | Readmission | Readmission application for Fall 2025 deadline for students with academic standing other than dropped or review |
| July 3 (Thu) | Fall | Registration | Fall 2025 registration closes at 4:00 PM Eastern Time (OMS Computer Science only) |
| July 3 (Thu) | Summer-All | Recess | Student recess. No classes. Campus open. |
| July 4 (Fri) | Summer-All | Holiday | Official institute holiday — Independence Day |
| July 15 (Tue) | Summer-Late | Registration | Withdrawal deadline. Last day to withdraw from a single course or from school with W grades for Late Short Session Summer Semester 2025 by 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Students must withdraw from all classes in order to receive a refund. |
| July 15 (Tue) | Fall | Registration | Cross-registration deadline for Fall 2025 |
| July 15 (Tue) | Summer-Late | Grades | Grade mode change deadline. Last day to change grade more from Letter/Grade to Pass/Fail and vice versa. No changes to or from audit mode permitted after the last day of registration. Completed forms, including advisor signature, must be submitted no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time. |
| July 21 (Mon) – 22 (Tue) | Summer-Full | Classes | Final instructional class days for Full Session Summer |
| July 24 (Thu) | Summer-Late | Classes | Last day of classes for Late Short Session Summer |
| July 25 (Fri) | Summer-All | Thesis | Thesis and required master’s thesis forms due no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Time |
| July 25 (Fri) | Summer-All | Thesis | Thesis and required doctoral thesis forms due no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Time |
| July 25 (Fri) | Summer-Full | Reading Period | Reading period |
| July 25 (Fri) | Summer-Late | Reading Period | Reading period |
| July 28 (Mon) – 31 (Thu) | Summer-Full | Exams | Final exams. Policy in the Catalog under Rules/Regulations XII. Contact the Academic Scheduling team in the Registrar’s Office with questions. |
| July 28 (Mon) – 31 (Thu) | Summer-Late | Exams | Final exams. Policy in the Catalog under Rules/Regulations XII. Contact the Academic Scheduling team in the Registrar’s Office with questions. |
| July 31 (Thu) | Summer-Full | Classes | End of term |
| August 4 (Mon) | Summer-All | Faculty | Grade submission deadline. All grades must be entered online by 12:00 PM Eastern Time. |
| August 5 (Tue) | Summer-All | Grades | Final grades available online after 6:00 PM Eastern Time |
| August 7 (Thu) | Summer-All | Graduation | Degree confirmation for all Summer candidates. Diplomas will be delivered within 8 weeks. |
| August 7 (Thu) | Fall | Registration | Time tickets for Fall 2025 Phase II registration post at 6:00 PM Eastern Time |
| August 11 (Mon) – 22 (Fri) | Fall | Registration | Fall 2025 Phase II registration |
| August 15 (Fri) | Fall | Graduation | Online Application for Graduation (OAG) for Fall 2025 deadline for undergraduate students |
| August 18 (Mon) | Fall | Classes | First day of classes for Fall 2025 |
| August 18 (Mon) – September 19 (Fri) | Fall | Registration | First Minimester |
| August 18 (Mon) – October 10 (Fri) | Fall | Registration | First Half Term |
| August 22 (Fri) | Fall | Registration | Fall 2025 Phase II registration closes at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Last day to register, make schedule changes, and/or drop without a W grade by 4:00 pm Eastern Time. No changes to/from audit mode permitted after the registration deadline. |
| August 22 (Fri) | Fall | Thesis | Thesis deadline for enrollment waiver |
| August 22 (Fri) | Fall | Graduation | Online Application for Graduation (OAG) for Fall 2025 deadline for graduate students |
| August 25 (Mon) | Fall | Payment | Payment deadline 4:00 PM Eastern Time |
| August 27 (Wed) – September 2 (Tue) | Fall | Faculty | Verification of student participation in class. All instructors are required to verify student participation in class. Reports are due at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. |
| September 1 (Mon) | Fall | Holiday | Official institute holiday — Labor Day |
| September 8 (Mon) | Spring | Graduation | Online Application for Graduation (OAG) for Spring 2026 opens |
| September 22 (Mon) – October 24 (Fri) | Fall | Registration | Second Minimester |
| October 6 (Mon) | Fall | Faculty | Progress report deadline |
| October 6 (Mon) – 7 (Tue) | Fall | Recess | Fall break. No classes. Campus open. |
| October 13 (Mon) – December 11 (Thu) | Fall | Registration | Second Half Term |
| October 20 (Mon) | Spring | Registration | Spring 2026 Schedule of Classes available online |
| October 25 (Sat) | Fall | Registration | Withdrawal deadline. Last day to withdraw from a single course or from school with W grades for Fall Semester 2025 by 4:00 PM Eastern Time. Students must withdraw from all classes in order to receive a refund. |
| October 27 (Mon) | Fall | Grades | Grade mode change deadline. Last day to change grade more from Letter/Grade to Pass/Fail and vice versa. No changes to or from audit mode permitted after the last day of registration. Completed forms, including advisor signature, must be submitted no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time. |
| October 27 (Mon) | Fall | Grades | Grade substitution deadline. Last day to apply for grade substitution. Forms must be submitted no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Time. |
| October 27 (Mon) – December 11 (Thu) | Fall | Registration | Third Minimester |
| November 6 (Thu) | Spring | Registration | Spring 2026 Phase I Time Tickets Post by 6:00 pm ET – Current Students only |
| November 10 (Mon) – December 12 (Fri) | Spring | Registration | Spring 2026 Phase I Registration – Current students only |
| November 26 (Wed) | Fall | Recess | Student recess. No classes. Campus open. |
| November 27 (Thu) – 28 (Fri) | Fall | Holiday | Official institute holiday — Thanksgiving break |
| December 1 ( Mon) – 2 (Tue) | Fall | Classes | Final instructional class days for Fall 2025 |
| December 3 (Wed) | Fall | Reading Period | Reading period |
| December 4 (Thu) – 11 (Thu) | Fall | Exams | Final exams. Policy in the Catalog under Rules/Regulations XII. Contact the Academic Scheduling team in the Registrar’s Office with questions. |
| December 4 (Thu) | Fall | Reading Period | Reading period. No exams 8:00 AM – 2:40 PM Eastern Time |
| December 5 (Fri) | Fall | Thesis | Thesis and required master’s thesis forms due no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Time |
| December 5 (Fri) | Fall | Thesis | Thesis and required doctoral thesis forms due no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Time |
| December 9 (Tue) | Fall | Reading Period | Reading period. No exams 8:00 AM – 2:40 PM Eastern Time |
| December 11 (Thu) | Fall | Classes | End of term |
| December 11 (Thu) – 13 (Sat) | Fall | Graduation | Commencement |
| December 15 (Mon) | Fall | Faculty | Grade submission deadline. All grades must be entered online by 12:00 PM Eastern Time. |
| December 16 (Tue) | Fall | Grades | Final grades available online after 6:00 PM Eastern Time |
| December 18 (Thu) | Fall | Graduation | Degree confirmation for all fall candidates. Diplomas will be delivered within 8 weeks. |
| December 22 (Mon) – 26 (Fri) | Fall | Holiday | Official institute holiday — Winter break |
| December 31 (Wed) | Spring | Registration | Time tickets for Spring 2026 Phase II registration post at 6:00 PM Eastern Time |
| 2026 | |||
| January 1 (Thu) | Spring | Holiday | Official institute holiday — New Year’s Day |
| January 5 (Mon) – 16 (Fri) | Spring | Registration | Spring 2026 Phase II Registration – Current and New students |
| January 5 (Mon) – 16 (Fri) | Spring | Registration | Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) registration for Spring 2026 |
| January 9 (Fri) | Spring | Graduation | Online Application for Graduation (OAG) for Spring 2026 deadline for undergraduate students |
| January 12 (Mon) – February 27 (Fri) | Spring | Classes | First Half Term |
| January 12 (Mon) | Spring | Classes | First day of classes for Spring 2026 |
| January 12 (Mon) – February 13 (Fri) | Spring | Classes | First Minimester |
| January 16 (Fri) | Spring | Graduation | Online Application for Graduation (OAG) for Spring 2026 deadline |
| January 16 (Fri) | Spring | Registration | Phase II registration for Spring 2026 closes at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. Last day to register, make schedule changes, and/or drop without a W grade by 11:59 pm Eastern Time. No changes to/from audit mode permitted after the registration deadline. |
| January 16 (Fri) | Spring | Thesis | Thesis deadline for enrollment waiver |
| January 19 (Mon) | Spring | Holiday | Official institute holiday — Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| January 20 (Tue) | Spring | Payment | Payment deadline 4:00 PM Eastern Time |
| January 21 (Wed) – 27 (Tue) | Spring | Faculty | Verification of student participation in class. All instructors are required to verify student participation in class. Reports are due at 4:00 PM Eastern Time. |
| January 30 (Fri) | Spring | Registration | First Minimester Withdraw Deadline |
| February 6 (Fri) | Spring | Registration | First Half Term Withdraw Deadline |
| February 16 (Mon) – March 20 (Fri) | Spring | Classes | Second Minimester |
| March 2 (Mon) | Spring | Faculty | Progress report deadline |
| March 2 (Mon) – May 7 (Thu) | Spring | Classes | Second Half Term |
| March 6 (Fri) | Spring | Registration | Second Minimester Withdraw Deadline |
| March 18 (Wed) | Spring | Registration | Withdrawal deadline. Last day to withdraw from a single course or from school with W grades for Spring Semester 2026 by 11:59 PM Eastern Time. Students must withdraw from all classes in order to receive a refund. |
| March 18 (Wed) | Spring | Registration | Second Half Term Withdraw Deadline |
| March 18 (Wed) | Spring | Grades | Grade mode change deadline. Last day to change grade more from Letter/Grade to Pass/Fail and vice versa. No changes to or from audit mode permitted after the last day of registration. Completed forms, including advisor signature, must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM Eastern Time. |
| March 18 (Wed) | Spring | Grades | Grade substitution deadline. Last day to apply for grade substitution. Forms must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM Eastern Time. |
| March 23 (Mon) – 27 (Fri) | Spring | Holiday | Spring Break |
| April 24 (Fri) | Spring | Thesis | Thesis and required master’s thesis forms due no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Time |
| April 24 (Fri) | Spring | Thesis | Thesis and required doctoral thesis forms due no later than 12:00 PM Eastern Time |
| April 27 (Mon) – 28 (Tue) | Spring | Classes | Final instructional class days for Spring 2026 |
| April 29 (Wed) | Spring | Reading Period | Reading period |
| April 30 (Thu) – May 7 (Thu) | Spring | Exams | Final exams. Policy in the Catalog under Rules/Regulations XII. Contact the Academic Scheduling team in the Registrar’s Office with questions. |
| April 30 (Thu) | Spring | Reading Period | Reading Period (8:00 AM to 2:40 PM) |
| May 5 (Tue) | Spring | Reading Period | Reading period (8:00 AM to 2:40 PM) |
| May 7 (Thu) | Spring | Classes | End of term |
| May 7 (Thu) – 9 (Sat) | Spring | Graduation | Commencement |
| May 11 (Mon) | Spring | Faculty | Grade submission deadline. All grades must be entered online by 12:00 PM Eastern Time. |
| May 12 (Tue) | Spring | Grades | Final grades available online after 6:00 PM Eastern Time |
| May 14 (Thu) | Spring | Graduation | Degree confirmation for all spring candidates. Diplomas will be delivered within 8 weeks. |