The academic calendar provides important dates of a particular semester or term.
At GSU, the academic year starts with the fall semester. The academic calendar is a useful document for planning purposes.The academic calendar contains:
- Start and end dates of a semester or term
- Holidays and breaks
- Registration deadlines
- Grading deadlines
Academic Calendar
2016-2017
| | Fall Semester 2016 | Intersession
(Dec. 2016 - Jan. 2017) | Spring Semester 2016 | Summer Session 2016 |
| Registration | M 4/18/16 - T 9/6/16* | M 10/17/16 - M 12/12/16* | M 10/17/16 - M 1/23/17* | M 3/20/17 - M 5/22/17* |
| GSU Closed - Martin Luther King Holiday | | | M 1/16/17 | |
| Smart Start Classes Begin | M 8/15/16 | | | |
| Smart Start Classes End | F 8/26/16 | | | |
| Term Begins | M 8/29/16 | M 12/12/16 | T 1/17/17 | M 5/15/17 |
| GSU Closed - Labor Day/Memorial Day | M 9/5/16 | | | |
| Graduation Applications Due | F 9/16/16 | | F 2/3/17 for both Spring and Summer term graduations* |
| GSU Closed - Lincoln's Birthday Holiday | | | M 2/13/17 | |
| No classes - Spring Break | | | M 3/13/17 – Su 3/19/17 | |
| GSU Closed - Independence Day Observance | | | | T 7/4/17 |
| Last Day to Drop a Class | Published on student class schedule in the portal for individual courses. |
| Thanksgiving Break | GSU open but no classes: W 11/23/16;
GSU closed Th 11/24/16 - Su 11/26/16 | | | |
| Term Ends | Su 12/11/16 | M 1/16/17 | M 5/8/17 | Su 8/6/17 |
| Final Grades Deadline | Classes end in semester - seven days after section ends.
Full-semester classes - 12/18/16 | Seven days after section ends. | Classes end in semester - seven days after section ends.
Full-semester classes - 5/15/17 | Classes end in term - seven days after
section ends.
Full-semester classes - 08/13/17 |
| GSU Closed | F 12/23/16 - M 1/2/17 | | | |
| Commencement | May 20, 2017
(for fall 2016 graduates, spring 2017 graduates and summer 2017 candidates for graduation |
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* check online class schedule for registration and other deadline dates for late-start classes and other special offerings.
Note: Posting of grades in student myGSU portal accounts will be done each Monday for grades submitted by faculty during the prior week.
**During times noted GSU Closed - Prairie Place Residence will remain open for those students who have contracted to remain living on campus over the specific break/closure
A more detailed admitted student calendar is available in the MyGSU student portal.