Fall Semester 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	1^st 8-Week (Fall 1) CU Classes End
October 14-19	Tuesday-Sunday	Fall Break/Optional Faculty Leave Days (No CU Classes)
October 20	Monday	2^nd 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 Semester 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	1^st 8-Week (Spring 1) CU Classes End
March 10-15	Tuesday-Sunday	Spring Break/Optional Faculty Leave Days (No CU Classes)
March 16	Monday	2^nd 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 17	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 2/29/2024

Updated: 5/6/25

*Campus closures on Fridays in June/July: Please be advised that on select Fridays in the Summer Semester, Forsyth Tech will operate on a modified schedule. On these dates, some offices and student services may be partially closed or unavailable. We recommend contacting departments in advance or checking individual office hours to confirm availability.