GaTech Academic Calendar 2025‑2026: Important Dates

The Georgia Tech Academic Calendar 2025‑2026, or in short, GaTech Academic Calendar, brings together every important date and deadlines from GT enrollment deadlines, tuition payment due dates, and course add/drop windows to campus holidays and final exam schedules.

You need to read the Georgia Tech academic calendar to help you stay on top of Georgia Tech term dates, plan around the GT exam schedule, track GT registration deadlines, and never miss the last day to withdraw without academic penalty or the opening of Summer Session enrollment.

Georgia Institute of Technology follows a semester system enhanced by its co‑op and intersession offerings:

• Fall Semester (mid-August to mid-December; 14 instructional weeks + 1 finals week — so if you’re asking how long a semester is at Georgia Tech, expect about 15 weeks in total)
• Intersession (3 weeks in early January for intensive courses and co‑op prep)
• Spring Semester (mid January to early May; 14 instructional weeks + 1 finals week)
• Summer Semester (May through July; two 7‑week sessions — Session A and Session B — for accelerated or make‑up courses)

The GT academic calendar also clearly marks when you can pick your timetable at GT (during priority registration windows in April and October), co‑op enrollment dates, fee‑payment cut‑offs, and optional deadlines like the Credit/No‑Credit election.

Whether you’re mapping out your 14‑week semester workload, squeezing in a 3‑week Intersession class, or planning accelerated Summer Session courses, the Georgia Tech Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 is your authoritative guide to a successful year at Tech.

GaTech Academic Calendar Fall 2025

1. The Online Application for Graduation (OAG) for Fall 2025 opens on Monday, January 20, 2025.
2. The readmission application for Fall 2025 opens on Saturday, February 1, 2025.
3. The Schedule of Classes becomes available online on Monday, April 7, 2025.
4. Time tickets for Fall 2025 Phase I registration post at 6:00 PM Eastern Time on Thursday, April 10, 2025.
5. Fall 2025 Phase I registration runs from Monday, April 14, 2025, to Friday, May 16, 2025.
6. Fall 2025 Phase I registration closes at 4:00 PM Eastern Time on Friday, May 16, 2025.
7. The readmission application deadline for students with academic standing of dropped or review is Sunday, June 1, 2025.
8. Time tickets post for OMS Computer Science registration at 6:00 PM Eastern Time on Thursday, June 5, 2025.
9. Fall 2025 registration for OMS Computer Science runs from Monday, June 9, 2025, to Thursday, July 3, 2025.
10. The readmission application deadline for students with academic standing other than dropped or review is Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
11. Fall 2025 registration closes for OMS Computer Science at 4:00 PM Eastern Time on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
12. The cross-registration deadline for Fall 2025 is Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
13. Time tickets for Fall 2025 Phase II registration post at 6:00 PM Eastern Time on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
14. Fall 2025 Phase II registration runs from Monday, August 11, 2025, to Friday, August 22, 2025.
15. The Online Application for Graduation (OAG) deadline for undergraduate students is Friday, August 15, 2025.
16. The first day of classes for Fall 2025 is Monday, August 18, 2025.
17. Fall 2025 Phase II registration closes at 4:00 PM Eastern Time on Friday, August 22, 2025 (last day to register/drop without a “W” grade).
18. The thesis deadline for enrollment waiver is Friday, August 22, 2025.
19. The Online Application for Graduation (OAG) deadline for graduate students is Friday, August 22, 2025.
20. The payment deadline is 4:00 PM Eastern Time on Monday, August 25, 2025.
21. Faculty must verify student participation in class from Wednesday, August 27, 2025, to Tuesday, September 2, 2025 (reports due at 4:00 PM ET).
22. Labor Day holiday is observed on Monday, September 1, 2025.
23. The progress report deadline for faculty is Monday, October 6, 2025.
24. GaTech Fall break (no classes, campus open) occurs on Monday, October 6, 2025, and Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
25. The withdrawal deadline is Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time (last day to withdraw with “W” grades).
26. The grade mode change deadline is Monday, October 27, 2025, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time (last day to switch between Letter/Grade and Pass/Fail).
27. The grade substitution deadline is Monday, October 27, 2025, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time.
28. Student recess (no classes, campus open) is Wednesday, November 26, 2025.
29. Georgia Tech Thanksgiving break 2025 (no classes) occurs from Wednesday, November 26, 2025, to Friday, November 28, 2025.
30. Final instructional class days for Fall 2025 are Monday, December 1, 2025, and Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
31. The reading period is Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
32. Final exams run from Thursday, December 4, 2025, to Thursday, December 11, 2025.
33. A reading period with no exams (8:00 AM – 2:40 PM ET) occurs on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
34. Master’s thesis forms are due by noon Eastern Time on Friday, December 5, 2025.
35. Doctoral thesis forms are due by noon Eastern Time on Friday, December 5, 2025.
36. A reading period with no exams (8:00 AM – 2:40 PM ET) occurs on Tuesday, December 9, 2025.
37. The term ends on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
38. Gatech Commencement runs from Thursday, December 11, 2025, to Saturday, December 13, 2025.
39. The faculty grade submission deadline is noon Eastern Time on Monday, December 15, 2025.
40. Final grades become available online after 6:00 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
41. Degree confirmation for all fall candidates occurs on Thursday, December 18, 2025 (diplomas delivered within 8 weeks).

GaTech Academic Calendar Spring 2026

1. The Online Application for Graduation (OAG) for Spring 2026 opens on Monday, September 8, 2025.
2. The Spring 2026 Schedule of Classes becomes available online on Monday, October 20, 2025.
3. Spring 2026 Phase I Time Tickets post at 6:00 PM Eastern Time on Thursday, November 6, 2025.
4. Spring 2026 Phase I registration runs from Monday, November 10, 2025, to Friday, December 12, 2025, according to the GaTech Academic Calendar 2025-2026.
5. Time tickets for Spring 2026 Phase II registration post at 6:00 PM Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
6. New Year’s Day (official institute holiday) is observed on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
7. The first day of classes for Spring 2026 is Monday, January 12, 2026.
8. The Online Application for Graduation (OAG) deadline for Spring 2026 is Friday, January 16, 2026.
9. Spring 2026 Phase II registration closes at 4:00 PM Eastern Time on Friday, January 16, 2026 (last day to register/drop without a “W” grade).
10. The thesis deadline for enrollment waiver is Friday, January 16, 2026.
11. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (official institute holiday) is observed on Monday, January 19, 2026.
12. Faculty must verify student participation in class from Wednesday, January 21, 2026, to Tuesday, January 27, 2026 (reports due at 4:00 PM ET).
13. The progress report deadline for faculty is Monday, March 2, 2026.
14. The withdrawal deadline is Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time (last day to withdraw with “W” grades).
15. The grade mode change deadline is Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time (last day to switch between Letter/Grade and Pass/Fail).
16. The grade substitution deadline is Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 4:00 PM Eastern Time.
17. Georgia Tech Spring Break 2026 (institute holiday) runs from Monday, March 23, 2026, to Friday, March 27, 2026.
18. Master’s thesis and required forms are due by noon Eastern Time on Friday, April 24, 2026.
19. Doctoral thesis and required forms are due by noon Eastern Time on Friday, April 24, 2026.
20. Final instructional class days for Spring 2026 are Monday, April 27, 2026, and Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
21. A reading period is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
22. Final exams run from Thursday, April 30, 2026, to Thursday, May 7, 2026.
23. A reading period with no exams (8:00 AM – 2:40 PM ET) occurs on Thursday, April 30, 2026.
24. A reading period with no exams (8:00 AM – 2:40 PM ET) occurs on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
25. The Spring 2026 term ends on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
26. Commencement runs from Thursday, May 7, 2026, to Saturday, May 9, 2026.
27. The faculty grade submission deadline is noon Eastern Time on Monday, May 11, 2026, according to the GaTech Academic Calendar 2025-2026.
28. Final grades become available online after 6:00 PM Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
29. Degree confirmation for all spring candidates occurs on Thursday, May 14, 2026 (diplomas delivered within 8 weeks).

For more on the GaTech Academic Calendar 2025-2026, visit the Georgia Institute of Technology registrar website.