Effective Fall 2010 Motion to Review the Academic Calendar Passed by Admissions and Standards, September 24, 2009 Each final exam will be two hours and thirty minutes. A day has been added to finals period. Fall Semesters *15-week semester instead of 16. * the week of Thanksgiving Labor Day Thanksgiving break Minimester I Labor Day Minimester II 14th Mon before Thanksgiving = 1st Mon 7th Fri (The last W day.) Mon before Thanksgiving to Sat after Thanksgiving 16th Mon 16th Tues to 17th Tues 14th Mon before Thanksgiving = 1st Mon 7th Wed 7th Thur to 7th Sat 8th Mon 15th Sat 16th Tues and 16th Wed
Spring Semesters *15-week semester instead of 16. *Later start to allow time for lab set up and to make Spring break later. MLK Day Spring Break Minimester I MLK Day Minimester II 2nd Mon in Jan = 1st Mon 7th Fri (The last W day.) 8th Mon to 8th Sun 16th Mon 16th Tues to the 17th Tues 2nd Mon in Jan = 1st Mon 8th Mon 8th Tues & 8th Wed. 9th Mon 15th Sat 16th Tues & 16th Wed
Summer Semesters *Each class will be slightly shorter. *The July 4th Holiday will be on July 3rd when July 4th falls on a Saturday (instead of on the subsequent Monday) May Session Memorial Day Mon after last day of Spring finals = 1st Mon 2nd Fri (The last W day.) 4th Mon 4th Tues to the 4th Fri 7-week Session July 4th Holiday 5th Mon 8th Fri (The last W day.) The July 4th holiday is on July 4th, except: if the 4th falls on Sat, the holiday is the 3rd and if the 4th falls on Sun, the holiday is the 5th. 12th Mon = July 4th Make-up day. Only those classes that were canceled for the July 4th holiday are held 12th Tues to 12th Sat 6-week Session July 4th Holiday 5th Mon 8th Fri (The last W day.) The July 4th holiday is on July 4th, except: if the 4th falls on Sat, the holiday is the 3rd and if the 4th falls on Sun, the holiday is the 5th. 11th Mon = July 4th Make-up day. Only those classes that were canceled for the July 4th holiday are held 11th Tues to 11th Sat
Georgia State University DRAFT Academic Calendar September 4, 2009 Fall Spring Summer First First First * 2010-2011 Aug 23 Dec 6 Jan 10 Apr 25 May May 9 Reg Jun 6 2011-2012 Aug 22 Dec 5 Jan 9 Apr 23 May May 7 Reg Jun 4 2012-2013 Aug 20 Dec 3 Jan 14 Apr 29 May May 13 Reg Jun 10 2013-2014 Aug 26 Dec 9 Jan 13 Apr 28 May May 12 Reg Jun 9 2014-2015 Aug 25 Dec 8 Jan 12 Apr 27 May May 11 Reg Jun 8 2015-2016 Aug 24 Dec 7 Jan 11 Apr 25 May May 9 Reg Jun 6 2016-2017 Aug 22 Dec 5 Jan 9 Apr 24 May May 8 Reg Jun 5 2017-2018 Aug 21 Dec 4 Jan 8 Apr 23 May May 7 Reg Jun 4 2018-2019 Aug 20 Dec 3 Jan 14 Apr 29 May May 13 Reg Jun 10 2019-2020 Aug 26 Dec 9 Jan 13 Apr 27 May May 11 Reg Jun 8 May 30 July 25 May 28 July 23 Jun 3 July 29 Jun 2 July 28 Jun 1 July 27 May 30 July 25 May 29 July 24 May 28 July 23 Jun 3 July 29 Jun 1 July 27 *The 6-week session ends a week before this day.
Rationale: Effective Fall 2010, the BOR changed its calendar rules. Major changes are: a. They no longer require that all system institutions have the same start and end dates. Institutions have a great deal of flexibility. b. Final exam minutes now count as minutes of instruction. Since the total number of minutes of instruction is unchanged, this reduces the minutes of classroom time required. These changes give Georgia State many more options. Discussions with many groups indicated general satisfaction with the current calendar. Therefore, the proposed calendar is not a radical change. See the Significant changes above for the changes that were made. The addition of a fall break was requested by students. They argued that a break in the middle of the term would increase student learning. It also allows for easier implementation of Minimester I finals.