This calendar includes only benchmark dates for the specified term. Additional items will be included when the calendar is fully activated in the January prior to the affected academic year.
Fall 2024 Academic Calendar
| August 12-16, Mon.-Fri. | Orientation, advising, and registration for all students based on student population and classification |
| August 12, Monday | Fall semester opens |
| August 19, Monday | Convocation Day |
| August 20, Tuesday | Classes begin, 8:00 a.m. |
| August 26, Monday | Drop/Add period ends; last day to change course(s) or course section(s) for the Standard Term. |
| September 2, Monday | Labor Day holiday. Classes dismissed; offices closed. |
| September 3, Tuesday | Census reporting; no additional schedule adjustment for the Standard Term. |
| October 5, Saturday | Founders Day |
| October 11, Friday | Instruction ends for Fall Break, 6:00 p.m. |
| October 16, Wednesday | Classes resume after Fall Break, 8:00 a.m. |
| November 26, Tuesday | Instruction ends for Thanksgiving holiday, 10:00 p.m. |
| December 2, Monday | Classes resume, 8:00 a.m. |
| December4, Wednesday | Last day of classes |
| December 5, Thursday | Reading Day |
| Dec. 6 & 7, Fri. & Sat.; Dec. 9-12, Mon.-Thurs. | Final examinations |
| December 13, Friday | December Commencement, Greensboro Coliseum |
Approved by the Faculty Senate March 14, 2023.
Days of the Week Meeting Distribution for Fall
The one-day shortage of Mondays in the fall is made up with the one-day overage of Wednesdays (for MW or MWF meeting patterns). If a class meets only on Monday (three-hour class), then it is the instructor’s responsibility to make up the 150 minute deficit via an online or other instructional method outside of the classroom.