GMU Academic Calendar 1 Fall Semester First day of classes Monday 25 August Friday 5 December Mon and Tue 8-9 December Monday 26 August Friday 6 December Monday 27 August Friday 7 December Monday 28 August Friday 8 December Monday 29 August Friday 9 December Monday 12 December Monday 30 August Friday 10 December None Monday 31 August Friday 11 December None 2 3 4 5 6 7
Last day of classes
Reading Days
Mon and Tue Mon and Tue Monday 9-10 December 10-11 December 11 December
Final exams
Wed to Tue Wed to Tue Wed to Tue Tue to Mon Tue to Mon Mon to Fri Mon to Fri 10-16 December 11-17 December 12-18 December 12-18 December 13-19 December 13-17 December 14-18 December Tuesday 16 December Tuesday 17 December Tuesday 18 December Monday 18 December Monday 19 December Friday 17 December Friday 18 December
End of semester (last exam) Total
114 days 114 days 114 days 113 days 113 days 110 days 110 days 16 weeks 2 days 16 weeks 2 days 16 weeks 2 days 16 weeks 1 day 16 weeks 1 day 15 weeks 5 days 15 weeks 5 days
Winter Vacation First day Wednesday 17 December Monday 19 January Wednesday 18 December Monday 20 January Wednesday 19 December Monday 21 January Tuesday 19 December Sunday 21 January Tuesday 20 December Sunday 22 January Saturday 18 December Sunday 23 January Saturday 19 December Sunday 24 January
Last day
Total
34 days 34 days 34 days 34 days 34 days 37 days 37 days 4 weeks 6 days 4 weeks 6 days 4 weeks 6 days 4 weeks 6 days 4 weeks 6 days 5 weeks 2 days 5 weeks 2 days
Spring Semester First day of classes Tuesday 20 January Monday 4 May Tuesday 5 May Wed to Tue 6-12 May Tuesday 12 May Tuesday 21 January Monday 5 May Tuesday 6 May Wed to Tue 7-13 May Tuesday 13 May Tuesday 22 January Monday 6 May Tuesday 7 May Wed to Tue 8-14 May Tuesday 14 May Monday 22 January Friday 4 May Mon and Tue 7-8 May Wed to Tue 9-15 May Tuesday 15 May Monday 23 January Friday 5 May Mon and Tue 8-9 May Wed to Tue 10-16 May Tuesday 16 May Monday 24 January Friday 6 May Mon and Tue 9-10 May Wed to Tue 11-17 May Tuesday 17 May Monday 25 January Friday 7 May Mon and Tue 10-11 May Wed to Tue 12-18 May Tuesday 18 May
Last day of classes
Reading Days
Final exams
End of semester (last exam) Total
113 days 113 days 113 days 114 days 114 days 114 days 114 days 16 weeks 1 day 16 weeks 1 day 16 weeks 1 day 16 weeks 2 days 16 weeks 2 days 16 weeks 2 days 16 weeks 2 days
Summer Vacation First day Wednesday 13 May Sunday 30 August Wednesday 14 May Sunday 24 August Wednesday 15 May Sunday 25 August Wednesday 16 May Sunday 26 August Wednesday 17 May Sunday 27 August Wednesday 18 May Sunday 28 August Wednesday 19 May Sunday 29 August
Last day
Total
110 days 103 days 103 days 103 days 103 days 103 days 103 days 15 weeks 5 days 14 weeks 5 days 14 weeks 5 days 14 weeks 5 days 14 weeks 5 days 14 weeks 5 days 14 weeks 5 days Assumes full reading days and 7 day exam period, and that semester ends with last exam (disregards commencement). The calendar of column i (i =1..7), is followed by the calendar of column i -1 (column 1 is followed by column 7). For leap years (29 days in February) subtract 1 from dates in March-August, and the next calendar is in column is i -2.
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