{"id":1358,"date":"2013-12-09T11:14:38","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T16:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/?page_id=1358"},"modified":"2026-06-04T13:13:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T17:13:48","slug":"calendar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gcc.mass.edu\/academics\/calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"

Note that some special deadlines apply to late-start classes<\/strong>; see the Registrar's Office<\/a> for specific non-standard add\/drop dates.<\/p>\n

Upcoming<\/span>Monthly Grid<\/span>Print<\/span>Sync<\/span><\/div>
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  • Friday June 12<\/strong> - Follow a Monday\/Wednesday schedule (Monday\/Wednesday classes meet)<\/li>\n\n
  • Friday June 19<\/strong> - Juneteenth Holiday – No day or evening classes<\/li>\n\n
  • Thursday June 25<\/strong> - Last day to drop\/withdraw with a grade of “W” – Summer I (7 weeks)<\/li>\n\n
  • Tuesday June 30<\/strong> - Deadline to submit a 2025-26 FAFSA<\/li>\n\n
  • Friday July 3<\/strong> - Independence Day (observed) – No day or evening classes<\/li>\n\n
  • Wednesday July 8<\/strong> - Last day of classes – Summer I (7 weeks)<\/li>\n\n
  • Monday July 13<\/strong> - Classes begin – Summer II<\/li>\n\n
  • Tuesday July 14<\/strong> - Last day to add classes – Summer II<\/li>\n\n
  • Thursday July 16<\/strong> - Last day to drop\/withdraw – 100% refund – Summer II<\/li>\n\n
  • Monday July 20<\/strong> - Last day to drop\/withdraw – 75% refund – Summer II<\/li>\n\n
  • Thursday July 30<\/strong> - Last day to drop\/withdraw with a grade of “W” – Summer I (14 weeks)<\/li>\n\n
  • Friday July 31<\/strong> - No classes, reserved for IT updates<\/li>\n\n
  • Friday August 14<\/strong> - Last day to drop\/withdraw with a grade of “W” – Summer II<\/li>\n\n
  • Thursday August 27<\/strong> - Last day of classes – Summer I & II<\/li>\n\n
  • Wednesday September 2<\/strong> - Grades available after 12 p.m.<\/li>\n\n
  • Thursday September 3<\/strong> - Day & evening classes begin<\/li>\n\n
  • Monday September 7<\/strong> - Labor Day – No day or evening classes<\/li>\n\n
  • Thursday September 10<\/strong> - Last day to add day and evening classes<\/li>\n\n
  • Thursday September 10<\/strong> - Last day to drop\/withdraw from fall classes – 100% refund<\/li>\n\n
  • Thursday September 17<\/strong> - Last day to drop\/withdraw from fall classes – 75% refund<\/li>\n\n
  • Friday September 25<\/strong> - Deadline for Honors Course proposals<\/li>\n\n
  • Friday October 2<\/strong> - Incomplete grades converted<\/li>\n\n
  • Monday October 12<\/strong> - Indigenous Peoples’ Day – No day classes, evening classes meet as scheduled<\/li>\n\n
  • Tuesday October 13<\/strong> - Follow Monday’s schedule for day classes; follow Tuesday’s schedule for evening classes<\/li>\n\n
  • Wednesday October 21<\/strong> - Spring course schedule available online<\/li>\n\n
  • Wednesday October 28<\/strong> - Spring priority registration for current students begins<\/li>\n\n
  • Sunday November 1<\/strong> - Priority FAFSA deadline for spring financial aid<\/li>\n\n
  • Wednesday November 4<\/strong> - Spring registration for new students begins<\/li>\n\n
  • Wednesday November 11<\/strong> - Veterans Day – No day classes, evening classes meet as scheduled<\/li>\n\n
  • Thursday November 12<\/strong> - Last day to drop\/withdraw with a grade of “W”<\/li>\n\n
  • Wednesday November 25<\/strong> - No evening classes<\/li>\n\n
  • Thursday November 26<\/strong> - Thanksgiving Recess – No day or evening classes<\/li>\n\n
  • Friday November 27<\/strong> - Thanksgiving Recess – No day or evening classes<\/li>\n\n
  • Wednesday December 16<\/strong> - Last day of day and evening classes<\/li>\n\n
  • Thursday December 17<\/strong> - Day final exams & projects<\/li>\n\n
  • Thursday December 17<\/strong> - Evening final exams & projects<\/li>\n\n
  • Friday December 18<\/strong> - Day final exams & projects<\/li>\n\n
  • Monday December 21<\/strong> - Day final exams & projects<\/li>\n\n
  • Monday December 21<\/strong> - Evening final exams & projects<\/li>\n\n
  • Friday December 25<\/strong> - Christmas Day – College closed<\/li>\n\n
  • Monday December 28<\/strong> - Winter Recess – Limited services available<\/li>\n\n
  • Tuesday December 29<\/strong> - Classes begin – January Intersession<\/li>\n\n
  • Tuesday December 29<\/strong> - Winter Recess – Limited services available<\/li>\n\n
  • Wednesday December 30<\/strong> - Last day to drop\/withdraw from January classes – 100% refund<\/li>\n\n
  • Wednesday December 30<\/strong> - Winter Recess – Limited services available<\/li>\n\n
  • Thursday December 31<\/strong> - Last day to drop\/withdraw from January classes – 75% refund<\/li>\n\n
  • Thursday December 31<\/strong> - Winter Recess – Limited services available<\/li>\n\n
  • Friday January 1<\/strong> - New Year’s Day – College closed<\/li>\n\n
  • Friday January 1<\/strong> - Winter Recess – Limited services available<\/li>\n\n
  • Monday January 18<\/strong> - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – No classes<\/li>\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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