Fall Semester, 2013

Payment deadline for Fall 2013 courses	August 9
$75 Late fee to be added for non-paid Fall 2013 fees	August 13
Residence Halls open for Fall 2013	August 15 7 a.m.
Last day to withdraw (drop all Fall 2013 classes) and receive 100% refund	August 16
Final payment deadline	August 19
Classes begin	August 19
Last day to add a course	August 21 5 p.m.
Last day to drop a course (reduce course load) without fee penalty	August 23 5 p.m.
Labor day holiday	September 2
Application deadline for Summer 2014 graduation	September 6
Midterm Feedback due (for all 1000 - 2000 level core classes due no later than 9 a.m.)	October 9
Fall break (no classes)	October 14-15
Last day to drop a course or withdraw from ALL courses with a "W" grade (Unless previously assigned an "F" by instructor for absences or if maximum number of dropped courses has been exceeded)	October 17 5 p.m.
Spring 2014 Registration begins for Continuing, Degree-Seeking Students. Registration times: 7 a.m. - midnight each day.	October 28-31
Graduate students, Seniors, priority registration	October 28 7 a.m.
Juniors	October 29 7 a.m.
Sophomores	October 30 7 a.m.
Freshmen	October 31 7 a.m.
Spring 2014 Registration begins for Transient Students	November 18
Thanksgiving holidays	November 27-29
Last day of classes	December 9
Final exams	December 10-13
Residence Halls close	December 13 6 p.m.
Fall 2013 Commencement Ceremony (http://www.gcsu.edu/registrar/fall_commencement.htm )	December 14 1 p.m.
Grades due no later than 9 a.m.	December 18