Office of the University Registrar
Where Innovation is Tradition.
George Mason University
Three Year Calendar
Fall 2001 - Spring 2004
| First day of classes | Mon 8/27 | Mon 8/26 | Mon 8/25 |
| Labor Day | Mon 9/03 | Mon 9/02 | Mon 9/01 |
| Last Day to Add (Census) | Tue 9/11 | Tue 9/10 | Tue 9/09 |
| Last Day to Drop | Fri 09/28 | Fri 09/27 | Fri 09/26 |
| Columbus Day Recess | Mon 10/08- Tue 10/09 | Mon 10/14 only *** | Mon 10/13 only *** |
| Mon classes meet instead of Wed classes this day only | Wed 10/10 | n/a*** | n/a*** |
| Mon classes meet instead of Tue classes this day only | n/a | Tue 10/15*** | Tue 10/14*** |
| Mid-term grading period for full-semester 100-200 level classes | n/a | Tue 10/15 - Tue 10/22 | Tue 10/14 - Tue 10/21 |
| Thanksgiving Recess | Thu 11/22-Sun 11/25 | Wed 11/27-***
Sun 12/01 |
Wed 11/26-***
Sun 11/30 |
| Last Day of Class | Sat 12/08 | Sat 12/07 | Sat 12/06 |
| Reading Days (until 4:30) | Mon 12/10-Tue 12/11 | Mon 12/09-Tue 12/10 | Mon 12/08-Tue 12/09 |
| Examinations | Tue 12/11*-
Wed 12/19 |
Tue 12/10*-
Wed 12/18 |
Tue 12/09*-
Wed 12/17 |
| Winter Degree Date
(2nd Sat before classes) |
Sat 1/12/02 | Sat 1/11/03 | Sat 1/10/04 |
| MLK Day -- No Classes | Mon 1/21 | Mon 1/20 | Mon 1/19 |
| First Day of Classes | Tue 1/22 | Tue 1/21 | Tue 1/20 |
| Last Day to Add (Census) | Tue 2/05 | Tue 2/04 | Tue 2/03 |
| Last Day to Drop | Fri 2/22 | Fri 2/21 | Fri 2/20 |
| Spring Recess | Sun 3/10-Sun 3/17 | Sun 3/09-Sun 3/16 | Sun 3/07-Sun 3/14 |
| Mid-term grading period for full-semester 100-200 level classes | Tue 3/19-Tue 3/26 | Tue 3/18-Tue 3/25 | Tue 3/16-Tue 3/23 |
| Last Day of Class | Mon 5/06 | Mon 5/05 | Mon 5/03 |
| Reading Day | Tue 5/07 | Tue 5/06 | Tue 5/04 |
| Examinations | Wed 5/08-Thu 5/16 | Wed 5/07-Thu 5/15 | Wed 5/05-Thu 5/13 |
| Commencement | Sat 5/18 | Sat 5/17 | Sat 5/15 |
| SUMMER TERM | Summer 2002 | Summer 2003 | Summer 2004 |
| Dates | Mon 5/20-Tue 8/06 | Mon 5/19-Tue 8/05 | Mon 5/17-Tue 8/03 |