Fall 2023
Dorm/Apt check-in - to be organized by each student with the manager of their residence
August 21 - Mandatory orientations and GTE building tour (Monday)
August 22 - First day of classes and Welcome Party (Tuesday)
October 27 - November 5 - Fall break
October 29 - Daylight saving time starts in France (Sunday - turn clocks back one hour)
November 5 - Daylight saving time starts in the U.S. (Sunday - turn clocks back one hour)
November 11 - Bank holiday (Saturday)
December 5 - Last instructional class day
December 6 - Reading day (all day) - December 7 and 12 - Partial reading day 8am - 2:40pm; final exams starting in afternoon
December 7 - 14 - Final exams - No travel plans can be made for the last weekend prior to the week of final exams, until the Schedule of Final Exams has been received by students. (dates to be confirmed)
December 15 - Dorm check-out and shuttle departures (earlier departures must be cleared with Laila Abou-Dahab and cannot be made until the schedule of final exams has been received by students)
GRADUATE STUDENTS: Alina Opreanu will advise on arrival and departure dates. Please do not purchase your plane ticket until you have been in contact with her. She will also assist you with the visa process.
Spring 2024
Dorm/Apt check-in - to be organized by each student with the manager of their residence
January 9 - Morning: mandatory orientations and GTE building tour; orientations by major in early afternoon (Tuesday)
January 9 - Afternoon: first day of classes after orientations and building tours (Tuesday)
March 1 - 10 - Spring break
March 29 - Bank Holiday (Friday)
April 1 - Easter Holiday (Monday)
April 23 - Last instructional class day
April 24 - Reading day (all day)
April 25 & 30 - Partial reading days, 8am - 2:40pm; final exams starting in afternoon
April 25, 26, 29, 30; May 2 - Final exams (afternoon only on 25th and 30th)
May 1 - Bank Holiday (Wednesday)
May 3 - (Friday) Dorm check-out and shuttle departures (earlier departures must be cleared with Laila Abou-Dahab and cannot be made until the schedule of final exams has been received by students)
GRADUATE STUDENTS: Alina Opreanu will advise on arrival and departure dates. Please do not purchase your plane ticket until you have been in contact with her. She will also assist you with the visa process.
Fall 2024
August 19 - Dorm Check-in (Monday)
August 20 - Mandatory orientations and GTE building tour. First day of classes. Welcome/Bienvenue Party. (Tuesday)
October 25 - 31 - Fall break
November 1 - Bank holiday - no classes (Friday)
November 11 - Bank holiday - no classes (Monday)
December 3 - Last day of classes (Tuesday)
December 4 - Reading day (Wednesday)
December 5 and 10 - Partial reading days, 8am - 2:40pm; final exams starting in afternoon.
December 5 - 12 - Final exams - No travel plans can be made for the last weekend prior to the week of final exams, until the Schedule of Final Exams has been received by students. (dates to be confirmed)
December 13 - Dorm check-out and shuttle departures (earlier departures must be cleared with Laila Abou-Dahab and cannot be made until the schedule of final exams has been received by students)
GRADUATE STUDENTS: Alina Opreanu will advise on arrival and departure dates. Please do not purchase your plane ticket until you have been in contact with her. She will also assist you with the visa process.