| Academic calendars for fall 2007 and spring 2008 for UNC system schools except for North Carolina School of the Arts | ||||||||
| (Schools are listed from west to east except for East Carolina University which is last for comparison) | ||||||||
| The columns are: | the date classes start for the semester, | |||||||
| the non-holiday breaks (fall break and spring break), the holiday breaks (Thanksgiving and Easter), | ||||||||
| the last day of classes, the number of reading days, the final exam period (some schools have exams on Saturday) | ||||||||
| date for university commencement | ||||||||
| the last day to drop a class without a grade (or with a grade of W) | ||||||||
| except for the last day to drop a class, the entry has the form: calendar date(s) (month/day) and day(s) of week | ||||||||
| fall 2007 | ||||||||
| school | start classes | fall break | thanksgiving | last day of classes | reading day | final exam | commencement | last day to drop |
| western carolina | 8/20 M | 10/11-15 THF | W-F | 12/7 F | 12/8-14 SAT-F | 12/15 S | 24-Oct | |
| unc asheville | 8/20 M | 10/6-9 MT | W-F | 12/3 M | 1 | 12/5-11 W-T | 12/15 S | 24-Oct |
| appalachian state | 8/21 T | 10/11-12 THF | W-F | 12/4 T | 1 | 12/6-12 TH-W | 12/16 SUN | 25-Oct |
| unc charlotte | 8/20 M | 10/8-9 MT | W-F | 12/5 W | 12/11-13,15-18 | 12/20 TH | 29-Oct | |
| winston-salem state | 8/20 M | 10/8-9 MT | W(1PM)-F | 11/30 F | 1 | 12/4-7,10 | 12/14 F | 12-Oct |
| unc greensboro | 8/20 M | 10/15-16 MT | W-F | 12/10 M | 1 | 12/12-19 W-W | 12/20 TH | 12-Oct |
| north carolina a&t | 8/20 M | 10/8-9 MT | W-F | 12/6 TH | 1 | 12/10-14 M-F | 12/15 S | 2-Nov |
| unc pembroke | 8/15 W | 10/18-20 THF | W-F | 11/30 F | 12/3-7 M-F | 12/7 S | 22-Oct | |
| unc chapel hill | 8/21 T | 10/18-20 THF | W-F | 12/5 W | 2 | 12/7,8,10,11,13,14 | 12/16 SUN | 15-Oct |
| north carolina central | 8/20 M | 10/22 M | W-F | 12/6 TH | 1 | 12/8-14 SAT-F | 12/15 S | 24-Oct |
| fayetteville state | 8/22 W | 10/11-12 THF | THF | 12/7 F | 12/8-14 SAT-F | 12/15 S | 26-Oct | |
| nc state | 8/22 W | 10/11-12 THF | W-F | 12/7 F | 12/10-18 M-T | 12/19 W | 17-Oct | |
| unc wilmington | 8/22 W | 10/8-9 MT | W-F | 12/5 W | 1 | 12/7-8,10-14 F-F | 12/15 S | 11-Oct |
| elizabeth city state | 8/21 T | 10/15-16 MT | W-F | 12/4 T | 2 | 12/7-13 F-TH | 12/8 S | 6-Nov |
| east carolina | 8/22 W | 10/15-16 MT | W-F | 12/5 W | 1 | 12/7-14 F-F | 12/15 S | 28-Sep |
| spring 2008 | ||||||||
| school | start classes | spring break | easter | last day of classes | reading day | final exam | commencement | last day to drop |
| western carolina | 1/14 M | 3/3-7 M-F | 3/19-21 W-F | 5/2 F | 5/3-9 SAT-F | 5/10 S | 2-Apr | |
| unc asheville | 1/14 M | 3/3-7 M-F | 4/29 T | 2 | 5/2-8 F-TH | 5/10 S | 24-Mar | |
| appalachian state | 1/14 M | 3/10-14 M-F | 3/24-25 MT | 4/30 W | 1 | 5/2-7 F-W | 5/10-11 S-SUN | 26-Mar |
| unc charlotte | 1/9 W | 3/3-7 M-F | 3/21 F | 4/29 T | 1 | 5/1-8 TH-TH | 5/10 S | 26-Mar |
| winston-salem state | 1/14 M | 3/10-14 M-F | 3/21 F | 4/30 W | 1 | 5/2-8 F-TH | 5/10 S | 19-Mar |
| unc greensboro | 1/14 M | 3/10-14 M-F | 3/21 F | 5/6 F | 1 | 5/8-14 TH-W | 5/16 F | 19-Mar |
| north carolina a&t | 1/7 M | 3/3-7 M-F | 3/21 F | 4/29 T | 1 | 5/1-7 TH-W | 5/10 S | 28-Mar |
| unc pembroke | 1/7 M | 3/3-7 M-F | 3/21 F | 4/26 SAT | 4/28-5/2 M-F | 5/3 S | 17-Mar | |
| unc chapel hill | 1/9 W | 3/10-14 M-F | 3/21 F | 4/25 F | 2 | 4/28-5/6 M-T | 5/11 SUN | 4-Mar |
| north carolina central | 1/7 M | 3/10-14 M-F | 3/21 F | 4/22 T | 1 | 4/24-30 TH-W | 5/3 S | 5-Mar |
| fayetteville state | 1/9 W | 3/3-7 M-F | 3/21 F | 5/2 F | 5/3-9 S-F | 5/10 S | 20-Mar | |
| nc state | 1/9 W | 3/3-7 M-F | 3/21 F | 4/25 F | 4/28-5/6 M-T | 5/10 S | 12-Mar | |
| unc wilmington | 1/9 W | 3/3-7 M-F | 3/20-21 THF | 4/28 M | 1 | 4/30-5/7 W-W | 5/10 S | 26-Feb |
| elizabeth city state | 1/8 T | 3/10-14 M-F | 3/21,24 FM | 4/24 TH | 2 | 4/29-5/5 T-M | 5/3 S | 4-Apr |
| east carolina | 1/11 F | 3/10-14 M-F | 3/21 F | 4/28 M | 2 | 5/1-8 TH-TH | 5/10 S | 20-Feb |