* Dates in blue reflect CDC-specific dates
REAL Program 2023 – 2024 Calendar
Fall 2023
August 1 - October 6: Employers may begin posting positions and student may begin applying
September 1: First day to work
September 4: Labor Day (students are not allowed to work)
October 2: Earliest date a student may begin working at the CDC if they’ve received an authorization email from RSPH Human Resources - students may not begin working before that authorization.
October 9: Indigenous Peoples' Day (CDC closed - students are not allowed to work)
October 09-10: Fall break
October 31: Soft deadline for students to secure a position if starting in fall semester
November 1: Employers may begin posting job positions for spring semester
November 11: Veteran’s Day (CDC closed - students are not allowed to work)
November 23-24: Thanksgiving break (students are not allowed to work)
Winter Break 2023 – Students are not allowed to work
* The last day to work is Thursday, December 21, 2023 students may resume working Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Friday, December 22, 2023 – Christmas
Monday, December 25, 2023 – Christmas
Tuesday, December 26, 2023 – Winter Recess
Wednesday, December 27, 2023 – Winter Recess
Thursday, December 28, 2023 – Winter Recess
Friday, December 29, 2023 – New Year's Eve
Saturday, December 30, 2023 – Weekend
Sunday, December 31, 2023 – Weekend
Monday, January 1, 2024 – New Year’s Day
Spring 2024
January 1: New Year’s Day celebrated, Emory Holiday (students are not allowed to work)
January 15: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (students are not allowed to work)
February 19: Presidents’ Day (CDC closed - students are not allowed to work)
March 9: Soft deadline for REAL students to secure a position if starting in spring semester
March 11-15: Spring Break
May 4: Last day students may work during spring semester