REAL Program Calendar

* 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