Advisory regarding Southern California wildfires

Advisory regarding Southern California wildfires

On behalf of everyone at Thomas Edison State University, we hope that students affected by the wildfires in Southern California remain safe. The University is offering accommodations to students affected by the wildfires:

  • Students who are directly impacted by the fires and who are currently registered in courses for the November 2024, December 2024 and January 2025 terms have the option of receiving a free eight-week course extension without mentor approval; or, a 100% tuition credit for their course(s) to a future term. Affected students should submit a Request for Course Extension Form or a Request for Course Withdrawal Form indicating “Southern California wildfires” as the reason for the request. Please note that TECEP exams in these terms cannot be extended, nor credited for tuition after the exam has been taken.
  • Impacted students who are currently on a course extension for the September 2024 and October 2024 terms can request a second eight-week extension on their current term at no additional cost.

Request an Accommodation: Students affected by the wildfire and evacuations who need an accommodation should contact the Office of the Registrar by email at registration@tesu.edu or by phone at 609-777-5680. Accommodation requests should be submitted by January 24th. Requests after that date can be accommodated if the student provides documentation of the reason for the late request.

Holiday Schedule

Below is the list of official State of New Jersey holidays observed by the University.

2024 Holidays Date Day of Week
New Year’s Day (Observed) Jan. 1 Monday
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Jan. 15 Monday
President’s Day Feb. 19 Monday
Good Friday March 29 Friday
Memorial Day May 27 Monday
Juneteenth Day (Observed) June 21 Friday
Independence Day July 4 Thursday
Labor Day Sept. 2 Monday
Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day Oct. 14 Monday
Thanksgiving Nov. 28 – 29 Thursday – Friday
Winter Break Dec. 25 – 31 Wednesday – Tuesday


For more information, contact the Office of Human Resources via email at hr@tesu.edu or 609-984-1114.