Academic Calendar

Undergraduate

2024-25

FALL 2024-25
Month Date Year Event
May 30 2024 Pre-Registration Open for Fall
August 19 2024 Faculty resume work
August 19 2024 Registration and Advising Week
August 21 2024 New Student Orientation
August 26 2024 First Day of Classes / First day of Late Registration Penalty
September 2 2024 First Day of 50% drop course penalty - No new courses can be added
September 09 2024 First Day of 100% course drop penalty
September 16 2024 First day of WN grade
October 31 2024 Pre-Registration Open for Spring Semester
November 04 2024 Last day of Course Withdrawal (WN grade)
December 1 2024 Commemoration Day
December 2-3 2024 National Day
December 9 2024 Exam Begin
December 18 2024 Fall Break Commences (Holiday)
Spring 2024-25
Month Date Year Event
January 03 2025 Registration and Advising Week
January 08 2025 New Student Orientation
January 13 2025 First Day of Classes / First day of Late Registration Penalty
January 20 2025 First Day of 50% drop course penalty - No new courses can be added
January 27 2025 First Day of 100% course drop penalty
February 03 2025 First day of WN grade
March 06 2025 Pre-Registration Open for Summer 1
March 17 2025 Last day of Course Withdrawal (WN grade)
March 24 2025 Spring Break Commences(Holiday)
March 31 2025 Classes Resume
May 5 2025 Exams Begin
May 14 2025 End of Semester
Summer 1 2024-25
Month Date Year Event
May 12-16 2025 Registration and Advising Week
May 19 2025 First Day of Classes & First day of Late Registration Penalty
May 23 2025 First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade
June 09 2025 Last day of WN grade
June 09 2025 Pre-Registration Open for Summer 2
June 30 2025 Exams Begin
July 02 2025 End of Summer 1 Session
Summer 2 2024-25
Month Date Year Event
June 30 2025 Registration and Advising Week
July 07 2025 First Day of Classes & First day of Late Registration Penalty
July 11 2025 First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade
July 28 2025 Last day of WN grade
Aug 11 2025 Final Exams 16-17

2023-24

FALL 2023-24
May 29 2023 Pre-Registration Open for Fall
August 14 2023 Faculty resume work
August 22 2023 Registration and Advising Week
August 21 2023 New Student Orientation
August 28 2023 First Day of Classes / First day of Late Registration Penalty
September 4 2023 First Day of 50% drop course penalty - No new courses can be added
September 11 2023 First Day of 100% course drop penalty
September 18 2023 First day of WN grade
October 7 2023 Make up (Monday Classes)
October 8 2023 Make up (Tuesday Classes)
October 28 2023 Make up (Wednesday Classes)
October 29 2023 Make up (Thursday Classes)
October 30 2023 Pre-Registration Open for Spring Semester
November 05 2023 Last day of Course Withdrawal (WN grade)
November 11 2023 Makeup for Health Sciences courses
November 12 2023 Makeup (Friday Classes)
December 1 2023 Commemoration Day
December 2-3 2023 National Day
November 27- December 07 2023 Final Exams
December 13 2023 Fall Break Commences
Spring 2023-24
January 3 2024 Registration and Advising Week
January 4 2024 New Student Orientation
January 8 2024 First Day of Classes / First day of Late Registration Penalty
January 15 2024 First Day of 50% drop course penalty - No new courses can be added
January 22 2024 First Day of 100% course drop penalty
January 29 2024 First day of WN grade
March 5 2024 Pre-Registration Open for Summer 1
March 18 2024 Last day of Course Withdrawal (WN grade)
March 25 2024 Spring Break Commences
April 1 2024 Classes Resume
April 27 2024 Exams Begin
May 5 2024 End of Semester
Summer 1 2023-24
May 6-12 2024 Registration and Advising Week
May 13 2024 First Day of Classes & First day of Late Registration Penalty
May 20 2024 First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade
June 09 2024 Last day of WN grade
June 09 2024 Pre-Registration Open for Summer 2
June 24 2024 Exams Begin
June 26 2024 End of Summer 1 Session
Summer 2 2023-24
June 24-30 2024 Registration and Advising Week
July 01 2024 First Day of Classes & First day of Late Registration Penalty
July 08 2024 First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade
July 28 2024 Last day of WN grade
Aug 10 2024 Exams Begin
Aug 12 2024 End of Summer Session

2022-23

FALL 2022-23
May 30 Pre-Registration Open for Fall
August 15 Faculty resume work
August 22 Registration and Advising Week
August 25 New Student Orientation
August 29 First Day of Classes / First day of Late Registration Penalty
September 5 First Day of 50% drop course penalty - No new courses can be added
September 12 First Day of 100% course drop penalty
September 19 First day of WN grade
October 31 Pre-Registration Open for Spring Semester
November 06 Last day of Course Withdrawal (WN grade)
December 1 Commemoration Day
December 2-3 National Day
December 10 Exam Begin
December 19 Fall Break Commences
Spring 2022-23
January 2 Registration and Advising Week
January 5 New Student Orientation
January 9 First Day of Classes / First day of Late Registration Penalty
January 16 First Day of 50% drop course penalty - No new courses can be added
January 23 First Day of 100% course drop penalty
January 30 First day of WN grade
March 6 Pre-Registration Open for Summer 1
March 19 Last day of Course Withdrawal (WN grade)
March 27 Spring Break Commences
April 3 Classes Resume
April 29 Exams Begin
May 7 End of Semester
Summer 1 2022-23
May 8-12 Registration and Advising Week
May 15 First Day of Classes & First day of Late Registration Penalty
May 22 First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade
June 11 Last day of WN grade
June 20 Pre-Registration Open for Summer 2
June 24 Exams Begin
June 26 End of Summer 1 Session
Summer 2 2022-23
July 03-07 Registration and Advising Week
July 10 First Day of Classes & First day of Late Registration Penalty
July 17 First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade
Aug 06 Last day of WN grade
Aug 19 Exams Begin
Aug 20 End of Summer Session
FALL 2020-21 May 31 Pre-Registration Open for Fall
August 16 Faculty resume work
August 23 Registration and Advising Week - Faculty Return
August 26 New Student Orientation
August 30 First Day of Classes / First day of Late Registration Penalty
September 6 First Day of 50% penalty - No new courses can be added
September 13 First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade
October 24 Last day of WN grade
November 1 Pre-Registration Open for Spring Semester
December 1 Martyr's Day - University Closed
December 2 National Day - University Closed
December 11 Exam Begin
December 20 Fall Break Commences
Spring 20-21 January 3 Registration and Advising Week
January 6 New Student Orientation
January 10 First Day of Classes / First day of Late Registration Penalty
January 17 First Day of 50% penalty - No new courses can be added
January 24 First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade
March 7 Last day of WN grade
March 7 Pre-Registration Open for Summer 1
March 21 Spring Break Commences
March 28 Classes Resume
April 23 Exams Begin
May 1 End of Semester
Summer 1
20-21		 April 25-29 Registration and Advising Week
May 9 First Day of Classes & First day of Late Registration Penalty
May 16 First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade
June 3 Last day of WN grade
June 6 Pre-Registration Open for Summer 2
June 18 Exams Begin
June 20 End of Summer Session
Summer 2
20-21		 June-July 27-1 Registration and Advising Week
July 4 First Day of Classes & First day of Late Registration Penalty
July 11 First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade
August 1 Last day of WN grade
August 13 Exams Begin
August 15 End of Summer Session
Fall 2019-20
Month Date Activity
May 1 Pre-Registration Open for Fall
August 18 Faculty resume work
August 22 Last day to secure pre-registration -Payment of Tuition Fees
August 25 Registration and Advising Week - Faculty Return
August 28 New Student Orientation
September 1 First Day of Classes / First day of Late Registration Penalty
September 8 First Day of 50% penalty - No new courses can be added
September 15 First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade
October 24 Last day of WN grade
November 30 Martyr's Day - University Closed
December 2 National Day - University Closed
December 13 Final Exams Begin
December 22 Fall Break Commences
Spring 2019-20
Month Date Activity
November 3 Pre-Registration Open for Spring Semester
January 4 Last day to secure Spring pre-registration -Payment of Tuition Fees
January 5 Registration and Advising Week
January 9 New Student Orientation
January 12 First Day of Classes / First day of Late Registration Penalty
January 19 First Day of 50% penalty - No new courses can be added
January 26 First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade
March 7 Last day of WN grade
March 8 2- week Spring Break Commences
March 22 Classes Resume using Online teaching mode as per schedule of face to face classes
May 1 Final Exams begin
May 11 End of Spring Semester
Summer I 2019-20
Month Date Activity
March 22 Pre-Registration Open of Summer 1 session
May 16 Last day to secure pre-registration - Payment of Tuition Fees
May 10-14 Registration and Advising Week
May 17 First Day of Classes & First day of Late Registration Penalty
May 24 First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade
June 11 Last day of WN grade
June 29 End of Summer 1 Session
July 5 Faculty Summer Break commences
Summer II 2019-20
Month Date Activity
June 11 Pre-Registration Open of Summer 2 session
July 1-2 Registration and Advising period
July 5 First Day of Classes & First day of Late Registration Penalty
July 12 First Day of 100% penalty - First day of WN grade
August 2 Last day of WN grade
August 17 End of Summer 2 Session
Fall 2018-19
Month Date Activity
June 1 Pre-Registration Open for Fall
August 25 Last Day to Secure Pre-Registration -Payment of Tuition Fees
August 26 Registration and Advising Week - Faculty Return
August 28 - 30 New Students’ Orientation
September 2 First Day of Classes / First Day of Late Registration Penalty
September 9 First Day of 50% Penalty - No new courses can be added
September 16 First Day of 100% Penalty - First Day of WN grade
October 25 Last Day of WN grade
November 30 Martyr's Day
December 2 National Day - University Closed
December 14 Exams Begin
December 23 Fall Break Commences
Spring 2018-19
Month Date Activity
November 7 Pre- Registration Open for Spring Semester (New & Returning Students)
January 2 Registration Open for Spring Semester
January 5 Last Day to Secure Pre-Registration -Payment of Tuition Fees (New & Returning Students)
January 6 Advising Week (Returning Students)
January 9 New Student Orientation
January 13 First Day of Classes / First Day of Late Registration Penalty
January 21 First Day of 50% Penalty - No new courses can be added
January 28 First Day of 100% Penalty - First Day of WN grade
March 9 Last Day of WN grade/ Pre-Registration Open for Summer
March 24 Spring Break Commences – Students Only
March 31 Classes Resume
April 13 Graduation*
April 26 Exams begin
May 4 End of Semester
Summer 1 2018-19
Month Date Activity
March 7 Pre-Registration Open for Summer
May 4 Last Day to Secure Pre-Registration -Payment of Tuition Fees
May 5-11 Registration and Advising Week
May 12 First Day of Classes & First Day of Late Registration Penalty
May 20 First Day of 100% penalty - First Day of WN grade
June 7 Last Day of WN grade
June 22 End of Summer Session
June 27 Start of Faculty Summer Break
Summer 2 2018-19
Month Date Activity
June 20 Pre-Registration Open for Summer
June 22 Last Day to Secure Pre-Registration – Payment of Tuition Fees
June 23-29 Registration and Advising Week
June 30 First Day of Classes & First Day of Late Registration Penalty
July 8 First Day of 100% Penalty – First Day of WN Grade
July 26 Last Day of WN Grade
August 10 End of Summer Session
August 15 Start of Faculty Summer Break

All Islamic Lunar Holidays for the private sector will be fixed per the announcement by the relevant Ministry
Ramadan lecture timing is from 09:00 am to 05:00 pm.
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