Academics
Academic Calendar
Key dates for the 2025–2026 academic year — registration periods, class start and end dates, exam schedules, and official holidays across all semesters.
Classes / AcademicRegistrationExamsHolidayDeadlineEventAn asterisk (*) marks Islamic/Hijri holidays whose dates are tentative and subject to moon sighting. Verbatim footnote: "*Eid al-Fitr, al-Adha, the Hijra new year, Ashoura, the Prophet's birthday are determined after the sighting of the moon."
August 2025
- Fri., Aug. 15, 2025Official vacationHolidayFall 2025
- Mon., Aug. 18, 2025– Fri., Sep. 12, 2025Fall 2025 registration periodRegistrationFall 2025
September 2025
- Mon., Sep. 01, 2025Deadline for Financial Support ApplicationsDeadlineFall 2025
- Thrs., Sep. 04, 2025Prophet's birthday 1447HolidayFall 2025* tentative
- Mon., Sep. 15, 2025Fall 2025 Classes beginClasses / AcademicFall 2025
- Mon., Sep. 15, 2025Late registration/drop and add period for the Fall 2025 semester beginsRegistrationFall 2025
- Fri., Sep. 26, 2025End of late registration/drop and add period for the Fall 2025 semesterRegistrationFall 2025
October 2025
- Sat, Oct 4, 2025Graduation CeremonyEventFall 2025
November 2025
- Sat., Nov. 22, 2025Independence dayHolidayFall 2025
December 2025
- Fri., Dec. 19, 2025Last day for withdrawal from courses for the Fall 2025 semesterHolidayFall 2025
- Thu., Dec. 25, 2025Official vacationHolidayFall 2025
- Fri., Dec. 26, 2025Last day of classes for the Fall 2025 semesterHolidayFall 2025
- Mon., Dec. 29, 2025– Sat., Jan. 10, 2026Fall 2025 final exams periodExamsFall 2025
January 2026
- Thu., Jan. 01, 2026New year 2026HolidayFall 2025
- Mon., Jan. 05, 2026– Fri., Jan. 23, 2026Spring 2026 registration periodRegistrationFall 2025
- Tue., Jan. 06, 2026Official vacationHolidayFall 2025
- Mon., Jan. 12, 2026Deadline for Financial Support ApplicationsDeadlineFall 2025
- Fri., Jan. 16, 2026Al Israa wal Miiraaj 1447HolidayFall 2025* tentative
- Mon., Jan. 26, 2026Spring 2026 beginsClasses / AcademicSpring 2026
- Mon., Jan. 26, 2026Late registration/drop and add period for the Spring 2026 semester beginsRegistrationSpring 2026
February 2026
- Fri., Feb. 06, 2026End of late registration/drop and add period for the Spring 2026 semesterRegistrationSpring 2026
- Mon., Feb. 09, 2026Official vacationHolidaySpring 2026
- Sat., Feb. 14, 2026Official vacationHolidaySpring 2026
March 2026
- Mon., Mar. 16, 2026– Fri., Mar. 20, 2026Ramadan BreakHolidaySpring 2026
- Fri., Mar. 20, 2026– Sun., Mar. 22, 2026Eid al Fitr 1447HolidaySpring 2026* tentative
- Wed., Mar. 25, 2026Official vacationHolidaySpring 2026
April 2026
- Fri., Apr. 03, 2026Official vacationHolidaySpring 2026
- Mon., Apr. 06, 2026Official vacationHolidaySpring 2026
- Fri., Apr. 10, 2026Official vacationHolidaySpring 2026
- Mon., Apr. 13, 2026Official vacationHolidaySpring 2026
May 2026
- Fri., May. 01, 2026Labor dayHolidaySpring 2026
- Fri., May. 08, 2026Last day for withdrawal from courses for the Spring 2026 semesterHolidaySpring 2026
- Fri., May. 15, 2026Last day of classes for the Spring 2026 semesterHolidaySpring 2026
- Mon., May. 18, 2026– Tue., Jun. 02, 2026Spring 2026 final exams periodExamsSpring 2026
- Mon., May. 18, 2026– Sat., Jun. 06, 2026Summer 2026 registration periodRegistrationSpring 2026
- Mon., May. 25, 2026Liberation dayHolidaySpring 2026
- Tue., May. 26, 2026Deadline for Financial Support ApplicationsDeadlineSpring 2026
- Wed., May. 27, 2026– Sat., May. 30, 2026Eid al Adha 1447HolidaySpring 2026* tentative
June 2026
- Mon., Jun. 08, 2026Summer 2026 beginsClasses / AcademicSummer 2026
- Mon., Jun. 08, 2026Late registration/drop and add period for the Summer 2026 semester beginsRegistrationSummer 2026
- Fri., Jun. 12, 2026End of late registration/drop and add period for the Summer 2026 semesterRegistrationSummer 2026
- Wed., Jun. 17, 2026Hijri New Year 1448HolidaySummer 2026* tentative
- Fri., Jun. 26, 2026Ashoura 1448HolidaySummer 2026* tentative
July 2026
- Fri., Jul. 17, 2026Last day for withdrawal from courses for the Summer 2026 semesterHolidaySummer 2026
- Fri., Jul. 24, 2026Last day of classes for the Summer 2026 semesterHolidaySummer 2026
- Mon., Jul. 27, 2026– Sat., Aug. 01, 2026Summer 2026 final exams periodExamsSummer 2026
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