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Academic Calendar 2019 – 2020

Fall 2019
August	4	Joining Date for New Faculty
August	25	Returning Date for Continuing Faculty
August	25 – 29	Faculty Workshops
August	29	AURAK Admissions Application Deadline
August	4 – 31	Placement Tests / Continuing Student Registration
August	4 – 31	Orientation and New Student Course Registration
August	25 – 29	New Faculty Orientation
August	27 – 31	Continuing Advising & Registration for Returning Students
September	1	Islamic New Year*
September	2	First day of Class
September	8	Last day to Add/Drop
October	10	Commencement Ceremony (2018 – 2019)
October	26	Mid Term Grades Report Due
November	2	Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F”
November	4	Advisement Begins For Spring 2020
November	10	Early-Registration For Spring Semester begins
December	1	UAE Commemoration Day
December	2-3	UAE National Day
December	14	Last Day of Classes
December	14 – 21	Final Examination Period
December	23	Grades Available
December	22 – Jan 11	Winter Break
Spring 2020
January	5 – 11	Continuing Advising & Registration for Returning Students
January	5	Returning Date for Continuing Faculty
January	5 – 9	Faculty Workshops
January	5	New Student Orientation and New Student Registration begin
January	5	Placement Tests begin
January	8	New Faculty Orientation
January	11	AURAK Admissions Application Deadline
January	12	First day of Class
January	18	Last day to Add/Drop
March	7	Mid Term Grades Report Due
March	8 – 21	Spring Break (Student and Faculty)
March	22	Starting Online instruction/Distance learning
April	13	Fall Advisement Begins
April	19	Early-Registration For Fall Semester begins
May	9	Last Day of Classes
May	9	Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F”
May	9 – 19	Examination Period
May	22	Grades Available
May	24	Last date to convert any course to Pass/No Pass (P/NP) grading (deadline 11:59 p.m.)
June	28	Faculty Summer Break Begins
Summer Session I 2020 (6 weeks)
May	26 – 28	Course Registration
May	28	Classes Begin
June	4	Last day to Add / Drop
June	25	Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F”
July	9	Last Day of Summer Session I
July	11	Grades Available
Internship Session II 2020 (6 weeks)
July	10 – 12	Internship Course Registration
July	12	Internship Begins
July	18	Last day to Add / Drop
August	1 – 3	Eid Al Adha*
August	15	Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F”
August	23	Islamic New Year
August	27	Internship Ends
August	30	Grades Available
2019 – 2020 Commencement
October	8	Commencement Ceremony (2019 – 2020)

Note: All Islamic Lunar Holidays will be fixed per announcement by the relevant Ministry.

Academic Calendar 2020 – 2021

Fall 2020
Month	Day	Week	Activity/Event
August	2–29		Placement Tests / Continuing Student Registration
August	2–29		Orientation and New Student Course Registration
August	9		Joining Date for New Faculty
August	20		Islamic New Year*
August	23		Returning Date for Continuing Faculty
August	23-27		Faculty Workshops, Including New Faculty Orientation
August	27		AURAK Admissions Application Deadline
August	23-29		Continuing Advising & Registration for Returning Students
August	30		First day of Class
August	30- Sept 5	Week 1
September	6-12	Week 2
September	9		Graduation Date for Summer 2020
September	12		Last day to Add/Drop
September	13-19	Week 3
September	20-26	Week 4
September	27- Oct 3	Week 5
October	4-10	Week 6
October	8		Commencement Ceremony (2019 – 2020)
October	11-17	Week 7
October	18-24	Week 8
October	24		Mid Term Grades Report Due
October	25-31	Week 9
October	31		Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F”
November	1		Advisement Begins For Spring 2020
November	1-7	Week 10
November	8		Early-Registration For Spring Semester begins
November	8-14	Week 11
November	15-21	Week 12
November	22-28	Week 13
November	29- Dec 5	Week 14
December	1		UAE Commemoration Day
December	2-3		UAE National Day
December	6-12	Week 15
December	12		Last Day of Classes
December	13-19	Week 16	Final Examination Period
December	22		Grades Available
December	20- Jan 9		Winter Break
January	25		Graduation Date For Fall 2020
Spring 2021
January	3-9		Continuing Advising & Registration for Returning Students
January	3		Returning Date for Continuing Faculty
January	3-7		Faculty Workshops, including New Faculty Orientation
January	3		New Student Orientation and New Student Registration begin
January	3		Placement Tests begin
January	9		AURAK Admissions Application Deadline
January	10		First day of Class
January	10-16	Week 1
January	17-23	Week 2
January	23		Last day to Add/Drop
January	24-30	Week 3
January	31- Feb 6	Week 4
February	7-13	Week 5
February	14-20	Week 6
February	21-27	Week 7
February	28- March 6	Week 8
March	6		Mid Term Grades Report Due
March	7-13	Week 9
March	13		Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F”
March	14-20	Week 10
March	21-27	Week 11
March	28- April 10		Spring Break
April	11		Classes Resume
April	11		Fall Advisement Begins
April	11-17	Week 12
April	18		Summer Registration begins Early-Registration For Fall Semester begins
April	18-24	Week 13
April	25- May 1	Week 14
May	2-8	Week 15
May	8		Last Day of Classes
May	13-14		Eid Al-Fitr*
May	17-26	Week 16	Examination Period
May	30		Grades Available
June	24		Graduation Date For Spring 2021
June	27		Faculty Summer Break Begins
Summer Session 2021 (6 weeks)
May	30- June 5		Course Registration
June	6		Classes Begin
June	10		Last day to Add / Drop
July	1		Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F”
July	17		Last Day of Summer Session I
July	19		Grades Available
September	9		Graduation Date for Summer 2021
Internship Session 2021 (8 weeks)
May	30- June 5		Internship Course Registration
June	6		Internship Begins
June	11		Last day to Add / Drop
July	8		Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F”
July	21-22		Eid Al Adha*
August	2		Internship Ends
August	5		Grades Available
September	9		Graduation Date for Summer 2021
2020 – 2021 Commencement
October	7		Commencement Ceremony (2020 – 2021)

Note: All Islamic Lunar Holidays will be fixed per announcement by the relevant Ministry.

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Final Exam Schedule

Class Schedule

Academic Calendar 2019 – 2020

Fall 2019
August	4	Joining Date for New Faculty
August	25	Returning Date for Continuing Faculty
August	25 – 29	Faculty Workshops
August	29	AURAK Admissions Application Deadline
August	4 – 31	Placement Tests / Continuing Student Registration
August	4 – 31	Orientation and New Student Course Registration
August	25 – 29	New Faculty Orientation
August	27 – 31	Continuing Advising & Registration for Returning Students
September	1	Islamic New Year*
September	2	First day of Class
September	8	Last day to Add/Drop
October	10	Commencement Ceremony (2018 – 2019)
October	26	Mid Term Grades Report Due
November	2	Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F”
November	4	Advisement Begins For Spring 2020
November	10	Early-Registration For Spring Semester begins
December	1	UAE Commemoration Day
December	2-3	UAE National Day
December	14	Last Day of Classes
December	14 – 21	Final Examination Period
December	23	Grades Available
December	22 – Jan 11	Winter Break
Spring 2020
January	5 – 11	Continuing Advising & Registration for Returning Students
January	5	Returning Date for Continuing Faculty
January	5 – 9	Faculty Workshops
January	5	New Student Orientation and New Student Registration begin
January	5	Placement Tests begin
January	8	New Faculty Orientation
January	11	AURAK Admissions Application Deadline
January	12	First day of Class
January	18	Last day to Add/Drop
March	7	Mid Term Grades Report Due
March	8 – 21	Spring Break (Student and Faculty)
March	22	Starting Online instruction/Distance learning
April	13	Fall Advisement Begins
April	19	Early-Registration For Fall Semester begins
May	9	Last Day of Classes
May	9	Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F”
May	9 – 19	Examination Period
May	22	Grades Available
May	24	Last date to convert any course to Pass/No Pass (P/NP) grading (deadline 11:59 p.m.)
June	28	Faculty Summer Break Begins
Summer Session I 2020 (6 weeks)
May	26 – 28	Course Registration
May	28	Classes Begin
June	4	Last day to Add / Drop
June	25	Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F”
July	9	Last Day of Summer Session I
July	11	Grades Available
Internship Session II 2020 (6 weeks)
July	10 – 12	Internship Course Registration
July	12	Internship Begins
July	18	Last day to Add / Drop
August	1 – 3	Eid Al Adha*
August	15	Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F”
August	23	Islamic New Year
August	27	Internship Ends
August	30	Grades Available
2019 – 2020 Commencement
October	8	Commencement Ceremony (2019 – 2020)

Note: All Islamic Lunar Holidays will be fixed per announcement by the relevant Ministry.

Academic Calendar 2020 – 2021

Fall 2020
Month	Day	Week	Activity/Event
August	2–29		Placement Tests / Continuing Student Registration
August	2–29		Orientation and New Student Course Registration
August	9		Joining Date for New Faculty
August	20		Islamic New Year*
August	23		Returning Date for Continuing Faculty
August	23-27		Faculty Workshops, Including New Faculty Orientation
August	27		AURAK Admissions Application Deadline
August	23-29		Continuing Advising & Registration for Returning Students
August	30		First day of Class
August	30- Sept 5	Week 1
September	6-12	Week 2
September	9		Graduation Date for Summer 2020
September	12		Last day to Add/Drop
September	13-19	Week 3
September	20-26	Week 4
September	27- Oct 3	Week 5
October	4-10	Week 6
October	8		Commencement Ceremony (2019 – 2020)
October	11-17	Week 7
October	18-24	Week 8
October	24		Mid Term Grades Report Due
October	25-31	Week 9
October	31		Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F”
November	1		Advisement Begins For Spring 2020
November	1-7	Week 10
November	8		Early-Registration For Spring Semester begins
November	8-14	Week 11
November	15-21	Week 12
November	22-28	Week 13
November	29- Dec 5	Week 14
December	1		UAE Commemoration Day
December	2-3		UAE National Day
December	6-12	Week 15
December	12		Last Day of Classes
December	13-19	Week 16	Final Examination Period
December	22		Grades Available
December	20- Jan 9		Winter Break
January	25		Graduation Date For Fall 2020
Spring 2021
January	3-9		Continuing Advising & Registration for Returning Students
January	3		Returning Date for Continuing Faculty
January	3-7		Faculty Workshops, including New Faculty Orientation
January	3		New Student Orientation and New Student Registration begin
January	3		Placement Tests begin
January	9		AURAK Admissions Application Deadline
January	10		First day of Class
January	10-16	Week 1
January	17-23	Week 2
January	23		Last day to Add/Drop
January	24-30	Week 3
January	31- Feb 6	Week 4
February	7-13	Week 5
February	14-20	Week 6
February	21-27	Week 7
February	28- March 6	Week 8
March	6		Mid Term Grades Report Due
March	7-13	Week 9
March	13		Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F”
March	14-20	Week 10
March	21-27	Week 11
March	28- April 10		Spring Break
April	11		Classes Resume
April	11		Fall Advisement Begins
April	11-17	Week 12
April	18		Summer Registration begins Early-Registration For Fall Semester begins
April	18-24	Week 13
April	25- May 1	Week 14
May	2-8	Week 15
May	8		Last Day of Classes
May	13-14		Eid Al-Fitr*
May	17-26	Week 16	Examination Period
May	30		Grades Available
June	24		Graduation Date For Spring 2021
June	27		Faculty Summer Break Begins
Summer Session 2021 (6 weeks)
May	30- June 5		Course Registration
June	6		Classes Begin
June	10		Last day to Add / Drop
July	1		Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F”
July	17		Last Day of Summer Session I
July	19		Grades Available
September	9		Graduation Date for Summer 2021
Internship Session 2021 (8 weeks)
May	30- June 5		Internship Course Registration
June	6		Internship Begins
June	11		Last day to Add / Drop
July	8		Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F”
July	21-22		Eid Al Adha*
August	2		Internship Ends
August	5		Grades Available
September	9		Graduation Date for Summer 2021
2020 – 2021 Commencement
October	7		Commencement Ceremony (2020 – 2021)