Academic Calendar
Final Exam Schedule
Class Schedule
| Fall 2017 | ||
| September | 5 | AURAK Admissions Application Deadline |
| September | 5 – 7 | Continuing Advising & Registration for Returning Students |
| September | 5 – 6 | New Faculty Orientation |
| September | 6 – 7 | Placement Tests / Continuing Student Registration / 50% Payment |
| September | 7 | Orientation and New Student Course Registration |
| September | 10 | First day of Class |
| September | 17 | Last day to Add/Drop |
| September | 21 | Islamic New Year |
| October | 12 | Commencement Ceremony (2016-2017) |
| November | 9 | Mid Term Grades Report Due |
| November | 11 | Last date to withdraw a course without grade “F” |
| November | 12 | Advisement Begins For Spring 2018 |
| November | 19 – 29 | Early-Registration For Spring Semester |
| November | 30 | UAE Commemoration Day |
| December | 2 | UAE National Day |
| December | 17 – Jan 6 | Winter Break |
| January | 7 | Classes Resume |
| January | 13 | Last Day of Classes |
| January | 14 – 20 | Final Examination Period |
| January | 22 | Grades Available |
| Spring 2018 | ||
| January | 22 – 28 | Continuing Advising & Registration for Returning Students |
| January | 24 | Placement Tests |
| January | 24 | New Faculty Orientation |
| January | 25 | Orientation and New Student Registration / 50% Payment |
| January | 28 | First day of Class |
| February | 4 | Last day to Add/Drop |
| March | 29 | Mid Term Grades Report Due |
| March | 25 – Apr 7 | Spring Break |
| April | 8 | Classes Resume |
| April | 14 | Last date to withdraw a course without grade “F” |
| April | 15 | Isra and Mi’raj |
| April | 16 | Advisement Begins |
| April | 23 – May 4 | Early-Registration For Fall Semester |
| May | 26 | Last Day of Classes |
| May | 27 – June 2 | Examination Period |
| June | 5 | Grades Available |
| Summer Session 2018 | ||
| June | 20 – 23 | Course Registration |
| June | 24 | Classes Begin |
| June | 26 | Last Day to Add / Drop |
| July | 28 | Last Date to Withdraw a Course Without Grade “F” |
| August | 18 | Last Day of Summer |
| August | 21 | Grades Available |
| 2017 – 2018 Commencement | ||
| October | 11 | Commencement Ceremony (2017 – 2018) |
Note: All Islamic Lunar Holidays will be fixed per announcement by the relevant Ministry.
| Fall 2018 | ||
| August | 1 – Sept 1 | Placement Tests / Continuing Student Registration |
| August | 1 – Sept 1 | Orientation and New Student Course Registration |
| August | 26 – Sept 1 | Continuing Advising & Registration for Returning Students |
| August | 28 – 29 | New Faculty Orientation |
| August | 30 | AURAK Admissions Application Deadline |
| September | 2 | First day of Class |
| September | 9 | Last day to Add/Drop |
| September | 11 | Islamic New Year |
| October | 11 | Commencement Ceremony (2017 – 2018) |
| October | 27 | Mid Term Grades Report Due |
| November | 3 | Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F” |
| November | 4 | Advisement Begins For Spring 2019 |
| November | 11 | Early-Registration For Spring Semester begins |
| November | 30 | UAE Commemoration Day |
| December | 2 | UAE National Day |
| December | 15 | Last Day of Classes |
| December | 16 – 22 | Final Examination Period |
| December | 23 – Jan 12 | Winter Break |
| December | 24 | Grades Available |
| Spring 2019 | ||
| January | 6 – 12 | Continuing Advising & Registration for Returning Students |
| January | 6 | New Student Orientation and New Student Registration begin |
| January | 6 | Placement Tests begin |
| January | 9 | New Faculty Orientation |
| January | 13 | First day of Class |
| January | 20 | Last day to Add/Drop |
| March | 9 | Mid Term Grades Report Due |
| March | 16 | Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F” |
| March | 17 – 30 | Spring Break |
| March | 31 | Classes Resume |
| April | 3 | Isra and Mi’raj |
| April | 7 | Fall Advisement Begins |
| April | 14 | Early-Registration For Fall Semester begins |
| May | 18 | Last Day of Classes |
| May | 19 – 25 | Examination Period |
| May | 28 | Grades Available |
| Summer Session I 2019 (6 weeks) | ||
| May | 22 – 26 | Course Registration |
| May | 26 | Classes Begin |
| June | 1 | Last day to Add / Drop |
| June | 22 | Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F” |
| July | 6 | Last Day of Summer Session I |
| July | 8 | Grades Available |
| Summer Session II 2019 (6 weeks) | ||
| July | 3 – 7 | Course Registration |
| July | 7 | Classes Begin |
| July | 13 | Last day to Add / Drop |
| August | 3 | Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F” |
| August | 11 – 14 | Eid Al Adha |
| August | 24 | Last Day of Summer Session II |
| August | 26 | Grades Available |
| Internship Session 2019 (8 weeks) | ||
| May | 24 – 26 | Internship Course Registration |
| June | 9 | Internship Begins |
| June | 15 | Last day to Add / Drop |
| July | 11 | Last date to withdraw from a course without grade “F” |
| August | 1 | Internship Ends |
| August | 3 | Grades Available |
| 2018 – 2019 Commencement | ||
| October | 10 | Commencement Ceremony (2018 – 2019) |
Note: All Islamic Lunar Holidays will be fixed per announcement by the relevant Ministry.
