The Annual Academic Calendar includes term and instruction start and end dates, and holidays.
(Modefied by the University Council on December 13, 2017)
September 2017
| Monday | 4 |
End of Eid Al-Adha holiday (4:00 PM) - Expected |
| Tuesday | 5 |
Start of the academic year for the fall semester 2017/2018 (for faculty members) |
| Saturday | 9 |
Classes commence for fall semester 2017/2018 |
| Thursday | 14 |
End of late add/drop period for fall semester 2017/2018 |
| Monday | 18 |
Start of withdrawal period with grade (W) for fall semester 2017/2018 courses |
| Thursday | 21 |
Islamic New Year Holiday- Expected |
October 2017
| Saturday | 21 | Olive harvest season-Holiday |
November 2017
| Wednesday | 1 |
Exams (Regular classes for Masters’ students) |
| Tuesday | 7 |
Exams (Regular classes for Masters’ students) |
| Wednesday | 15 |
Declaration of Independence Day -Holiday |
| Saturday | 25 |
Exams (Regular classes for Masters’ students) |
| Thursday | 30 |
Prophet’s Birthday holiday- Expected |
December 2017
| Wednesday | 6 | Deadline for withdrawal with grade (W) for fall semester 2017/2018 courses |
| Sunday | 24 |
Start of Christmas holiday and winter break (8:00 AM) |
January 2018
| Monday | 1 |
End of Christmas holiday and winter break (5:00 PM) |
| Saturday | 13 | Classes according to Monday’s course schedule |
| Tuesday | 16 |
Classes according to Wednesday’s course schedule Last day of classes for fall semester 2017/2018 |
| Thursday | 18 |
Start of final exams for fall semester 2017/201 |
| Wednesday | 31 |
End of final exams period for fall semester 2017/2018 |
February 2018
| Saturday | 3 | Last day of grade submission for fall semester 2017/2018 |
| Monday | 5 | Classes commence for spring semester 2017/2018 |
| Wednesday | 7 | Last day for submission of incomplete grades (I) for fall semester 2017/2018 |
| Saturday | 10 | End of Add/Drop period for spring semester 2017/2018 |
| Wednesday | 14 | Start of withdrawal period with grade (W) for spring semester 2017/2018 courses |
March 2018
April 2018
| Saturday | 7 |
Start of Easter Holiday (8:00 AM) |
| Monday | 9 | End of Easter Holiday (5:00 PM) |
| Wednesday | 11 |
Exams (Regular classes for masters’ students) |
| Thursday | 12 |
Isra’ and Mi'raj Holiday (Expected) |
| Tuesday | 17 | Exams (Regular classes for masters’ students) |
| Monday | 23 | Exams (Regular classes for masters’ students) |
May 2018
| Tuesday | 1 | Labor Day holiday |
| Saturday | 12 |
Deadline for withdrawal period (W) for spring semester 2017/2018 courses |
| Monday | 28 |
Classes according to Tuesday’s course schedule Classes ends for spring semester 2017/2018 |
| Wednesday | 30 |
Start of final exams period for spring semester 2017/2018 |
June 2018
| Tuesday | 12 |
End of final exams period for spring semester 2017/2018 |
| Wednesday | 13 |
Start of Eid al-Fitr holiday (8:00 AM) - Expected |
| Saturday | 16 |
End of Eid al-Fitr holiday (5:00 PM) – Expected |
| Monday | 18 | Last day of grade submission for spring semester 2017/2018 |
| Wednesday | 20 |
Classes commence for summer semester 2017/2018 |
| Thursday | 21 |
End of Add/Drop period for summer semester 2017/2018 |
| Friday | 22 |
Graduation ceremony I |
| Saturday | 23 |
Graduation ceremony II |
| Sunday | 24 | Graduation ceremony III |
| Monday | 25 |
Last day for students’ submission of incomplete grades (I) for spring semester 2017/2018 Start of faculty members’ summer holiday 2017/2018 |
| Wednesday | 27 | Start of withdrawal period with grade (W) for summer semester 2017/2018 courses |
| Saturday | 30 | Classes according to Monday’s course schedule |
July 2018
| Saturday | 14 |
Classes according to Tuesday’s course schedule |
| Saturday | 28 |
Classes according to Wednesday's course schedule |
August 2018
| Thursday | 2 | Deadline for withdrawal period with grade (W) for summer semester 2017/2018 courses |
| Saturday | 4 |
Classes according to Thursday’s course schedule |
| Thursday | 9 | Last day of classes for summer semester 2017/2018 |
| Saturday | 11 |
Start of final exams period for summer semester 2017/2018 |
| Thursday | 16 |
End of final exams for summer semester 2017/2018 |
| Monday | 20 |
Start of Eid Al-Adha holiday (8:00 AM) (Expected) |
| Friday | 24 | End of Eid Al-Adha holiday (5:00 PM) (Expected) |
| Saturday | 25 |
Start of academic year for the fall semester 2018/2019 (for faculty members) Last day of grades submission for summer semester 2017/2018 |
| Tuesday | 28 |
Classes commence for fall semester 2018/2019 |
September 2018
