The Annual Academic Calendar includes term and instruction start and end dates, and holidays. (Academic Calendar 2020-2021
September 2020
Tuesday 1 End of finals period for Summer semester 2019-2020
Thursday 3 Last day of grades submission for Summer semester 2019-2020
Monday 7 Instruction begins for the Fall semester 2020-2021
Wednesday 9 End of withdrawal window (W) for second Summer term 2019-2020 courses
Saturday 12 Start of add/drop for Fall semester 2020-2021
Monday 14 Start of withdrawal window (W) for first Fall semester of 2020-2021 courses
October 2020
Saturday 17 Olive harvest season-Holiday
Thursday 29 Prophet’s Birthday holiday-expected
November 2020
Wednesday 4 Exams start at 14:00
Sunday 15 Declaration of Independence Day-holiday
Wednesday 18 Exams start at 14:00
December 2020
Thursday 3 Exams start at 14:15
Wednesday 9 Exams start at 8:00 till 14:00
Monday 14 Exams start at 14:15
Thursday 17 Exams start at 8:00 till 14:00
Wednesday 23 Exams start at 14:15
Thursday 24 Start of Christmas holiday and winter break (8:00 AM)
January 2021
Friday 1 End of Christmas Holiday and winter break (5:00 PM)
Thursday 7 Start of Christmas holiday (according to Eastern calendar)
Thursday 14 Last day of withdrawal window (W) for Fall semester 2020/2021 courses
Thursday 21 End of instruction period for Fall semester 2020/2021
Saturday 23 Start of final exams for Fall semester 2020/2021 (exams will be held on campus for first yest students only)
Wednesday 27 Start of Add/Drop window for Spring semester 2020/2021
February 2021
Saturday 6 End of final exams period for Fall semester 2020/2021
Tuesday 9 Last day of grade submission for Fall semester 2020-2021
Thuersday 11 Start of instruction for Spring semester 2020/2021
Monday 15 Last day for students to make up incomplete grades for Fall semester
Thursday 18 Start of withdrawal window (W) for Spring semester 2020/2021 courses
March 2021
Thursday 11 Isra’ and Mi'raj holiday (Expected)
Monday 24 Exams start at 14:15
Monday 29 Exams start at 8:00 till 14:00
April 2021
Saturday 3 Start of Easter Break (8:00 AM)
Monday 5 End of Easter Break (5:00 PM)
May 2021
Saturday 1 Labor Day holiday
Thursday 12 Start of Eid al-Fitr holiday (8:00 AM)- expected
Sunday 16 End of Eid al-Fitr holiday (5:00 PM)- expected
June 2021
Tuesday 1 End of withdrawal window (W) for second Spring semester 2020-2021 courses
Tuesday 8 Instruction ends for Spring semester 2020-2021
Thursday 10 Start of final exams period for Spring semester 2020-2021
Monday 14 Start of Add/Drop/Late registration window for Summer term 2020-2021
Thursday 24 Finals end for Spring semster 2020-2021
Monday 28 Last day of grades submission for Spring semester 2020/2021
Tuesday 29 Instrction starts for Summer term 2020/2021
July 2021
Thursday 1 Last day for students to make up incomplete grades for Spring semester 20202021
Friday 2 Graduation ceremony I- expected
Saturday 3 Graduation ceremony II- expected
Sunday 4 Graduation ceremony III- expected
Monday 5 Start of faculty Summer holiday 2020-2021
Tuesday 6 Last day for late registration and late registration window for Summer term 2020/2021
Wednesday 7 Start of withdrawal window (W) for Spring semester 2020-2021 courses
Monday 19 Start of Eid Al-Adha holiday (8:00 AM) (Expected)
Monday 27 End of Eid Al-Adha holiday (5:00 PM) (Expected)
August 2021
Monday 9 Islamic New Year holiday- expected
Monday 23 Deadline for withdrawal window (W) for Summer term 2020-2021 courses
Monday 30 Instruction ends for Summer term 2020-2021
September 2021
Wednesday 1 Start of finals period for Summer term 2020-2021
Start of Add/Drop/Late registration window for Fall semester 2021/2022
Monday 6 Instruction begins for Fall semester 2021/2022
Tuesday 7 End of finals period for Summer term 2020/2021
Thursday 9 End day of grades submission for Summer term 2020/2021
Saturday 11 Instruction starts for Fall semester 2021/2022
Last day for students to make up incomplete grades for Summer semester
Wednesday 15 Start of Add/Drop/Late registration window for Fall semester 2021-2022