The Annual Academic Calendar includes term and instruction start and end dates, and holidays. (Academic Calendar 2018/2019)
August 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) |
September 2018
| Saturday | 1 | Classes commence for fall semester 2018/2019 |
| Thursday | 6 | End of Add/Drop/Late registration period for fall semester 2018/2019 |
| Monday | 10 | Start of withdrawal period with grade (W) for fall semester 2018/2019 courses |
| Tuesday | 11 | Islamic New Year Holiday- Expected |
October 2018
| Saturday | 20 | Olive harvest season-Holiday |
| Wednesday | 24 | Exams starts at 13:45 P.M |
| Monday | 29 | Exams starts at 13:45 P.M |
November 2018
| Thursday | 8 |
Exams starts at 13:45 P.M. |
| Thursday | 15 |
Declaration of Independence Day -Holiday |
| Saturday | 17 |
Exams starts at 13:45 P.M. |
| Tuesday | 20 |
Prophet’s Birthday holiday- Expected |
| Monday | 26 | Classes according to Tuesday’s course schedule |
| Wednesday | 28 | End of withdrawal period with grade (W) for fall semester 2018/2019 courses |
December 2018
| Saturday | 22 | Last day of classes for fall semester 2018/2019 |
| Monday | 24 | Start of Christmas holiday and winter break (8:00 AM)- according to Western calendar |
January 2019
| Thursday | 1 |
End of Christmas holiday and winter break (5:00 PM) |
| Wednesday | 2 | Start of final exams for fall semester 2018/2019 |
| Monday | 7 |
Start of Christmas holiday (according to Eastern calendar) |
| Wednesday | 16 |
End of final exams period for fall semester 2018/2019 Start of Add/Drop/Late registration period for spring semester 2018/2019 |
| Saturday | 19 |
Last day of grade submission for fall semester 2018/2019 |
| Saturday | 26 | Classes commence for spring semester 2018/2019 |
| Monday | 28 | Last day for submission of incomplete grades (I) for fall semester 2018/2019 |
| Thursday | 31 | End of Add/Drop/Late registration period for spring semester 2018/2019 |
February 2019
| Monday | 4 | Start of withdrawal period with grade (W) for spring semester 2018/2019 courses |
March 2019
| Wednesday | 20 | Exams starts at 13:45 P.M. |
| Monday | 25 | Exams starts at 13:45 P.M. |
April 2019
| Wednesday | 3 | Isra’ and Mi'raj Holiday (Expected) |
| Saturday | 6 | Exams starts at 13:45 P.M. |
| Thursday | 11 | Exams starts at 13:45 P.M. |
| Saturday | 20 | Deadline for withdrawal period (W) for spring semester 2018/2019 courses |
| Monday | 22 | Classes according to to Wednesday’s course schedule |
| Saturday | 27 |
Start of Easter Holiday (8:00 AM) |
| Monday | 29 | End of Easter Holiday (5:00 PM) |
May 2019
| Wednesday | 1 | Labor Day holiday |
| Tuesday | 21 | Classes ends for spring semester 2018/2019 |
| Thursday | 23 | Start of final exams period for spring semester 2018/2019 |
June 2019
| Monday | 3 | Start of Eid al-Fitr holiday (8:00 AM) - Expected |
| Thursday | 6 | End of Eid al-Fitr holiday (5:00 PM) – Expected |
| Tuesday | 11 |
End of final exams period for spring semester 2018/2019 |
| Thursday | 13 | Last day of grade submission for spring semester 2018/2019 |
| Friday | 14 |
Commencement Ceremony I |
| Saturday | 15 | Commencement Ceremony II |
| Sunday | 16 | Commencement Ceremony III |
| Monday | 17 |
Classes commence for summer semester 2018/2019 |
| Tuesday | 18 |
Last day for students’ submission of incomplete grades (I) for spring semester 2018/2019 |
| Wednesday | 19 |
Start of faculty members’ summer holiday 2018/2019 End of Add/Drop/Late registration period for summer semester 2018/2019 |
| Tuesday | 25 | Start of withdrawal period with grade (W) for summer semester 2018/2019 courses |
July 2019
| Thursday | 25 | Deadline of withdrawal period with grade (W) for summer semester 2018/2019 courses |
August 2019
| Thursday | 8 | Last day of classes for summer semester 2018/2019 |
| Saturday | 10 |
Start of Eid Al-Adha holiday (8:00 AM) (Expected) |
| Thursday | 15 | End of Eid Al-Adha holiday (5:00 PM) (Expected) |
| Saturday | 17 |
Start of final exams period for summer semester 2018/2019 |
| Monday | 19 |
Start of academic year for the fall semester 2019/2020 (for faculty members only) |
| Thursday | 22 |
End of final exams for summer semester 2018/2019 |
| Monday | 26 | Last day of grades submission for summer semester 2018/2019 |
| Wednesday | 28 |
Classes commence for fall semester 2019/2020 |
| Saturday | 31 | Last day for submission of incomplete grades (I) for summer semester 2018/2019 |
