| Fall Semester 2008 |
| July 31 |
Fall Semester 2008 admission application deadline |
| August 14 |
Residential halls open
TOEFL exams |
| August 15 |
New students’ and parents’ welcome session |
| August 17 |
New students’ academic and school orientation |
| August 18 |
Registration for all returning students ends at 5 p.m. |
| August 18-19 |
Placement tests for new students |
| August 20-21 |
Registration for new students |
| August 24 |
First day of classes; add /drop period |
| August 27 |
Deadline to drop a class 5 p.m.
|
| August 28 |
Deadline to add a class 5 p.m. |
| September 2 |
Application for fall semester graduation |
| September 30 |
Classes end for Eid Al Fitr holiday at 10 p.m.* |
| October 7 |
Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| October 29 |
Honors Convocation
|
| November 6 |
Deadline to withdraw from a course without penalty 5 p.m. |
| November 16-27 |
Advising and Early Registration for Spring Semester 2009 |
| November 23 |
Deadline for enrolled students to apply/renew financial aid for Spring 2009 |
| November 27 |
Classes end at 10 p.m. for National Day and Eid Al Adha holidays |
December 4
|
Transfer students’ application deadline for Spring 2009
Spring semester admission application deadline (from outside UAE) |
| December 14 |
Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| December 15 |
Deadline for new students to apply for financial aid for Spring 2009 |
| December 16 |
Spring semester admission application deadline (from inside UAE) |
| December 24 |
Fall Semester 2008 semester classes end at 10 p.m. |
| December 25 |
Christmas holiday |
| December 27 |
Fall semester examination period begins |
| December 29 |
Al Hijra holiday |
| January 1 |
New Year holiday |
| January 3 |
Fall Semester 2008 final examination period ends at 10 p.m. |
| January 4 |
Make-up examination day |
| January 8 |
Fall Semester 2008 Commencement |
| Spring Semester 2009 |
| January 15 |
Residential halls open
TOEFL tests
|
| January 16 |
New students’ and parents’ welcome session |
| January 18 |
New students’ academic and school orientation |
| January 19 |
Registration for all returning students ends at 5 p.m.
|
| January 19-20 |
Placement tests for new students |
| January 21-22 |
Classes end for Spring Break at 10 p.m. |
| January 25 |
First day of classes; add /drop period begins |
| January 28 |
Deadline to drop a class 5 p.m.
|
| January 29 |
Deadline to add a class 5 p.m. |
| February 5 |
Application for spring semester graduation due |
| March 5 |
Classes end for Spring Break at 10 p.m. |
| March 9 |
Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawi holiday
|
| March 15 |
Classes resume at 8 a.m. |
| April 9 |
Deadline to withdraw from a course without penalty 5 p.m.
|
| April 30 |
Application for summer graduation due |
| May 3-14 |
Advising and early registration for Summer Term 2009 and Fall Semester 2009 |
| May 7 |
Deadline for enrolled students to apply/renew financial aid for Fall Semester 2009 |
| May 14 |
Spring Semester classes end 10 p.m. |
| May 16 |
Spring semester examination period begins |
| May 21 |
Spring semester examination period ends at 10 p.m. |
| May 23 |
Make-up examination day |
| June 6 |
Spring Semester 2009 Commencement |
| Summer Term 2009 |
| June 7–8 |
Registration for summer session |
| June 9 |
First day of classes; late registration and add and drop period begins |
| June 11 |
Late registration and add /drop period end at 5 p.m. |
| June 17 |
Transfer students’ application deadline for Fall Semester 2009 |
| July 6 |
Deadline to withdraw from a course without penalty 5 p.m. |
| July 19 |
Classes end for Al Israa Wal Miraj holiday at 10 p.m. |
| July 21 |
Summer session classes end at 10 p.m. |
| July 22–23 |
Examination period |
| July 25 |
Make-up examination day |
| July 29 |
Deadline for new students to apply for financial aid for Fall Semester 2009 |
| Fall Semester 2009 |
August 24
|
First day of classes |
* Islamic holidays are determined after sighting the moon. Thus, actual dates may not coincide with the dates in this calendar. In the event of loss of teaching days due to unscheduled closings, the semester(s) may be extended. |
