what’s happening in 2020–2021
New Student Orientation (mandatory)
New Faculty Orientation
Faculty return
Fall 2020 registration period
Student Training for Online Learning (mandatory)
Makeup New Student Orientation for late registered students
Make up New Student Orientation
First day of fall classes
Last day for self-pay students to register
Last day to add and drop without financial penalty (100% tuition refund)
Last day to add and drop without special permission
Course drop period (50% tuition refund)
Faculty/Staff Professional Development Day - Student Reading Day (No classes)
Last day to add a course with special permission
Course drop period (without refund)
Last day to withdraw from a course (without refund)
Christmas/New Year break
Official New Year's Day Holiday (public holiday)
Course withdrawal policy takes effect with a grade of a W
Fall midterm examination period
Faculty/Staff Professional Development Day - Student Reading Day (No classes)
Advising sessions for students
Last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of "W"
Spring 2021 registration starts
Student course evaluations period
Faculty/staff professional development day - Student reading day (No classes)
National & Liberation Days - No classes
Last official class day for the fall 2020 semester (lecture)
Final exam period for the fall 2020 semester
Between semester break for students
Final grades available for fall 2020
Ascension of the Prophet - religious holiday (date subject to change)
New Faculty Orientation
Returning faculty begin
New Student Orientation for newly admitted students
First day of classes for spring 2021
Last day for self-pay students to register
Last day to add/drop a course without financial penalty (100% tuition refund)
Last day to add/drop a course without special permission
Course drop period (100% tuition refund)
Full University withdrawal period with 70% tuition refund begins
Faculty/staff professional development day - Student reading day (No classes)
Last day to add a course with special permission and last day to withdraw from the university with 70% tuition reimbursement
University withdrawal begins with a 50% refund
Course drop period (without refund) begins
University withdrawal without refund begins
Advising sessions for students
Eid holiday (dates subject to change)
Spring midterm examination period
Course withdrawal policy takes effect with a grade of a "W"
Faculty/staff professional development day - Student reading day (No classes)
Last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of "W"
Fall 2021 registration starts
Student course evaluation period
Faculty/staff professional development day - Student reading day (No classes)
Last official class day for spring 2021 (lecture)
Spring 2021 final exam period
Summer break for students
Final grades are available
Summer break for faculty
First day of classes for the summer semester
Last day to add or drop without financial penalty
Course drop period (without refund)
Course withdrawal policy takes effect with a grade of W
Last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of W
Arafat day (date subject to change)
Eid AL-Adha (dates subject to change)
Hijri new year (date subject to change)
Final exam period for summer semester courses
Registration period begins for fall 2021