The Prophet's Birthday*

New Faculty Orientation 

 Returning Faculty Orientation 

Last day for new students to apply to AIU

New Student Orientation 

First Day of Classes

Last Day to Add/Swap Courses / Last Day for Self-Pay Students to Register 

Faculty/Staff Professional Development Day (No Classes, Campus Closed to Students) 

Last Day to Drop a Class or Withdraw from AIU without Academic Record

Withdrawal with Grade “W” Takes Effect

Mid-Semester Course Evaluations 

Faculty/Staff Professional Development Day (No Classes, Campus Closed to Students) 

Mid-Semester Course Evaluations

Faculty/Staff Professional Development Day (No Classes, Campus Closed to Students)

Mid-Semester Grades Due from All Faculty

Last Day to Drop a Class with Grade “W” 

 Withdrawal with Grade “WF” Takes Effect

Spring Registration Begins

Faculty/Staff Professional Development Day (No Classes, Campus Closed to Students) 

Spring Registration Begins 

Final Course Evaluations 

Last Day of Classes / Last Day to Drop a class with Academic Record with a grade of ‘WF’. 

STUDY DAYS, No Classes

Final Exams (excluding Friday, Dec 11) 

Final Grades Due from All Faculty 

Grade publishing & Degree Conferral

Taking Care of Business Days

Winter Break (Campus Closed to Students)

First Day of Classes

Last Day to Add/Swap Courses for ALL Students

Last Day to Drop Classes without Academic Record

Last Day to Withdraw from AIU without Academic Record

Drop with Record Policy Takes Effect with Grade of ‘W’

Drop with Record Policy Takes Effect with Grade of ‘W’

Arafat Day (Campus Closed)

Eid al Adha (Campus Closed)

Midterm Grades Due from All Faculty

Islamic New Year (Campus Closed)

Last Day to Drop a Class with a Grade of ‘W’

Drop with Record (Failing) Policy Takes Effect with Grade of ‘WF’

Last Day of Classes

Last Day to Drop a Class with a Grade of ‘WF’

Final Exams

Fall Registration Begins

Final Grades Due from All Faculty

Grade publishing & Degree Conferral

Taking Care of Business Days

New Faculty Orientation

Returning Faculty Orientation

Isra and Miraj* (Campus Closed)

New Student Orientation

Last day for New Students to apply to AIU

First Day of Classes

Last Day to Add/Swap Courses

Last Day for Self-Pay Students to Register

Last Day to Drop a Class without Academic Record

Last Day to Withdraw from AIU without Academic Record

Drop with Record Policy Takes Effect with grade of ‘W’

Faculty/Staff Professional Development Day (No Classes, Campus Closed to Students)

National Day (No Classes, Campus Closed)

Liberation Day (No Classes, Campus Closed)

Spring Break (No Classes, Campus Closed to Students)

Eid al-Fitr* (No Classes, Campus Closed to Students)

Mid-Semester Course Evaluations

Mid-Semester Grades Due from All Faculty

Last Day to Drop a Class with Academic Record with a grade of ‘W’

Drop with Record (Failing) Policy Takes Effect with grade of ‘WF’

Summer Registration Begins

Final Course Evaluations

Last Day to Drop a class with Academic Record with a grade of ‘WF’

Last Day of Classes

STUDY DAYS, No Classes

Final Exams (not including Friday, 05/8)

Final Grades Due from All Faculty

Grade publishing & Degree Conferral

Taking Care of Business Days

AIU 2026 Commencement