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Academic Calendar 2024-2025 Tentative
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Academic Calendar 2023-2024
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Academic Calendar 2022-2023
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Academic Calendar 2021-2022
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FALL SEMESTER 2021-2022
Days Date Subject
Tue-Fri 20 Jul 2021 - 20 Aug 2021 Payment of Fall 2021 Tuition and Fees
Mon Sep. 13 Classes Begin
Tue-Thu Sep. 14 - 16 Drop and Add Period
Tue Oct. 19 Prophet’s Birthday/ Holiday*
Mon Nov. 1 Founder’s Day
Mon-Fri Nov. 15 - 19 Advising Week / Spring 2022 for Continuing students
Fri Nov. 19 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses
Mon-Fri Nov. 22 - 26 Registration Week / Spring 2022 for Continuing student
Mon Nov. 22 Independence Day / Holiday
Wed-Thu Dec. 1 - 2 Orientation and Registration / New Students Spring 2022
Wed Dec. 8 Last Day of Classes
Thu-Fri Dec. 9 - 10 Reading Period
Mon-Fri Dec. 13 - 17 Final Examinations Period
Mon-Mon 13 Dec 2021 - 3 Jan 2022 Payment of Spring 2022 Tuition and Fees
Sat Dec. 25 Christmas / Holiday
Sat Jan. 1 New Year / Holiday
SPRING SEMESTER 2021-2022
Days Date Subject
Thu Jan. 6 Armenian Christmas / Holiday
Mon Jan. 10 Classes Begin
Mon-Tue Jan. 17 - 18 Drop and Add Period
Wed Feb. 9 Saint Maroon’s Day / Holiday
Mon Feb. 14 H.E.P.M Rafik Al Hariri Commemoration Day
Mon-Fri Mar. 14 - 18 Advising Week / Summer–Fall 2022 for Continuing student
Fri Mar. 18 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses
Mon-Tue Mar. 21 - 29 Registration Week / Summer –Fall 2022 for Continuing student
Fri Mar. 25 Annunciation Day / Holiday
Fri-Mon Apr. 15 - 18 Easter Latin / Holiday
Fri-Mon Apr. 22 - 25 Easter Greek Orthodox / Holiday
Thu Apr. 21 Last Day of Classes
Tue-Sat Apr. 26 - 30 Final Examinations Period
Tue-Fri 26 Apr 2022 - 13 May 2022 Payment of Summer 2022 Tuition and Fees
Sun May. 1 Labor’s Day/ Holiday
Mon-Tue May. 2 - 3 Eid El Fitr / Holiday *
Sat May. 21 Commencement Exercise ( Tentative)
SUMMER SESSION 2021-2022
Days Date Subject
Mon May. 23 Classes and Co-op Work Experience Begin
Thu May. 26 Drop and Add Period
Thu Jun. 30 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses / Co-op
Mon-Tue Jul. 11 - 12 Eid El Adha / Holiday*
Tue Jul. 19 Classes and Co-op Work Experience End
Wed Jul. 20 Reading Period
Thu-Fri Jul. 21 - 22 Final Examinations Period
Fri Jul. 29 Hijra New Year / Holiday*
Wed Aug. 10 Ashoura Day / Holiday*
Mon Aug. 15 Assumption Day / Holiday
FALL SEMESTER 2022-2023
Days Date Subject
Wed-Thu Jul. 6 - 7 Orientation and Registration / New Students Fall 2022
Mon-Fri 25 Jul 2022 - 26 Aug 2022 Payment of Fall 2022 Tuition and Fees
Mon Aug. 29 Classes Begin
Tue-Thu 30 Aug 2022 - 1 Sep 2022 Drop and Add Period
Sat Oct. 8 Prophet’s Birthday/ Holiday*
Mon-Fri 31 Oct 2022 - 4 Nov 2022 Advising Week / Spring 2023 for Continuing students
Tue Nov. 1 Founder’s Day
Fri Nov. 4 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses
Mon-Fri Nov. 7 - 11 Registration Week / Spring 2023 for Continuing student
Tue Nov. 22 Independence Day / Holiday
Wed-Thu 30 Nov 2022 - 1 Dec 2022 Orientation and Registration / New Students Spring 2023
Wed Dec. 7 Last Day of Classes
Thu-Fri Dec. 8 - 9 Reading Period
Mon-Fri Dec. 12 - 16 Final Examinations Period
Fri-Thu 16 Dec 2022 - 5 Jan 2023 Payment of Spring 2023 Tuition and Fees
Sun Dec. 25 Christmas / Holiday
Sun Jan. 1 New Year / Holiday
SPRING SEMESTER 2022-2023
Days Date Subject
Fri Jan. 6 Armenian Christmas / Holiday
Mon Jan. 9 Classes Begin
Mon-Tue Jan. 16 - 17 Drop and Add Period
Thu Feb. 9 Saint Maroon’s Day / Holiday
Tue Feb. 14 H.E.P.M Rafik Al Hariri Commemoration Day
Mon-Fri Mar. 13 - 17 Advising Week / Summer–Fall 2023 for Continuing student
Fri Mar. 17 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses
Mon-Tue Mar. 20 - 28 Registration Week / Summer –Fall 2023 for Continuing student
Sat Mar. 25 Annunciation Day / Holiday
Fri-Mon Apr. 7 - 10 Easter Latin / Holiday
Fri-Mon Apr. 14 - 17 Easter Greek Orthodox / Holiday
Thu Apr. 20 Last Day of Classes
Fri-Sat Apr. 21 - 22 Eid El Fitr / Holiday *
Tue-Sat Apr. 25 - 29 Final Examinations Period
Fri-Fri 28 Apr 2023 - 19 May 2023 Payment of Summer 2023 Tuition and Fees
Mon May. 1 Labor’s Day/ Holiday
Fri May. 26 Commencement Exercise
SUMMER SESSION 2022-2023
Days Date Subject
Mon May. 22 Classes and Co-op Work Experience Begin
Wed May. 24 Drop and Add Period
Wed-Thu Jun. 28 - 29 Eid El Adha / Holiday*
Mon Jul. 3 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses / Co-op
Thu Jul. 13 Classes and Co-op Work Experience End
Mon-Wed Jul. 17 - 19 Final Examinations Period
Tue Jul. 18 Hijra New Year / Holiday*
Thu Jul. 27 Ashoura Day / Holiday*
Tue Aug. 15 Assumption Day / Holiday
FALL SEMESTER 2023-2024
Days Date Subject
Tue Sep. 5 New Students Orientation / Fall 2023
Mon-Tue 24 Jul 2023 - 1 Aug 2023 Payment of Fall 2023 Tuition and Fees for Continuing students
Mon Sep. 11 Classes Begin
Mon-Tue Sep. 18 - 19 Drop and Add Period
Thu Sep. 28 Prophet’s Birthday/ Holiday*
Mon-Fri Nov. 13 - 17 Advising Week / Spring 2024 for Continuing students
Wed Nov. 1 Founder’s Day
Fri Nov. 17 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses
Mon-Fri Nov. 20 - 24 Registration Week / Spring 2024 for Continuing student
Wed Nov. 22 Independence Day / Holiday
Wed-Thu Nov. 29 - 30 Orientation and Registration / New Students Spring 2024
Thu Dec. 7 Last Day of Classes
Fri Dec. 8 Reading Period
Mon-Fri Dec. 11 - 15 Final Examinations Period
Wed-Fri 20 Dec 2023 - 12 Jan 2024 Payment of Spring 2024 Tuition and Fees
Mon Dec. 25 Christmas / Holiday
Mon Jan. 1 New Year / Holiday
SPRING SEMESTER 2023-2024
Days Date Subject
Sat Jan. 6 Armenian Christmas / Holiday
Mon Jan. 8 Classes Begin
Mon-Tue Jan. 15 - 16 Drop and Add Period
Fri Feb. 9 Saint Maroon’s Day / Holiday
Wed Feb. 14 H.E.P.M Rafik Al Hariri Commemoration Day
Mon-Fri Mar. 11 - 15 Advising Week / Summer–Fall 2024 for Continuing student
Fri Mar. 15 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses
Mon-Tue Mar. 18 - 26 Registration Week / Summer –Fall 2024 for Continuing student
Mon Mar. 25 Annunciation Day / Holiday
Fri-Mon 29 Mar 2024 - 1 Apr 2024 Easter Latin / Holiday
Wed-Thu Apr. 10 - 11 Eid El Fitr / Holiday *
Wed Apr. 17 Last Day of Classes
Thu-Fri Apr. 18 - 19 Reading Period
Sat-Sat Apr. 20 - 27 Final Examinations Period
Wed May. 1 Labor’s Day/ Holiday
Fri-Mon May. 3 - 6 Easter Greek Orthodox / Holiday
Mon-Tue 22 Apr 2024 - 21 May 2024 Payment of Summer 2024 Tuition and Fees
Sat Jun. 8 Commencement Exercise ( Tentative)
SUMMER SESSION 2023-2024
Days Date Subject
Mon May. 20 Classes and Co-op Work Experience Begin
Wed May. 22 Drop and Add Period
Mon-Tue Jun. 17 - 18 Eid El Adha / Holiday*
Thu Jun. 27 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses / Co-op
Mon Jul. 8 Hijra New Year / Holiday*
Thu Jul. 11 Classes and Co-op Work Experience End
Mon-Tue Jul. 15 - 16 Final Examinations Period
Wed Jul. 17 Ashoura Day / Holiday*
Thu Aug. 15 Assumption Day / Holiday
FALL SEMESTER 2024-2025
Days Date Subject
Tue Aug. 27 Orientation and Registration / New Students Fall 2024
Fri Aug. 30 Payment of Fall 2024 Tuition and Fees for Continuing students
Mon Sep. 2 Classes Begin
Mon-Tue Sep. 9 - 10 Drop and Add Period
Sun Sep. 15 Prophet’s Birthday/ Holiday*
Fri Nov. 1 Founder’s Day
Mon-Fri Nov. 4 - 8 Advising Week / Spring 2025 for Continuing students
Fri Nov. 8 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses
Mon-Fri Nov. 11 - 15 Registration Week / Spring 2025 for Continuing student
Fri Nov. 22 Independence Day / Holiday
Wed-Thu Nov. 20 - 21 Orientation and Registration / New Students Spring 2025
Wed Dec. 11 Last Day of Classes
Thu-Fri Dec. 12 - 13 Reading Period
Sat-Sat Dec. 14 - 21 Final Examinations Period
Fri Jan. 3 Payment of Spring 2025 Tuition and Fees
Wed Dec. 25 Christmas / Holiday
Wed Jan. 1 New Year / Holiday
SPRING SEMESTER 2024-2025
Days Date Subject
Mon Jan. 6 Armenian Christmas / Holiday
Mon Jan. 13 Classes Begin
Mon-Tue Jan. 20 - 21 Drop and Add Period
Sun Feb. 9 Saint Maroon’s Day / Holiday
Fri Feb. 14 H.E.P.M Rafik Al Hariri Commemoration Day
Mon-Fri Mar. 17 - 21 Advising Week / Summer–Fall 2025 for Continuing student
Fri Mar. 21 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses
Mon-Tue 24 Mar 2025 - 1 Apr 2025 Registration Week / Summer –Fall 2025 for Continuing student
Tue Mar. 25 Annunciation Day / Holiday
Sun-Mon Mar. 30 - 31 Eid El Fitr / Holiday *
Fri-Mon Apr. 18 - 21 Easter Latin & Greek Orthodox / Holiday
Thu Apr. 24 Last Day of Classes
Fri Apr. 25 Reading Period
Sun-Sat 27 Apr 2025 - 3 May 2025 Final Examinations Period
Thu May. 1 Labor’s Day/ Holiday
Fri May. 23 Payment of Summer 2025 Tuition and Fees
Sat Jun. 14 Commencement Exercise ( Tentative)
SUMMER SESSION 2024-2025
Days Date Subject
Tue May. 27 Classes and Co-op Work Experience Begin
Thu May. 29 Drop and Add Period
Fri-Sun Jun. 6 - 8 Eid El Adha / Holiday*
Thu Jun. 26 Hijra New Year / Holiday*
Thu Jul. 3 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses / Co-op
Sat Jul. 5 Ashoura Day / Holiday*
Thu Jul. 17 Classes and Co-op Work Experience End
Mon-Tue Jul. 21 - 22 Final Examinations Period
Fri Aug. 15 Assumption Day / Holiday
* Tentative dates pending moon sightings.
P.S. Any changes in public and religious holidays shall be reflected on our calendar in due time.
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