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FALL SEMESTER 2017-2018
Days Date Subject
Tue-Thu Jul. 18 - 20 Orientation and Registration/New Students Fall 2017
Tue-Wed Aug. 1 - 16 Payment of Fall 2017 Tuition and Fees
Fri-Sun Sep. 1 - 3 Eid Al-Adha/ Holiday*
Tue Sep. 5 Classes Begin
Tue-Thu Sep. 5 - 7 Drop and Add Period
Thu Sep. 21 Hijra New Year / Holiday*
Sat Sep. 30 Ashoura Day / Holiday*
Wed Nov. 1 Founder’s Day
Mon-Fri Nov. 6 - 10 Advising Week / Spring 2018 for Continuing students
Mon-Fri Nov. 13 - 17 Registration Week / Spring 2018 for Continuing student
Wed Nov. 15 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses
Wed Nov. 22 Independence Day / Holiday
Thu Nov. 30 Prophet’s Birthday/ Holiday*
Tue-Wed Dec. 5 - 6 Orientation and Registration / New Students Spring 2018
Wed Dec. 13 Last Day of Classes
Thu-Fri Dec. 14 - 15 Reading Period
Mon-Fri Dec. 18 - 22 Final Examinations Period
Wed-Wed 20 Dec 2017 - 3 Jan 2018 Payment of Spring 2018 Tuition and Fees
Mon Dec. 25 Christmas / Holiday
Mon Jan. 1 New Year / Holiday
SPRING SEMESTER 2017-2018
Days Date Subject
Sat Jan. 6 Armenian Christmas / Holiday
Mon Jan. 8 Classes Begin
Tue-Thu Jan. 9 - 11 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. 12 - 16 Advising Week / Summer–Fall 2018 for Continuing student
Mon-Fri Mar. 19 - 23 Registration Week / Summer –Fall 2018 for Continuing student
Wed Mar. 21 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses
Sun Mar. 25 Annunciation Day / Holiday
Fri-Mon 30 Mar 2018 - 2 Apr 2018 Easter / Latin Holiday
Fri-Mon Apr. 6 - 9 Easter / Greek Orthodox Holiday
Wed Apr. 25 Last Day of Classes
Wed Apr. 25 Fall 2018 Financial Aid Applications Submission Deadline
Thu-Fri Apr. 26 - 27 Reading Period
Mon-Sat 30 Apr 2018 - 5 May 2018 Final Examinations Period
Tue May. 1 Labor’s Day/ Holiday
Sun-Thu 22 Apr 2018 - 10 May 2018 Payment of Summer 2018 Tuition and Fees
SUMMER SESSION 2017-2018
Days Date Subject
Mon May. 28 Classes and Co-op Work Experience Begin
Tue May. 29 Drop and Add Period
Fri-Sun Jun. 15 - 17 Eid El Fitr/ Holiday*
Sat Jun. 23 Commencement Exercise
Thu Jul. 5 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses / Co-op
Thu Jul. 19 Classes and Co-op Work Experience End
Mon-Tue Jul. 23 - 24 Final Examinations Period
FALL SEMESTER 2018-2019
Days Date Subject
Tue-Thu Jul. 17 - 19 Orientation and Registration/New Students Fall 2018
Tue-Thu Aug. 14 - 30 Payment of Fall 2018 Tuition and Fees
Tue-Thu Aug. 21 - 23 Eid Al-Adha/ Holiday*
Mon Sep. 3 Classes Begin
Tue-Thu Sep. 4 - 6 Drop and Add Period
Tue Sep. 11 Hijra New Year / Holiday*
Thu Sep. 20 Ashoura Day / Holiday*
Thu Nov. 1 Founder’s Day
Mon-Fri Nov. 12 - 16 Advising Week / Spring 2019 for Continuing students
Wed Nov. 14 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses
Tue Nov. 20 Prophet’s Birthday/ Holiday*
Thu Nov. 22 Independence Day / Holiday
Mon-Fri Nov. 26 - 30 Registration Week / Spring 2019 for Continuing student
Tue-Wed Dec. 4 - 5 Orientation and Registration / New Students Spring 2019
Wed Dec. 12 Last Day of Classes
Thu-Fri Dec. 13 - 14 Reading Period
Mon-Fri Dec. 17 - 21 Final Examinations Period
Thu-Thu 20 Dec 2018 - 3 Jan 2019 Payment of Spring 2019 Tuition and Fees
Tue-Wed Dec. 25 - 26 Christmas / Holiday
Tue-Wed Jan. 1 - 2 New Year / Holiday
SPRING SEMESTER 2018-2019
Days Date Subject
Sun Jan. 6 Armenian Christmas / Holiday
Tue Jan. 8 Classes Begin
Wed-Fri Jan. 9 - 11 Drop and Add Period
Sat Feb. 9 Saint Maroon’s Day / Holiday
Thu Feb. 14 H.E.P.M Rafik Al Hariri Commemoration Day
Mon-Fri Mar. 11 - 15 Advising Week / Summer–Fall 2019 for Continuing student
Fri Mar. 15 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses
Mon-Tue Mar. 18 - 26 Registration Week / Summer –Fall 2019 for Continuing student
Mon Mar. 25 Annunciation Day / Holiday
Wed Apr. 17 Last Day of Classes
Wed Apr. 17 Fall 2019 Financial Aid Applications Submission Deadline
Thu Apr. 18 Reading Period
Fri-Mon Apr. 19 - 22 Easter / Latin Holiday
Tue-Thu 23 Apr 2019 - 2 May 2019 Final Examinations Period
Tue-Fri 23 Apr 2019 - 10 May 2019 Payment of Summer 2019 Tuition and Fees
Fri-Mon Apr. 26 - 29 Easter / Greek Orthodox Holiday
Wed May. 1 Labor’s Day/ Holiday
Sat Jun. 15 Commencement Exercise
SUMMER SESSION 2018-2019
Days Date Subject
Wed May. 22 Classes and Co-op Work Experience Begin
Thu May. 23 Drop and Add Period
Tue-Thu Jun. 4 - 6 Eid El Fitr/ Holiday*
Thu Jul. 4 Last Day to Withdraw from Courses / Co-op
Thu Jul. 18 Classes and Co-op Work Experience End
Mon-Tue Jul. 22 - 23 Final Examinations Period
* 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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