Academic Calendar -Rafik Hariri University

Academic Calendar

FALL SEMESTER 2016-2017

Days	Date	Subject
Mon-Wed	Jul. 11 - 13	Orientation and Registration / New Students Fall 2016
Mon-Mon	Aug. 1 - 15	Payment of Fall 2016 Tuition and Fees
Wed-Fri	Jul. 6 - 8	Eid El Fitr/ Holiday*
Thu	Sep. 1	Classes Begin
Mon-Wed	Sep. 5 - 7	Drop and Add Period
Sun-Tue	Sep. 11 - 13	Eid Al-Adha/ Holiday*
Sun	Oct. 2	Hijra New Year / Holiday*
Wed	Oct. 12	Ashoura Day / Holiday*
Mon-Fri	31 Oct 2016 - 4 Nov 2016	Advising Week / Spring 2017 for Continuing students
Tue	Nov. 1	Founder’s Day
Mon-Fri	Nov. 7 - 11	Registration Week / Spring 2017 for Continuing student
Wed	Nov. 9	Last Day to Withdraw from Courses
Tue	Nov. 22	Independence Day / Holiday
Wed-Thu	30 Nov 2016 - 1 Dec 2016	Orientation and Registration / New Students Spring 2017
Sun	Dec. 11	Prophet’s Birthday/ Holiday*
Wed	Dec. 14	Last Day of Classes
Thu-Fri	Dec. 15 - 16	Reading Period
Mon-Fri	Dec. 19 - 23	Final Examinations Period
Wed-Wed	21 Dec 2016 - 4 Jan 2017	Payment of Spring 2017 Tuition and Fees
Sun	Dec. 25	Christmas / Holiday
Sun	Jan. 1	New Year / Holiday

SPRING SEMESTER 2016-2017

Days	Date	Subject
Fri	Jan. 6	Armenian Christmas / Holiday
Mon	Jan. 9	Classes Begin
Tue-Thu	Jan. 10 - 12	Drop and Add Period
Fri	Jan. 20	Fall 2017 Financial Aid Applications Submission Deadline
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 2017 for Continuing student
Mon-Fri	Mar. 20 - 24	Registration Week / Summer –Fall 2017 for Continuing student
Wed	Mar. 22	Last Day to Withdraw from Courses
Sat	Mar. 25	Annunciation Day / Holiday
Fri-Mon	Apr. 14 - 17	Easter / Latin & Greek Orthodox Holiday
Fri	Apr. 21	Last Day of Classes
Mon-Tue	Apr. 24 - 25	Reading Period
Wed-Wed	26 Apr 2017 - 3 May 2017	Final Examinations Period
Mon	May. 1	Labor’s Day/ Holiday
Thu-Thu	May. 4 - 18	Payment of Summer 2017 Tuition and Fees
Wed	May. 24	Commencement Exercise ( Tentative)

SUMMER SESSION 2016-2017

Days	Date	Subject
Mon	May. 29	Classes and Co-op Work Experience Begin
Tue	May. 30	Drop and Add Period
Sun-Tue	Jun. 25 - 27	Eid El Fitr/ Holiday*
Thu	Jul. 6	Last Day to Withdraw from Courses / Co-op
Thu	Jul. 20	Classes and Co-op Work Experience End
Mon-Tue	Jul. 24 - 25	Final Examinations Period

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*
Mon	Sep. 4	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
Wed-Wed	May. 2 - 16	Payment of Summer 2018 Tuition and Fees
Sat	May. 26	Commencement Exercise ( Tentative)

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*
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

* Tentative dates pending moon sightings.
P.S. Any changes in public and religious holidays shall be reflected on our calendar in due time.