2022-2023 Academic Calendar
Orientation
Fall Semester 1
| Date | Event |
|---|
August 29 (Monday)
| Classes begin |
September 4 (Sunday)
| Add/ drop deadline for 7-week courses
|
September 11 (Sunday)
| Add/ drop deadline for 14-week courses
|
September 30 (Friday)
| Withdrawal and change of grading basis deadline for 7-week courses |
| October 7 (Friday) | No classes: Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday |
| October 9 (Sunday) | Legislative day: Classes meet on a Friday schedule |
| October 14 (Friday) | Last day of classes for 7-week courses
|
| October 16-18 (Sun-Tue) | No classes: Final exams for 7-week courses |
October 19-23 (Wed-Sun)
| No classes: Fall break |
Fall Semester 2
| Date | Event |
|---|
October 24 (Monday)
| Classes resume
|
| October 30 (Sunday) | Add/ drop deadline for 7-week courses
|
November 4 (Friday)
| Withdrawal and change of grading basis deadline for 14-week courses |
November 25 (Friday)
| Withdrawal and change of grading basis deadline for 7-week courses |
November 30-December 2 (Wed-Fri)
| No classes: Commemoration Day and National Day Holiday
|
| December 11 (Sunday) | Legislative day: Classes meet on a Wednesday schedule |
December 12 (Monday)
| Legislative day: Classes meet on a Thursday schedule
|
| December 13 (Tuesday) | Legislative day: Classes meet on a Friday schedule |
| December 13 (Tuesday) | Last day of classes |
December 15-20 (Thu-Tue)
| Final exams |
December 21 (Wednesday)
| Departure day/ Winter break begins |
Winter Break
| Date | Event |
|---|
| December 21 - January 3 (Wed-Tue) | No classes: Winter break (January Term classes at Global sites begin on Tuesday, January 3) |
January Term in Abu Dhabi and Global Sites (other than New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and Tel Aviv)
| Date | Event |
|---|
| January 3 (Tuesday) | Students Arrive |
| January 4 (Wednesday) | Classes begin |
| January 7 (Saturday) | Legislative day: Classes meet |
January 20 (Friday)
| Last day of January Term courses |
| January 21 (Saturday) | Students Depart |
January Term in New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles
| Date | Event |
|---|
| January 2 (Monday) | Students Arrive |
January 3 (Tuesday)
| Classes begin |
January 7 (Saturday)
| Legislative day: Classes meet |
January 16 (Monday)
| No classes: Martin Luther King Holiday |
January 20 (Friday)
| Last day of January Term courses in
New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles |
| January 21 (Saturday) | Students Depart |
January Term in Tel Aviv
| Date | Event |
|---|
| January 2 (Monday) | Students Arrive |
January 3 (Tuesday)
| Classes begin |
January 6 (Friday)
| Legislative day: Classes meet |
January 19 (Thursday)
| Last day of January Term courses in Tel Aviv
|
| January 20 (Friday) | Students Depart |
Spring Semester 1
| Date | Event |
|---|
| January 20-21 (Fri-Sat) | Visiting student arrivals |
| January 22-23 (Sun-Mon) | Visiting student Marhaba |
| January 22-23 (Sun-Mon) | Returning student arrivals |
| January 24 (Tuesday) | Classes begin |
| January 30 (Monday) | Add/drop deadline for 7-week courses |
February 6 (Monday)
| Add/ drop deadline for 14-week courses |
February 11 (Saturday)
| Legislative day: Classes meet on a Monday schedule |
February 27 (Monday)
| Withdrawal and change of grading basis deadline for 7-week courses |
March 10 (Friday)
| Last day of classes for 7-week courses |
March 12-14 (Sun -Tue)
| No Classes: Final exams for 7-week courses |
Spring Break
| Date | Event |
|---|
March 15-22 (Wed-Wed)
| No classes |
Spring Semester 2
| Date | Event |
|---|
March 23 (Thursday)
| Classes begin for 7-week courses |
March 29 (Wednesday)
| Add/ drop deadline for 7-week courses
|
| April 5 (Wednesday) | Withdrawal deadline for 14-week courses |
| April 20-22 (Thu-Sat) | No classes: Eid Al-Fitr Holiday |
April 28 (Friday)
| Withdrawal deadline for 7-week courses
|
| April 28 (Friday) | Grading basis change (pass/fail) deadline for 14-week courses |
| May 5 (Friday) | Grading basis change (pass/fail) deadline for second 7-week courses |
| May 12 (Friday) | Last day of classes |
| May 14-20 (Sun-Sat) | Final exams |
| May 21 (Sunday) | Visiting students depart |
| May 21 (Sunday) | Returning students depart |
May 22 (Monday)
| NYUAD Commencement |
| May 23 (Tuesday) | NYUAD Seniors depart |
June Term 2023, Regular Start
| June Term in Abu Dhabi |
|---|
| May 21 (Sunday) | Students arrive |
| May 22 (Monday) | First day of June Term classes |
| May 24 (Wednesday) | No classes (NYUAD Commencement Day)
|
| June 9 (Friday) | Last day of classes |
| June 10 (Saturday) | Students Depart |
| June Term at Global Sites (other than New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Accra, and Tel Aviv) |
|---|
| May 22 (Monday) | Students arrive |
| May 23 (Tuesday) | First day of classes |
| June 9 (Friday) | Last day of classes |
| June 10 (Saturday) | Students depart |
| June Term in New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles |
|---|
| May 21 (Sunday) | Students arrive |
| May 22 (Monday) | First day of classes |
| May 29 (Monday) | No classes: Memorial Day |
| June 9 (Friday) | Last day of classes |
| June 10 (Saturday) | Students depart |
June Term 2023, Late Start
Four-Week Summer Session in Abu Dhabi
| Date | Event |
|---|
| May 22 (Monday) | First day of June Term classes |
| May 24 (Wednesday) | No classes (NYUAD Commencement Day)
|
| June 16 (Friday) | Last day of classes |
| June 18 (Sunday) | Final Exams |
