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 14-19 (Sun-Fri) |
Final exams |
| May 20 (Saturday) |
Visiting students depart |
| May 20 (Saturday) |
Returning students depart |
May 24 (Wednesday)
|
NYUAD Commencement |
| May 25 (Thursday) |
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 |
