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Academic Calendar

2022-2023

Orientation

Date Event
August 19-21 (Fri-Sun) First Year student arrivals
August 22-23 (Mon-Tue) Visiting student arrivals
August 22-26 (Mon-Fri) Marhaba (student orientation)
August 24-27 (Wed-Sat) Visiting student Marhaba
August 26-28 (Fri-Sun) Upperclass student arrivals

Last updated August 5, 2022

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 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 and change of grading basis deadline for 14-week courses
April 20-22 (Thu-Sat) No classes: Eid Al-Fitr Holiday
April 28 (Friday)
 Withdrawal and change of grading basis deadline for 7-week courses
May 12 (Friday) Last day of classes
May 14-19 (Sun-Fri) Final exams
May 24 (Wednesday)
 NYUAD Commencement

June Term in Abu Dhabi

Date Event
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, Prague,and Tel Aviv)

Date Event
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

Regular Start

Date Event
May 21 (Sunday) Students arrive
May 22 (Monday) First day of classes
May 29 (Monday) Memorial Day
June 9 (Friday) Last day of classes
June 10 (Saturday) Students Departs

June Term in Tel Aviv*

Date Event
May 21 (Sunday) Students arrive
May 22 (Monday) First day of classes
June 8 (Thursday) Last day of classes

*Note classes held on a Sunday-Thursday schedule

June Term 2023

Late Start

Date Event
May 27 (Saturday) Students arrive
May 28 (Sunday) First day of classes
June 14 (Wednesday) Last day of classes
June 15 (Thursday) Students Depart

June Term in Accra and Prague 2023

Late Start

Date Event
May 28 (Sunday) Students arrive
May 29 (Monday) First day of classes
June 15 (Thursday) Last day of classes
June 16 (Friday) Students Depart

June Term in New York 2023

Late Start

Date Event
May 29 (Monday) Students arrive
May 30 (Tuesday) First day of classes
June 16 (Friday) Last day of classes
June 17 (Saturday) Students Depart

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

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