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Fall Semester 1

Date Event
TBD Virtual Marhaba orientation for all first-year students
September 6 (Sunday)                               
 Classes begin
October 19 (Monday) Last day of classes for 7-week courses
October 20-21 (Tue-Wed) Final exams for 7-week courses
October 25 (Sunday) Classes resume
(for health reasons, even students without Fall 1 final exams should expect to remain on campus between October 19-25)
 
December 10 (Thursday) Last day of classes
December 13-17 (Sun-Thu) Final exams

Last updated June 20, 2020

January Term 2021

There will be no regular J-Term in January 2021, we expect some select course to be held in summer.

Spring 2021

Date Event
January (TBD) Marhaba orientation sessions
January 17 (Sunday) Classes begin
March 4 (Thursday) Add/ drop deadline for 7-week courses
March 6-8 (Sat-Mon)
 Final exams for 7-week courses
March 9-15 (Tue-Mon) Spring Break
March 16 (Tuesday) Spring 2 — 7-week classes begin
May 3 (Monday) Last day of classes
May 4-11 (Tue-Tue) Final exams
May 13-15 (Thu-Sat) Eid al Fitr Holiday
May 22 (Saturday) Commencement (tentative)

Summer 2021

Date Event
May 23 (Sunday)
 Classes begin
June 10 (Thursday) Last day of classes for J-Term Replacement Classes
June 12 (Saturday) Three-week J-Term Replacement Classes Final Exams
July 8 (Thursday) Last day of classes
July 10 (Saturday) Seven-week Classes Final Exam