2023-2024 Academic Calendar
Orientation
Fall Semester 1
Date |
Event |
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August 29 (Tuesday)
|
First day of classes |
September 4 (Monday) |
Add/drop deadline for 7-week courses |
September 11 (Monday) |
Add/drop deadline for 14-week courses |
September 26 (Tuesday) |
Legislative day: Classes meet on a Thursday schedule |
September 28 (Thursday) |
Legislative day: Classes meet on a Friday schedule |
September 29 (Friday)* |
No classes: Observance of the Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday |
September 30 (Saturday) |
Withdrawal deadline for 7-week courses |
October 10 (Tuesday) |
Grading basis change (pass/fail) deadline for first 7-week courses |
October 17 (Tuesday) |
Last day of classes for 7-week courses
|
October 18 (Wednesday) |
Reading Day (no classes) |
October 19-21 (Thu-Sat) |
No classes: Final exams for 7-week courses |
October 22-25 (Sun-Wed) |
No classes: Fall break |
Fall Semester 2
Date |
Event |
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October 26 (Thursday)
|
Classes resume
|
October 28 (Saturday) |
Legislative day: Classes meet on a Wednesday schedule |
November 1 (Wednesday) |
Add/drop deadline for 7-week courses |
November 5 (Sunday)
|
Withdrawal deadline for 14-week courses |
November 27 (Monday) |
Withdrawal deadline for 7-week courses |
November 29 (Wednesday) |
Legislative day: Classes meet on a Friday schedule |
November 29 (Wednesday) |
Grading basis change (pass/fail) deadline for 14-week courses |
December 1 (Mon) |
No classes: National Day Holiday |
December 7 (Thursday) |
Grading basis change (pass/fail) deadline for second 7-week courses |
December 10 (Sun) |
Legislative day: Classes meet on a Monday schedule |
December 14 (Thursday) |
Last day of classes |
December 15 (Friday)
|
Reading day |
December 16-21 (Sat-Thu)
|
Final exams |
December 22 (Friday)
|
Departure day: Winter break begins |
Winter Break
Date |
Event |
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December 22 - January 2 (Fri-Tue) |
No classes: Winter break |
January Term in Abu Dhabi and Global Sites
(Other than New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and Tel Aviv)
Date |
Event |
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January 3 (Wednesday) |
Students Arrive |
January 4 (Thursday) |
Classes begin |
January 6 (Saturday) |
Legislative day: Classes meet |
January 19 (Friday)
|
Last day of January Term |
January 20 (Saturday) |
Students Depart |
January Term in New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles (US Sites)
Date |
Event |
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January 3 (Wednesday) |
Students arrive |
January 4 (Thursday)
|
Classes begin |
January 6 (Saturday)
|
Legislative day: Classes meet |
January 13 (Saturday) |
Legislative day: Classes meet |
January 15 (Monday)
|
No classes: Martin Luther King Holiday |
January 19 (Friday)
|
Last day of January Term in New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles |
January 20 (Saturday) |
Students depart |
January Term in Tel Aviv*
* Note classes held on a Sunday-Thursday schedule.
Date |
Event |
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January 3 (Wednesday) |
Students Arrive |
January 4 (Thursday)
|
Classes begin |
January 5 (Friday)
|
Legislative day: Classes meet |
January 19 (Friday)
|
Last day of January Term courses in Tel Aviv
|
January 20 (Saturday) |
Students Depart |
Spring Semester 1
Date |
Event |
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January 17 (Wednesday) |
Visiting student arrivals |
January 18-21 (Thu-Sun) |
Visiting student Marhaba |
January 20-21 (Sat-Sun) |
Returning student arrivals |
January 22 (Monday) |
Classes begin |
January 28 (Sunday) |
Add/drop deadline for 7-week courses |
February 4 (Sunday)
|
Add/ drop deadline for 14-week courses |
February 25 (Sunday)
|
Withdrawal deadline for first 7-week courses |
March 3 (Sunday) |
Grading basis change (pass/fail) deadline for first 7-week courses |
March 8 (Friday)
|
Last day of classes for first 7-week courses |
March 8 (Friday) |
End of Add/Drop for Summer courses |
March 9 (Saturday) |
Summer withdraw period begins |
March 10-12 (Sun -Tue)
|
No 14-week classes. Final exams for first 7-week courses |
Spring Break
Date |
Event |
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March 13-19 (Wed-Tue)
|
No classes |
Spring Semester 2
Date |
Event |
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March 20 (Wednesday)
|
Classes begin for second 7-week courses |
March 26 (Tuesday)
|
Add/ drop deadline for second 7-week courses
|
April 2 (Tuesday) |
Withdrawal deadline for 14-week courses |
UPDATED:
April 8-12 (Mon-Fri) |
No classes:
Eid Al-Fitr Holiday |
April 21 (Sunday) |
Legislative day: Classes meet on a Monday schedule |
April 26 (Friday)
|
Withdrawal deadline for second 7-week courses
|
April 26 (Friday) |
Grading basis change (pass/fail) deadline for 14-week courses |
April 28 (Sunday) |
Legislative day: Classes meet on a Tuesday schedule |
May 3 (Friday) |
Grading basis change (pass/fail) deadline for second 7-week courses |
May 10 (Friday) |
Last day of classes |
May 11 (Saturday) |
Reading Day (no classes or exams) |
May 12-17 (Sun-Fri) |
Final exams |
May 18 (Saturday) |
Visiting students depart |
May 18 (Saturday) |
Returning students depart |
May 22 (Wednesday)
|
NYUAD Commencement |
May 23 (Thursday) |
NYUAD Seniors depart |
June Term 2024
June Term in Abu Dhabi |
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May 20 (Monday) |
Students arrive |
May 21 (Tuesday) |
First day of June Term classes |
May 22 (Wednesday) |
No classes (NYUAD Commencement Day)
|
June 7 (Friday) |
Last day of June-Term classes |
June 8 (Saturday) |
Students depart |
June Term at Global Sites: Accra, Florence, Longon, Prague, Tel Aviv |
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May 20 (Monday) |
Students arrive |
May 21 (Tuesday) |
First day of classes |
June 6 (Thursday) |
Last day of classes |
June 7 (Friday) |
Students depart |
June Term at Global Sites: Berlin, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Paris |
May 21 (Tuesday) |
Students arrive |
May 22 (Wednesday) |
First day of classes |
June 7 (Friday) |
Last day of classes |
June 8 (Saturday) |
Students depart |
June Term at Global sites: New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles |
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May 20 (Monday) |
Students arrive |
May 21 (Tuesday) |
First day of classes |
May 27 (Monday) |
No classes: Memorial Day |
June 7 (Friday) |
Last day of classes |
June 8 (Saturday) |
Students depart |
Four-Week Summer Session in Abu Dhabi
Date |
Event |
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May 20 (Monday) |
First day of Summer Session classes (Students arrive on Sunday, May 19) |
May 21 (Tuesday) |
End of course swap for enrolled students/Last day to withdraw without a grade. |
May 22 (Wednesday) |
No classes (NYUAD Commencement Day) |
June 13 (Thursday) |
Last day of classes |
June 14 (Friday) |
Final exams |
*Note: Islamic holidays are determined according to moon sighting and are subject to change.