Spring and Summer Semesters 2026

	Date	Event Name	Type
January	5	Faculty Reporting	Academic
	6-9	New Student Orientation	Academic
	12	Classes Begin	Academic
	15	End of add/drop UG & PG	Academic
February	6	Run Census Report	Academic
March	6	Mid-Grade Due Date	Academic
	16-27	Spring Break	Academic
	19-20	Eid El Fitr	Public Holiday
	30	Last day to Withdraw with “W”	Academic
April	6-10	Advisement Period for Summer/ Fall 2026	Academic
April	13-17	Early Registration Summer /Fall 2026	Academic
May	1	Last day of Classes	Academic
	4	Final Exam Begin & Thesis Submission	Academic
	14	Final Exam End	Academic
	19	Grades Publish Day	Academic
	26-27	Eid Al Adha	Public Holiday
June	1	Summer 2026 - Classes Begin & Internship Begin	Academic
	3	End of add/drop for UG & PG	Academic
	17	Islamic New Year	Public Holiday
	25	Mid-Grade Due Date	Academic
	26	Last day to withdraw with “W” & Run Census Report	Academic
July	6	Last day of Classes	Academic
	7	Final Exams Begin	Academic
	9	Final Exams End	Academic
	14	Grades Publish Day & Thesis Submission	Academic
	20	Thesis Grade Due	Academic

Note:

The above dates are subject to change. In the event of any changes, an official notification will be sent by the Registrar's Office.

Islamic holidays are determined after sighting the Moon. Hence, actual dates may not coincide with the dates in this calendar. In the event of a loss of teaching days due to unscheduled closings, the semester may be extended, or weekend classes may be required. Grades must be submitted no later than 17:00 (5 pm) UAE time as per the above published date.

For Fall 2026, classes are expected to begin on August 24th.