2025-2026 Academic Calendar
For additional key dates and deadlines, including course registration, withdrawals, and applying for graduation, see the Office of the Registrar's Academic Calendar.
Notice: These dates are subject to change.
Fall 2025
Abu Dhabi: Calendar Date | Event |
September 2, 2025 | Fall semester classes begin |
October 13, 2025 | Fall Break - No classes scheduled |
October 14, 2025 | Legislative Day - Classes meet according to a Monday schedule |
November 26, 2025 | Legislative Day - Classes meet according to a Friday schedule |
November 27-28, 2025 | Thanksgiving Recess - No classes scheduled |
December 11, 2025 | Fall semester classes end |
December 15-19, 2025 | Final exam period |
January 2026
Abu Dhabi: Calendar Date | Event |
January 5, 2026 | January term classes begin |
January 16, 2026 | Last day of January term classes |
January 19, 2026 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No classes scheduled |
Spring 2026
Abu Dhabi: Calendar Date | Event |
January 20, 2026 | Spring semester classes begin |
February 16, 2026 | Presidents Day - No classes scheduled |
February 17, 2026 | Legislative Day - Classes meet according to a Monday schedule |
March 16-20, 2026 | Spring Break - No classes scheduled |
May 5, 2026 | Spring semester classes end |
May 7-13, 2026 | Final exam period |
Summer 2026
Abu Dhabi: Calendar Date | Event |
May 18, 2026 | Summer term classes begin |
May 25, 2026 | Memorial Day - No classes scheduled |
June 19, 2026 | Juneteenth - No classes scheduled |
July 3, 2026 | No classes scheduled |
August 12, 2026 | Summer term classes end |