Academic Calendar

2024–25

Orientation

Date Event
August 21 Visiting student arrival window
August 21-22 First-Year student arrival window
August 22-25 Marhaba (student orientation)
August 22-25 Faculty Orientation
August 22-25 Visiting student Marhaba
August 23-25 Returning student arrival window

Fall Semester I

Date Event
August 26 First day of classes
August 30 Add/drop deadline for 7-week courses
September 6 Add/drop deadline for 14-week courses
September 15* No Classes: Observance of the Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
September 27 Withdrawal deadline for 7-week course
October 4 Grading basis change (pass/fail) deadline for first 7-week courses
October 11 Last day of classes for 7-week course
October 12-15 No classes: Final exams for 7-week courses
October 16-20 No classes: Fall break

Fall Semester II

Date Event
October 21 Classes resume
October 25 Add/drop deadline for 7-week courses
November 8 Withdrawal deadline for 14-week courses
November 22 Withdrawal deadline for 7-week courses
November 22 Grading basis change (pass/fail) deadline for 14-week courses
November 28 Grading basis change (pass/fail) deadline for second 7-week courses
December 2-3 No classes: Commemoration Day and National Day Holiday
December 10 Last day of classes
December 11 Reading day
December 12-18 Final exams
December 19 Departure day: Winter break begins

Winter Break

Date Event
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) - TENTATIVE

Date Event
January 5 Students arrive at their sites
January 6 Classes begin (tentative)* *Global J-Term sites may have a different start/end date
January 17 Last day of January Term courses
January 18 Students depart

January Term in New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles - TENTATIVE

Date Event
January 5 Students Arrive at their study site (Tentative)
January 6 Classes begin
January No classes: Martin Luther King day
January 17 Last day of January Term courses in New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles
January 18 Students depart

January Term in Tel Aviv1 Tentative

Date Event
January 5 Students arrive
January 6 Classes begin
Fridays in Tel Aviv Legislative day: Classes meet
January 17 Last day of January Term courses in Tel Aviv
January 18 Students depart
1

Note classes held on a Sunday-Thursday schedule.

Spring Semester 1

Date Event
January 15 Visiting student arrival
January 16-19 Visiting student Marhaba
January 19-20 Returning student arrivals
January 21 Classes begin
January Add/drop deadline for 7-week courses
February Add/drop deadline for 14-week courses
February Withdrawal deadline for first 7-week courses
March Grading basis change (pass/fail) deadline for first 7-week courses
March Last day of classes for first 7-week courses
March No 14-week classes. Final exams for first 7-week courses

Spring Break

Date Event
March No classes

Spring Semester 2

Date Event
March Classes begin for second 7-week courses
March Add/drop deadline for second 7-week courses
April 2 Withdrawal deadline for 14-week courses
April No classes: Eid Al-Fitr Holiday
April Withdrawal deadline for second 7-week courses
April Grading basis change (pass/fail) deadline for 14-week courses
May Grading basis change (pass/fail) deadline for second 7-week courses
May Last day of classes
May Reading Day (No classes or exams)
May Final exams
May Visiting students depart
May Returning students depart
May 22 NYUAD Commencement
May 23 NYUAD Seniors depart

June Term in Abu Dhabi

Date Event
May 18 Students arrive
May 19 First day of June Term classes
May No classes (NYUAD Commencement Day)
May 30 Last day of classes
May 31 Students depart

June Term at Global Sites (Other than New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and Tel Aviv)

Date Event
May 18 Students arrive
May 19 First day of classes
May 30 Last day of classes
May 31 Students depart

June Term in New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, and Tulsa (Oklahoma)

Date Event
May 18 Students arrive
May 19 First day of classes
May (Last Monday of the Month) No classes: Memorial Day
May 31 Last day of classes
June 1 Students depart

June Term in Tel Aviv1

Date Event
May 18 Students arrive
May 19 First day of classes
May 30 Last day of classes
May 31 Students depart
1

Note classes held on a Sunday-Thursday schedule (Friday meeting dates as needed)

Four-Week Summer Session in Abu Dhabi

Date Event
May 19 First day of June Term classes
May 20 End of course Swap/Withdraw begins
May No classes (NYUAD Commencement Day)
June 18 Last day of classes for classes that do not have final exams
June 18 Final Exams
*

Note: Islamic holidays are determined according to moon sighting and are subject to change. All deadlines are 4:00pm Abu Dhabi time on the date listed in the calendar.