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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.