See Class Registration, Transcripts, Graduation for each semester's deadlines for add/drop, withdrawal, election of Pass/Fail grading, graduation applications, etc.
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 |