Draft of: April 28, 2015

Undergraduate Academic Calendar 2015–2016 Fall Semester 2015 April 15 Wednesday Early applications deadline for Fall Semester 2015 May 7 Thursday Deadline for enrolled students to apply/renew financial grants for Fall Semester 2015 June 8 Monday Transfer students’ application deadline for Fall Semester 2015 28 Sunday Regular admissions applications deadline for Fall Semester 2015 for applicants from outside UAE July 15 Wednesday Regular admissions applications deadline for Fall Semester 2015 for applicants from inside UAE August 2 Sunday Deadline for new students to apply for financial grants for Fall Semester 2015 27 Thursday Residential halls open 27 Thursday TOEFL Test 28 Friday Welcome session for new students and parents 30 Sunday New students’ academic and school orientation 31 Monday Registration for all returning students ends at 5 p.m. 31–Sept 1 Monday–Tuesday Placement tests for new students September 2-3 Wednesday–Thursday Registration for new students 6 Sunday First day of classes; late registration and add/drop period begin 8 Tuesday Late registration and add/drop period end at 5 p.m. 17 Thursday Classes end at 10 p.m. for Eid Al Adha holiday* 27 Sunday Classes resume at 8 a.m. October 1 Thursday Applications for Fall Semester 2015 graduation due 14 Wednesday Classes end at 10 p.m. for Al Hijra holiday* 18 Sunday Classes resume at 8 a.m. November 11 Wednesday Deadline for enrolled students (Except CEN) to apply/renew financial grants for Spring Semester 2016 19 Thursday Honors Convocation 22 Sunday Deadline to withdraw from a course without a grade penalty, 5 p.m. 25 Wednesday Deadline for enrolled CEN students to apply/renew financial grants for Spring Semester 2016 December 1 Tuesday Classes end at 10 p.m. for UAE National Day holiday 6 Sunday Classes resume at 8 a.m. 6 Sunday Advising and early registration for Spring Semester 2016 begins 14 Monday Regular admissions applications deadline for Spring Semester 2016 for applicants from outside UAE 17 Thursday Classes end at 10 p.m. for Fall Break 20 Sunday Deadline for new students to apply for financial grant for Spring Semester 2016 21 Monday Transfer students’ application deadline for Spring Semester 2016 24 Thursday Holiday for Al Mawlid Al Nabawi* 30 Wednesday Regular admissions applications deadline for Spring Semester 2016 for applicants from inside UAE 31 Thursday Fall Break ends at 10 p.m. January 3 Sunday Classes resume at 8 a.m. 7 Thursday Fall Semester 2015 classes end at 10 p.m. 9 Saturday Fall Semester 2015 study and examination period begins 16 Saturday Fall Semester 2015 study and examination period ends at 10 p.m. 17 Sunday Make-up examination day 23 Saturday Fall Semester 2015 Commencement

Spring Semester 2016 January 21 Thursday Residential halls open 21 Thursday TOEFL test 22 Friday Welcome session for new students and parents 24 Sunday New students’ academic and school orientation 25 Monday Registration for all returning students ends at 5 p.m. 25-26 Monday–Tuesday Placement tests for new students 27-28 Wednesday–Thursday Registration for new students 31 Sunday First day of classes; late registration and add/drop period begin February 2 Tuesday Late registration and add/drop period end at 5 p.m. 11 Thursday Applications for Spring Semester 2016 graduation due March 31 Thursday Classes end at 10 p.m. for Spring Break April 10 Sunday Classes resume at 8 a.m. 14 Thursday Deadline to withdraw from a course without a grade penalty, 5 p.m. 20 Wednesday Deadline for enrolled students (Except CEN) to apply/renew financial grants for Fall Semester 2016 28 Thursday Transfer students’ application deadline for Summer Term 2016 May 1 Sunday Advising and early registration for Summer Term 2016 and Fall Semester 2016 begins 4 Wednesday Application for Summer Term 2016 graduation due 4 Wednesday Deadline for enrolled CEN students to apply/renew financial grants for Fall Semester 2016 4 Wednesday Classes end at 10 p.m. for Al Israa Wal Miraj holiday* 8 Sunday Classes resume at 8 a.m. 17 Tuesday Spring Semester 2016 classes end at 10 p.m. 18 Wednesday Spring Semester 2016 study and examination period begins 25 Wednesday Spring Semester 2016 study and examination period ends at 10 p.m. 26 Thursday Make-up examination day June 4 Saturday Spring Semester 2016 Commencement

Summer Term 2016 June 5-6 Sunday–Monday Registration for Summer Term 2016 7 Tuesday First day of classes; late registration and add/drop period begin 9 Thursday Late registration and add/drop period end at 3 p.m. 29 Wednesday Deadline to withdraw from a course without a grade penalty, 3 p.m. July 4 Monday Classes end at 10 p.m. for Eid Al Fitr holiday* 10 Sunday Classes resume at 8 a.m. 14 Thursday Summer Term 2016 classes end at 10 p.m. 16 Saturday Summer Term 2016 study and examination period starts 17 Sunday Summer Term 2016 study and examination period ends at 10 p.m. 18 Monday Make-up examination day August 2 Tuesday Deadline for new students to apply for financial grants for the Fall 2016 semester

* Islamic holidays are determined after sighting the moon. Thus, actual dates may not coincide with the dates in this calendar. In the event of loss of teaching days due to unscheduled closings, the semester(s) may be extended. CEN= College of Engineering