Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar 2012–2013

January 2012

Tuesday 31 Deadline to apply to Medical School for 2012-2013 (early acceptance)

Application deadline for early acceptance: January 31, 2012
Regular application deadline: March 30, 2012

More information.

July 2012

Monday 2 Medicine Years III and IV begin
Thursday 12 Deadline for intercampus transfer for fall 2012 for Business School

Read the rules about switching campuses.

August 2012

Wednesday 1 Pharm.D. classes begin

September 2012

Monday 3 Classes begin for medical students (Med I & II)
Monday 10 – Monday 17 Registration of freshman students accepted into a program for fall 2012
Tuesday 11 – Friday 14 New student orientation
Monday 17 Deadline for intercampus transfer for fall 2012, for non-Business students
Tuesday 18 – Friday 21 Advising for new students
Tuesday 18 – Friday 21 Registration for new students for fall 2012
Friday 21 Registration for returnees who reactivated files for fall 2012
Monday 24 Fall 2012 classes begin
Monday 24 – Friday 28 Late registration (with late fees) and drop/add for fall 2012

October 2012

Tuesday 2 Collection of fall 2012 statements of fees begins
Wednesday 10 Deadline for payment of tuition and fees for fall 2012
Friday 26 – Saturday 27 Holiday: Al-Adha

November 2012

Thursday 15 Holiday: Hijra New Year

Tentative date

Thursday 22 Holiday: Independence Day
Friday 23 Deadline for incomplete grades (from Spring and Summer 2012)
Saturday 24 Ashoura

December 2012

Friday 7 Last day for withdrawing from courses for Fall 2012
Thursday 13 Deadline for intercampus transfer for Spring 2013 for Business school
Saturday 22 – Sunday January 6, 2013 Holiday: Christmas and New Year

Classes resume on January 7.

January 2013

Sunday 6 Holiday: Armenian Christmas
Tuesday 8 Deadline for intercampus transfer for spring 2013 for non-Business students
Wednesday 9 – Friday 11 Advising for current students
Monday 14 – Friday 18 Registration for current students for spring 2013
Thursday 17 Fall 2012 classes end
Friday 18 – Sunday 20 Reading period
Monday 21 – Wednesday 30 Final Exams period
Thursday 24 Holiday: Prophet’s Birthday

Tentative date

Thursday 31 Deadline for applying to Medical School for 2013-2014

February 2013

Tuesday 5 New student orientation

Don’t miss it! Check out what it’s about, and the program for orientation day on your campus.

Wednesday 6 – Friday 8 Advising for new students
Wednesday 6 – Friday 8 Registration for new students
Friday 8 Registration for returnees who reactivated files for spring 2013
Saturday 9 Holiday: St. Maroun’s Day
Monday 11 Spring 2013 classes begin
Monday 11 – Friday 15 Late registration (with late fees) and drop/add for spring 2013

Find the current late registration charge on this list of fees for 2012-2013.
Registration instructions.

Monday 18 Collection of spring 2013 statements of fees begins

March 2013

Saturday 2 Deadline for payment of tuition and fees for spring 2013
Friday 15 Last day for WI
Monday 25 Holiday: Annunciation
Friday 29 – Monday April 1 Holiday: Western Easter

Classes resume on April 2.

April 2013

Friday 5 Deadline for intercampus transfer for summer I for Business School
Thursday 11 Deadline for incomplete grades (from fall 2012)
Thursday 25 Last day for WP/WF
Monday 29 – Thursday May 16 Payment of deposit for fall 2013

May 2013

Wednesday 1 Holiday: Labor Day
Thursday 2 Deadline for intercampus transfer for summer II for Business School
Thursday 2 Deadline for intercampus transfer for summer I for non-Business students
Thursday 2 – Friday 10 Advising for current students
Friday 3 – Monday 6 Holiday: Eastern Easter

Classes resume on May 7.

Sunday 5 Medicine Year IV ends
Wednesday 8 – Tuesday 14 Registration for current students for summer I 2013
Wednesday 15 – Friday 17 Registration for current students for summer II 2013
Monday 20 – Friday 24 Registration for current students for fall 2013
Monday 27 Spring 2013 classes end
Tuesday 28 – Wednesday 29 Reading period
Thursday 30 – Saturday June 8 Final exams
Friday 31 Medicine Year III ends

June 2013

Thursday 13 – Monday 17 Advising for new students
Thursday 13 – Monday 17 Registration for new students for summer I 2013
Monday 17 Registration for returnees who reactivated files for summer I 2013
Tuesday 18 Summer I 2013 classes begin
Tuesday 18 – Friday 21 Late registration (with late fees) & drop/add for summer I 2013
Monday 24 Collection of summer I statements of fees begins

July 2013

Monday 1 Deadline for payment of tuition and fees for summer I 2013
Monday 1 Last day for WI
Thursday 4 Commencement, Byblos

For all programs on the Byblos campus. Visit the Commencement website.

Saturday 6 Commencement, Beirut

For all graduate programs and non-Business undergraduate programs. Visit the Commencement website.

Thursday 11 Deadline for intercampus transfer for fall 2013 for Busines School
Thursday 11 Last day for WP/WF
Friday 12 Medical School classes end
Friday 12 Last day for WI (graduate courses)
Monday 22 Summer I 2013 classes end
Tuesday 23 Reading period
Wednesday 24 – Thursday 25 Final exams
Wednesday 24 Last day for WP/WF (graduate courses)
Monday 29 Deadline for intercampus transfer for summer II for non-Business students
Wednesday 31 Registration & advising for new students for summer II 2013
Wednesday 31 Registration for returnees who reactivated files for summer II 2013

August 2013

Thursday 1 Summer II 2013 classes begin
Thursday 1 – Tuesday 6 Late registration (with late fees) and drop/add for summer II 2013
Tuesday 6 Last day of graduate classes
Thursday 8 – Friday 9 Holiday: Al-Fitr
Monday 12 Collection of summer II 2013 statements of fees begins
Monday 12 – Tuesday 13 Final exams for graduate courses
Thursday 15 Holiday: St. Mary’s Assumption
Monday 19 Deadline for payment of tuition and fees for summer II 2013
Tuesday 20 Last day for WI
Friday 30 Last day for WP/WF

September 2013

Monday 9 – Monday 16 Registration for freshman students accepted into a program for fall
Tuesday 10 Summer II 2013 classes end
Wednesday 11 Reading period
Thursday 12 – Friday 13 Final exams