Academic Calendar 2025–2026
August 2025
| Thursday 7 – Friday 22 | Advising and registration for new students for fall 2025 |
| Friday 22 – Monday 25 | Advising and registration for professional-years pharmacy students for fall 2025 |
| Monday 25 | Registration for returnees and freshman students accepted in a program |
| Monday 25 | Classes begin for MD Years I and II |
| Tuesday 26 – Wednesday 27 |
Late registration with late fees and drop/add
Chairs give override permissions except for class capacity. |
| Wednesday 27 | Orientation day for new students - Beirut and Byblos |
| Thursday 28 – Friday 29 |
Late registration with late fees and drop/add
Chairs give override permissions except for class capacity. |
| Thursday 28 | Fall 2025 classes begin |
September 2025
| Monday 1 | Academic year 2025–2026 starts |
| Monday 1 | Fall 2025 Term A classes begin for graduate online programs |
| Monday 1 – Tuesday 2 |
Late registration with late fees and drop/add continues
Chairs give override permission for class capacity, to register in closed sections. |
| Wednesday 3 | Late registration with late fees continues |
| Friday 5 |
Holiday:
Holiday: Prophet’s Birthday
Tentative date. |
| Friday 5 | Collection of statement of fees for fall 2025 starts |
| Monday 15 | Deadline for payment of fees for fall 2025 |
October 2025
| Thursday 2 | Deadline for early withdrawal from courses of fall 2025 (WI) |
| Friday 3 | Student council elections |
| Wednesday 22 | Fall 2025 Term A classes end for graduate online programs |
| Thursday 23 | Deadline for Incomplete grades from spring and summer 2025 |
| Monday 27 | Fall 2025 Term B classes begin for graduate online programs |
November 2025
| Thursday 6 | Deadline for withdrawal from courses of fall 2025 (WP/WF) |
| Wednesday 19 – Friday December 5 | Advising for current students for spring 2026 |
| Saturday 22 | Holiday: Holiday: Independence Day |
| Wednesday 26 | Last day for intercampus transfer for spring 2026 |
December 2025
| Monday 1 – Friday 5 | Registration for current students for spring 2026 |
| Friday 5 | Fall 2025 classes end |
| Saturday 6 – Monday 8 | Reading period |
| Tuesday 9 – Friday 19 | Fall 2025 final exams |
| Wednesday 17 | Fall 2025 Term B classes end for graduate online programs |
| Thursday 25 | Holiday: Holiday: Christmas Day |
| Wednesday 31 | Deadline for early application to the medical school for academic year 2026–2027 |
January 2026
| Thursday 1 | Holiday: New Year’s Day |
| Tuesday 6 | Holiday: Armenian Christmas |
| Wednesday 7 | Deadline for regular application to the PGY1 pharmacy residency program (AY 2026-2027) |
| Wednesday 7 | Advising for new students for spring 2026 |
| Thursday 8 | Registration for new students spring 2026 |
| Thursday 8 | Registration for returnees and freshman students accepted in a program |
| Thursday 8 – Friday 9 | Advising and registration for professional-years pharmacy students for spring 2026 |
| Monday 12 – Tuesday 13 |
Late registration with late fees and drop/add
Chairs give override permissions except for class capacity. |
| Tuesday 13 | Orientation day for new students for spring 2026 - Beirut and Byblos campuses |
| Wednesday 14 – Friday 16 |
Late registration with late fees and drop/add
Chairs give override permissions except for class capacity. |
| Wednesday 14 | Spring 2026 classes begin |
| Monday 19 | Spring 2026 Term A classes begin for graduate online programs |
| Monday 19 – Tuesday 20 |
Late registration with late fees and drop/add continues
Chairs give override permission for class capacity, to register in closed sections. |
| Wednesday 21 | Late registration with late fees continues |
| Friday 23 | Collection of statement of fees for spring 2026 starts |
February 2026
| Monday 2 | Deadline for payment of fees for spring 2026 |
| Monday 9 | Saint Maroun’s Day |
| Wednesday 18 | Deadline for early withdrawal from courses of spring 2026 (WI) |
March 2026
| Wednesday 11 | Deadline for Incomplete grades from fall 2025 |
| Wednesday 11 | Spring 2026 Term A classes end for graduate online programs |
| Monday 16 | Spring 2026 Term B classes begin for graduate online programs |
| Friday 20 – Saturday 21 | Holiday: Al-Fitr |
| Tuesday 24 – Thursday April 9 | Payment of deposit for all continuing students for fall 2026 |
| Wednesday 25 | Holiday: Annunciation Day |
| Friday 27 | Deadline for withdrawal from courses of spring 2026 (WP/WF) |
| Tuesday 31 | Deadline for regular application to the medical school for academic year 2026–2027 |
April 2026
| Friday 3 – Monday 6 | Holiday: Western Easter |
| Tuesday 7 – Thursday 30 | Advising for current students for summer and fall 2026 |
| Friday 10 – Monday 13 | Holiday: Eastern Easter |
| Tuesday 14 – Friday 17 | Registration for all continuing students for summer 2026 |
| Friday 24 – Thursday 30 | Phase 1 registration for fall 2026 for all continuing students |
| Thursday 30 | Spring 2026 classes end |
May 2026
| Friday 1 | Classes end for MD Year IV (academic year 2025–2026) |
| Friday 1 – Sunday 3 | Reading period |
| Monday 4 – Thursday 14 | Spring 2026 final exams |
| Wednesday 6 | Spring 2026 Term B classes end for graduate online programs |
| Friday 15 | Classes end for MD Years II and III (academic year 2025–2026) |
| Monday 25 | Classes begin for MD Year IV (academic year 2026–2027) |
| Wednesday 27 – Friday 29 | Holiday: Al-Adha |
June 2026
| Monday 1 | Classes begin for MD Year III (AY 2026-2027) |
| Tuesday 2 | Registration for returnees and freshman students accepted in a program |
| Tuesday 2 – Wednesday 3 | Advising and registration for professional-years pharmacy students for summer 2026 |
| Wednesday 3 | Advising and registration for new students for summer 2026 |
| Thursday 4 – Friday 5 |
Late registration with late fees and drop/add
Chairs give override permissions except for class capacity. |
| Monday 8 | Summer 2026 classes begin |
| Monday 8 | Summer 2026 term begins for graduate online programs |
| Tuesday 9 | Commencement Exercises - Byblos Campus |
| Wednesday 10 |
Late registration with late fees and drop/add continues
Chairs give override permission for class capacity, to register in closed sections. |
| Thursday 11 | Late registration with late fees continues |
| Friday 12 – Saturday 13 | Commencement Exercises - Beirut Campus |
| Monday 15 | Collection of statement of fees for summer 2026 starts |
| Wednesday 17 | Holiday: Hijra New Year |
| Monday 22 | Deadline for payment of fees for summer 2026 |
| Friday 26 | Ashoura Commemoration Day |
| Monday 29 | Deadline for early withdrawal from courses of summer 2026 (WI) |
July 2026
| Thursday 9 | Deadline for withdrawal from courses of summer 2026 (WP/WF) |
| Monday 13 – Friday 17 | Phase 2 registration for fall 2026 for all continuing students who paid the deposit |
| Wednesday 15 | PharmD hooding ceremony and graduation of residents |
| Friday 17 | Classes end for MD Year I (academic year 2025–2026) |
| Wednesday 22 | Summer 2026 classes end |
| Thursday 23 | Reading day |
| Friday 24 – Tuesday 28 | Summer 2026 final exams |
| Wednesday 29 | Summer 2026 term ends for graduate online programs |
August 2026
| Monday 3 – Friday 21 | Advising and registration for new students for fall 2026 |
| Saturday 15 | Holiday: Saint Mary’s Assumption Day |
| Tuesday 25 | Holiday: Prophet’s Birthday |