Academic Calendar
Please note below an important change in dates for Spring 2020 semester following the announcement from the Ministry of Education.
| Spring 2020 | |||
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| 1 January (5.00pm) | Pre-enrolment Period (new & re-enrolling students) | ||
| 22 January | Postgraduate | Orientation and Enrolment | |
| 23 January | Undergraduate | ||
| 23 January | ^Tuition Fees Due; 100% Refund | ||
| 26 January – 7 March | Lectures commence (6 weeks) | ||
| 8 February | Last day to enrol in subjects | ^Transfer of Fees 100%. Refunds – less 25% tuition fees | |
| 15 February | ^Last Day for Transfer of Fees 100%. Refunds – less 50% tuition fees | ||
| 8 March – 21 March | Early Spring break (2 weeks) | ||
| 22 March – 4 April | Lectures recommence (Distance Learning*) (2 weeks) | ||
| 28 March | Last day to withdraw without Academic Penalty (No fee refund/ transfer) | ||
| 5 April – 9 May | Lectures recommence (On Campus) (5 weeks) | ||
| 10 May – 12 May | Study Break | ||
| 13 May – 21 May | Examinations | ||
| 4 June | Results Released | ||
| 10 – 13 June | Supplementary Exams Period | ||
| ^Students MUST withdraw from their subjects/s via SOLS prior to submitting their Fee Refund/Transfer form *Students will be able to attend through distance learning. More information will be sent to the students. |
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| Summer 2020 | |||
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| 26 April (6.00pm) | Pre-enrolment Period (new & re-enrolling students) | ||
| 3 – 4 June | Orientation and Enrolment | ||
| 4 June | ^Tuition Fees Due; 100% Refund | ||
| 7 June – 18 July | Lectures commence (6 weeks) | ||
| 13 June | Last day to enrol in subjects | ^Transfer of Fees 100%. Refunds – less 25% tuition fees | |
| 20 June | ^Last Day for Transfer of Fees 100%. Refunds – less 50% tuition fees | ||
| 18 July | Last day to withdraw without Academic Penalty (No fee refund/ transfer) | ||
| 19 July – 23 July | Examinations | ||
| 2 August | Results Released | ||
| 23 – 26 August | Supplementary Exams Commence | ||
| ^Students MUST withdraw from their subjects/s via SOLS prior to submitting their Fee Refund/Transfer form | |||
| Autumn 2020 | |||
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| 9 August | Pre-enrolment Period (new & re-enrolling students) | ||
| 14 – 16 September | Orientation and Enrolment | ||
| 17 September | Tuition Fees Due ^100% Refund |
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| 20 September – 19 December | Lectures commence (13 weeks) | ||
| 3 October | Last day to enrol in subjects ^Transfer of Fees 100%. Refunds – less 25% tuition fees |
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| 10 October | Last Day for Transfer of Fees 100%. ^Transfer of Fees 100%. Refunds – less 50% tuition fees |
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| 26 October | Last day to withdraw without Academic Penalty No fee refund / transfer |
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| January 2021 (Dates TBC) | Examinations | ||
| TBC | Results Released | ||
| TBC | Supplementary Exams Period | ||
| ^Students MUST withdraw from their subjects/s via SOLS prior to submitting their Fee Refund/Transfer form | |||
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: Students will be advised of make-up dates for classes falling on public holidays. | |||
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| 1 January 2020 – New Year’s Day | * 28 October 2020 - Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet) | ||
| * 24 - 26 May 2020 – Eid-al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) | 30 November 2020 – Commemoration Day | ||
| * 30 July 2020 – Arafat Day | 2 December 2020 – National Day | ||
| * 31 July to 2 August 2020 – Eid-al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) | 25 December 2020 – Christmas Day | ||
| * 20 August 2020 – Al-Hijra (Islamic New Year) | |||
| * Islamic holidays will be confirmed once official Government announcements are made. Please note: The University may close on a business day if a public holiday falls on a weekend day. |
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