Academic Calendar 2011 - 2012
Date
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Event
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Hijra calender
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August 20 – August 24, 2011
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New student orientation
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20 Ramadan – 24 Ramadan, 1432
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August 25 – September 2, 2011
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Eid Al-Fitr vacation
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25 Ramadan – 4 Shawwal, 1432
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Fall Semester
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September 3, 2011
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First day of classes
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5 Shawwal, 1432
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September 9, 2011
|
Last day to add a class
|
11
Shawwal, 1432
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September 14, 2011
|
Last day to drop a class without a W grade
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16
Shawwal, 1432
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September 24, 2011
|
National Day Holiday
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26
Shawwal, 1432
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October 26, 2011
|
Last day to drop a class with a W grade. No
drops permitted after this date
|
28 Dhu Al-Qa’dah,
1432
|
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November 3 – November 11, 2011
|
Eid Al-Adha Holiday
|
7 Dhu Al-Hijja
– 15 Dhu Al-Hijja, 1432
|
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November 12, 2011
|
Classes resume
|
16 Dhu Al-Hijja,
1432
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December
7, 2011
|
Classes
end
|
12 Muharram,
1433
|
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December
10 – December 12, 2011
|
Final
exam period
|
15 Muharram
– 17 Muharram, 1433
|
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December
14, 2011
|
Fall
semester ends
|
19 Muharram,
1433
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December
16, 2011
|
Commencement
|
21 Muharram,
1433
|
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December
17, 2011 – January 13, 2012
|
Mid-Year
Break – no classes
|
22 Muharram
– 19 Safar, 1433
|
|
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|
Winter Enrichment Period
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|
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January
14, 2012
|
Winter
Enrichment Period begins
|
20 Safar,
1433
|
|
January
29, 2012
|
Winter
Enrichment Period ends
|
6 Rabi’ I, 1433
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Spring Semester
|
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February
4, 2012
|
First day
of classes
|
12 Rabi’
I, 1433
|
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February
10, 2012
|
Last day
to add a class
|
18 Rabi’
I, 1433
|
|
February 15,
2012
|
Last day
to drop a class without a W grade
|
23 Rabi’
I, 1433
|
|
March 28,
2012
|
Last day
to drop a class with a W grade. No drops permitted after this date
|
5 Jumada
I, 1433
|
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March 29
– April 6, 2012
|
Spring
Break – no classes
|
6 Jumada
I – 14 Jumada I, 1433
|
|
April 7,
2012
|
Classes
resume
|
15 Jumada
I, 1433
|
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May 9,
2012
|
Classes
end
|
18 Jumada
II, 1433
|
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May 12 –
May 16, 2012
|
Final
exam period
|
21 Jumada
II – 25 Jumada II, 1433
|
|
May 16,
2012
|
Spring
semester ends
|
25 Jumada
II, 1433
|
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Summer Session
|
|
|
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June 9,
2012
|
First day
of Summer Session
|
19 Rajab,
1433
|
|
August 1,
2012
|
Summer
session ends
|
13
Ramadan, 1433
|
Academic Calendar 2011 - 2012 Date Event Hijra Calendar
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August 7 – August 15, 2012
|
On-boarding of students
|
19 Ramadan – 27 Ramadan, 1433[1]
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August 16 – August 24, 2012
|
Eid Al-Fitr vacation
|
28 Ramadan – 6 Shawwal, 1433
|
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August 25 – August 29, 2012
|
New student orientation
|
7 Shawwal –11 Shawwal, 1433
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Fall Semester
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September 1, 2012
|
First day of classes
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14 Shawwal, 1433
|
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September 3, 2012
|
Academic Convocation
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16
Shawwal, 1433
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September 7, 2012
|
Last day to add a class
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20
Shawwal, 1433
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September 12, 2012
|
Last day to drop a class without a W grade
|
25
Shawwal, 1433
|
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September 23, 2012
|
National Day Holiday
|
7 Dhu
Al-Qa’dah 1433
|
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October 24, 2012
|
Last day to drop a class with a W grade. No drops permitted after this date.
|
8 Dhu
Al-Hijjah
|
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October 25 – November 2, 2012
|
Eid Al-Adha Holiday
|
9 Dhu Al-Hijjah
– 117 Dhu Al-Hijjah, 1433
|
|
November 3, 2012
|
Classes resume
|
18 Dhu Al-Hijjah,
1433
|
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December
5, 2012
|
Classes
end
|
21 Muharram,
1434
|
|
December
8 – December 10, 2012
|
Final
exam period
|
24 Muharram
– 26 Muharram, 1434
|
|
December
10, 2012
|
Fall
semester ends
|
26 Muharram,
1434
|
|
December
14, 2012
|
Commencement
|
1 Safar,
1434
|
|
December
15, 2012 – January 11, 2013
|
Mid-Year
Break – no classes
|
2 Safar –
29 Safar, 1434
|
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|
Winter Enrichment Period
|
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|
|
January
12, 2013
|
Winter
Enrichment Period begins
|
30 Safar,
1434
|
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January
27, 2013
|
Winter
Enrichment Period ends
|
15 Rabi’I, 1434
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Spring Semester
|
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February
2, 2013
|
First day
of classes
|
21 Rabi’I,
1434
|
|
February
8, 2013
|
Last day
to add a class
|
27 Rabi’I,
1434
|
|
February 13,
2013
|
Last day
to drop a class without a W grade
|
3 Rabi’II,
1434
|
|
March 27,
2013
|
Last day
to drop a class with a W grade. No drops permitted after this date
|
15
Jumada’I, 1434
|
|
March 28
– April 5, 2013
|
Spring
Break – no classes
|
16
Jumada’I – 24 Jumada’I, 1434
|
|
April 6,
2013
|
Classes
resume
|
25
Jumada’I, 1434
|
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May 8,
2013
|
Classes end
|
28
Jumada’II, 1434
|
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May 11 –
May 15, 2013
|
Final
exam period
|
1 Rajab–
5 Rajab, 1434
|
|
May 15,
2013
|
Spring
semester ends
|
5 Rajab,
1434
|
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Summer Session
|
|
|
|
June 8,
2013
|
First day
of Summer Session
|
29 Rajab,
1434
|
|
July 31,
2013
|
Summer
session ends
|
23
Ramadan, 1434
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[1] Based on Umm
Al-Qura calendar
The official KAUST calender page.
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