Updated Academic Calendar 2010-2011

Updated: March 10, 2011

Fall Semester 2010

Month Date Day Event
May 2-18 Sun-Tue Web Registration for all continuing students for Fall 2010
August 11 Wed Start of Ramadan*
August 28 Sat New Graduate Student Session
Aug-Sept 28-2 Sat-Thu New Student Orientation Week
August 29-13 Sun-Mon Late Registration & Course Changes (Web Registration Fall 10)
August 29-30 Sun-Mon ALI Registration & Oral Placement Exam
September 2 Thu Orientation for ALI Students
Deadline for tuition and fees payment without late fees for
September 2 Thu
continuing students
September 5 Sun Classes Begin
September 5-13 Sun-Mon Registration Period for Auditors
September 9-12 Thu-Sun Eid El Fetr (H) *
September 13 Mon Closing Date: late registration, payment & course changes
October 5 Tue Fall 2010 Census Day
October 6 Wed Armed Forces Day (H)
November 15-19 Mon-Fri Eid El Adha (H) *
November 24 Wed Deadline to drop courses
November 24 Wed Deadline for Withdrawal: Undergraduate Students
November 25 Thu Thanksgiving (H)
Nov-Dec 29-15 Mon-Wed Web registration for all continuing students for Spring 2011
Nov-Dec 29-15 Mon-Wed Advising, web registration and payment of fees for Winter 2011
December 2 Thu Deadline for Withdrawal: Graduate Students
December 7 Tue Islamic New Year (H)
December 13 Mon Deadline: Financial Aid Applications for Spring 2011
December 16 Thu Last Day of Classes for regular courses
December 16 Thu ALI Last Day of Classes & Final Exams
December 17-22 Fri-Wed Semester Examination
Dec-Jan 23-29 Thu-Sat Mid-Year Recess
December 24-25 Fri-Sat Western Christmas (H)
December 28 Tue Deadline to submit final grades
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Winter Session 2011

Month Date Day Event
January 1 Sat New Year’s Day (H)
January 2 Sun International Student Orientation
January 2 Sun First Day of Classes for Winter Session 2011
January 3 Mon Closing date: late registration and course changes
January 7 Fri Eastern Christmas (H)
January 13 Thu Deadline for withdrawal
January 19 Wed Epiphany Feast –Baptism Day (H)
January 23 Sun End of Winter Session 2011
January 25 Tue Police Day (H)
January 27 Thu Deadline to submit final grades

Spring Semester 2011

Month Date Day Event
January 22 Sat New Graduate Student Session
January 22-27 Sat-Thu New Student Orientation Week
January 23-24 Sun-Mon ALI Registration & Oral Placement Exam
Jan-Feb 23-27 Sun-Sun Late Registration & Course Changes (web registration Spring 2011)
January 27 Thu Orientation for ALI Students
February 13 Sun Classes Begin
February 13-27 Sun-Thu Registration Period for Auditors
February 27 Sun Closing Date: late registration, payment & course changes
February 15 Tue El Mawled El Nabawi (H) *
February 27 Sun Deadline for tuition and fees payment for continuing students
March 16 Wed Spring 2011 Census Day
March 19 Sat Taba Liberation Day (H)
March 31 Thu Commencement – Graduates & Undergraduates
April 5 Tue International Day **
April 17-25 Sun-Mon Spring Break (H)
April 17 Sun Palm Sunday (H)
April 21 Thu Holy Thursday (H)
April 24 Sun Western Easter (H)
April 24 Sun Eastern Easter (H)
April 25 Mon Sham El Nessim (H)

Sinai Liberation Day (H)

April 25 Mon

May
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9-11 Mon-Wed Web registration for Summer 2011 for all continuing students
&
24-25 Tue-Wed
May 1 Sun Labor Day (H)
May 12-25 Thu-Wed Web registration for Fall 2011 for all continuing students
May 12 Thu Deadline: financial aid application for Fall 2011
May 12 Thu Deadline for dropping courses
May 12 Thu Deadline for Withdrawal – Undergraduate Students
May 19 Thu Deadline for withdrawal: Graduate Students
May 26 Thu Last Day of Classes for regular classes
May 26 Thu Last Day for ALI Classes & Final Exams
May-June 27-1 Fri-Wed Semester Examination for regular classes
June 6 Mon Deadline to submit Final Grades

Summer Session 2011

Month Date Day Event
June 1-2 Wed-Thu ALI Registration & Oral Placement Exam
June 2-9 Thu-Thu Late Registration & Course Changes
June 5 Sun Orientation for ALI Students
June 5-6 Sun-Mon International Student Orientation
June 7 Tue Classes Begin for ALI Students
Deadline for tuition & fees payment without late fees for
June 7 Tue
continuing students
June 8 Wed Classes Begin for the Six-Week Session
June 8-28 Wed-Tue Three-Week Session A
June 9 Thu Closing date: late registration, payment, and Course changes
June 15 Wed Commencement – Graduates
June 17 Fri Commencement – Undergraduates
June 22 Wed Summer 2011 Census Day
Jun-Jul 29-19 Wed-Tue Three-Week Session B
July 7 Thu Deadline for dropping and withdrawal
July 19 Tue Last Day of Classes for regular classes
July 20-21 Wed-Thu Semester Examination
July 23 Sat Revolution Day (H)
July 25 Mon Last Day for ALI Classes & Final Exams
July 25 Mon Deadline to submit final grades

* Exact date will be confirmed by official notice.

** Classes will be held until 12:45 pm and resumed at 4:30 pm
N.B. Holidays that fall on either Fridays or Saturdays will have no substitutes

Numbers of class days in the above calendar are as follows:

Fall 2010 Semester UW 27 days + 1 Saturday
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MR 26 days + 2 Saturdays
Total 53 days + 6 Examination Days

Winter Session 2011 15 days including exams

Spring 2011 Semester UW 28 days

MR 29 days
Total 57 days + 6 Examination Days

Summer Session 2011 30 days + 2 Examination Days

Summer A 15 days including exams
Summer B 15 days including exams
ALI Summer Session 2011 35 days including exams

UW classes will meet for 75 minutes two times a week with 15 minutes break between classes.
MR classes will meet for 75 minutes two times a week with 15 minutes break between classes.
Faculty members who wish to make up for UW & MR classes during Fall Semester 2010 are
requested to call the Office of the University Registrar ext. 2433 email Hala_M@aucegypt.edu to
reserve classrooms:
UW make up classes:
Saturday 2 October 2010

MR make up classes:

1. Saturday 9 October 2010

2. Saturday 16 October 2010

Or any other convenient time for the instructor and the students.

Please note that:

• ONLY 1 DAY is assigned for UW make up classes during Fall Semester 2010
• ONLY 2 DAYS are assigned for MR make up classes during Fall Semester 2010
• Instructors are to call or email the Office of the University Registrar for room
reservation it is not done automatically