University Calendar for the Academic Year 2019/2020
First Semester 2019/2020 |
Day |
Date |
Event |
Sunday |
21/7/2019 |
Beginning of early registration for the first semester |
Sunday - Thursday |
15-26/9/2019 |
Holding academic development courses for teaching and administrative staff |
Sunday |
15/9/2019 |
Beginning of the University Year 2019/2020 & Commencement of Teaching Staff Work |
Thursday |
3/10/2019 |
Deadline for registration by old students |
Sunday - Saturday |
6-12/10/2019 |
Add and drop week |
Sunday |
13/10/2019 |
Beginning of study for the first semester |
Sunday - Thursday |
13-17/10/2019 |
Enlightening week for newly admitted students |
Sunday - Saturday |
13-19/10/2019 |
Imposing penalty on late-registered old students
(First Period - 50 Dinar) |
Sunday - Saturday |
13/10-2/11/2019 |
First period of the semester withdrawal for undergraduates and postgraduates
(with reimbursement of 75% of the tuition fees) |
Sunday |
20/10/2019 |
Imposing penalty on late-registered old students
(Second Period - 100 Dinar) |
Thursday |
24/10/2019 |
Deadline for submission of thesis proposals
registering thesis hours and submitting forms of transferring to thesis mode and appointment of a supervisor |
Thursday |
24/10/2019 |
Deadline for reviewing the final marks of the second and summer semesters 2018/2019 |
Sunday - Thursday |
27/10-7/11/2019 |
Commencement of Comprehensive Examination |
Thursday |
31/10/2019 |
Deadline for completing entry of the marks of the second and summer semesters 2018/2019 |
Sunday - Saturday |
3-16/11/2019 |
Second period of the semester withdrawal for undergraduates and postgraduates
(with reimbursement of 50% of the tuition fees) |
Saturday |
9/11/2019 |
Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday |
Sunday - Saturday |
10-23/11/2019 |
Period of conducting the first exam |
Sunday - Thursday |
17/11/2019-23/1/2020 |
Period of the semester withdrawal for undergraduates and postgraduates under a compelling reason
(with reimbursement of 100% of the tuition fees) |
Sunday |
12/1/2019 |
Beginning of early registration for the second semester |
Sunday |
12/1/2019 |
Issuance of final exams entry card |
Thursday |
12/12/2019 |
Deadline for submission of committee formation templates and examination of master's thesis. |
Sunday - Thursday |
22/12/2019-9/1/2020 |
Period of conducting the the second exam |
Wednesday |
25/12/2019 |
Christmas (Holiday) |
Wednesday |
1/1/2020 |
New Year (Holiday) |
Thursday |
9/1/2020 |
Deadline for examination of thesis |
Thursday |
23/1/2020 |
Deadline of final exams entry card issuance |
Thursday |
23/1/2020 |
Deadline for submission of examination committees’ decisions |
Thursday |
23/1/2020 |
End of first semester's lectures |
Wednesday-Thursday |
22/1-6/2/2020 |
Period of conducting final exams |
Thursday |
6/2/2020 |
Deadline for delivering theses to the relevant department upon inserting the amendments proposed by the examination committee |
Sunday |
9/2/2020 |
Beginning of students' vacation |
Sunday - Saturday |
9-22/2/2020 |
One-week vacation for teaching staff to be specified in coordination with the Faculty Dean |
Tuesday |
11/2/2020 |
Deadline for submission of the final exams' results to the Deanship of Admissions and Registration and release of the final results |
Thursday |
13/2/2020 |
Deadline for reviewing graduates' marks |
Tuesday |
18/2/2020 |
Deans’ council decision to grant degrees and certificates |
** Total of semester days = 73 days
** Total of final exams' days = 13 days
Second Semester 2019/2020 |
Day |
Date |
Event |
Thursday |
13/2/2020 |
Deadline for registration by old students |
Sunday - Saturday |
16-22/2/2020 |
Add and drop week |
Sunday |
23/2/2020 |
Beginning of study for second semester |
Sunday - Thursday |
23-27/2/2020 |
Enlightening week for newly admitted students |
Sunday - Saturday |
23-29/2/2020 |
Imposing penalty on late-registered old students
(First Period - 50 Dinar) |
Sunday - Saturday |
23/2-14/3/2020 |
First period of the semester withdrawal for undergraduates and postgraduates
(with reimbursement of 75% of the tuition fees) |
Wednesday - Thursday |
26-27/2/2020 |
Graduation ceremony for the first semester |
Sunday |
1/3/2020 |
Imposing penalty on late-registered old students
(Second Period - 100 Dinar) |
Thursday |
5/3/2020 |
Deadline for submission of thesis proposals
registering thesis hours and submiting forms of transfering to thesis mode and appointment of a supervisor |
Thursday |
5/3/2020 |
Deadline for reviewing the final marks of the first semester 2019/2020 |
Sunday - Thursday |
8-19/3/2020 |
Commencement of Comprehensive Examination |
Thursday |
12/3/2020 |
Deadline for completing entry of the marks of the first semester 2019/2020 |
Sunday - Saturday |
15-28/3/2020 |
Second period of the semester withdrawal for undergraduates and postgraduates
(with reimbursement of 50% of the tuition fees) |
Saturday |
21/3/2020 |
Isra’a Day |
Sunday - Saturday |
22/3-4/4/2020 |
Period of conducting the first exam |
Sunday - Thursday |
29/3-4/6/2020 |
Period of the semester withdrawal for undergraduates and postgraduates under a compelling reason
(with reimbursement of 100% of the tuition fees) |
Sunday |
12/4/2020 |
Beginning of early registration for the summer semester |
Sunday |
12/4/2020 |
Issuance of final exams entry card |
Thursday |
23/4/2020 |
Deadline for submission of committee formation templates and examination of master's thesis. |
Friday |
1/5/2020 |
Labor Day |
Sunday - Saturday |
3-16/5/2020 |
Period of conducting the the second exam |
Thursday |
21/5/2020 |
Deadline for examination of thesis |
Friday - Monday |
22-25/5/2020 |
Eid Al Fitr Al Saeed (Estimated) |
Monday |
25/5/2020 |
Independence Day |
Thursday |
4/6/2020 |
Deadline of final exams entry card issuance |
Thursday |
4/6/2020 |
Deadline for submission of examination committees’ decisions |
Thursday |
4/6/2020 |
End of second semester's lectures |
Saturday-Saturday |
6-20/6/2020 |
Period of conducting final exams |
Thursday |
18/6/2020 |
Deadline for delivering theses to the relevant department upon inserting the amendments proposed by the examination committee |
Sunday |
21/6/2020 |
Students' summer vacation |
Tuesday |
23/6/2020 |
Deadline for submission of the final exams' results to the Deanship of Admissions and Registration and release of the final results |
Thursday |
25/6/2020 |
Deadline for reviewing graduates' marks |
Sunday |
28/6/2020 |
Start of vacation of teaching staff who do not teach in the summer semester |
Tuesday |
30/6/2020 |
Deans’ council decision to grant degrees and certificates |
** Total of semester days = 73 days
** Total of final exams' days = 13 days
Summer Semester 2019/2020 |
Day |
Date |
Event |
Thursday |
18/6/2020 |
Deadline for registration by old students |
Tuesday-Saturday |
23-27/6/2020 |
Add and drop week |
Sunday |
28/6/2020 |
Beginning of study for summer semester |
Sunday - Saturday |
28/6-4/7/2020 |
Imposing penalty on late-registered old students
(First Period - 50 Dinar) |
Sunday - Saturday |
28/6-11/7/2020 |
First period of the semester withdrawal for undergraduates and postgraduates
(with reimbursement of 75% of the tuition fees) |
Sunday |
7/5/2020 |
Imposing penalty on late-registered old students
(Second Period - 100 Dinar) |
Wednesday - Thursday |
8-9/7/2020 |
Graduation ceremony for the second semester |
Sunday - Saturday |
12-18/7/2020 |
Second period of the semester withdrawal for undergraduates and postgraduates
(with reimbursement of 50% of the tuition fees) |
Sunday - Saturday |
12-18/7/2020 |
Period of conducting the first exam |
Sunday - Thursday |
19/7-27/8/2020 |
Period of the semester withdrawal for undergraduates and postgraduates under a compelling reason
(with reimbursement of 100% of the tuition fees) |
Sunday |
19/7/2020 |
Beginning of early registration for the first semester |
Sunday |
19/7/2020 |
Issuance of final exams entry card |
Wednesday-Sunday |
29/7-2/8/2020 |
Eid Al Adha Al Mubarak (Estimated) |
Monday-Monday |
3-10/8/2020 |
Period of conducting the second exam |
Wednesday |
19/8/2020 |
New Hejri Year (Estimated) |
Thursday |
20/8/2020 |
Deadline for issuance of final exams entry card |
Thursday |
20/8/2020 |
End of summer semester's lectures |
Saturday-Saturday |
22-29/8/2020 |
Period of conducting final exams |
Tuesday |
1/9/2020 |
Deadline for submission of the final exams' results to the Deanship of Admissions and Registration and release of the final results |
Thursday |
3/9/2020 |
Deadline for reviewing graduates' marks |
Sunday |
6/9/2020 |
Deans’ council decision to grant degrees and certificates |
Sunday |
13/9/2020 |
Beginning of the University Year 2021/ 2020 & Commencement of Teaching Staff Work |
Wednesday - Thursday |
16-17/9/2020 |
Graduation ceremony for the summer semester |
** Total of semester days = 36 days
** Total of final exams' days = 7 days