Academic Calendar 2012-2013

Updated: February 25, 2013

Fall Semester 2012

Month

Date

Day

Event

May

6-15

Sun-Tue

Registration through Banner Self Service (BSS) for all continuing

students for Fall 2012

August

18-21

Sat-Tue

Eid El Fetr (H) *

August

25

Sat

Aug-Sept

26-6

Sun-Thu

August

26-30

August

27-28

August

28

Tue

Advising & Registration New Graduate Student

August

30

Thu

Orientation for ALI Students

September

Sun

Classes Begin

September

2-6

Sun-Thu

September

Wed

New International Graduate Student Session

September

Thu

Closing Date: course changes, late registration & payment

without late fees for continuing students

October

Wed

Fall 2012 Census Day

October

Sat

Armed Forces Day (H)

October

24

Wed

Deadline to drop courses

October

25-29

Thu-Mon

Eid El Adha (H) *

Nov-Dec

11-13

Sun-Thu

Registration through Banner Self

continuing students for Spring 2013

Nov-Dec

11-13

Sun-Thu

Registration through Banner Self Service (BSS) and payment of

fees for Winter 2013

November

15

Thu

Islamic New Year (H)

November

22

Thu

Thanksgiving (H)

November

25

Sun

Deadline for Withdrawal from the Semester: Undergraduate

Students

December

Thu

Deadline for Withdrawal: Graduate Students

December

12

Wed

Deadline: Financial Aid Applications for Spring 2013

December

12

Wed

Last Day of Classes for regular courses

December

12

Wed

ALI Last Day of Classes & Final Exams

December

14-20

Fri-Thu

Dec-Jan

21-29

Fri-Tue

Mid-Year Recess

December

24-25

Mon-Tue

Western Christmas (H)

December

27

Sun-Thu
Mon-Tue

Thu

New Graduate Student Session

Late Registration & Course Changes (Banner Self Service (BSS)
Registration Fall 12)
New Student Orientation week
ALI Registration & Oral Placement Exam

Registration Period for Auditors

Semester Examination

Deadline to submit final grades

Service

(BSS)

for

all

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Winter Session 2013

Month

Date

Day

Event

January

Tue

New Years Day (H)

January

Wed

First Day of Classes for Winter Session 2013

January

Wed

Closing date: late registration and course changes

January

Wed

International Student Orientation

January

Mon

Eastern Christmas (H)

January

14

Mon

Deadline for withdrawal

January

19

Sat

Epiphany Feast Baptism Day (H)

January

23

Wed

End of Winter Session 2013 & Final Exam

January

25

Fri

National Holiday

January

28

Mon

Deadline to submit final grades

Spring Semester 2013

Month

Date

Day

Event

January

22-23

Tue-Wed

ALI Registration & Oral Placement Exam

January

22-23
&
27-29

Tue-Wed
&
Sun-Tue

New Student Orientation Week

Jan-Feb

22-5

Tue-Tue

Late Registration & Course Changes (Banner Self Service (BSS)

Registration Spring 2013)

January

24

Thu

El Mawled El Nabawi (H) *

January

26

Sat

New Graduate Student Session

January

28

Mon

Orientation for ALI Students

Advising & Registration New Graduate Students
Classes Begin

January

30

Wed

Jan-Feb

30-5

Wed-Tue

February

Tue

Closing Date: course changes, late registration & payment

without late fees for continuing students
New International Graduate Student Session

February

16

Sat

Commencement Graduates & Undergraduates

March

Sun

Spring 2013 Census Day

March

27

Wed

Deadline for dropping courses

March

31

Sun

Western Easter (H)

April

Tue

International Day

April

Sun-Mon

May

21-22
&
14-16

Tue-Thu

April

24

Wed

Deadline for Withdrawal from the Semester: Undergraduate

Students

April

25

Thu

Sinai Liberation Day (H)

28-6

Sun-Mon

April-May

Registration Period for Auditors

Registration through Banner Self Service (BSS) for Summer

2013 for all continuing students

Spring Break (H)

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April

28

Sun

Palm Sunday (H)

May

Wed

Labor Day (H)

May

Thu

Holy Thursday (H)

May

Sun

Eastern Easter (H)

May

Mon

Sham El Nessim (H)

23-24
&
7-16

April-May

Tue-Wed
&
Tue-Thu

Registration through Banner Self Service (BSS) for Fall 2013 for
all continuing students

May

Thu

Deadline: financial aid application for Fall 2013

May

Thu

Deadline for withdrawal: Graduate Students

May

19

Sun

Last Day of Classes for regular classes

May

19

Sun

Last Day for ALI Classes & Final Exams

May

21-26

Tue-Sun

May

30

Thu

Semester Examination for regular classes

Deadline to submit Final Grades

Summer Session 2013

Month

Date

Day

June

2-3

Sun-Mon

ALI Registration & Oral Placement Exam

June

2-10

Sun-Mon

Late Registration & Course Changes

June

Tue

International Student Orientation

June

Thu

ALI student Orientation

June

Sun

Classes Begin for ALI

June

Sun

Classes Begin for the Six-Week Session

June

9-27

Sun-Thu

June

10

Mon

Closing Date: course changes, late registration & payment

without late fees for continuing students

June

15

Sat

Commencement Graduates & Undergraduates

June

20

Thu

Deadline for dropping courses and withdrawal from three-week

session A

June

26

Wed

Summer 2013 Census Day

30-18

Sun-Thu

June

30

Sun

Deadline for dropping and withdrawal from six-week session

July

Tue

Start of Ramadan*

July

Mon

Deadline for dropping courses and withdrawal from three-week

session B

June-July

Event

Three-Week Session A including final exam

Three-Week Session B including final exam

July

18

Thu

July

20-21

Sat-Sun

July

23

Tue

Revolution Day (H)

July

25

Thu

Last Day for ALI Classes

July

25

Thu

Deadline to submit final grades

Last Day of Classes for regular classes

Semester Examinations for six-week session

Exact date will be confirmed by official notice.

N.B.

Holidays that fall on either Fridays or Saturdays will have no substitutes

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The numbers of class days in the above calendar are as follows:

Fall 2012 Semester

Winter Session 2013

Spring 2013 Semester

Summer Session 2013

Summer A
Summer B
ALI Summer Session 2013

UW 29 days
MR 26 days + 2 Saturdays
Total 55 days + 2 Saturdays + 6 Examination Days
15 days including exams
UW 28 days
MR 27 days + 1 Saturday
Total 55 days + 1 Saturday + 6 Examination Days
30 days + 2 Examination Days
15 days including exams
15 days including exams
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 MR classes during Fall Semester 2012 & Spring
2013 are requested to email regisevent@aucegypt.edu to reserve classrooms it is not done
automatically.
Saturday makeup classes for MR during Fall Semester 2012:
1. 13 October 2012
2. 3 November 2012
Saturdays makeup classes for MR during Spring Semester 2013:

23 February 2013

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