Academic Calendar 2024–2025
August 2024
| Friday 9 – Friday 23 | Advising and registration for new students for fall 2024 |
| Monday 26 – Tuesday 27 | Advising and registration of professional-year pharmacy students for fall 2024 |
| Monday 26 | Registration for returnees and for freshman students accepted in a program for fall 2024 |
| Monday 26 | Classes begin for medical students year I & II (AY 2024-2025) |
| Tuesday 27 – Wednesday 28 |
Late registration and drop/add (with late fees) for fall 2024
Chairs give all types of override permissions, except class capacity (to register in closed sections) |
| Wednesday 28 | New students orientation for fall 2024 (Beirut & Byblos campuses) |
| Thursday 29 – Friday 30 |
Late registration and drop/add (with late fees) for fall 2024 continue
Chairs give all types of override permissions, except class capacity (to register in closed sections) |
| Thursday 29 | Fall 2024 classes begin |
September 2024
| Monday 2 – Tuesday 3 |
Late registration (with late fees) for fall 2024 continues
Chairs give override permission to register in closed sections. |
| Monday 2 | Fall 2024 Term A classes begin for Graduate Online programs |
| Wednesday 4 | Late registration (with late fees) for fall 2024 continues |
| Friday 6 | Collection of statements of fees for fall 2024 starts |
| Monday 16 |
Holiday:
Prophet’s Birthday
Tentative date. |
| Tuesday 17 | Deadline for payment of tuition fees for fall 2024 |
October 2024
| Friday 4 | Student Council Elections |
| Tuesday 22 | Last day for early withdrawal from fall 2024 (WI) |
| Wednesday 23 | Fall 2024 Term A classes end for Graduate Online programs |
| Saturday 26 | Make-up day for Tuesday schedule |
| Monday 28 | Fall 2024 Term B classes begin for Graduate Online programs |
November 2024
| Saturday 2 | Make-up day for Wednesday schedule |
| Tuesday 5 | Deadline for incomplete grades (from spring and summer 2024) |
| Saturday 9 | Make-up day for Friday schedule |
| Friday 22 | Holiday: Independence Day |
| Saturday 23 | Make-up day for Monday schedule |
| Monday 25 – Friday 29 | Deadline for withdrawal from courses in fall 2024 (WP/WF) |
| Monday 25 – Tuesday December 10 | Advising of current students for spring 2025 |
| Wednesday 27 | Last day of intercampus transfer for all students for spring 2025 |
| Saturday 30 | Make-up day for Wednesday schedule |
December 2024
| Thursday 5 – Tuesday 10 | Registration of current students for spring 2025 |
| Saturday 7 | Make-up day for Friday schedule |
| Wednesday 11 | Fall 2024 classes end |
| Friday 13 – Monday 23 | Fall 2024 final exams |
| Thursday 19 | Fall 2024 Term B classes end for Graduate Online programs |
| Wednesday 25 | Holiday: Christmas |
| Tuesday 31 | Deadline for early application to medical school for AY 2025-2026 |
January 2025
| Wednesday 1 | Holiday: New Year |
| Monday 6 | Holiday: Armenian Christmas |
| Wednesday 8 | Registration for returnees and for freshman students accepted in a program for spring 2025 |
| Thursday 9 | Advising of new students for spring 2025 |
| Thursday 9 – Friday 10 | Advising and registration of professional-year pharmacy students for spring 2025 |
| Friday 10 | Registration of new students for spring 2025 |
| Tuesday 14 – Wednesday 15 |
Late registration and drop/add (with late fees) for spring 2025
Chairs give all types of override permissions, except class capacity (to register in closed sections) |
| Wednesday 15 | Orientation Day for new students for spring 2025, Beirut and Byblos campuses |
| Thursday 16 | Spring 2025 classes begin |
| Thursday 16 – Friday 17 |
Late registration (with late fees) and drop/add for spring 2025 continues
Chairs give all types of override permissions, except class capacity (to register in closed sections) |
| Monday 20 – Tuesday 21 |
Late registration (with late fees) for spring 2025 continues
Chairs give override permissions to register in closed sections. |
| Monday 20 | Spring 2025 Term A classes begin for Graduate Online programs |
| Wednesday 22 |
Late registration (with late fees) ends
Students who got approval for class capacity override on Jan. 20-21, can register online |
| Friday 24 | Collection of statements of fees for spring 2025 starts |
February 2025
| Tuesday 4 | Deadline for payment of tuition fees for spring 2025 |
| Sunday 9 | Holiday: St. Maroun |
| Wednesday 19 | Last day for early withdrawal from spring 2025 (WI) |
March 2025
| Wednesday 12 | Deadline for incomplete grades from fall 2024 |
| Wednesday 12 | Spring 2025 Term A classes end for Graduate Online programs |
| Monday 17 | Spring 2025 Term B classes begin for Graduate Online programs |
| Tuesday 25 | Holiday: Annunciation Day |
| Wednesday 26 – Friday April 11 | Payment of deposits for all continuing students for fall 2025 |
| Thursday 27 | Last day for withdrawal from courses for spring 2025 (WP/WF) |
| Monday 31 | Deadline for regular application to Medical school (AY 2025-2026) |
April 2025
| Tuesday 1 – Wednesday 2 |
Holiday:
Al Fitr
Tentative date. |
| Wednesday 9 – Wednesday 30 | Advising of current students for summer and fall 2025 |
| Wednesday 16 – Tuesday 22 |
Registration of all continuing students for summer 2025
This includes Pharmacy Professional Year students. |
| Friday 18 – Monday 21 |
Holiday:
Eastern Easter
All university offices and libraries are closed. |
| Friday 18 – Monday 21 |
Holiday:
Western Easter
All university offices and libraries are closed. |
| Wednesday 30 | Spring 2025 classes end |
May 2025
| Thursday 1 | Holiday: Labor Day |
| Friday 2 – Tuesday 13 | Spring 2025 final exams |
| Friday 2 | Classes end for medical students year IV (AY 2024-2025) |
| Friday 9 | Spring 2025 Term B classes end for Graduate Online programs |
| Friday 23 | Classes end for medical students year III |
| Friday 23 | Classes end for medical students year II |
June 2025
| Monday 2 | Classes begin for medical students year IV (AY 2025-2026) |
| Monday 2 – Tuesday 3 |
Late registration and drop/add (with late fees) for summer 2025
Chairs give all types of override permissions, except class capacity (to register in closed sections). |
| Monday 2 – Tuesday 3 | Advising and registration of Professional year Pharmacy students for summer 2025 |
| Monday 2 – Tuesday 3 | Advising and registration of new students for summer 2025 |
| Monday 2 |
Classes begin for medical students year III (AY 2025-2026)
Tentative date. |
| Monday 2 | Summer 2025 Term classes begin for Graduate Online programs |
| Wednesday 4 | Summer 2025 classes begin |
| Wednesday 4 – Thursday 5 |
Late registration and drop/add (with late fees) for summer 2025 continues
Chairs give all types of override permissions, except class capacity (to register in closed sections). |
| Friday 6 |
Late registration (with late fees) for summer 2025 continues
Chairs give override permissions to register in closed sections |
| Saturday 7 – Monday 9 |
Holiday:
Al Adha
Tentative date. |
| Friday 13 | Payment of tuition fees for summer 2025 begins |
| Tuesday 17 | Commencement Exercises, Byblos campus |
| Friday 20 – Saturday 21 | Commencement Exercises, Beirut campus |
| Friday 20 | Deadline for payment of tuition fees for summer 2025 |
| Tuesday 24 | Last day for early withdrawal for summer 2025 (WI) |
| Friday 27 | Holiday: Hijra New Year |
July 2025
| Sunday 6 |
Ashoura Commemoration Day
Tentative date. |
| Monday 7 – Friday 11 | Phase 2 registration for all continuing students who paid deposits for fall 2025 |
| Wednesday 9 | Last day for withdrawal from summer 2025 (WP/WF) |
| Wednesday 16 | Graduation & Hooding of Doctor of Pharmacy students |
| Thursday 17 | Summer 2025 classes end |
| Friday 18 |
Classes end for medical students year I (AY 2024-2025)
Tentative date. |
| Saturday 19 – Wednesday 23 | Summer 2025 final exams |
| Wednesday 23 | Summer 2025 Term classes end for Graduate Online programs |
August 2025
| Friday 15 | Holiday: St. Mary’s Assumption |