Academic Catalog 2019–2020

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Academic Calendar 2019–2020

LAU’s Academic Calendar consists of two semesters and one summer term.

August 2019

Monday 5 Registration for freshman students accepted to a program
Tuesday 6–Friday 9 Advising and registration for new students for fall 2019
Monday 12 – Tuesday 13 Holiday: Al Adha
Thursday 15 Holiday: St. Mary’s Assumption
Monday 19 – Thursday 22 Advising and registration for new students for fall 2019 continues
Friday 23 Registration for returnees for fall 2019
Friday 23 Orientation day for new students for fall 2019/ Byblos campus only
Monday 26 – Tuesday 27 Orientation for new students for fall 2019/ Beirut & Byblos campuses
Monday 26 Classes begin for Years I & II MD students (2019-2020)
Monday 26 – Thursday 29 Late registration with late fees and Drop/ Add for fall 2019 (Faculty advisors & chairs will be available to assist starting August 28)
Monday 26 Classes begin for Years I & II medical students (2019-2020)
Wednesday 28 Academic year 2019-2020 starts
Wednesday 28 Fall 2019 classes begin
Friday 30 Late registration with late fees for fall 2019 continues (Chairs give override permission to register in closed sections)

September 2019

Monday 2 *Holiday: Hijra New Year
Thursday 5 Collection of statements of fees for fall 2019 starts
Tuesday 10 *Ashoura Commemoration Day
Monday 16 Deadline for payment of tuition and fees for fall 2019

October 2019

Wednesday 2 Last day for early withdrawal from fall 2019 (WI)

November 2019

Monday 4 Fall 2019 semester restarts
Monday 11 *Holiday: Prophet’s Birthday
Saturday 16 Class day (Monday schedule)
Wednesday 20 Deadline for Incomplete grades (from spring and summer 2019)
Friday 22 Holiday: Independence Day
Saturday 23 Class day (Tuesday schedule)
Monday 25- Friday December 6 Advising for current students for spring 2020
Friday 29 Last day for intercampus transfer for spring 2020 for all students
Saturday 30 Class day (Wednesday schedule)

December 2019

Wednesday 4 Last day for withdrawal from courses for fall 2019 (WP/WF)
Saturday 7 Class day (Thursday schedule)
Monday 9- Friday 13 Registration for current students for spring 2020
Saturday 14 Fall 2019 classes end
Saturday 14 Class day (Friday schedule)
Monday 16 – Monday 23 Fall 2019 final exams
Wednesday 25 Holiday: Christmas

January 2020

Wednesday 1 Holiday: New Year
Monday 6 Holiday: Armenian Christmas
Tuesday 14- Wednesday 15 Advising and online registration for professional-year pharmacy students for spring 2020
Tuesday 14 Registration for Freshman students who have declared a major (Location: Office of the Registrar)
Wednesday 15 Advising and registration for new students and returnees for spring 2020
Thursday 16 – Tuesday 21 Late registration with late fees and drop/add for spring 2020 (Online registration and waiting list starts at 8:00 a.m. and stays open until January 21 at 4:00 p.m.)
Friday 17 Orientation for new students for spring 2020
Monday 20 Spring 2020 classes begin
Wednesday 22- Friday 24 Late registration with late fees for spring 2020 continues (Chairs give override permission to register in closed sections)
Tuesday 28 Collection of statements of fees for spring 2020 starts

February 2020

Friday 7 Deadline for payment of tuition fees for spring 2020
Sunday 9- Monday 10 Holiday: St. Maroun
Friday 14 Rafic Hariri Memorial Day
Tuesday 25 Last day for early withdrawal from spring 2020 (WI)

March 2020

Saturday 7 Class day (Friday schedule)
Wednesday 25 Holiday: Annunciation Day

April 2020

Friday 10 – Monday 13 Holiday: Western Easter
Wednesday 15 Students begin to select P/NP grade mode
Thursday 16 Deadline for Incomplete grades (from fall 2019)
Friday 17- Monday 20 Holiday: Eastern Easter
Thursday 30 Last day of withdrawal from courses for spring 2020 (WP/WF)

May 2020

Friday 1 Holiday: Labor Day
Friday 8 Last day to select P/NP grading option
Wednesday 13 Spring 2020 classes end
Friday 15- Friday 22 Spring 2020 final assessment period
Friday 15 Classes end for Year IV medical students (AY 2019-2020)
Monday 25 – Tuesday 26 *Holiday: Al-Fitr
Friday 29 Classes end for Year II medical students (AY 2019-2020)

June 2020

Friday 5 Classes end for Year III medical students (AY 2019-2020)
Monday 8- Wednesday 10 Advising for current students for summer 2020
Thursday 11- Sunday 14 Online registration for summer 2020
Monday 15 Summer 2020 classes begin (undergraduate and graduate programs)
Monday 15 - Tuesday 16 Late registration and drop/add for summer 2020
Wednesday 17- Thursday 18 Late registration for summer 2020 continues (Chairs give override permission to register in closed sections)
Monday 22 Collection of statements of fees for summer 2020 begins
Friday 26 Deadline for payment of tuition fees for summer 2020
Monday 29 Last day for early withdrawal from summer 2020 (WI)

July 2020

Monday 13 Last day for withdrawal from summer 2020 (WP/WF)
Friday 17 *Classes end for Year I medical students
Wednesday 22 Summer 2020 classes end
Friday 24- Tuesday 28 Summer 2020 final assessment period

*Tentative dates