Academic Catalog 2022–2023

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Academic Calendar 2022–2023

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

June 2022

Monday 6 Classes for Medical Students Year IV begin (AY 2022-2023)
Monday 20 Classes for Medical Students Year III begin (AY 2022-2023)

July 2022

Tuesday 5 - Friday 8 Phase 2 registration for all continuing students who paid deposits for fall 2022
Friday 29 Last day for intercampus transfer for fall 2022 for all students

August 2022

Wednesday 10 Registration for Freshman students accepted in a program for Fall 2022
Thursday 11 –  Friday 26 Advising & Registration for New Students for Fall 2022
Thursday 25 – Friday 26 Advising and Registration for Professional-year Pharmacy students
Monday 15 St. Mary Assumption Holiday
Tuesday 16 - Friday 26 Advising & Registration for New Students for Fall 2022 continues
Monday 29 Classes for Medical students years I & II  begin (AY 2022-2023)
Monday 29 Registration for Returnees for Fall 2022
Tuesday 30 Orientation for New Students for Fall 2022  -  Beirut & Byblos Campuses
Tuesday 30 - Wednesday 31 Late Registration with late fees and Drop/Add for Fall 2022

September 2022

Thursday 1                                  Fall 2022 classes begin
Thursday 1 Fall 2022 Term A classes begin for Online Graduate Programs (**)
Thursday 1 - Friday 2 Late Registration with late fees and Drop/Add for Fall 2022 continues
Monday 5 - Tuesday 6 Late Registration with late fees for Fall 2022 continues
Chairs give override permission for closed sections
Tuesday 13 Collection of Statements of fees for Fall 2022 starts
Friday 23 Deadline for payment of tuition fees for Fall 2022

October 2022

Wednesday 5                                                             Last day for early Withdrawal from Fall 2022 (WI)
Saturday 8                 *Prophet’s Birthday holiday
Wednesday 26 Deadline for Incomplete grades (from Spring and Summer 2022)
Wednesday 26 Fall 2022 Term A classes end for Online Graduate Programs
Monday 31 Fall 2022 Term B classes begin for Online Graduate Programs (**)

November 2022

Wednesday 9 Last day for Withdrawal from courses for Fall 2022 (WP/WF)
Monday 14 – Friday December 2 Advising for Current students for Spring 2023
Tuesday 22 Independence Day holiday
Thursday 24 Last day for intercampus transfer for Spring  2023 for all students
Monday 28 – Friday December 2 Registration for Current students for Spring  2023

December 2022

Thursday 8                  Fall 2022 classes end
Saturday 10 - Wednesday 21                       Fall 2022 Final Exam period
Wednesday 21 Fall 2022 Term B classes end for Online Graduate Programs
Sunday 25 Christmas holiday

January 2023

Sunday 1 New Year holiday
Friday 6 Armenian Christmas holiday
Tuesday 10 - Wednesday 11 Advising & Registration for New Students/ Returnees for Spring 2023
Tuesday 10 - Wednesday 11       Advising and Registration for Professional years Pharmacy students for Spring 2023
Thursday 12 - Friday 13 Late Registration with late fees and Drop/Add for Spring 2023 (Continuing Students)
Friday 13 Orientation for New Students for Spring 2023
Sunday 15 Deadline for early application to Medical School for AY 2023-24
Monday 16 Spring 2023 classes begin
Monday 16 Spring 2023 Term A classes begin for Online Graduate Programs (**)
Monday 16 - Tuesday 17                    Late Registration with late fees and Drop/Add for Spring 2023 continues
Wednesday 18 - Thursday 19 Late Registration with late fees for Spring 2023 continues
Chairs give override permission for closed sections
Tuesday 24 Collection of statements of fees for Spring 2023 starts

February 2023

Friday 3 Deadline for payment of tuition fees for Spring 2023
Thursday 9                                                  St. Maroun holiday
Friday 17 Last day for early Withdrawal from Spring 2023 (WI)                     

March 2023

Friday 10                                                Deadline for Incomplete grades (from Fall 2022)
Sunday 12 Spring 2023 Term A classes end for Online Graduate Programs
Friday 24 Last day for Withdrawal from courses for Spring 2023 (WP/WF)
Friday 24 Spring 2023 Term B classes begin for Online Graduate Programs (**)                             
Saturday 25 Annunciation Day holiday
Friday 31 Deadline for regular application to Medical School for 2023-2024

April 2023

Tuesday 11 - Friday 28                               Advising for Current students for Summer 2023 and Fall 2023
Tuesday 4 - Wednesday 19 Payment of Deposit for all Continuing students for Fall 2023
Friday 7 - Monday 10 Western Easter vacation 
Friday 14 - Monday 17 Eastern Easter vacation
Friday 21 - Saturday 22 *Al Fitr Holiday
Monday 24 - Wednesday 26 Registration for All Continuing Students for Summer 2023
Thursday 27 - Wednesday May 3 Phase 1 - Registration for Fall 2023 for all Continuing students

May 2023

Monday 1               Labor day holiday
Thursday 4 Spring 2023 classes end
Monday 8 - Thursday 18                 Final Exams period for Spring 2023
Thursday 11 Classes end for Medical students year IV (2022-2023)
Thursday 18 Spring 2023 Term B classes end for Online Graduate Programs
Monday 22 Classes end for Medical students year II (2022-2023)
Tuesday 30 - Wednesday 31 Registration for New students/Returnees for Summer 2023
Tuesday 30 - Wednesday 31 Registration for Pharmacy Professional Year Students for Summer 2023

June 2023

Thursday 1 - Friday 2 Late Registration with late fees and Drop/Add for Summer 2023 (Continuing Students)
Friday 2 Classes for Medical students years III end (2022-2023) -  (tentative)
Monday 5 Summer 2023 classes begin (Undergraduate + Graduate)
Monday 5 Summer 2023 Term classes begin for Online Graduate Programs (**)
Monday 5 - Tuesday 6 Late Registration with late fees and Drop/Add period for Summer 2023
Wednesday 7 Late Registration with late fees for Summer 2023 continues
Chairs give override permission for closed sections
Monday 12                     Classes for Medical students year IV begin (2023-2024)
Monday 12 Collection of statements of fees  for Summer 2023 starts
Tuesday 13 Commencement Exercises - Byblos campus
Friday 16 No classes
Monday 19 Classes for Medical students year III begin (2023-2024) -  (tentative)
Monday 19 Deadline for payment of tuition fees  for Summer 2023
Friday 16 - Saturday 17 Commencement Exercises - Beirut campus
Thursday 22 Last day for Early Withdrawal for Summer 2023 (WI)
Thursday 29 - Saturday July 1  *Al Adha Holiday

July 2023

Monday 10 - Friday 14               Phase 2 - Registration for Fall 2023 for all continuing students who paid the deposit (including Freshmen students who declared major)
Thursday 13 Last day for Withdrawal  from Summer 2023 (WP/WF)
Monday 17 Summer 2023 classes end
Wednesday 19 *Hijra New Year
Thursday 20 - Monday 24 Final exams period for Summer 2023
Friday 21 Classes for Medical students years I  end (2022-2023) -  (tentative)
Monday 24 Summer 2023 Term classes end for Online Graduate Programs
Friday 28 *Ashoura Commemoration Day

August 2023

Tuesday 1 Last day for intercampus transfer for Fall 2023 for all students
Monday 7 - Friday 25 Early Advising and Registration for New Students
Tuesday 15                      St. Mary Assumption Holiday
Monday 28 Classes for Medical students years I & II begin (2023-2024) -  (tentative)
Monday 28 Orientation Day for New Students for Fall 2023/ Byblos Campus Only
Monday 28 Coordinated Program Supervised Practicum Orientation Session
Monday 28 - Tuesday 29 Registration for Freshman students accepted in a program for Fall 2023 + Returnees
Monday 28 - Tuesday 29 Advising and Registration for Professional years Pharmacy students
Wednesday 30 Orientation for New Students for Fall 2023/Beirut & Byblos Campus
Wednesday 30 - Tuesday September 5 Late Registration and Drop/Add for Fall 2023
Thursday 31 Academic Year 2023-2024 starts (except for the School of Medicine)

*Tentative dates
**Online Graduate Programs  (**)= Details about Registration/Payment