LAU’s Academic Calendar consists of two semesters and one summer term.
August 2024
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Friday 9 - Friday 23 |
Advising and Registration of New students Fall 2024 |
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Monday 26 |
Classes begin for Medical students years I & II (AY 2024-2025) |
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Monday 26 - Tuesday 27 |
Advising and Registration for Professional-year Pharmacy students for Fall 2024 |
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Monday 26 |
Registration for Freshman students accepted in a program and returnees for Fall 2024 |
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Tuesday 27 - Wednesday 28 |
Late Registration with late fees and Drop/Add for Fall 2024
Chairs give all types of override permissions, except class capacity (to register in closed sections) |
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Wednesday 28 |
Orientation Day for New students for Fall 2024 (Beirut & Byblos campuses) |
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Thursday 29 |
Fall 2024 classes begin |
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Thursday August 29 - Friday 30 |
Late Registration and drop/add for Fall 2024 continues
Chairs give all types of override permissions, except class capacity (to register in closed sections) |
September 2024
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Monday 2 |
Fall 2024 Term A classes begin for Graduate Online programs |
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Monday 2 - Tuesday 3 |
Late Registration with late fees and drop/add for Fall 2024 continues
Chairs give all types of override permissions, including class capacity (to register in closed sections) |
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Wednesday 4 |
Late Registration with late fees for Fall 2024 continues |
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Friday 6 |
Collection of statements of fees for Fall 2024 starts |
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Monday 16 |
Holiday: Prophet’s Birthday* |
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Tuesday 17 |
Deadline for payment of tuition fees for Fall 2024 |
October 2024
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Thursday 3 |
Deadline for early Withdrawal from courses in Fall 2024 (WI) |
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Wednesday 23 |
Fall 2024 Term A classes end for Graduate Online Programs |
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Thursday 24 |
Deadline for Incomplete grades (from Spring and Summer 2024) |
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Monday 28 |
Fall 2024 Term B classes begin for Graduate Online Programs |
November 2024
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Thursday 7 |
Deadline for Withdrawal from courses in Fall 2024 (WP/WF) |
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Wednesday 20 – Friday December 6 |
Advising for Current students for Spring 2025 |
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Friday 22 |
Holiday: Independence Day |
December 2024
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Monday 2 - Friday 6 |
Registration of current students for Spring 2025 |
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Friday 6 |
Fall 2024 classes end |
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Monday 9 - Thursday 19 |
Fall 2024 Final Exam Period |
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Thursday 19 |
Fall 2024 Term B classes end for Graduate Online Programs |
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Wednesday 25 |
Holiday: Christmas |
January 2025
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Wednesday 1 |
Holiday: New Year |
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Monday 6 |
Holiday: Armenian Christmas |
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Thursday 9 - Friday 10 |
Advising & Registration of Professional-year Pharmacy Students |
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Thursday 9 - Friday 10 |
Advising & Registration of New students for Spring 2025 |
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Monday 13 |
Registration of Freshman students accepted in a program & Returnees for Spring 2025 |
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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. |
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Wednesday 15 |
Orientation Day for New students for Spring 2025 (Beirut and Byblos campuses) |
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Thursday 16 |
Spring 2025 classes begin |
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Thursday 16 - Friday 17 |
Late Registration (with late fees) for Spring 2025 continues
Chairs give all types of override permissions, except class capacity (to register in closed sections. |
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Wednesday 15 |
Deadline for early applications to medical school for AY 2025-2026 |
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Monday 20 - Tuesday 21 |
Late Registration (with late fees) for Spring 2025 continues
Chairs give all types of override permissions, including class capacity (to register in closed sections. |
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Monday 20 |
Spring 2025 Term A classes begin for Graduate Online Programs |
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Thursday 23 |
Collection of statements of fees for Spring 2025 starts |
February 2025
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Monday 3 |
Deadline for payment of tuition fees for Spring 2025 |
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Sunday 9 |
Holiday: St. Maroun |
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Wednesday 19 |
Last day for early Withdrawal from courses in Spring 2025 (WI) |
March 2025
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Wednesday 12 |
Deadline for Incomplete grades from Fall 2024 |
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Wednesday 12 |
Spring 2025 Term A classes end for Graduate Online Programs |
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Friday 25 |
Holiday: Annunciation Day |
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Monday 17 |
Spring 2025 Term B classes begin for Graduate Online Programs |
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Wednesday 26 - Friday, April 11 |
Payment of deposits for all continuing students for Fall 2025 |
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Thursday 27 |
Deadline for withdrawal from courses in Spring 2025 (WP/WF) |
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Sunday 30 |
Deadline for regular application to medical school (AY 2025-2026) |
April 2025
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Tuesday 1 - Wednesday 2 |
Holiday: El Fitr* |
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Wednesday 9 - Wednesday 30 |
Advising for Current students for Summer and Fall 2025 |
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Wednesday 16 - Tuesday 22 |
Registration for all continuing students for Summer 2025
This includes Pharmacy Professional-Year Students. |
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Friday 18 - Monday 21 |
Holiday: Easter and Western Easter |
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Thursday 24 - Wednesday 30 |
Phase 1 Registration for all continuing students for Fall 2025 |
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Wednesday 30 |
Spring 2025 classes end |
May 2025
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Thursday 1 |
Holiday: Labor Day |
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Friday 2 |
Academic Year ends for medical students Year IV |
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Friday 2 - Tuesday 13 |
Spring 2025 Final Exam Period |
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Friday 9 |
Spring 2025 Term B classes end for Graduate Online Programs |
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Thursday 22 |
Academic Year ends for medical students Year II |
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Friday 23 |
Academic Year ends for medical students Year III |
June 2025
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Monday 2 |
Summer 2025 Term classes begin for Graduate Online Programs |
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Monday 2 |
Classes begin for medical students year IV (2025-2026) |
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Monday 2 - Tuesday 3 |
Advising & Registration for New students for Summer 2025 |
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Monday 2 - Tuesday 3 |
Advising & Registration for Professional-year Pharmacy Students for Summer 2025 |
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Monday 2 - Tuesday 3 |
Late registration and drop/add for Summer 2025 continues
Chairs give all types of override permissions except class capacity (to register in closed sections) |
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Wednesday 4 |
Summer 2025 classes begin |
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Wednesday 4 - Thursday 5 |
Late Registration (with late fees) and Drop/Add for Summer 2025 continues
Chairs give override permission except class capacity (to register in closed sections) |
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Friday 6 |
Late registration (with late fees) for Summer 2025 continues
Chairs give all types of override permissions including class capacity (to register in closed sections) |
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Saturday 7 - Monday 9 |
Holiday: Al Adha* |
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Monday 9 |
Classes begin for medical students year III (AY 2025-2026) |
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Friday 13 |
Collection of statements of fees for Summer 2025 starts |
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Tuesday 17 |
Commencement Exercises, Byblos campus |
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Friday 20 - Saturday 21 |
Commencement Exercises, Beirut campus |
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Friday 20 |
Deadline for payment of tuition fees for Summer 2025 |
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Tuesday 24 |
Last day for early Withdrawal from courses in Summer 2025 (WI) |
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Friday 27 |
Holiday: Hijra New Year* |
July 2025
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Saturday 6 |
Ashoura Commemoration Day |
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Monday 7 - Friday 11 |
Phase 2 Registration for Fall 2025 for All Continuing Students |
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Wednesday 9 |
Deadline for Withdrawal from courses in Summer 2025 (WP/WF) |
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Wednesday 16 |
Graduation & Hooding of Doctor of Pharmacy students |
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Friday 18 |
Academic Year for Medical students year I ends (AY 2024-2025) |
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Thursday 17 |
Summer 2025 classes end |
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Saturday 19 - Wednesday 23 |
Summer 2025 Final Exam Period |
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Wednesday 23 |
Summer 2025 Term classes end for Graduate Online Programs |
August 2025
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Friday 15 |
St. Mary’s Assumption Day |
September 2025
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Monday 1 |
Start Date of the Academic Year 2025-2026 |
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Monday 1* |
Classes for Medical Students Year I and II begin (2025-2026) |
*Tentative dates
**Summer schedule for all schools except SOM and Online Programs are without Friday classes (each session = 90 minutes)
