Academic Catalog 2024–2025

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Academic Calendar 2024–2025

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

August 2024

Friday 9 - Friday 23 Advising and Registration of New students Fall 2024
Monday 26 Classes begin for Medical students years I & II (AY 2024-2025)
Monday 26 - Tuesday 27 Advising and Registration for Professional-year Pharmacy students for Fall 2024
Monday 26 Registration for Freshman students accepted in a program and returnees for Fall 2024
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)
Wednesday 28 Orientation Day for New students for Fall 2024 (Beirut & Byblos campuses)
Thursday 29 Fall 2024 classes begin
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

Monday 2                     Fall 2024 Term A classes begin for Graduate Online programs
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)
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*
Tuesday 17 Deadline for payment of tuition fees for Fall 2024

October 2024

Tuesday 22                  Deadline for early Withdrawal from courses in 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 Deadline for Withdrawal from courses in Fall 2024 (WP/WF)
Monday 25 - Wednesday, December 11 Advising for 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 - Wednesday 11                     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 Exam Period
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 of Freshman students accepted in a program & Returnees for Spring 2025
Thursday 9 - Friday 10  Advising & Registration of Professional-year Pharmacy Students
Thursday 9 - Friday 10  Advising & 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) for Spring 2025 continues
Chairs give all types of override permissions, except class capacity (to register in closed sections.
Wednesday 15 Deadline for early applications to medical school for AY 2025-2026
Monday 20 Spring 2025 Term A classes begin for Graduate Online Programs
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.
Wednesday 22 Late Registration with late fees for Spring 2025 ends
Students who got approvals for class capacity override on January 20-21 can register online.
Thursday 23 Collection of statements of fees for Spring 2025 starts

February 2025

Monday 3 Deadline for payment of tuition fees for Spring 2025
Sunday 9                          Holiday: St. Maroun
Wednesday 19 Last day for early Withdrawal from courses in 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
Friday 25 Holiday: Annunciation Day
Monday 17 Spring 2025 Term B classes begin for Graduate Online Programs
Wednesday 26 - Friday, April 11 Payment of deposits for all continuing students for Fall 2025
Thursday 27 Deadline for withdrawal from courses in Spring 2025 (WP/WF)
Sunday 30 Deadline for regular application to medical school (AY 2025-2026)

April 2025

Tuesday 1 - Wednesday 2 Holiday: El Fitr*
Wednesday 9 - Wednesday 30  Advising for Current students for Summer and Fall 2025
Wednesday 16 - Tuesday 22 Registration for all continuing students for Summer 2025
This includes Pharmacy Professional-Year Students.
Friday 18 - Monday 21 Holiday: Easter and Western Easter
Thursday 24 - Wednesday 30 Phase 1 Registration for all continuing students for Fall 2025
Wednesday 30 Spring 2025 classes end

May 2025

Thursday 1               Holiday: Labor Day
Friday 2 Academic Year ends for medical students Year IV
Friday 2 - Tuesday 13         Spring 2025 Final Exam Period
Friday 9 Spring 2025 Term B classes end for Graduate Online Programs
Thursday 22 Academic Year ends for medical students Year II
Friday 23 Academic Year ends for medical students Year III

June 2025

Monday 2 Summer 2025 Term classes begin for Graduate Online Programs
Monday 2 Classes begin for medical students year IV (2025-2026)
Monday 2 - Tuesday 3 Advising & Registration for New students for Summer 2025
Monday 2 - Tuesday 3 Advising & Registration for Professional-year Pharmacy Students for Summer 2025
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)
Wednesday 4 Summer 2025 classes begin
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)
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)
Saturday 7 - Monday 9 Holiday: Al Adha*
Monday 9 Classes begin for medical students year III (AY 2025-2026)
Friday 13 Collection of statements of fees for Summer 2025 starts
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 from courses in Summer 2025 (WI)
Friday 27 Holiday: Hijra New Year*

July 2025

Saturday 6 Ashoura Commemoration Day
Monday 7 - Friday 11 Phase 2 Registration for Fall 2025 for All Continuing Students
Wednesday 9 Deadline for Withdrawal from courses in Summer 2025 (WP/WF)
Wednesday 16 Graduation & Hooding of Doctor of Pharmacy students
Friday 18 Academic Year for Medical students year I ends (AY 2024-2025)
Thursday 17 Summer 2025 classes end
Saturday 19 - Wednesday 23  Summer 2025 Final Exam Period
Wednesday 23 Summer 2025 Term classes end for Graduate Online Programs

August 2025

Friday 15                                 St. Mary’s Assumption Day                                                             

September 2025

Monday 1                               Start Date of the Academic Year 2025-2026                             
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)

Make-up day for Wednesday schedule