2020-2021 ACADEMIC SCHEDULE
September 1, 2020 – August 31, 2021
Fall 2020 and Winter 2021 Terms
August 2020
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 1 2 3 4 5
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
July 31-August 2 Eid al-
Qurban (University closed)
August 4 Deadline for
course/program withdrawal
August 8 Placement exams
August 13 Last day of classes
August 15 Final exams
August 17 Final grades due
August 18 Independence Day
(University closed)
August 22 Faculty return
August 22 New Student
Orientation (graduate)
August 23 Tuition Deposit due
for returning students
August 26-27 New Student
Orientation (Academy and
undergraduate)
August 29 Ashura (University
closed)
August 30 First day of Fall term
(classes start).
August 30 Start of 2020-2021
academic year.
September 2020
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
September 7 Last day for
course add/drop and registration
for Independent Study and
Undergraduate Thesis courses.
September 8 Registration for
Audit/Open Studies students
September 9 Martyrs and
Ahmad Shah Masoud Day
(*University closed)
September 23 Automatic
withdrawal of non-attending
students
September 24 Deadline for
submission of Grade Appeal to
Dept. Chair for courses
completed in Summer
September 30 First tuition
payment due
October 2020
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
October 18 – 24 Fall term
break (no classes)
October 26 Mid-term grades
due
October 28 Deadline for
course/program withdrawal
October 29 Prophet’s Birthday
(University closed)
October 31 Second tuition
payment due
November 2020 December 2020
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
29 30 27 28 29 30 31
November 1 Deadline for December 6 Readmission
application for Graduation for application deadline for Spring
students anticipating completion
end of Fall/Winter term. December 12 Last day of
classes
November 12 President’s
Awards Ceremony December 13 Reading Day (no
classes)
November 15 Winter and
Spring schedules published December 14 -20 Final exam
period
November 19 Registration
opens for Winter and Spring December 23 Final grades due
November 30 Final tuition December 24 Placement exams
payment due (Academy, undergraduate,
graduate)
December 27 First day of
Winter term (classes start)
December 28 Last day for
course add/drop
December 31 Full tuition
payment due
Winter 2021 and Spring 2021 Terms
January 2021 February 2021 March 2021 April 2021 May 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 1
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
31 30 31

January 14 Last day of
Winter classes
January 16 Final exams
January 16 Faculty return
January 17 Tuition deposit
due for returning students
January 18 Final grades due
January 20-21 New Student
Orientation (Academy and
undergraduate)
January 23 New Student
Orientation (graduate)
January 24 First day of
Spring term (classes start)
February 1 Registration for
Audit/Open Studies students
February 14 Conferral in Absentia
for students completing program
requirements in the Fall/Winter term.
February 15 Former Socialist
Russian troops defeated and exit day March 20 Nowruz (University
from Afghanistan (University closed) closed)
February 17 Automatic withdrawal
of non-attending students
February 18 Deadline for
submission of Grade Appeal forms
for courses completed in the Fall and
Winter terms.
February 28 First tuition payment
due
March 4 President’s Award
Ceremony
March 11 Deadline for
application for Graduation for
students anticipating completion
end of Spring/Summer terms
March 21 – 27 Spring term
break (no classes)
March 28 Mid-term grades due
March 30 Deadline for
course/program withdrawal
March 31 Second tuition
payment due
April 1 Summer schedule
published
April 8 Registration opens for
Summer
April 13 Ramazan begins
April 22 Fall schedule
published
April 28 Afghan Victory Day
(University closed)
April 29 Registration opens for
Fall
April 29 Final tuition payment
due
May 12 Last day of classes
May 13 -15 Eid al-Fitr
(University closed)
May 16 – 22 Final exam
period
May 23 Graduation
May 25 Final grades due
May 30 First day of Summer
I term (classes start)
May 31 Last day for course
add/drop

January 31 Last day for

course add/drop and
registration for Independent
Study and Undergraduate
Thesis courses.

January 31 Deadline for

submission of Grade Appeal for
courses completed in Fall and
Winter
 Summer 2021 Term
June 2021 July 2021 August 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
27 28 29 30 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
29 30 31

June 2 Deadline for course
withdrawal
June 2 Full tuition payment due
June 24 Deadline for submission
of Grade Appeal for courses
completed in Spring
July 1 Last day of classes
July 2 Reading Day (no classes)
July 3 Final exams
July 5 Final grades due
July 6 First day of Summer II
term (classes start)
July 7 Last day for course
add/drop
July 8 Deadline for course
withdrawal
July 8 Full tuition payment due
July 18 No classes (University
remains open)
July 19 Arafat Day (University
closed)
August 1 Readmission
application deadline for Fall
August 16 Last day of classes
August 18 Final exams
August 19 Independence Day
/Ashura (*University closed)
August 21 Faculty return
August 21 New Student
Orientation (graduate)
August 22 Final grades due
August 25 – 26 New Student
Orientation (Academy and
undergraduate
August 28 End of academic year
August 29 First day of Fall term
(classes begin)

July 20-22 Eid al Qurban

(University closed)

All dates are subject to change and therefore the electronic calendar posted on the webpage will be the most up-to-date.