Academic Calendar 2024-2025

FALL SEMESTER 2024

Aug. 9-26 F-M First Payment Fall 2024
Aug. 26 M 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Orientation and Registration for New Students Fall 2024
Confirmation Period for Continuing Students for Fall 2024
Aug. 27-30 T-F 8:00-12:30/1:30-4:00 Registration and Confirmation Period for New Students and Returnees for Fall 2024
Sep. 2 M 7:30 a.m. Classes Begin
Sep. 2-9 M-M Application for Sibling Grant
Sep. 4-6 W-F 8:00-12:30/1:30-4:00 Drop and Add (Classes Are in session)
Sep. 6 F 8:00-12:30/1:30-4:00 Late Registration (Classes Are in session)
Sep. 9-10 M-T Sports Recruitment days
Sep. 11-12 W-Th Clubs' Recruitment Days
Sep. 15 S Prophet's Birthday: Holiday
Sep. 19-20 Th-F International Day of University Sport (IDUS)
Sep. 25 W NGO Fair
Sep. 27-Oct. 7 F-M Second Payment Fall 2024
Oct. 1-31 T-Th Application for Work Study Grant-Current Students
Oct. 1-Dec. 5 T-Th Financial Aid for New Students for Spring 2025
TBA Opening Ceremony (Main Campus) for the Academic Year 2024-2025
TBA Opening Ceremony (Shouf Campus) for the Academic Year 2024-2025
Oct. 7 M Opening Ceremony (NLC) for the Academic Year 2024-2025
Oct. 17 Th Student Union Election (Main campus) - No Exams
Oct. 25 F 4:00 p.m. Deadline for Spring and Summer 2024 Incomplete Grades
Oct. 25-Nov. 5 F-T Third Payment Fall 2024
Nov. 1 F All Saints' Day: Holiday
Nov. 11-15 M-F 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration Period for Continuing Students-Spring 2025
Nov. 22 F Independence Day: Holiday
Nov. 27-Dec. 5 W-Th Fourth Payment Fall 2024
Deadline for Officially Withdrawing From a Course
Dec. 2-10 M-T NDU Bridging Heart Campaign (Christmas 2024)
Dec. 6 F 4:00 p.m.
Dec. 7 Sat Entrance Examinations for Spring Semester 2025
Dec. 11 W 9:00 p.m. Last Day of Classes
Dec. 12 Th Reading Day
Dec. 13-21 F-Sat Final Examinations Period
Dec. 19-Jan. 9 Th-Th First Payment Spring 2025
TBA Christmas Mass
Dec. 23 M 9:00 p.m. Christmas Vacation Begins
Jan. 6 M Epiphany and Armenian Christmas: Holiday
Jan. 6 M 9:00 p.m. Christmas Vacation Ends
Jan. 7 T University Reopens
SPRING SEMESTER 2025
Jan. 9 Th 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Orientation and Registration for New Students Spring 2025
Confirmation Period for Continuing Students for Spring 2025
Jan. 10-15 F-W 8:00-12:30/1:30-4:00 Registration and Confirmation Period for New Students and Returnees for Spring 2025
Jan. 17 F Saint Anthony's Day: Holiday
Jan. 20 M 7:30 a.m. Classes Begin
Jan. 20-27 M-M Application for Sibling Grant
Jan. 22-24 W-F 8:00-12:30/1:30-4:00 Drop and Add (Classes Are in session)
Jan. 24 F 8:00-12:30/1:30-4:00 Late Registration (Classes Are in session)
Jan. 25 Sat Entrance Examinations for Fall Semester 2025 - Early Admission
Feb. 9 S St. Maroun's Day: Holiday
Feb. 10-Mar. 10 M-M Application for Work Study Grant-Current Students
Feb. 10-June 30 M-M Financial Aid for New Students for Fall semester 2025
Feb. 25-Mar. 5 T-W Second Payment Spring 2025
Mar. 8 Sat Entrance Examinations for Fall Semester 2025- Regular Admission I
Mar. 10-Apr. 15 M-T NDU Bridging Heart Campaign (Easter 2025)
Mar. 12-21 W-F 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Registration Period for Summer and Fall 2025
Mar. 18 T 4:00 p.m. Deadline for Fall Semester 2024 Incomplete grades
Mar. 24-Apr. 4 M-F Third Payment Spring 2025
Mar. 25 T Feast of the Annunciation: Holiday
TBA Easter Mass
* Mar. 31-Apr. 1 M-T Al Fitr: Holiday
Apr. 11 F Open Doors Main Campus (Classes Are in Session-No Exams)
Apr. 16 W 9:00 p.m. Western and Eastern Easter Vacation Begins
Apr. 21 M 9:00 p.m. Western and Eastern Easter Vacation Ends
Apr. 22 T 7:30 a.m. University Reopens
Apr. 24 Th Open Doors Shouf Campus (Classes Are in Session-No Exams)
Apr. 24-27 Th-S NDU Annual School Games
Apr. 25-May 6 F-T Fourth Payment Spring 2025
Apr. 29 T Open Doors-NLC (Classes Are in Session-No Exams)
Deadline for Officially Withdrawing From a Course
May 1 Th Labor Day: Holiday
May 7 W 4:00 p.m.
May 9 F Founder's Day (Classes Are Not in session)
May 12 M 9:00 p.m. Last Day of Classes
May 13 T Reading Day
May 14-22 W-Th Final Examinations Period
May 16-26 F-M First payment Summer 2025
May 23 F Entrance Examinations for Fall semester 2025 - Regular Admission II
SUMMER SESSION 2025
May 27 Confirmation Period for Continuing Students for Summer 2025
T 8:00-12:30/1:30-4:00 Registration and Confirmation Period for New Students and Returnees for Summer 2025
May 28 W 7:30 a.m. Classes Begin
May 29-30 Th-F 8:00-12:30/1:30-4:00 Drop and Add (Classes Are in Session)
May 30 F 8:00-12:30/1:30-4:00 Late Registration (Classes Are in Session)
* June 7-8 Sat-S Al-Adha: Holiday
TBA Pinning Ceremony
June 13 F 6:30 p.m. Commencement: Conferring of Degrees (Master Classes Are Not in Session If Any)
June 25-July 4 W-F Second Payment Summer 2025
* June 27 F Hijra New Year: Holiday
* July 6 S Ashoura: Holiday
July 7 M 2:30 p.m. Deadline for Officially Withdrawing From a Course
July 10 Th 9:00 p.m. Last Day of Classes
July 11 F Reading Day
July 12-15 Sat-T Final examinations Period
July 25 F Entrance Examinations for Fall Semester 2025 - Regular Admission III
Aug. 15 F Assumption Day: Holiday

* Tentative dates