Fall Semester University Calendar 2008

Month Date Day Event May 11-27 Sun-Tue Web Registration for all continuing students for Fall 2008 August 24-31 Sun-Sun International Student Orientation August 26 Tue Session for New International Graduate Students August 26-27 Tue-Wed ALI Registration & Oral Placement Exam August 27 Wed Orientation for Egyptian Graduate Students August 29-31 Fri-Sun “First Year Experience” program for New Undergraduate Students Aug - Sept 31-11 Sun-Thu Late Registration & Course Changes (Web Registration Fall 08) September 2 Tue Start of Ramadan* September 3 Wed Orientation for ALI Students September 4 Thu Deadline for tuition and fees payment without late fees for continuing students September 7 Sun Classes Begin September 7-11 Sun-Thu Registration Period for Auditors September 11 Thu Closing Date: late registration, payment & course changes Sep-Oct 30-3 Tue-Fri Eid El Fetr (H) * October 5 Sun Fall 2008 Census Day October 6 Mon Armed Forces Day (H) Nov-Dec 25-17 Tue-Tue Web registration for all  continuing students for Spring 2009 Nov-Dec 25-17 Tue-Tue Advising, web registration and payment of fees for Winter 2009 November 26 Wed Deadline to drop courses November 26 Wed Deadline for Withdrawal: Undergraduate Students November 27 Thu Thanksgiving (H) December 4 Thu Deadline for Withdrawal: Graduate Students December 7-11 Sun-Thu Eid El Adha (H) * December 15 Mon Deadline: Financial Aid Applications for Spring 2009 December 16 Tue Last Day of Classes for regular courses December 17-22 Wed-Mon Semester Examination December 18 Thu ALI Last Day of Classes & Final Exams Dec-Jan 23-31 Tue-Sat Mid-Year Recess December 24-25 Wed-Thu Western Christmas (H) December 28 Sun Deadline to submit final grades December 29 Mon Islamic New Year (H)