August           29        Sun                 Beginning of Fall Semester 2004
August          30-31  Mon-Tue       ALI Registration, Written & Oral Placement Exams
August          31      Tue              Orientation for New Egyptian Graduate Students
September     1        Wed             Orientation for New International Graduate Students
August          30      Mon
September     12      Sun              Late Registration & Course Changes
September     2-5     Thu-Sun        Orientation for International Students
September     4-5     Sat-Sun        Orientation for New Undergraduate Students & Parents.
September     5        Sun              Deadline for tuition and fees payment
                                                Without late fees for continuing students
September     6        Mon              Orientation for ALI Students
September    6          Mon                Classes Begin
September     6-12   Mon-Sun       Registration Period for Auditors
September    7          Tue                  Classes Begin for ALI Students
September     12      Sun              Closing Date: late registration, payment
                                                & course changes.
October          3       Sun              Fall 2004 Census Day
October           6-7     Wed-Thu        Armed Forces Day (H)
October         15      Fri                Start of Ramadan
November     13        Sat                  
November     16        Tue                 Eid El Fetr (H) *
November     25        Thu                 Thanksgiving (H)
December      5        Sun              Deadline to drop courses
December      5        Sun              Deadline for withdrawal: Undergraduate
                                                Students
December      15      Wed             Deadline: financial aid application 
                                                For Spring 2005
December      16      Thu              Deadline for withdrawal: Graduate Students        
December      23        Thu                Last Day of Classes
December      24        Fri                   
December      25        Sat                 Western Christmas (H)
December      26        Sun                 
December      31        Fri                  Semester Examination      
January          1         Sat                  New Year’s Day (H)
January          3         Mon                 Deadline to submit final grades
January         1        Sat               
January         31       Mon                Mid-Year Recess
January          7          Fri                   Eastern Christmas (H)
January          19        Wed                Baptism Day
January          20        Thu                  
January          24        Mon                 Eid El Adha (H)*

* Exact date will be confirmed by official notice.