CAA Academic Calendar

Date	Event
08 – 14 September	Registration & Academic Advising Week; Orientation and School Induction Programme
15 September	Commencement of Classes
29 September	Add and Drop Period Ends
03 – 09 November	Mid-term exam week
01 – 03 December	UAE National Day Holiday
04 December	Registration opens for Spring Semester 2026
08 Dec 2025 - 04 January 2026	Winter break (4 weeks)
9 January	Last day for withdrawal from classes
25 January	Last day of classes
26 January - 01 February	Reading Period/Lab Exams
02 - 08 February	End-term Exam Week
08 February	End of Fall Semester

Date	Event
09 – 15 February	Orientation/Registration/Academic Advising week
16 February	Ramadan to begin*
16 February	Commencement of Classes
02 March	Add and Drop Period Ends
18 - 22 March	Eid Al Fitr Holidays*
16 - 29 March	Spring Break (2 weeks)
20 - 26 April	Mid-term exam week
27 April	Registration opens for Summer & Fall 2026 Semester
26 May	Arafat Day Holiday*
27 - 29 May	Eid al-Adha Holiday*
29 May	Last day for withdrawal from classes
14 June	Last day of classes
15 – 21 June	Reading Period/Lab Exams
17 June	Islamic New Year Holiday*
22 - 28 June	End-term Exams
28 June	End of Spring Semester & Beginning of Summer Break

Date	Event
29 June – 05 July	Registration & Academic Advising Week
06 July	Commencement of classes
20 July	Add and Drop Period Ends
31 July	Last day for withdrawal from classes
16 August	Last day of classes
17 – 18 August	Reading Period/Lab Exams
19 – 23 August	End- term Exams
23 August	End of Summer Semester

*Holidays and other events may change depending on government declaration.