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Academic Calendar

In keeping with higher education standards, the academic semester at AIC includes fifteen teaching weeks, which reduce to 14 weeks of actual instruction due to holidays (Labor Day, October Break, and Thanksgiving in the fall and March Break in the spring). Final exams and projects are sometimes scheduled for the sixteenth week (after classes are over) and sometimes are folded into the last weeks of class. This is up to the instructor.

2026 - 2027

Fall 2026

August 14, 2026Late Registration Penalty in Effect*
August 24, 2026First Day of Classes (Monday)
September 7, 2026Labor Day (Monday)
September 4, 2026Last Day to Drop / Add
October 5, 2026Last Day for students to submit outstanding assignments to change an “I” grade from the previous semester
October 5–6, 2026Midterm Break (Monday–Tuesday)
October 7, 2026(Wednesday) Special Class – Monday Schedule
October 30, 2026Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W”
November 25–27, 2026Thanksgiving Holiday (Wednesday–Friday)
December 4, 2026Last Day of Classes (Friday)
December 7–11, 2026Final Exams

Spring 2027

January 4, 2027Late Registration Penalty in Effect*
January 18, 2027Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday)
January 19, 2027First Day of Classes (Tuesday)
January 29, 2027Last Day to Drop/Add
March 1, 2027Last Day for students to submit outstanding assignments to change an “I” grade from the previous semester
March 8–12, 2027Spring Break
March 10 and March 11, 2027Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan)**
March 26, 2027Last Day to withdraw with a grade of “W”
May 3, 2027The last day of classes
May 4–7, 2027Final Exams
May 14, 2027Commencement Day***

* Degree students enrolling after the Late Registration Penalty comes into effect will be assessed an additional fee of $100.

** The beginning and end of Ramadan are determined by collectively-agreed upon moon sightings, and so the precise date for Eid al-Fitr and the Feast Days marking the end of Ramadan will be announced once they become known.

*** Commencement Day is tentative and subject to confirmation.

2025 - 2026

Fall 2025

August 15, 2025Late Registration Penalty in Effect*
August 25, 2025First Day of Classes (Monday)
September 1, 2025Labor Day (Monday)
September 5, 2025Last Day to Drop / Add
October 6, 2025Last Day for students to submit outstanding assignments to change an “I” grade from the previous semester
October 6–7, 2025Midterm Break (Monday–Tuesday)
October 8, 2025(Wednesday) Special Class – Monday Schedule
October 31, 2025Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W”
November 26–28, 2025Thanksgiving Holiday (Wednesday–Friday)
December 5, 2025Last Day of Classes (Friday)
December 8–12, 2025Final Exams

Spring 2026

January 5, 2026Late Registration Penalty in Effect*
January 19, 2026Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday)
January 20, 2026First Day of Classes (Tuesday)
January 30, 2026Last Day to Drop/Add
March 2, 2026Last Day for students to submit outstanding assignments to change an “I” grade from the previous semester
March 9–13, 2026Spring Break
March 27, 2026Last Day to withdraw with a grade of “W”
March 20 or March 21, 2026Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan)**
May 4, 2026The last day of classes
May 5–8, 2026Final Exams
May 15, 2026Commencement Day***

* Degree students enrolling after the Late Registration Penalty comes into effect will be assessed an additional fee of $100.

** The beginning and end of Ramadan are determined by collectively-agreed upon moon sightings. Eid dates will be announced once confirmed. No exams will be administered during the first two days of Eid.

*** Commencement Day is tentative and subject to confirmation.

2024 - 2025

Fall 2024

August 19, 2024Late Registration Penalty in Effect*
August 26, 2024First Day of Classes
September 2, 2024Labor Day (Monday)
September 6, 2024Last Day to Drop / Add
October 7, 2024Last Day to submit outstanding assignments to change an “I” grade
October 7–8, 2024Midterm Break (Monday–Tuesday)
October 9, 2024(Wednesday) Special Class – Monday Schedule
November 1, 2024Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W”
November 28–29, 2024Thanksgiving Holiday (Thursday–Friday)
December 6, 2024Last Day of Classes (Friday)
December 9–13, 2024Final Exams

Spring 2025

January 6, 2025Late Registration Penalty in Effect*
January 20, 2025Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 21, 2025First Day of Classes
January 31, 2025Last Day to Drop/Add
March 3, 2025Last Day to submit outstanding assignments to change an “I” grade
March 10–14, 2025Spring Break
March 28, 2025Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W”
March 31 or April 1, 2025Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan)**
May 6, 2025Last Day of Classes
May 7, 2025(Wednesday) Special Class – Monday Schedule
May 12–14, 2025Final Exams
May 16, 2025Commencement Day***

* Degree students enrolling after the Late Registration Penalty comes into effect will be assessed an additional fee of $100.

** The beginning and end of Ramadan are determined by moon sightings. Eid dates will be announced once confirmed. No exams will be administered during the first two days of Eid.

*** Commencement Day is tentative and subject to confirmation.

2023 - 2024

Fall 2023

August 18, 2023Late Registration Penalty in Effect*
August 28, 2023First Day of Classes
September 4, 2023Labor Day
September 8, 2023Last Day to Drop / Add
October 9, 2023Last Day to submit outstanding assignments to change an “I” grade
October 9–10, 2023Midterm Break (Monday–Tuesday)
October 11, 2023(Wednesday) Special Class – Monday Schedule
November 3, 2023Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W”
November 23–24, 2023Thanksgiving Holiday (Thursday–Friday)
December 8, 2023Last Day of Classes (Friday)
December 11–15, 2023Final Exams

Spring 2024

January 8, 2024Late Registration Penalty in Effect*
January 15, 2024Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 16, 2024First Day of Classes
January 29, 2024Last Day to Drop/Add
February 26, 2024Last Day to submit outstanding assignments to change an “I” grade
March 4–8, 2024Spring Break
March 25, 2024Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W”
April 8 or 9, 2024Eid al-Fitr (end of Ramadan)**
May 7, 2024Last Day of Classes
May 8–13, 2024Final Exams

* Degree students enrolling after the Late Registration Penalty comes into effect will be assessed an additional fee of $100.

** The beginning and end of Ramadan are determined by collectively-agreed upon moon sightings. Eid dates will be announced once confirmed. No exams will be administered during the first two days of Eid.