ACADEMIC CALENDAR

Orientation week*

 

August 22, Monday

Classes begin

 

August 22, Monday-September 1, Thursday

Add/Drop period

 

August 31, Wednesday

Independence Day (no classes)**

 

September 1, Thursday

Day of Knowledge

 

October 10, Friday

Professor’s Day

 

October 17, Monday-October 21, Friday

Fall break (no classes)*

 

October 31, Monday-November 11, Friday

Registration -Spring 2012

 

November 7, Monday

Day of October Socialist Revolution

(no classes)**

 

November 9, Wednesday

Initiation Day (50 min. classes)*

 

November 24, Thursday

Thanksgiving Day (no classes)**

 

December 9, Friday

Last Day of regular classes

 

December 10, Saturday–December 17, Saturday

Final Exams***

 

December 25, Sunday

Christmas- Holiday**

 

December 26, Monday

Holiday recess begins**

 

Total: 15 week semester

Final grades due on or before January 3, 2011

 

Kurman Ait (Feast of Sacrifice), Orozo Ait

are changeable (no classes)**

 

SPRING 2012

 

January 9, Monday

Classes begin

 

January 9, Monday –January 13, Friday

Add/Drop period

 

February 23, Thursday

Defenders’ Day (no classes)**

 

March 8 , Thursday

Women's Day – Holiday**

 

March 5 Monday-March 9, Friday

Spring break (no classes)*

 

March 21, Wednesday

Nooruz Mayram – Holiday

(no classes)**

 

March 26, Monday-April 6, Friday

Registration - Fall 2012

 

April 30, Monday

Last Day of regular classes

 

May 1, Tuesday

Labor day (no classes)**

 

May 5, Saturday

Constitution Day

of the Kyrgyz Republic (no classes)**

 

May 9, Wednesday

Victory Day - Holiday (no classes)**

 

May 2, Wednesday - May 12, Saturday

Final Exams***

 

May 16, Wednesday – May 26, Saturday

State exam period

 

Total: 15 week semester

Final grades for graduating seniors due on May 16

for all other students – May 28

 

June 2, Saturday

Commencement, Alumni Day