ARE Dept.-HQ
21-07-2016
Arab Open University Academic Calendar - Approved
Fifteenth Academic Year 2016/ 2017
First Semester 2016-2017
Weeks
Dates
(17-22)-Sep /2016
Week 1
24-Sep-2016
28-Sep-2016
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Weeks
1-Oct-2016
5-Oct-2016
13-Oct-2016
15-Oct-2016
22-Oct-2016
29-Oct-2016
5-Nov-2016
(12-19)-Nov-2016
19-Nov-2016
26-Nov-2016
(3-8)-Dec-2016
(08-15)-Dec-2016
14-Dec-2016
Second Semester 2016-2017
Event(s)
Beginning of (15th) Academic Year 2016-2017
Faculty on duty
Continuing and new students registration
Faculty Training / Induction
Students Orientation
Start of tutorial sessions
Add / drop period (1 week)
Transfer between Branches
Academic Committee
TMA available for students- Detailed TMA Submission dates are
available on LMS
University Council
OU Congregation Date (Last day to submit awards lists to HQ)
Central Quality Assurance Committee
MTA
Weeks
Dates
Week 1
18-Feb-2017
Week 2
25-Feb-2017
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Last week to submit TMA
Makeup on MTA
BOT (Board of Trustees)
Week 15
17-Dec-16
29-Dec-2016
31-Dec to 5-Jan
31-Dec-2016
(05-21)-Jan-2017
25-Jan-2017
(6-8)-Feb-2017
9-Feb-2017
Dates
Week 1
15-Jul-2017
Week 2
22-Jul-2017
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
29-Jul-2017
(5-10)-Aug-2017
12-Aug-2017
Last Date to Submit Samples of TMA and MTA to HQ
Week (15) End of Semester
Last date to submit CA grades in SIS
Final Exams period
Last Date to Submit Final Grades in SIS
External Examiners, CAC,FEC
CEC Meeting
Event(s)
4-Mar-2017
6-Mar-2017
11-Mar-2017
22-Mar-2017
week 3
Week 6
Week 7
University Council
25-Mar-17
1-Apr-2017
(6-13)-Apr-2017
15-Apr-2017
22-Apr-2017
(29-Apr 04-May) -2017
(6-11)-May-2017
13-May-2017
15-May-2017
24-May-2017
25-May-2017
27-May-2017
(27-May 05-Jun) - 2017
(01-15)-Jun-2017
20-Jun-2017
(3-5)-Jul-2017
6-Jul-2017
Summer sessions 2016-2017
Weeks
Beginning of Summer sessions
Week (1) Start of tutorial sessions
Add/drop period (3 days)
TMA available for students- Detailed TMA Submission dates are
available on LMS
AOU Congregation Date (Last day to submit awards lists to HQ)
MTA
Event(s)
Start of tutorial sessions
Add/drop period (1 week)
Transfer between Branches
TMA available for students- Detailed TMA Submission dates are
available on LMS
AOU Congregation Date (Last day to submit awards lists to HQ)
Academic Committee
Dates
(19-24)-Aug-2017
24-Aug-2017
(26-31)-Aug-2017
26-Aug-2017
(9-14)-Sept-2017
18-Sep-2017
(25-26)-Sep-2017
27-Sep-2017
MTA
Last week to submit TMA
Makeup on MTA
Central Quality Assurance Committee
Academic Committee (if needed)
University Council
Last Date to Submit Samples of TMA and MTA to HQ
Last date to submit CA grades in SIS
Week (15) End of Semester
Final Exams period
Last Date to Submit Final Grades in SIS
External Examiners, CAC,FEC
CEC Meeting
Event(s)
Last week to submit TMA
Last Date to submit Samples of TMA and MTA to HQ
Week (7) end of summer session
Last date to submit CA grades in SIS
Final Exams period
Last Date to Submit Final Grades to SIS
CAC, FEC (Education, General Studies, and OU based Courses)
CEC Meeting ( Approval of Summer Grades)
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