Fall Semester
Date	Day of Week	Event
August
19	Sunday	First day to apply for December graduation
19-23	Sunday-Thursday	New Student Orientation Week
26	Sunday	First day of classes
30	Thursday	Last day to drop with no record Last day to make schedule changes
September
03	Monday	QatarIndependence Day No classes held
04	Tuesday	Classes Resume
06	Thursday	Last day to apply for December graduation
11	Tuesday	Official Census Date (12th Class Day) Change of Major Start Date for Spring Semester Academic Convocation
13	Thursday	Ramadan Begins (Approximate date)
October
04	Thursday	Mid-semester grades due Substitution deadline for degree candidates
07	Sunday	Mid-semester grades posted
14-18	Sunday-Thursday	Student Break (Ramadan & Eid Al-Fitr-No classes held)
14-16	Sunday-Tuesday	Eid Al-Fitr
21	Sunday	Classes resume
November
11	Sunday	Q-drop deadline Last day to officially withdraw from the University
15	Thursday	Change of Major Deadline for Spring Semester
18	Sunday	Bonfire 1999 Remembrance Day
December
02- 06	Sunday-Thursday	Pre-registration for Spring 2008
09	Sunday	Last Day of Regular Classes
10	Monday	Reading Days - No classes held
11-17	Tuesday-Monday	Final Examinations
16	Sunday	Final grades due for degree candidates
17                     18	Monday Tuesday	Graduation Reception National Holiday
19	Wednesday	Final grades due for non-degree Candidates
20	Thursday	Final Grades Posted
19-30 31	Wednesday-Sunday Monday	Semester Break Office reopen
Spring Semester
Date	Day of Week	Event
January
01 06	Tuesday Sunday	New Year's Day First day to apply for May graduation
13	Sunday	First Day of Classes
17	Thursday	Last day to drop with no record Last day to make schedule changes
20	Sunday	Martin Luther King Day
24	Thursday	Last day to apply for May graduation
29	Tuesday	Official Census Date (12th Class Day Change of Major Start Date for Fall Semester
February
28	Thursday	Mid-semester grades due Substitution deadline for degree candidates
March
02	Sunday	Mid-semester grades posted
23-27	Sunday-Thursday	Spring Break - No Classes Held
30	Sunday	Classes Resume Q-Drop Deadline Last day to officially withdraw from the University
April
20- 24	Sunday- Thursday	Pre-registration for Summer and Fall 2008
21	Monday	Aggie Muster-Campus Ceremony
27	Sunday	Last Day of Regular Classes
28-29	Monday-Tuesday	Reading Days - No classes held
30-May 6	Wednesday-Tuesday	Final Examinations
May
08	Thursday	Final grades due for degree and non-degree candidates
11	Sunday	Final grades posted
13	Tuesday	Last day to register for summer
15	Thursday	Graduation Ceremony
Summer 2008
Date	Day of Week	Event
May
13	Tuesday	Last day to register for summer courses
18	Sunday	First day of classes for 5 and 8 week
		summer terms
21	Wednesday	Official census date (4th class day)
		Last day to drop with no record for
		5 and 8 week terms
		Last day to make schedule changes for
		5 and 8 week terms
26	Monday	Memorial Day - Offices open/classes held
June
04	Thursday	Q-drop deadline for 5 week summer term Last day to officially withdraw from the  University for 5 week summer term
15	Sunday	Change of major deadline for fall semester
18	Wednesday	Last day of 5 week summer term classes
19	Thursday	Reading day (no classes held)
22	Sunday	5 week summer term final examinations No classes for 8 week summer term students
24	Tuesday	Final grades due for 5 week summer term
		Q-drop deadline for 8 week summer term
		Last day to officially withdraw from the
		University for 8 week summer term
25	Wednesday	Final grades posted for 5 week summer term
July
13	Sunday	Last day of classes for 8 week summer term
14	Monday	Reading day (no classes)
15	Tuesday	Final examinations for 8 week summer term
17	Thursday	Final grades due for 8 week summer term
20	Sunday	Final grades posted for 8 week term
The calendar is tentative and subject to change