Academic Calendar 2020-2021
This is an archived copy of the 2020-2021 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit https://hctcatalog.hct.ac.ae.
Fall 2020 (Semester 1, 202010)
Academic Calendar
| Description |
Date |
| Faculty and Academic Administrators report to work |
Sun 16 Aug 2020 |
| New students’ orientation, placement exams and registration |
Sun 16 Aug 2020 to Thu 20 Aug 2020 |
| Online Registration re-open/ makeup exams for incomplete students |
Sun 16 Aug 2020 to Thu 20 Aug 2020 |
| Classes begin |
Sun 23 Aug 2020 |
| Drop Add period |
Sun 23 Aug 2020 to Thu 27 Aug 2020 |
| Last day of classes |
Thu 10 Dec 2020 |
| Final Exams - Semester 1 |
Sat 12 Dec 2020 to Sat 19 Dec 2020 |
| Winter break for students |
Sun 20 Dec 2020 to Thu 07 Jan 2021 |
| Winter break for faculty |
Tue 22 Dec 2020 to Mon 04 Jan 2021 |
Spring 2021 (Semester 2, 202020)
Academic Calendar
| Description |
Date |
| Faculty and Academic Administrators report to work |
Tue 05 Jan 2021 |
| New students’ orientation, placement exams and registration |
Tue 05 Jan 2021 to Thu 07 Jan 2021 |
| Online registration re-open/ makeup exams for incomplete students |
Sun 03 Jan 2021 to Thu 07 Jan 2021 |
| Classes begin |
Sun 10 Jan 2021 |
| Drop Add period |
Sun 10 Jan 2021 to Thu 14 Jan 2021 |
| Spring break for students |
Sun 28 Mar 2021 to Thu 15 Apr 2021 |
| Spring break for faculty |
Sun 28 Mar 2021 to Thu 08 Apr 2021 |
| Faculty return from Spring break |
Sun 11 Apr 2021 |
| Students return from Spring break |
Sun 18 Apr 2021 |
| Last day of classes |
Wed 12 May 2021 |
| Final Exams - Semester 2 |
Tue 18 May 2021 to Tue 25 May 2021 |
Summer 2021 (202030)
Academic Calendar
| Description |
Date |
| Classes begin |
Sun 30 May 2021 |
| Last day of classes |
Mon 05 Jul 2021 |
| Final exams - Summer |
Tue 06 Jul 2021 to Wed 07 Jul 2021 |
| Summer break |
Sun 11 Jul 2021 to Thu 12 Aug 2021 |
Fall 2021 (Semester 1, 202110)
Academic Calendar
| Description |
Date |
| New Faculty Joining Date |
Sun 08 Aug 2021 |
| Faculty and Academic Administrators Report to Work |
Sun 15 Aug 2021 |
| Classes begin |
Sun 22 Aug 2021 |
Religious and Public Holidays*
Religious and Public Holidays
| Holiday |
Date |
| Islamic New Year* |
Sat 23 Aug 2020 |
| Prophet’s Birthday* |
Thu 29 Oct 2020 |
| Martyr’s Day |
Tue 01 Dec 2020 |
| UAE National Day |
Wed 02 Dec – Thu 03 Dec 2020 |
| New Year |
Fri 01 Jan 2021 |
| Eid Al-Fitr* |
Thu 13 - Sun 16 May 2021 |
