The Academic Calendar for Sultan Qaboos University

Academic Year 2014-2015

07-Sep-14
Orientation Period & Foundation Program testing
18-09-2014 Last day for Incomplete Spring semester grades
14-Sep-14

Fall Semester (2014)
Date Week Activity
21-Sep-14 1
First week of classes.
25-09-2014 Add/Drop period ends.
28-Sep-14 2
1
st
week for withdraw with a grade of (W)
04-10-2014 Eid al-Adha*
05-Oct-14 3 2
nd
week for withdraw with a grade of (W)
12-Oct-14 4
3
rd
week for withdraw with a grade of (W)
16-10-2014 Last day for accepting visiting students applications for 2015 Spring
semester
19-Oct-14 5 4
th
week for withdraw with a grade of (W)
26-Oct-14 6 5
th
week for withdraw with a grade of (W)
02-Nov-14 7
6
th
week for withdraw with a grade of (W)
02-11-2014 Start receiving SQU internal Transfer applications
04-11-2014 Islamic New Year*
09-Nov-14 8 7
th
week for withdraw with a grade of (W(
16-Nov-14 9
20-11-2014 Last day for withdraw with a grade of (W)
16-11-2014 Start of Academic Advising for Probation Students
18 -11-2014 National Day
23-Nov-14 10
30-Nov-14 11

07-Dec-14 12
Graduation Ceremonies*
07-12-2014 Accepting Outside SQU transfer applications to SQU
11-12-2014 Last day for Incomplete Summer semester (14 SU) grades
14-Dec-14 13

21-Dec-14 14 21-12-2014 Online registration for (15SP) starts
28-Dec-14 15

04-Jan-15 16
03-01-2015 Memory of Prophet's Birthday*
08-1-2015 Last day of classes
11-Jan-15 17 First week of Examinations
18-Jan-15 18
Second week of Examinations
End of SQU internal transfer applications on 22-01-2015
25-Jan-15

Fall Break
* Approximate Dates

Spring Semester (2015)
Date Week Activity
15-Feb-15 1
First Week of Classes
19-02-2015 Add/Drop period ends.
15-02-2015 Accepting visiting students applications for 2015 Fall semester
22-Feb-15 2 First week for withdraw with a grade of (W)
01-Mar-15 3 2
nd
week for withdraw with a grade of (W
08-Mar-15 4 3
rd
week for withdraw with a grade of (W)
15-Mar-15 5 4
th
week for withdraw with a grade of (W)
22-Mar-15 6
5
th
week for withdraw with a grade of (W)
Announcing Nursing BSc program for Nurses with a Diploma
29-Mar-15 7
6
th
week for withdraw with a grade of (W)
2-04-2015 Last day for visiting students applications for 2015 Fall semester
05-Apr-15 8 9-04-2015 Last day for withdraw with a grade of (W)
12-Apr-15 9
12-04-2015 Start Academic Advising for Probation Students
12-04-2015 Start of accepting SQU internal transfer applications
19-Apr-15 10 19-04-2015 Registration for Summer Semester (SU15) starts
26-Apr-15 11 30-04-2015 Last day for Fall semester (14FL) Incomplete grades
03-May-15 12

10-May-15 13 16-05-2015 Prophet Ascension ( Memory of Isra & Mi'raj) *
17-May-15 14
24-May-15 15 28-05-2015 Last day of classes
31-May-15 16
First week of Exams
Accepting Outside SQU transfer applications to SQU starts
07-Jun-15 17 Second week of Exams
14-Jun-15
14-06-2015 Accepting applications from the Ministries of Education and Social
Development and from Nurses with a Diploma
18 - 06-2015 Ramadan*
21-Jun-15 Spring Break
* Approximate Dates

Summer Semester (2015)
Date Week Activity
05-Jul-15 1
First Week of Classes
07-07-2015 Add/Drop period ends
12-Jul-15 2
First week for withdraw with a grade of (W)
17-7-2015 Eid al-Fitr *
19-Jul-15 3
2
nd
week for withdraw with a grade of (W)
23-07-2015 Renaissance Day
26-Jul-15 4 3
rd
week for withdraw with a grade of (W)
02-Aug-15 5 06-08-2015 Last day for withdraw with a grade of (W)
09-Aug-15 6
09-08-2015 Online registration for Fall semester (FL15) starts
12-08-2015 HEAC Round 1*
16-Aug-15 7
Start Receiving New Undergraduate Batch admitted to SQU
Aptitude tests for Physical and Art Educ. and Music
23-Aug-15 8
27-08-2015 Last day of classes
27-08-2015 Last day for transfer from outside SQU applications
27-08-2015 End of SQU internal transfer applications
30-Aug-15 9
Examinations week
30-08-2015 HEAC Round 2*
06-Sep-15
Summer Break
Orientation Period & Foundation Program testing
17-09-2015 Last day for Incomplete Spring semester grades 13-Sep-15


* Approximate Dates