ALIF 2025-2026 Academic Calendar & Terms
All terms are 6 weeks/120 hours unless otherwise noted
Term* |
Orientation |
1st day of class |
Last day of class |
Fall 1 |
September 15, 2025 |
September 16, 2025 |
October 28, 2025 |
Fall 2 |
November 3, 2025 |
November 4, 2025 |
December 17, 2025 |
Spring 1 |
January 6, 2026 |
January 7, 2026 |
February 20, 2026 |
Spring 2 |
March 2, 2026 |
March 3, 2026 |
April 14, 2026 |
May** |
April 21, 2026 |
April 22, 2026 |
May 13, 2026 |
Summer 1 |
May 20, 2026 |
May 21, 2026 |
July 7, 2026 |
Summer 2 |
June 15, 2026 |
June 16, 2026 |
July 28, 2026 |
*6-week terms. Students may study at ALIF for any combination of terms, up to one full academic year
**This is a 3-week term/60 hours
Holidays & Breaks:
Teacher Training: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Anniversary of the Green March: Thursday, November 06, 2025
Independence Day: Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Amazigh New Year: Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Teacher Training: Thursday, January 29 and Friday, January 30, 2026
Eid al-Fitr*: Friday, March 20, 2026
Labor Day: Friday, May 01, 2026
Eid al-Adha*: Wednesday, May 27 to Friday, May 29, 2026
Hijra New Year*: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
*Based on lunar calendar, dates may change