Important Academic Dates 2025-26

For all undergraduates*

First Day of Teaching January 19, 2026 (Mon)
^ Add/Drop Period for All Students January 19, 2026 (Mon) (10:00 am) – February 2, 2026 (Mon) (4:00 pm)
(a) year 1 students # starting from 10:00 am on January 19, 2026 (for semester 2 and summer semester);
(b) year 2 students starting from 12:00 noon on January 19, 2026 (for semester 2 and summer semester);
(c) year 3 students (including new Direct Admission into Senior Year students) starting from 2:00 pm on January 19, 2026 (for semester 2 and summer semester); and
(d) year 4 (or above) students starting from 4:00 pm on January 19, 2026 (for semester 2 and summer semester).
Suspension Period January 20, 2026 (Tue) (12:00 noon to 4:59 pm)
All students to check their course selection status online January 20, 2026 (Tue) (5:00 pm) – February 2, 2026 (Mon) (4:00 pm)
End of Add/Drop Period After February 2, 2026 (Mon) (4:00 pm)
Class Suspension Period for The Lunar New Year February 17, 2026 (Tue) – February 23, 2026 (Mon)
Reading/Field Trip * March 9, 2026 (Mon) – March 14, 2026 (Sat)
Last Day of Teaching * May 2, 2026 (Sat)
Revision Period * May 4, 2026 (Mon) – May 9, 2026 (Sat)
Assessment Period * May 11, 2026 (Mon) – May 26, 2026 (Tue)

^Final year students are not allowed to select courses in Summer Semester.

*Applicable to non-clinical undergraduate curricula in general and subject to Faculties’ confirmation of the first and last days of teaching, reading/field trip weeks (if any), revision periods, and assessment periods for individual curricula as approved by the respective Boards of Faculties.

#Including Year 1 students, BASc(SDS) Year 3 students, BSc(ACD) Year 3 students, BSc(IM) Year 3 students and exchange/visiting students