# Important Academic Dates
**Source**: https://aas.hku.hk/important-academic-dates/
**Parent**: https://aas.hku.hk/apply-scholarships/
### Important Academic Dates 2025-26
For all undergraduates\*
First Semester
Second Semester
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| 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
Summer Semester
Important Academic Dates 2024-25
# First Semester
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| The course information system opens for current students to preview the available courses | July 29, 2024 (Mon) |
| Online Course Selection for Current Students | August 6, 2024 (Tue) (10:00 am) – August 12, 2024 (Mon) (4:00 pm) (a) year 4 (or above) students: **semester 1/full-year courses starting from 10:00 am on August 6, 2024; semester 2 courses starting from 10:10 am on August 6, 2024;** (b) year 3 students (including new Direct Admission into Senior Year students): **semester 1/full-year courses starting from 12:00 noon on August 6, 2024; semester 2 courses starting from 12:10 pm on August 6, 2024;** and (c) year 2 students: **semester 1/full-year courses starting from 2:00 pm on August 6, 2024; semester 2 courses starting from 2:10 pm on August 6, 2024.** |
| Suspension Period | August 7, 2024 (Wed) (9:00 am to 2:29 pm) |
| Current students to check their course selection status online; Students can make further changes to their course selection | August 7, 2024 (Wed) (2:30 pm) – August 12, 2024 (Mon) (4:00 pm) |
| Current students will not be allowed to make any changes to their course selection until the add/drop period | After August 12, 2024 (Mon) (4:00 pm) |
| The course information system opens for Year 1 students # to preview the available courses | From August, 2024 (after performing master registration) |
| Online Course Selection for Year 1 students # | August 20, 2024 (Tue) (10:00 am) – August 26, 2024 (Mon) (4:00 pm) **semester 1/full-year courses starting from 10:00 am on August 20, 2024; semester 2 courses starting from 10:10 am on August 20, 2024.** |
| Suspension Period | August 21, 2024 (Wed) (12:00 noon) – August 22, 2024 (Thur) (2:29 pm) |
| Year 1 students # to check their course selection status online; Students can make further changes to their course selection | August 22, 2024 (Thur) (2:30 pm) – August 26, 2024 (Mon) (4:00 pm) |
| Year 1 students # will not be allowed to make any changes to their course selection until the add/drop period | After August 26, 2024 (Mon) (4:00 pm) |
| First Day of Teaching | September 2, 2024 (Mon) |
| Add/Drop Period for All Students | September 2, 2024 (Mon) (10:00 am) – September 16, 2024 (Mon) (4:00 pm) (a) year 1 students # starting from **10:00 am on September 2, 2024 (for both semesters)**; (b) year 2 students starting from **12:00 noon on September 2, 2024 (for both semesters)**; (c) year 3 students (including new Direct Admission into Senior Year students) starting from **2:00 pm on September 2, 2024 (for both semesters)**; and (d) year 4 (or above) students starting from **4:00 pm on September 2, 2024 (for both semesters)**. |
| Suspension Period | September 3, 2024 (Tue) (12:00 noon to 4:59 pm) |
| All Students to check their course selection status online | September 3, 2024 (Tue) (5:00 pm) – September 16, 2024 (Mon) (4:00 pm) |
| End of Add/Drop Period | After September 16, 2024 (Mon) (4:00 pm) |
| Reading/Field Trip \* | October 14, 2024 (Mon) – October 19, 2024 (Sat) |
| Last Day of Teaching \* | November 30, 2024 (Sat) |
| Revision Period \* | December 2, 2024 (Mon) – December 6, 2024 (Fri) |
| Assessment Period \* | December 7, 2024 (Sat) – December 23, 2024 (Mon) |
\*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
# Second Semester
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| First Day of Teaching | January 20, 2025 (Mon) |
| ^ Add/Drop Period for All Students | January 20, 2025 (Mon) (10:00 am) – February 10, 2025 (Mon) (4:00 pm) (a) year 1 students # starting from **10:00 am on January 20, 2025 (for semester 2 and summer semester)**; (b) year 2 students starting from **12:00 noon on January 20, 2025 (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 20, 2025 (for semester 2 and summer semester)**; and (d) year 4 (or above) students starting from **4:00 pm on January 20, 2025 (for semester 2 and summer semester)**. |
| Suspension Period | January 21, 2025 (Tue) (12:00 noon to 4:59 pm) |
| All students to check their course selection status online | January 21, 2025 (Tue) (5:00 pm) – February 10, 2025 (Mon) (4:00 pm) |
| End of Add/Drop Period | After February 10, 2025 (Mon) (4:00 pm) |
| Class Suspension Period for The Lunar New Year | January 29, 2025 (Wed) – February 4, 2025 (Tue) |
| Reading/Field Trip \* | March 10, 2025 (Mon) – March 15, 2025 (Sat) |
| Last Day of Teaching \* | May 3, 2025 (Sat) |
| Revision Period \* | May 5, 2025 (Mon) – May 10, 2025 (Sat) |
| Assessment Period \* | May 12, 2025 (Mon) – May 27, 2025 (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
# Summer Semester
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| ^ Online course selection for All Students (except Final Year Students) | June 16, 2025 (Mon) (10:00 am) – June 23, 2025 (Mon) (4:00 pm) |
| Suspension Period | June 17, 2025 (Tue) (12:00 noon to 4:59 pm) |
| All students to check their course selection status online | June 17, 2025 (Tue) (5:00 pm) – June 23, 2025 (Mon) (4:00 pm) |
| Students will not be allowed to make any changes to their course selection | After June 23, 2025 (Mon) (4:00 pm) |
| Teaching and Assessment Period | June 30, 2025 (Mon) – August 23, 2025 (Sat) |
^Final year students are not allowed to select courses in Summer Semester.