APPROVED BY: Damian Andreas Riviez, Ph.D.

Vice President of Academic Affairs
KIMEP University
Academic Calendar 2025-2026 AY
Fall Spring Summer1 Summer2**
(6 weeks, 75 min classes) (3 weeks, 150 min classes)
(15 weeks, excluding 1 week of Study (15 weeks, excluding 1 week of Study
Final Exams on the last day of Final Exams on the last day of
Break and Examination period) Break and Examination period)
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KIMEP University
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## 30 class days 15 class days

Advising starts Monday, June 16, 2025 Monday, November 3, 2025 Monday, March 30, 2026 Monday, March 30, 2026
Registrationfor4thyearundergraduatestudents,Honoredstudents,studentswithspecialneeds,freshmenstudents,allMasterandDoctor
studentsbegins(1/3payment+StudentandannualMedicalFeesarerequiredpriortoregistrationforFallandSpringsemestersand100%
payment for summer semesters) Monday, July 14, 2025 Monday, November 24, 2025 Monday, April 20, 2026 Monday, April 20, 2026
Registrationfor3dyearUndergraduatestudentsbegins(1/3payment+StudentandannualMedicalFeesarerequiredpriortoregistrationfor
Fall and Spring semesters and 100% payment for summer semesters)
*Freshmen with 0 GPA for Spring Semester only Thursday, July 17, 2025 Thursday, November 27, 2025 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Thursday, April 23, 2026
Registrationfor2ndyearUndergraduatestudentsbegins(1/3payment+StudentandannualMedicalFeesarerequiredpriortoregistrationfor
Fall and Spring semesters and 100% payment for summer semesters) Monday, July 21, 2025 Monday, December 1, 2025 Monday, April 27, 2026 Monday, April 27, 2026
Registrationfor1styearUndergraduateandNondegreestudentsuponsubmissionof originaldoccertifyinghighschool/highereducationbegins
(1/3payment+StudentandannualMedicalFeesarerequiredpriortoregistrationforFallandSpringsemestersand100%paymentforsummer
semesters) Thursday, July 24, 2025 Thursday, December 4, 2025 Thursday, April 30, 2026 Thursday, April 30, 2026
Registration for non-degree students (who did not submit Authentic documents) begins (100% payment for all courses + Student Fee is required)
Monday, August 4, 2025 Monday, December 22, 2025 Monday, May 11, 2026 Monday, May 11, 2026
Registration ends Tuesday, August 19, 2025 Thursday, January 8, 2026 Sunday, May 24, 2026 Sunday, July 12, 2026
Semester starts with Orientation sessions for freshmen 08/18/2025 - 8/19/2025 Saturday, January 10, 2026 NA NA
Classes start Wednesday, August 20, 2025 Friday, January 9, 2026 Monday, May 25, 2026 Monday, July 13, 2026
Internship start Wednesday, August 20, 2025 Friday, January 9, 2026 Monday, May 25, 2026 Monday, July 13, 2026
Add/Drop period 08/20/2025 - 8/26/2025 01/9/2026 - 01/15/2026 05/25/2026 - 05/26/2026 07/13/2026 - 07/14/2026
Late Registration period for all students (need Instructors' approval) 08/27/2025 - 09/2/2025 01/16/2026 - 01/22/2026 05/27/2026 - 05/28/2026 -
Withdraw from a Course with 80% Tuition Refund with a "W" grade (online) 08/27/2025 - 09/2/2025 01/16/2026 - 01/22/2026 - -
Withdraw from a Course with 60% Tuition Refund with a "W" grade (online) 09/3/2025 - 09/9/2025 01/23/2026 - 01/29/2026 - -
Withdraw from a Course with 40% Tuition Refund with a "W" grade (online) 09/10/2025 - 09/16/2025 01/30/2026 - 02/5/2026 - -
Withdraw from a Course with 20% Tuition Refund with a "W" grade (online) 9/17/2025 - 09/23/2025 02/6/2026 - 02/12/2026 - -
Second Payment Deadline - Friday of 5th week (second 1/3 of total tuition is due) Friday, September 19, 2025 Friday, February 6, 2026 - -
From this date there are no refunds for withdrawals from courses with a "W" grade (online) Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Friday, February 13, 2026 - -
First Progress Submission period 9/29/2025 - 10/6/2025 02/16/2026 - 02/23/2026 6/15/2026 - 6/22/2026 -
"I" grades from previous semester convert into "F"s (7'th week of classes) 9/29/2025 - 10/6/2025 02/16/2026 - 02/23/2026 - -
Study Break 10/6/2025 - 10/12/2025 02/23/2026 - 03/1/2026 - -
Third Payment Deadline - Friday 9'th week (final 1/3 of total tuition is due) Friday, October 17, 2025 Friday, March 6, 2026 - -
Second Progress Submission period 11/10/2025 - 11/17/2025 03/30/2026 - 04/6/2026
Administrative Withdrawal from courses of students with overdue tuition balance (Friday 13'th week) Friday, November 14, 2025 Friday, April 3, 2026 - -
Last day to reinstate after Administrative withdraw from courses due to the tuition balanse overdue (Friday 15'th week) Friday, November 28, 2025 Friday, April 17, 2026
Last Day to Withdraw from a Courses with a "W" grade (online) Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Friday, July 3, 2026 Friday, July 31, 2026
Internship ends Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Friday, July 3, 2026 Friday, July 31, 2026
Classes End Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Friday, July 3, 2026 Friday, July 31, 2026
Final Assessments Starts, Examination Period and Final Attestation 11 -15 and 17-21 December 2025 May 8,10-17, 2026 Friday, July 3, 2026 Friday, July 31, 2026
Semester Ends Sunday, December 21, 2025 Sunday, May 17, 2026 Friday, July 3, 2026 Friday, July 31, 2026
All grades officially submitted no later than one week following the date of the final examination, or the last day of classes for the courses with no final examination scheduled
Change Grade Forms due (2 weeks after semester ends, for Fall - 1st week of Spring classes) Thursday, January 15, 2026 Monday, June 1, 2026 Friday, July 17, 2026 Friday, August 14, 2026
Graduation Ceremony - Saturday, May 23, 2026 - -
KIMEP is closed***:
Constitutional Day (make-ups are required for Saturday class on August 30 and
for Monday classes on September 1, 2025)
Saturday, August 30, 2025 - - -
Republic Day (make-up is required for Saturday class on October 25, 2025)
Saturday, October 25, 2025 - - -
Independence Day Tuesday, December 16, 2025 - - -
New Year's Day - 1-2 January, 2026 - -
Christmas - Wednesday, January 7, 2026 - -
Women's Day (make up is required for Monday classes March 9, 2026) - Sunday, March 8, 2026 - -
Nauryz Day (No make-ups are required for Tuesday and Wednesday classes on March 24-25, 2026) - 2 1-25 March, 2026 - -
International Labor Day - Friday, May 1, 2026 - -
Defenders of the Fatherland Day - Thursday, May 7, 2026 - -
Victory Day - Saturday, May 9, 2026 - -
Capital Day - - Monday, July 6, 2026 -
Kurban Ait - - - TBA
** if takes place
*** All make-ups should be scheduled by instructors to replace missed classes during national holidays.
KIMEP is closed***:
** if takes place
|  | Fall | Spring | Summer1 | Summer2** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | (15 weeks, excluding 1 week of Study
87 class days + 3 make ups | (15 weeks, excluding 1 week of Study
89 class days + 1 make ups | (6 weeks, 75 min classes)
classes
30 class days | (3 weeks, 150 min classes)
classes
15 class days |
| Advising starts | Monday, June 16, 2025 | Monday, November 3, 2025 | Monday, March 30, 2026 | Monday, March 30, 2026 |
| Registrationfor4thyearundergraduatestudents,Honoredstudents,studentswithspecialneeds,freshmenstudents,allMasterandDoctor
payment for summer semesters) | Monday, July 14, 2025 | Monday, November 24, 2025 | Monday, April 20, 2026 | Monday, April 20, 2026 |
| Registrationfor3dyearUndergraduatestudentsbegins(1/3payment+StudentandannualMedicalFeesarerequiredpriortoregistrationfor
*Freshmen with 0 GPA for Spring Semester only | Thursday, July 17, 2025 | Thursday, November 27, 2025 | Thursday, April 23, 2026 | Thursday, April 23, 2026 |
| Registrationfor2ndyearUndergraduatestudentsbegins(1/3payment+StudentandannualMedicalFeesarerequiredpriortoregistrationfor
Fall and Spring semesters and 100% payment for summer semesters) | Monday, July 21, 2025 | Monday, December 1, 2025 | Monday, April 27, 2026 | Monday, April 27, 2026 |
| Registrationfor1styearUndergraduateandNondegreestudentsuponsubmissionof originaldoccertifyinghighschool/highereducationbegins
semesters) | Thursday, July 24, 2025 | Thursday, December 4, 2025 | Thursday, April 30, 2026 | Thursday, April 30, 2026 |
| Registration for non-degree students (who did not submit Authentic documents) begins (100% payment for all courses + Student Fee is required) | Monday, August 4, 2025 | Monday, December 22, 2025 | Monday, May 11, 2026 | Monday, May 11, 2026 |
| Registration ends | Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | Thursday, January 8, 2026 | Sunday, May 24, 2026 | Sunday, July 12, 2026 |
| Semester starts with Orientation sessions for freshmen | 08/18/2025 - 8/19/2025 | Saturday, January 10, 2026 | NA | NA |
| Classes start | Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | Friday, January 9, 2026 | Monday, May 25, 2026 | Monday, July 13, 2026 |
| Internship start | Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | Friday, January 9, 2026 | Monday, May 25, 2026 | Monday, July 13, 2026 |
| Add/Drop period | 08/20/2025 - 8/26/2025 | 01/9/2026 - 01/15/2026 | 05/25/2026 - 05/26/2026 | 07/13/2026 - 07/14/2026 |
| Late Registration period for all students (need Instructors' approval) | 08/27/2025 - 09/2/2025 | 01/16/2026 - 01/22/2026 | 05/27/2026 - 05/28/2026 | - |
| Withdraw from a Course with 80% Tuition Refund with a "W" grade (online) | 08/27/2025 - 09/2/2025 | 01/16/2026 - 01/22/2026 | - | - |
| Withdraw from a Course with 60% Tuition Refund with a "W" grade (online) | 09/3/2025 - 09/9/2025 | 01/23/2026 - 01/29/2026 | - | - |
| Withdraw from a Course with 40% Tuition Refund with a "W" grade (online) | 09/10/2025 - 09/16/2025 | 01/30/2026 - 02/5/2026 | - | - |
| Withdraw from a Course with 20% Tuition Refund with a "W" grade (online) | 9/17/2025 - 09/23/2025 | 02/6/2026 - 02/12/2026 | - | - |
| Second Payment Deadline - Friday of 5th week (second 1/3 of total tuition is due) | Friday, September 19, 2025 | Friday, February 6, 2026 | - | - |
| From this date there are no refunds for withdrawals from courses with a "W" grade (online) | Wednesday, September 24, 2025 | Friday, February 13, 2026 | - | - |
| First Progress Submission period | 9/29/2025 - 10/6/2025 | 02/16/2026 - 02/23/2026 | 6/15/2026 - 6/22/2026 | - |
| "I" grades from previous semester convert into "F"s (7'th week of classes) | 9/29/2025 - 10/6/2025 | 02/16/2026 - 02/23/2026 | - | - |
| Study Break | 10/6/2025 - 10/12/2025 | 02/23/2026 - 03/1/2026 | - | - |
| Third Payment Deadline - Friday 9'th week (final 1/3 of total tuition is due) | Friday, October 17, 2025 | Friday, March 6, 2026 | - | - |
| Second Progress Submission period | 11/10/2025 - 11/17/2025 | 03/30/2026 - 04/6/2026 |  |  |
| Administrative Withdrawal from courses of students with overdue tuition balance (Friday 13'th week) | Friday, November 14, 2025 | Friday, April 3, 2026 | - | - |
| Last day to reinstate after Administrative withdraw from courses due to the tuition balanse overdue (Friday 15'th week) | Friday, November 28, 2025 | Friday, April 17, 2026 |  |  |
| Last Day to Withdraw from a Courses with a "W" grade (online) | Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | Friday, July 3, 2026 | Friday, July 31, 2026 |
| Internship ends | Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | Friday, July 3, 2026 | Friday, July 31, 2026 |
| Classes End | Wednesday, December 10, 2025 | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 | Friday, July 3, 2026 | Friday, July 31, 2026 |
| Final Assessments Starts, Examination Period and Final Attestation | 11 -15 and 17-21 December 2025 | May 8,10-17, 2026 | Friday, July 3, 2026 | Friday, July 31, 2026 |
| Semester Ends | Sunday, December 21, 2025 | Sunday, May 17, 2026 | Friday, July 3, 2026 | Friday, July 31, 2026 |
| All grades officially submitted | no later than one week following the date of the final examination, or the last day of classes for the courses with no final examination scheduled |  |  |  |
| Change Grade Forms due (2 weeks after semester ends, for Fall - 1st week of Spring classes) | Thursday, January 15, 2026 | Monday, June 1, 2026 | Friday, July 17, 2026 | Friday, August 14, 2026 |
| Graduation Ceremony | - | Saturday, May 23, 2026 | - | - |
| Constitutional Day (make-ups are required for Saturday class on August 30 and
for Monday classes on September 1, 2025) | Saturday, August 30, 2025 | - | - | - |
| Republic Day (make-up is required for Saturday class on October 25, 2025) | Saturday, October 25, 2025 | - | - | - |
| Independence Day | Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | - | - | - |
| New Year's Day | - | 1-2 January, 2026 | - | - |
| Christmas | - | Wednesday, January 7, 2026 | - | - |
| Women's Day (make up is required for Monday classes March 9, 2026) | - | Sunday, March 8, 2026 | - | - |
| Nauryz Day (No make-ups are required for Tuesday and Wednesday classes on March 24-25, 2026) | - | 2 1-25 March, 2026 | - | - |
| International Labor Day | - | Friday, May 1, 2026 | - | - |
| Defenders of the Fatherland Day | - | Thursday, May 7, 2026 | - | - |
| Victory Day | - | Saturday, May 9, 2026 | - | - |
| Capital Day | - | - | Monday, July 6, 2026 | - |
| Kurban Ait | - | - | - | TBA |