Calendar and Schedules
SCE calendar is based on a trimester schedule consisting of twelve (12) weeks in the Fall, Spring, and Summer. Within and between the trimester, 6-week, 4-week and 3-week terms are offered for a total of seven to eight terms per year.
Important Dates
Pre-Fall term 4 weeks Beginning Date
Pre-Fall term 4 weeks Face to face and Online drop deadline (100% Refund)
Pre-Fall term 4 weeks End Date
Registration Deadlines
Pre-Fall 2026
| Six Weeks (1) Term | Deadlines |
|---|---|
July 16 – August 26, 2026 | |
| Face to face drop deadline (100% Refund) * | July 15, 2026 |
| Online drop deadline (100% Refund) * | July 15, 2026 |
| Face to face Add/change deadline* | July 26, 2026 |
Face to Face Tests | |
| Last Oral Standardized English Proficiency Test (Oral SEPT) test session** | July 8, 2026 |
| Last Standardized English Proficiency Test (SEPT) test session** - New Cairo campus | July 8, 2026 |
| Last Standardized English Proficiency Test (SEPT) test session** - Falaki Building at Tahrir Square campus | July 11, 2026 |
| Last Arabic Proficiency Test (APT) test session** | July 11, 2026 |
Online Tests | |
| Last Online Oral English Placement Test (OOET) test session** | July 7, 2026 |
| Last Online Arabic Admission Test (OAAT) test session** | July 9, 2026 |
| Last Online English Placement Test (OEPT) test session** | July 9, 2026 |
*The registration deadline at 4 pm
**The online test registration deadline is three days before the last test session at 12 pm
| Four Weeks Term | Deadlines |
|---|---|
August 1 – August 29, 2026 | |
| Face to face drop deadline (100% Refund) * | July 30, 2026 |
| Online drop deadline (100% Refund) * | July 30, 2026 |
| Face to face Add/change deadline* | August 6, 2026 |
Face to Face Tests | |
| Last Oral Standardized English Proficiency Test (Oral SEPT) test session** | July 22, 2026 |
| Last Arabic Proficiency Test (APT) test session** | July 25, 2026 |
| Last Standardized English Proficiency Test (SEPT) test session** - New Cairo campus | July 29, 2026 |
| Last Standardized English Proficiency Test (SEPT) test session** - Falaki Building at Tahrir Square campus | July 29, 2026 |
Online Tests | |
| Last Online English Placement Test (OEPT) test session** | July 22, 2026 |
| Last Online Arabic Admission Test (OAAT) test session** | July 22, 2026 |
| Last Online Oral English Placement Test (OOET) test session** | July 29, 2026 |
Fall 2026
| Twelve Weeks Term | Deadlines |
|---|---|
September 1 – December 3, 2026 | |
| Face to face drop deadline (100% Refund) * | August 31, 2026 |
| Online drop deadline (100% Refund) * | August 31, 2026 |
| Face to face Add/change deadline* | September 8, 2026 |
| 6 Weeks (1) Term | Deadlines |
|---|---|
September 1 – October 15, 2026 | |
| Face to face drop deadline (100% Refund) * | August 31, 2026 |
| Online drop deadline (100% Refund) * | August 31, 2026 |
| Face to face Add/change deadline* | September 8, 2026 |
| 6 Weeks (2) Term | Deadlines |
|---|---|
October 21 – December 3, 2026 | |
| Face to face drop deadline (100% Refund) * | October 20, 2026 |
| Online drop deadline (100% Refund) * | October 20, 2026 |
| Face to face Add/change deadline* | October 28, 2026 |
Pre-Spring 2026
| 6 Weeks Term | Deadlines |
|---|---|
December 7, 2026 – January 21, 2027 | |
| Face to face drop deadline (100% Refund) * | December 6, 2026 |
| Online drop deadline (100% Refund) * | December 6, 2026 |
| Face to face Add/change deadline* | December 14, 2026 |
| 4 Weeks Term | Deadlines |
|---|---|
December 22, 2026 – January 23, 2027 | |
| Face to face drop deadline (100% Refund) * | December 21, 2026 |
| Online drop deadline (100% Refund) * | December 21, 2026 |
| Face to face Add/change deadline* | January 3, 2027 |
Spring 2027
| Twelve Weeks Term | Deadlines |
|---|---|
February 3 – May 23, 2027 | |
| Face to face drop deadline (100% Refund) * | February 2, 2027 |
| Online drop deadline (100% Refund) * | February 2, 2027 |
| Face to face Add/change deadline* | February 10, 2027 |
| 6 Weeks (1) Term | Deadlines |
|---|---|
February 3 – March 20, 2027 | |
| Face to face drop deadline (100% Refund) * | February 2, 2027 |
| Online drop deadline (100% Refund) * | February 2, 2027 |
| Face to face Add/change deadline* | February 10, 2027 |
| 6 Weeks (2) Term | Deadlines |
|---|---|
March 23, 2027 – May 12, 2027 | |
| Face to face drop deadline (100% Refund) * | March 22, 2027 |
| Online drop deadline (100% Refund) * | March 22, 2027 |
| Face to face Add/change deadline* | April 1, 2027 |
Summer 2027
| Twelve Weeks Term | Deadlines |
|---|---|
May 26 - August 29, 2027 | |
| Face to face drop deadline (100% Refund) * | May 25, 2027 |
| Online drop deadline (100% Refund) * | May 25, 2027 |
| Face to face Add/change deadline* | June 2, 2027 |
| Twelve Weeks Term | Deadlines |
|---|---|
May 26 - July 8, 2027 | |
| Face to face drop deadline (100% Refund) * | May 25, 2027 |
| Online drop deadline (100% Refund) * | May 25, 2027 |
| Face to face Add/change deadline* | June 2, 2027 |