Academic Calendar & Course Offerings
Semester Calendar
IAU operates on a semester calendar that starts in fall and ends in summer. There are two semesters (Fall and Spring) per calendar year and one Summer vacation. One semester is 16 weeks. However, each semester is divided into two sessions, each eight weeks long.
| FALL (Sep-Dec) | SPRING (Jan-Apr) | SUMMER (May-Aug) |
|---|---|---|
| Session 1 (Sep-Oct) | Session 1 (Jan-Feb) | Session 1 (May-Jun) |
| Session 2 (Nov-Dec) | Session 2 (Mar-Apr) | Session 2 (Jul-Aug) |
Each course is 8 weeks. A course is broken into 8 Lesson intervals to measure Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). Therefore, each Lesson is completed in 1 week. This approach provides opportunities for professors to guide, assist, and support students’ learning processes. Within each lesson, students will receive instructions and details on how to complete the tasks. Each lesson consists of various activities and assessments designed to measure students’ mastery of different subject areas. Students are assigned specific chapters to read, discussion questions to complete, and case studies to analyze.
Course Offerings
The Course Offerings document displays all available courses being offered for the term.