EVENT

DATE

                                                                                  FIRST SEMESTER

Staff retreat/Orientation in preparation for the new academic session

Wednesday, 5^th October – Friday, 7^thOctober, 2016

Arrival of returning students, provision of accommodation

Saturday, 15^th October, 2016

Registration starts for returning students

Monday, 17^th October, 2016

Interdenominational service to inaugurate  the academic session

Sunday 23^rd  October, 2016

Commencement of 1^st semester lectures for returning students

Monday, 24^th  October, 2016

Arrival of freshmen, provision of accommodation and registration for freshmen

Monday, 7^th November, 2016

Commencement of 1^st semester lectures for freshmen

Monday, 14^th November, 2016

Registration for courses end for returning students

Friday, 25^th November, 2016

Convocation

Saturday, 26^th November, 2016

Vice-Chancellor meets with Students and Staff

Wednesday, 30^th November, 2016

University Orientation for fresh students

Thursday 1^st December & Friday 2^ndDecember 2016

Mid-Semester Examination for returning students

Monday, 12^th December– Friday 16^thDecember 2016

Registration for courses end for freshmen

Friday, 16^th December 2016

Christmas Break/ students depart from campus

Saturday, 17^th December – Saturday, 7^th  January, 2017

Students return to campus

Sunday, 8^th  January, 2017

Continuation of 1^st Semester lectures

Monday, 9^th January, 2017

Matriculation

Wednesday, 11^th January, 2017

Mid-Semester Examination for freshmen

Monday, 16^th January, – Friday 20^thJanuary, 2017

Last day for submission of Mid-Semester Exam result to the department for processing

Thursday, 9^th February, 2017

Revision week for returning students

Monday, 6^th February  – Friday, 11^thFebruary, 2017

1^st semester examination (200 -400 levels)

Monday, 13^th  February – Friday 24^thFebruary, 2017

Revision week for freshmen

Monday, 27^th February – Friday, 3^rdMarch, 2017

1^st semester examination (100 level)

Monday, 6^th March – Friday 17^th  March 2017

End of 1^st semester/Students vacate campus

Sunday, 19^th  March, 2017

Marking and submission of  1^st Semester exam scripts/results to the department

Thursday 30^th  March, 2017

                                                  SECOND SEMESTER

Students return to campus

Saturday,  25^th March, 2017

Lectures begin

Monday, 27^th March, 2017

Easter Break

Thursday, 13^th April – Friday 21^st April, 2017

Faculty boards meet to consider 1^st Semester results

Wednesday 19^th April, 2017

Mid-Semester Examination

Monday, 15^th May, 2017- Friday, 19^th May, 2017

Senate meet to approve 1^st semester result

Wednesday 24^th May, 2017

Last day for the submission of 1st semester students’ result to the Registry (Exams and Records)

Friday  26^th  May, 2017

Deadline for submission of 2^nd semester Mid-semester Exam results to the  HOD

Thursday, 1^st  June, 2017

Thanksgiving service to mark the end of the session   

Sunday, 2^nd   July, 2017

Revision week

Monday, 3^rd  July , 2017 – Friday, 7^th July, 2017

Examination

Monday 10^th July, 2017- Friday, 21^st  July, 2017

Break /students depart university campus

Saturday 22^nd  July, 2017

Marking and submission of  2^nd Semester exam scripts/results to the department

Thursday 3^rd  August, 2017

Faculty Boards meet to consider 2^nd Semester results

Wednesday 16^th August, 2017           

Senate meet to approve 2^nd semester result

Wednesday 30^th  August, 2017

Last day for the submission of 2^nd semester students’ result to the Registry (Exams and Records)

Friday 1^st  September, 2017

                                              SUMMARY OF ACADEMIC SESSION

First semester

Second semester

Registration                       –  1 week

Registration                  – 0

Lectures                             –  11 weeks

Lectures                        – 12 weeks

Mid-Semester Test            –  1 week

Mid-Semester Test       – 1 Week

Student’s week                  –   0 week

Revision                       – 1 week

Revision                            –   1 week

Examination                 – 2 weeks

Examination                      –   2 weeks

Total                                  –   16 weeks

Total                             – 16 weeks

STATUTORY PROGRAMMES

1^st Wednesday of every month (Semester Time )

Staff developmental workshop/seminar

2^nd Wednesday of every month(Semester Time )

Departmental research seminars series & meetings

3^rd Wednesday of every month (Semester Time )

Faculty Board Meetings

Last Wednesday of every month (Semester Time )

Senate Meeting