Senate Paper No.

: 4666
Meeting: 24th January, 2019
HIGHLIGHTS OF PROPOSED CALENDAR FOR 2018/2019 SESSION
HARMATTAN
Date: Event/Activity
February 11-March 18, 2019 SWEP/SIWES & Teaching Practice
March 4, 2019 Online Registration for Courses Commences
March 10, 2019 Fresh Students come into Residence
March 11-14, 2019 Orientation Programme for Fresh Students
March 13, 2019 Committee of Deans
March 15-17, 2019 ICT Training for Fresh Students
March 17, 2019 Returning Undergraduate come into Residence
March 18, 2019 Harmattan Lectures Begin
March 18, 2019 End of Normal Registration
March 20, 2019 Business Committee of Senate
March 25-29, 2019 Clearance at Faculty and Admission Offices
March 25, 2019 End of Registration with Penalty
March 27, 2019 Senate
April 10, 2019 MATRICULATION
April 11-16, 2019 Faculty/Students Colloquium
April 11, 2019 Committee of Deans
April 15-19, 2019 Continuous Assessment
April 16, 2019 Business Committee of Senate
April 24, 2019 Senate for Consideration of Results of 2017/2018 Rain
May 15, 2019 Committee of Deans
May 20, 2019 Business Committee of Senate
May 29, 2019 Senate
June 14, 2019 Harmattan Semester Lectures End
June 17-21, 2019 Revision/Lecture Free Week
June 24, 2019 Harmattan Semester Examinations Begin
July 8, 2019 Harmattan Semester Examinations End
July 17, 2019 Committee of Deans
July 22, 2019 Business Committee of Senate
July 9-29, 2019 Harmattan Break
July 31, 2019 Senate

RAIN SEMESTER
July 29, 2019 Online Registration for Courses Begin
August 4, 2019 All Students come into Residence for Rain Semester
August 5, 2019 Rain Semester Lectures Begin
August 12, 2019 End of Normal Registration for Courses
August 19, 2019 End of Late Registration with Penalty
August 28, 2019 Faculty/ Students Colloquium
September 2-6, 2019 Continuous Assessment
September 11, 2019 Committee of Deans
September 18, 2019 Business Committee of Senate
September 25, 2019 Senate
October 16, 2019 Committee of Deans
October, 21, 2019 Business Committee of Senate
October 30, 2019 Senate for Consideration of Harmattan 2018/2019 Results
November 1, 2019 Rain Semester Lectures End
November 4-8, 2019 Lecture Free Week
November 11, 2019 Rain Semester Examinations Begin
November 13, 2019 Committee of Deans
November 18, 2019 Business Committee of Senate
November 27, 2019 Senate
November 29, 2019 Rain Semester Examinations End
December 11-14, 2019 Convocation
December 1, 2019-January 2, 2020 Vacation
January 6, 2020 Harmattan Semester 2019/2020 Academic Session
Commences
January 29, 2020 Senate

Breakdown
Harmattan Semester
1. Lecture Periods: 18th March, 2019-14th June, 2019=13 weeks;
2. Normal Registration: 4th March, 2019-18th March, 2019=2 weeks;
3. Late Registration: 18th March, 2019-25th March, 2019=1 week;
4. Lecture Free Week: 17th June, 2019-21st June, 2019=1 week;
5. Examination Period: 24th June, 2019-8th July, 2019=2 weeks;
6. Vacation: 9th July, 2019-29th July, 2019=3 weeks.

Rain Semester
1. Lecture Periods: 5th August, 2019-1st November, 2019=13 weeks;
2. Online Registration 29th July, 2019-12th August, 2019=2 weeks;
3. Late Registration: 12th August, 2019-19th August, 2019=1 week;
4. Lecture Free Week: 4th November, 2019-8th November, 2019=1 week;
5. Examination Period: 11th November, 2019-29th November, 2019=3weeks
6. Vacation: 1st December, 2019-2nd January, 2019=4 weeks, 4
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