PACIFIC ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY

2020 Academic Calendar

Weeks in Academic Week Dates of Events
Semester Commencing Important
or (Monday) Academic Events
Teaching
Session
30 Dec 2019 1 January 2020 NEW YEAR’S DAY
6 January 6-10 January
13 January 13-17 January Tues 14 Jan B Nur 3&4 PMGH Clinical & Rural Health Centre.
20 January 20-24 January Mon 20 Jan – Fri 14 Feb Rural and Hospital Clinical Practicum (4
weeks)
27 January 27-31 January
3 February 6-9 February Staff Commencement Program
10 February 10-11 February Registration of B Midwifery students

12-14 February Orientation for B Midwifery students

17 February 17 February Deadline for paying 80% of Semester 1 fees by all students
Classes commence for B Midwifery students
24 February 24-26 February Registration of New Students
27 Feb – 3 Mar Orientation for New Students
2 March 3 – 6 March Registration of Continuing Students and Re-enrolling students
SEMESTER 1 9 MARCH – 19 JUNE

1 9 March 9 March Opening Convocation & Graduation

10 March Classes commence
2 16 March 17-18 March March Council

20 March Last day to enroll for Semester 1 or make changes to your

academic programme.

3 23 March
4 30 March
5 6 April 9 April Last day of classes before mid-semester break
10 April GOOD FRIDAY HOLIDAY
13 April 13 April EASTER MONDAY HOLIDAY
10-19 April MID-SEMESTER BREAK
6 20 April 20 April Classes Resume after mid-semester break
7 27 April 27 Apr – 1 May Academic Pre-registration for Semester 2
8 4 May 8 May Deadline to withdraw from study or withdraw from a subject
without a penalty of Withdraw Fail grade (WF grade)
9 11 May
10 18 May
11 25 May 29 May Deadline for submitting applications from re-enroll students for
semester 2
12 1 June 3 June Last day of classes for semester 1
4-9 June Study Break
13 8 June 8 June QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HOLIDAY
10-12 June Semester 1 Examinations
14 15 June 15-19 June Semester 1 Examinations
MID-YEAR BREAK 22 JUNE – 31 JULY (6 WEEKS)

15 22 June 22 June Commencement of mid-year break

Mon 22 June to Fri July B Nur 1-4 Clinical Practicum (PMGH and
Urban) – 6 weeks.
16 29 June 29 June-1 July Schools’ Examination Boards
6 July M Ed (CEL) PNG Cohort 2 – July 2020 (date to be confirmed)

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 13 July
20 July 21-22 July July Council

23 July NATIONAL REMEMBRANCE DAY

27 July 27 July Deadline for paying 80% of fees for semester 2
30-31 July Mid-year meeting with staff
3 August 3 – 7 August Registration for all students for semester 2
Thur 06: Supplementary & Post exams
M Ed (CEL) TPU Cohort 2 – Aug 2020 (date to be confirmed)
SEMESTER 2 10 AUGUST - 6 DECEMBER
1 10 August 10 August Semester 2 classes commence
2 17 August 17 August Last day to enroll for Semester 2 or make changes to your
academic programme.
3 24 August 26 August NATIONAL REPENTANCE DAY
4 31 August 31 August Deadline for submitting applications for 2021 intake.
5 7 September
14 September 16 September INDEPENDENCE DAY
14-20 September MID-SEMESTER BREAK
6 21 September 21 September Classes resume after mid-semester break
7 28 September 28 Sept – 2 Oct Academic pre-registration for semester 1, 2021
8 5 October 9 October Census Date: Last day to withdraw from study or from a subject
without incurring penalty (WF grade)
9 19 October
10 26 October
11 2 November 3 November Last day of classes for semester 2
4-9 November Study Break
12 9 November 10-13 November Semester 2 Examinations
13 16 November 16-19 November Semester 2 Examinations

14 23 November 27 November Mon 23 Nov – Tues 1 Dec (7 days) BNur 4 Elective Clinical
Practicum.
Mon 23 Nov - Fri 11 Dec (3 weeks) B Nur 1-3 Clinical
Practicum.
Examination Boards
15 30 November 30 Nov & 1 Dec Examination Boards
4 December Graduation Friday
5 December Graduation Sabbath
6 December Graduation Sunday (9.30 am – 11.30 am)
SUMMER SESSION 7 DECEMBER – 31 DECEMBER

7 December 7-11 December 3rd International Conference on Pure & Applied Mathematics at
PAU

14 December
21 December 25 December CHRISTMAS DAY
26 December BOXING DAY
28 December
4 January 2021

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