UNIVERSITY OF THE GAMBIA

PROPOSED ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR THE 2022/2023 ACADEMIC YEAR

Second Semester 2022/2023 Academic Year (20th February, 2023 to 30th June, 2023)

SECOND SEMESTER (20th February – 30th May, 2023)

ACTIVITIES DATE
Second Semester 2022/2023 Begins 20 February, 2023
th

Registration Begins for returning students 20th February, 2023

University Orientation for Fresh students 27th February, 2023
School Orientations 28th February, 2023 to1st
March, 2023
Lectures begin for returning students 27th February, 2023
Lectures begin for Fresh Students 6th March, 2023
Senate Meeting For February 15th February, 2023
School Board meeting for consideration of First Semester 23rd Feb – 3rd March, 2023
examinations results
Last Day For Faculty To Hand in Grades 6th March, 2023
Special Senate meeting for consideration of 1st 22nd March, 2023
Semester Examinations Results
Add/Drop of courses 27th March – 7th April, 2023
Convocation Ceremony for 2021/2022 Graduands 11th March, 2023
Students Week TBA
UTGSU Congress TBA
Course Withdrawal Period without Academic Penalty(W) 27th – 31st March, 2023
Course Withdrawal Period with Academic Penalty (WF) 3rd – 7th April, 2023
Easter Public Holiday 7th – 10th April
Course Withdrawal Period with Academic Penalty (WF) 3rd – 7th April, 2023
Deadline/Last Day for payment of tuition 16th April, 2023
fees/Registration Ends/Closure of Portal for returning
students
Mid-semester Examination/CAT 17th – 29th April, 2023
Senate Meeting For April 19th April, 2023
Id el Fitr Holiday 21st – 24th April, 2023
Submission of Application for May Degree Conferral 1st - 31st April, 2023
Matriculation Ceremony 26th April, 2023
Independence Day Public Holiday TBA
UTGSU Election Convention TBA
Founders Day TBA
Workers Day Public Holiday 1st May, 2023
Commencement of 2023 Promotion Exercise 2nd May, 2023
 Senate Meeting For May 17th May, 2023
Africa Day Public Holiday 25th May, 2023
End of Lectures for All Students 3rd June, 2023
Revision/Reading Days for All Students 5th - 10th June, 2023
Second Semester Examinations for All Students 12th - 30th June, 2023
Senate Meeting For June 21st June, 2023
Eid al-Adha Public Holiday 29th – 30th June, 2023
End of Second Semester 2022/2023 Session 30th June, 2023
Marking of Examination Scripts 1st - 15th July, 2023
Consideration of Examinations Results at School Board 17th – 22nd July, 2023
Senate Meeting For July 19th July, 2023
Submission of Examination Results to The Registrar 24th - 28th July, 2023
Special Senate Meeting for Consideration of Second 9th August, 2023
Semester Examination Results
End of Academic Year Vacation 1st July - 31st August, 2023

Summary For Second Semester

(ia) 13 weeks of lectures for returning students.
(ib) 11 weeks of lectures for fresh students
(ii) 1 week of revision
(iii) 2 weeks of Exams
(iv) Total Duration of Second Semester = 14/16 weeks

SUMMER SCHOOL CALENDAR (3rd July to 31st August, 2023

ACTIVITIES DATE
Registration for Summer Session 3 July, 2023
rd

Last Day to Pay Tuition Fees 9th July, 2023

Lecture Begins 5th July, 2023
Add/Drop Period of Courses 12th – 19th July, 2023
Course Withdrawal Period without Academic Penalty (W) 12th – 19th July, 2023
Course Withdrawal Period with Academic Penalty (WF) 20th – 26th July, 2023
Last Day to Submit Application for 2023 Graduands TBA
Assumption of Mary Public Holiday 15th August, 2023
End of Lectures 19th August, 2023
Revision 21st – 24th August, 2023
Summer School Examinations 25th – 31st August, 2023
Summer School Ends 31st August, 2023

Summary of Summer School

(i) 7 weeks of Lecture
(ii) 1 week of revision
(iii) 1 week of Examinations
(iv) Total Duration of Summer School = 9 weeks