UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR

2020/2021 SESSION ACADEMIC CALENDER

FIRST SEMESTER
SEPTEMBER, 2021
Monday 13th - Arrival of New students/Registration
Wednesday 15th - INAUGURAL LECTURE
Monday 20th - SOLEMN ASSEMBLY
Tuesday 21st – 23rd - Orientation for New Students
Friday 24th - Monday 27th - Screening for new Students
Monday 27th - Lectures commence for New Students
Wednesday 29th – INAUGURAL LECTURE

OCTOBER, 2021
Monday 4th - Returning Students arrive on Campus and begin registration
Friday 8th - MATRICULATION
Monday 11th - Lectures commence for returning students
Tuesday, 12th - End of Registration for new students
Wednesday, 13th - Late registration for new students
Wednesday 13th - INAUGURAL LECTURE
Wednesday 27th - INAUGURAL LECTURE
Wednesday, 27TH - Late registration ends for new students

NOVEMBER, 2021
Wednesday, 3rd - End of registration for returning students
Thursday, 4th - Late registration begins for returning students
Wednesday 9th - INAUGURAL LECTURE
Wednesday 17th - INAUGURAL LECTURE
Friday, 19th - Late registration ends for returning students
Monday, 22nd – Friday, 26th - Continuous assessment for all students
Wednesday 24th - INAUGURAL LECTURE

DECEMBER, 2021
Wednesday 15th - INAUGURAL LECTURE
Tuesday 22nd - Christmas break

JANUARY, 2022
Monday 3rd - All students arrive on Campus
Friday 7th - Lectures end for all students
Monday 10th - Wednesday12th - Exams for Pre-Degree students
Wednesday 12th - INAUGURAL LECTURE
Thursday 13th – Tuesday, 18th - Exams for all GSS courses
Wednesday, 19th - First Semester Exams begin for all except CES Students
Wednesday 26th - INAUGURAL LECTURE

FEBRUARY, 2022
Friday 4th - First Semester Exams end for all except CES Students
Wednesday 9th - INAUGURAL LECTURE
Monday 7th - 11th - First Semester exams for CES Students
Friday, 18th – Wednesday, 23rd - SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMS
Wednesday, 23rd - INAUGURAL LECTURE
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Thursday, 24 - End of first semester and all students depart
SUMMARY: Lectures - 12 weeks
Exams - 4 weeks (Excluding Supplementar exams)
Total - 16 weeks
 UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR
2020/2021 SESSION ACADEMIC CALENDER

SECOND SEMESTER
FEBRUARY, 2022
Sunday 27th - Students arrive on Campus
Monday, 28th - Lectures begin for all

MARCH, 2022
Wednesday, 9th - INAUGURAL LECTURE
Monday, 14th - Saturday, 19th - CONVOCATION
Wednesday, 23rd - INAUGURAL LECTURE

APRIL, 2022
Monday 4th – Friday 8th - Students’ week
Wednesday, 13th - INAUGURAL LECTURE
Wednesday 13th - Easter Break
Tuesday, 19th – Monday, 25th - Continuous assessments for all students
Wednesday, 27th - INAUGURAL LECTURE

MAY, 2022
Wednesday, 11th - INAUGURAL LECTURE
Wednesday, 25th - INAUGURAL LECTURE
Friday, 27th - Lecture ends for all students
Monday, 30th - Exams begin for Pre-Degree Students

JUNE, 2022
Wednesday, 3rd - Exam ends for Pre-Degree Students
Friday, 3rd – Saturday, 11th - Exams for GSS Courses
Monday, 13th - Exams begin for all students except CES
Wednesday, 15th - INAUGURAL LECTURE
Wednesday, 29th - INAUGURAL LECTURE
Thursday, 30th - Exams end for other students except CES

JULY, 2021
Friday, 1st – 5th - Exams for all CES Students
Wednesday, 13th - INAUGURAL LECTURE
Monday, 18th – Friday, 22nd - SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMS
Wednesday, 27th - INAUGURAL LECTURE
Monday, 25th – Friday, 29th - SUMMER/LONG VACATION exams.
Saturday 30th - End of second semester and all students depart.

SUMMARY: Lectures - 12 Weeks

Exams - 4 Weeks (Excluding Supplementary/Summer/Long vacation)
Total - 16 Weeks