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FEDERAL UNIVERSITY NDUFU-ALIKE IKWO

P.M.B 1010, ABAKALIKI, EBONYI STATE

Directorate of Academic Planning

ADJUSTMENTSTO 2ND RESCHEDULED ACADEMIC CALENDAR-2016/2017 ACADEMIC SESSION

S/N / EVENT / DATE
FIRST SEMESTER
1 / Staff retreat/Orientation in preparation for the new academic session / Wednesday,2nd November - Friday, 4th November, 2016
2 / Arrival of returning students, provision of accommodation and registration for returning students / Saturday, 19th November, 2016
3 / Arrival of fresh students, provision of accommodation / Monday, 21st November , 2016
4 / Registration starts for all students / Monday, 21st November, 2016
5 / Commencement of 1st semester lectures for all students / Monday, 28th November, 2016
6 / Convocation / Tuesday, 20th December, 2016
7 / Interdenominational service to inaugurate the academic session / Wednesday, 21st December
8 / Christmas Break/ students depart from campus / Wednesday, 21st December – Monday, 2ndJanuary, 2017
9 / Students return to campus / Tuesday, 3rdJanuary, 2017
10 / Continuation of 1st Semester lectures / Wednesday, 4th January 2017
11 / Vice-Chancellor meets with Students and Staff / Wednesday, 11th January, 2017
12 / University Orientation for fresh students / Thursday, 12th January – Friday,13th January 2017
13 / Registration of courses end for all students / Friday, 13th January, 2017
14 / Matriculation / Wednesday, 18th January, 2017
15 / Mid-Semester Examination for all students / Monday, 23rd January - Friday, 27th January 2017
16 / Last day for submission of Mid-Semester Exam result to the department for processing / Friday, 3rdFebruary, 2017
17 / Revision week for all students / Monday, 13h March – Friday, 17th March 2017
18 / 1st Semester Exam all students / Monday, 20th March- Friday, 31st March 2017
19 / End of 1st semester/Students vacate campus / Sunday, 2nd April, 2017
20 / Marking and submission of 1st Semester exam scripts/results to the department / Friday, 14th April, 2017
SECOND SEMESTER
21 / Students return to campus / Tuesday, 18th April, 2017
22 / Lectures begin / Wednesday, 19th April, 2017
23 / Faculty boards meet to consider 1st Semester results / Wednesday 19th April, 2017
24 / Mid-Semester Examination / Monday, 8th May, 2017- Friday, 12th May, 2017
25 / Deadline for submission of 2nd Semester Mid-semester Exam results to the HOD / Thursday, 21st May, 2017
26 / Senate meet to approve 1st semester result / Wednesday, 31st May, 2017
27 / Last day for the submission of 1st semester students result to the Registry(Exam and Records) / Friday,2nd June, 2017
28 / Revision week / Monday, 10th July , 2017 - Friday, 14th July, 2017
29 / Examination / Monday 17th July, 2017- Friday, 28th July, 2017
30 / Thanksgiving service to mark the end of the session / Sunday, 23rd July, 2017
31 / Break /students depart university campus / Sunday 30th July, 2017
32 / Marking and submission of 2nd Semester exam scripts/results to the department / Friday, 11th August, 2017
33 / Faculty Boards meet to consider 2nd Semester results / Wednesday, 16thAugust, 2017
34 / Senate meet to approve 2nd semester result / Wednesday, 30th August, 2017
35 / Last day for the submission of 2nd semester students’ result to the Registry (Exams and Records) / Friday, 8th September, 2017
SUMMARY OF ACADEMIC SESSION
36 / First semester / Second semester
37 / Registration - 1 week (Before commencement of lectures) / Registration - 0
38 / Lectures - 11 weeks / Lectures - 12 weeks
39 / Mid-Semester Test - 1 week / Mid-Semester Test - 1 Week
40 / Student’s week - 0 week / Revision - 1 week
41 / Revision - 1 week / Examination - 2 weeks
42 / Examination - 2 weeks
43 / Total - 16 weeks / Total - 16 weeks
STATUTORY PROGRAMMES
49 / 1st Wednesday of every month (Semester Time ) / Staff developmental workshop/seminar
50 / 2nd Wednesday of every month(Semester Time ) Departmental research seminars series & meetings
51 / 3rd Wednesday of every month (Semester Time ) / Faculty Board Meetings
52 / Last Wednesday of every month (Semester Time ) / Senate Meeting

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Directorate of Academic Planning 24/11/16