UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT
PORT HARCOURT
APPROVED ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2017/2018 SESSION FOR
FULL-TIME AND SANDWICH PROGRAMMES
FIRST SEMESTER
0. Monday, 13 th November – Friday, 24th November, 2017
Pre-resumption Registration for Fresh Students
1. Sunday, 19th November, 2017
Fresh and Returning Students Arrive
2. Monday, 20th November, 2017
Registration of Returning Students Begins
3. Monday, 27 th November, 2017 – Friday, 9 th March, 2018 (15 Weeks)
i. Lectures Begin for All Students (27 th November, 2017)
ii. Extra-Ordinary Meeting of Senate to consider Second Semester 2016/2017 Results (Wednesday, 13 th December, 2017)
iii. Christmas Break (Friday, 22nd December, 2017 – Saturday, 6 th January, 2018)
iv. Orientation for Fresh Students (Tuesday, 16 th January, 2018)
v. End of Registration for All Students (Friday, 26 th January, 2018)
vi. Matriculation Ceremony (Tuesday, 13 th February, 2018)
vii. End of Lectures (9 th March, 2018)
4. Tuesday, 12 th March – Friday,16 th March, 2018
Revision
5. Friday, 9 th March – Saturday, 17 th March, 2018
32rd Convocation Ceremony
6. Monday, 19th March – Saturday, 14 th April, 2018 (4 weeks)
First Semester Examinations
7. Friday, 30 th March – Monday, 2nd April, 2018
Easter Break
8. Monday, 16 th April – Saturday, 28 th April, 2018 (2 weeks)
First Semester Break
9. Wednesday, 23 rd May, 2018
Extra-Ordinary Meeting of Senate to consider First Semester 2017/2018
Results
SECOND SEMESTER 2017/2018 SESSION
10. Sunday, 29 th April, 2018
i. All Students Arrive
ii. SIWES (May 2018 – October 2018)
11. Monday, 30 th April – Friday, 20th July, 2018 (12 weeks)
i. Lectures Begin for All Students (30 th April, 2018)
ii. End of Lectures (20 th July, 2018)
12. Monday, 23 rd July – Saturday, 28 th July, 2018
Students Union Week: Cultural Activities/Students Union Election
13. Monday, 30 th July – Friday, 3rd August, 2018
Revision
14. Monday, 6 th August – Friday, 24th August, 2018 (3 Weeks)
Second Semester Examinations
15. Monday, 27 th August – Saturday, 8 th September, 2018 (2 weeks)
2017/2018 Long Vacation (Full-Time Students)
16. Wednesday, 26 th September, 2018
Extra-Ordinary Meeting of Senate to consider Second Semester 2017/2018 Results
Friday, 8 th June, 2018 – End of Registration for Second Instalment Payment
2018 SANDWICH PROGRAMME
1.0 Monday, 2nd July – Friday, 6 th July, 2018
(i) Fresh and Returning Students Arrive (2nd July, 2018)
(ii) Students Resume (contact with Student Affairs)
iii. Registration of Fresh and Returning Students
iv. Orientation for Fresh Students
2.0 Monday, 9 th July – Friday, 7 th September, 2018 (9 Weeks)
(i) Lectures Begin for All Students (9 th July, 2018)
(ii) End of Lectures (7 th September, 2018)
3.0 Monday,10 th September – Friday, 14 th
September, 2018
Revision
4.0 Monday, 17 th September – Saturday, 22nd September, 2018
Examinations for All Sandwich Students
5.0 Wednesday, 17 th October, 2018
Extra-Ordinary Meeting of Senate to consider Sandwich Programme 2018 Results
Signed,
Professor Hakeem B. Fawehinmi
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
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