We are glad to inform the general public that the University of Ghana (UG) Revised Academic Calendar 2016-2017 Academic Year are now available online.
UG Revised Academic Calendar for 2016-2017 Academic Year
| REVISED ACADEMIC CALENDAR | |||||
| 2016-2017 ACADEMIC YEAR | |||||
| FIRST SEMESTER | |||||
| LEVEL 200, 300 & 400 AND GRADUATE STUDENTS | |||||
| Students Report | Wednesday, August 17- Sunday August 21, 2016 | ||||
| Teaching Begins | Monday, August 22, 2016 | ||||
| Deadline for Registration | Friday, September 9, 2016 | ||||
| Deadline for ADD/DROP of Courses/Deferment | Friday, September 16, 2016 | ||||
| Students’ Evaluation of Lecturers (Diploma, L 200-400 | Monday, November 14 – Friday, November 18, 2016 | ||||
| students and graduate students) | |||||
| Teaching Ends | Friday, November 18, 2016 | ||||
| Revision | Monday, November 21 – Friday, November 25, 2016 | ||||
| Congregation: | Friday, November 18 and Saturday, November 19, 2016 | ||||
| College of Humanities (Bachelor of Arts, LLB), College of | |||||
| Education, College of Health Sciences (School of Public | |||||
| Health, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences) | |||||
| School of Graduate Studies. College of Basic and Applied | |||||
| Sciences (Diploma programmes) | |||||
| First Semester Examinations | Saturday, November 26 – Saturday, December 17, 2016 | ||||
| Break for National Presidential and | Tuesday, December 6 – Friday, December 9, 2016 | ||||
| Parliamentary elections | |||||
| First semester ends | Saturday December 17, 2016 | ||||
| Inter-semester break | Sunday, December 18, 2016 – Friday, January 27, 2017 (6 weeks) | ||||
| Distance Learning Revision | Saturday, December 24, 2016 – Saturday, January 7, 2017 | ||||
| Distance Learning Examinations | Monday January 9, 2017 – Monday January 23, 2017 | ||||
| Public Holidays | |||||
| Eidul-Fitr | – | Saturday, July7, 2016* | Independence Day – | Monday, March 6, 2017 | |
| Eidul-Adha | – | Saturday, September 11, 2016* | Good Friday | – | Friday April 14, 2017 |
| Founder’s Day | – | Monday September 21, 2016 | Easter Monday | – | Monday, April 17, 2017 |
| Farmers’ Day | – | Friday, December 2, 2016 | May Day | – | Monday, May 1, 2017 |
| Christmas Day | – | Sunday, December 25, 2016 | AU Day | – | Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
| Boxing Day | – | Monday, December 26, 2016 | Republic Day | – | Saturday, July 1, 2017 |
| New Year’s Day – | Sunday, January 1, 2017 | ||||
*Provisional dates: to be confirmed
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2016-2017 ACADEMIC YEAR
FIRST SEMESTER
CERTIFICATE/LEVEL 100/POST-FIRST DEGREE LAW STUDENTS/LEVEL 200 LAW STUDENTS
| Students Report | Monday, September 12 – Saturday, September 17, 2016 | ||||
| Level 100 Orientation | Wednesday, September 14 – Saturday, September 17, 2016 | ||||
| Teaching Begins | Monday, September 19, 2016 | ||||
| Deadline for Registration | Friday, October 7, 2016 | ||||
| Matriculation | Saturday, October 8, 2016 | ||||
| Teaching Ends | Friday, December 16, 2016 | ||||
| Christmas Break/Revision | Wednesday, December 21, 2016 – Saturday, December 31, 2016 | ||||
| Students Return | Monday, January 2, 2017 | ||||
| First Semester Examinations | Wednesday, January 4- Tuesday, January 17, 2017 | ||||
| Inter-Semester Break | Tuesday, January 17 -Friday, January 27, 2017 | ||||
| (1.5 weeks) | |||||
| Public Holidays | Independence Day | – Monday, March 6, 2017 | |||
| Eidul-Fitr | – | Saturday, July7, 2016* | Good Friday | – | Friday April 14, 2017 |
| Eidul-Adha | – | Saturday, September 11, 2016* | Easter Monday | – | Monday, April 17, 2017 |
| Founder’s Day | – | Monday September 21, 2016 | May Day | – | Monday, May 1, 2017 |
| Farmers’ Day | – | Friday, December 2, 2016 | AU Day | – | Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
| Christmas Day | – | Sunday, December 25, 2016 | Republic Day | – | Saturday, July 1, 2017 |
| Boxing Day | – | Monday, December 26, 2016 | |||
| New Year’s Day – | Sunday, January 1, 2017 | ||||
*Provisional dates: to be confirmed
| ACADEMIC CALENDAR | |||||
| 2016-2017 ACADEMIC YEAR | |||||
| SECOND SEMESTER | |||||
| ALL STUDENTS | |||||
| Students Report | Friday, January 27 – Monday, January 30, 2017 | ||||
| Teaching Begins | Monday, January 30, 2017 | ||||
| Deadline for Registration | Monday, February 6, 2017 | ||||
| Deadline for: Add/Drop of Courses/Deferment | Friday, February 17, 2017 | ||||
| ACADEMIC PRIZES CEREMONY | FRIDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2017 | ||||
| Aggrey-Fraser-Guggisberg Memorial lectures | March 2017 | ||||
| (Special Congregation) | |||||
| Students’ Evaluation of Lecturers | Monday, April 24 – Friday, April 28 2017 | ||||
| Teaching Ends | Friday, April 28, 2017 | ||||
| Revision | Monday, May 1- Friday, May 5, 2017 | ||||
| Second Semester Examinations | Saturday, May 6 – Sunday, May 21, 2017 | ||||
| Second Semester Ends | Sunday, May 21, 2017 | ||||
| Long Vacation | Sunday, May 21- Friday, August 11, 2017 | ||||
| (11 weeks) | |||||
| Distance Learning Revision/Examinations | Monday, June 26 – Friday, July 28, 2017 | ||||
| Congregation: | Friday 21 and Saturday, July 22, 2017 | ||||
| College of Basic and Applied Sciences, College of | |||||
| Health Sciences, (School of Nursing, School of | |||||
| Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Dentistry) | |||||
| College of Humanities (UGBS),School of Graduate | |||||
| Studies. | |||||
| Public Holidays | |||||
| Eidul-Fitr | – | Saturday, July 7, 2016* | Independence Day | – Monday, March 6, 2017 | |
| Eidul-Adha | – | Saturday, September 11, 2016* | Good Friday | – | Friday April 14, 2017 |
| Founder’s Day | – | Monday September 21, 2016 | Easter Monday | – | Monday, April 17, 2017 |
| Farmers’ Day | – | Friday, December 2, 2016 | May Day | – | Monday, May 1, 2017 |
| Christmas Day | – | Sunday, December 25, 2016 | AU Day | – | Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
| Boxing Day | – | Monday, December 26, 2016 | Republic Day | – | Saturday, July 1, 2017 |
| New Year’s Day – | Sunday, January 1, 2017 | ||||
*Provisional dates: to be confirmed
MyEduGist Team
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