University Of Ghana Legon 2017/2018 Academic Calendar
Below is the University Of Ghana Legon 2017/2018 Academic Calendar. The academic calendar is divided into first and second semester programmes as well as that for the freshers and continuing students.
Legon ACADEMIC CALENDAR for 2017/2018 ACADEMIC YEAR
FIRST SEMESTER
LEVEL 200, 300 & 400 AND GRADUATE STUDENTS
| ACTIVITY | DATE | ||||||
| Students Report | Wednesday, August 16 – Sunday August 20, 2017 | ||||||
| Teaching Begins | Monday, August 21, 2017 | ||||||
| Deadline for Registration | Friday, September 8, 2017 | ||||||
| Deadline for Add/Drop of Courses/Deferment | Friday, September 15, 2017 | ||||||
| Interim Assessment | Monday, September 25 – Friday October 13 2017 | ||||||
| Students’ Evaluation of Lecturers starts | Monday, October 30, 2017 | ||||||
| Teaching Ends | Friday, November 17, 2017 | ||||||
| Congregation: | |||||||
| College of Humanities (Bachelor of Arts, LLB), College of Education, | |||||||
| College of Health Sciences (School of Public Health, School of Biomedical | Friday, November 17 and Saturday, November 18, 2017 | ||||||
| and Allied Health Sciences) School of Graduate Studies. College of Basic | |||||||
| and Applied Sciences (Diploma programmes) | |||||||
| Revision | Monday, November 20 – Friday, November 24, 2017 | ||||||
| First Semester Examinations | Saturday, November 25 – Sunday, December 10, 2017 (2 weeks) | ||||||
| First semester ends | Sunday, December 10, 2017 | ||||||
| Inter-semester break | Monday, December 11, 2017 – Friday, January 26, 2018 (7 weeks) | ||||||
| Re-Sit Examinations | Saturday, January 20 – Friday, January 26, 2018 | ||||||
| Public Holidays | |||||||
| Eidul-Fitr* | Independence Day – | March 6, 2018 | |||||
| Eidul-Adha* | Good Friday* | ||||||
| Founder’s Day | – | September 21, 2017 | Easter Monday * | ||||
| Farmers’ Day | – | December 1, 2017 | May Day | – | May 1, 2018 | ||
| Christmas Day | – | December 25, 2017 | AU Day | – | May 25, 2018 | ||
| Boxing Day | – | December 26, 2017 | Republic Day | – | July 1, 2018 | ||
| New Year’s Day – | January 1, 2018 | ||||||
ACADEMIC CALENDAR for 2017-2018 ACADEMIC YEAR
FIRST SEMESTER
CERTIFICATE/LEVEL 100/POST-FIRST DEGREE LAW STUDENTS/LEVEL 200 LAW STUDENTS
| DATE (10 WEEKS OF TEACHING) | |||||||
| Students Report | Monday, September 4 – Saturday, September 9, 2017 | ||||||
| Level 100 Orientation | Wednesday, September 6 – Saturday, September 9, 2017 | ||||||
| Teaching Begins | Monday, September 11, 2017 | ||||||
| Deadline for Registration | Friday, September 29, 2017 | ||||||
| Matriculation | Saturday, September 30, 2017 | ||||||
| Teaching Ends | Friday, November 24, 2017 | ||||||
| Revision | Monday November 27 – Friday December 1, 2017 | ||||||
| First Semester Examinations | Monday, December 4, 2017 – Saturday, December 16, 2017 (2 weeks) | ||||||
| Inter-Semester Break | Sunday, December 17, 2017 – Friday, January 26, 2018 (6 weeks) | ||||||
| Public Holidays | |||||||
| Eidul-Fitr* | Independence Day – | March 6, 2018 | |||||
| Eidul-Adha* | Good Friday* | ||||||
| Founder’s Day | – | September 21, 2017 | Easter Monday * | ||||
| Farmers’ Day | – | December 1, 2017 | May Day | – | May 1, 2018 | ||
| Christmas Day | – | December 25, 2017 | AU Day | – | May 25, 2018 | ||
| Boxing Day | – | December 26, 2017 | Republic Day | – | July 1, 2018 | ||
| New Year’s Day – | January 1, 2018 | ||||||
| ACADEMIC CALENDAR | ||||||||
| 2017/2018 ACADEMIC YEAR | ||||||||
| SECOND SEMESTER | ||||||||
| ALL STUDENTS | ||||||||
| Students Report | Thursday, February 1 – Monday, February 5, 2018 | |||||||
| Teaching Begins | Monday, February 5, 2018 | |||||||
| Deadline for Registration | Monday, February 12, 2018 | |||||||
| Deadline for: Add/Drop of Courses/Deferment | Friday, February 23, 2018 | |||||||
| Academic Prizes Ceremony | Friday, February 23, 2018 | |||||||
| Interim Assessment | Monday, March 12 – Friday, March 30, 2018 | |||||||
| Aggrey-Fraser-Guggisberg Memorial lectures | March 2018 | |||||||
| (Special Congregation) | ||||||||
| Students’ Evaluation of Lecturers | Monday, April 16 – Friday, May 4 2018 | |||||||
| Teaching Ends | Friday, May 4, 2018 | |||||||
| Revision | Monday, May 7 – Friday, May 11, 2018 | |||||||
| Second Semester Examinations | Saturday, May 12 – Sunday, May 27, 2018 (2 weeks) | |||||||
| Second Semester Ends | Sunday, May 27, 2018 | |||||||
| Long Vacation | Monday, May 28 – Wednesday, August 15, 2018 (11.5 weeks) | |||||||
| RE-SIT EXAMINATIONS | Monday, June 25 – Friday, June 29, 2018 | |||||||
| Congregation: | Friday, July 20 and Saturday, July 21, 2018 | |||||||
| 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* | Independence Day – | March 6, 2018 | ||||||
| Eidul-Adha* | Good Friday* | |||||||
| Founder’s Day | – | September 21, 2017 | Easter Monday * | |||||
| Farmers’ Day | – | December 1, 2017 | May Day | – | May 1, 2018 | |||
| Christmas Day | – | December 25, 2017 | AU Day | – | May 25, 2018 | |||
| Boxing Day | – | December 26, 2017 | Republic Day | – | July 1, 2018 | |||
| New Year’s Day – | January 1, 2018 | |||||||
All students are to take note that changes may be made to the University Of Ghana Legon 2017/2018 Academic Calendar without the permission of prior knowledge by students at any point in time
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