University of Port Harcourt UNIPORT Academic Calendar for 2017/18 Session is Out.
APPROVED ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2017/2018 SESSION FOR FULL-TIME AND SANDWICH PROGRAMMES
FIRST SEMESTER
Monday, 13th November – Friday, 24th November, 2017
Pre-resumption Registration for Fresh Students
Sunday, 19th November, 2017
Fresh and Returning Students Arrive
Monday, 20th November, 2017
Registration of Returning Students Begins
Monday, 27th November, 2017 – Friday, 9th March, 2018 (15 Weeks)
Lectures Begin for All Students (27th November, 2017)
Extra-Ordinary Meeting of Senate to consider Second Semester 2016/2017 Results (Wednesday, 13th December, 2017)
Christmas Break (Friday, 22nd December, 2017 – Saturday, 6th January, 2018)
Orientation for Fresh Students (Tuesday, 16th January, 2018)
End of Registration for All Students (Friday, 26th January, 2018)
Matriculation Ceremony (Tuesday, 13th February, 2018)
End of Lectures (9th March, 2018)
Tuesday, 12th March – Friday,16th March, 2018
Revision
Friday, 9th March – Saturday, 17th March, 2018
32rd Convocation Ceremony
Monday, 19th March – Saturday, 14th April, 2018 (4 weeks)
First Semester Examinations
Friday, 30th March – Monday, 2nd April, 2018
Easter Break
Monday, 16th April – Saturday, 28th April, 2018 (2 weeks)
First Semester Break
Wednesday, 23rd May, 2018
Extra-Ordinary Meeting of Senate to consider First Semester 2017/2018 Results
SECOND SEMESTER
Sunday, 29th April, 2018
All Students Arrive
SIWES (May 2018 – October 2018)
Monday, 30th April – Friday, 20th July, 2018 (12 weeks)
Lectures Begin for All Students (30th April, 2018)
End of Lectures (20th July, 2018)
Monday, 23rd July – Saturday, 28th July, 2018
Students Union Week: Cultural Activities/Students Union Election
Monday, 30th July – Friday, 3rd August, 2018
Revision
Monday, 6th August – Friday, 24th August, 2018 (3 Weeks)
Second Semester Examinations
Monday, 27th August – Saturday, 8th September, 2018 (2 weeks)
2017/2018 Long Vacation (Full-Time Students)
Wednesday, 26th September, 2018
Extra-Ordinary Meeting of Senate to consider Second Semester 2017/2018 Results
Friday, 8th June, 2018 – End of Registration for Second Instalment Payment
2018 SANDWICH PROGRAMME
Monday, 2nd July – Friday, 6th July, 2018
(i) Fresh and Returning Students Arrive (2nd July, 2018)
(ii) Students Resume (contact with Student Affairs)
Registration of Fresh and Returning Students
Orientation for Fresh Students
2.0 Monday, 9th July – Friday, 7th September, 2018 (9 Weeks)
(i) Lectures Begin for All Students (9th July, 2018)
(ii) End of Lectures (7th September, 2018)
3.0 Monday,10th September – Friday, 14th September, 2018
Revision
4.0 Monday, 17th September – Saturday, 22nd September, 2018
Examinations for All Sandwich Students
5.0 Wednesday, 17th October, 2018
Extra-Ordinary Meeting of Senate to consider Sandwich Programme 2018 Results.
Signed: Professor Hakeem B. Fawehinmi – Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)