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UPSA’s Academic calendar is divided into two semesters….

Activity

 

No of WeeksDate
Registration Period  Monday, 16th December 2024 – 2nd February 2025
Orientation for Freshmen Monday, 27th January 2025 – Saturday, 1st February 2025
Reporting Date Sunday, 26th January 2025
Teaching Begins11Monday, 3rd February 2025 – Sunday, 20th April 2025
Matriculation Friday, 2nd March 2025
Evaluation of Lecturers/Courses by Students1Monday, 23rd March 2025 – Sunday, 30th March 2025
Deadline for submission of Examination Questions1Sunday, 30th March 2025
Revision Week1Monday, 21st April 2025 – Sunday, 27th April 2025
End of First Semester Examination2Monday, 28th April 2025 – Sunday, 11th May 2025
Inter-Semester Break2Monday, 12th May 2025 –Sunday, 25th May 2025
Marking and Entry of Results3Monday, 12th May 2025 – Sunday, 1st June 2025
Departmental Committee Meetings Tuesday, 3rd June 2025
Faculty Board Meeting Wednesday, 4th June 2025
Submission of Copies of Assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of First Semester Results Thursday, 5th June 2025 – Friday, 6th June 2025
Examinations Committee Meeting Thursday, 12th June 2025
Second Semester 2024/2025 Academic Year Begins Monday, 26th May 2025

Public Holidays

Christmas Day: 25th December 2024

Boxing Day:  26th December 2024

New Year: 1st January 2025

Constitution Day: 7th January 2025

Independence Day: 6th March 2025

Eid al Fitr: 31st March 2025

Good Friday: 18th April, 2025

Easter Monday: 21st April 2025

Workers Day: 1st May 2025

Eid al Adha: 7th June 2025

Founders Day: 4th August 2025

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day: 21st September 2025

Activity

 

No of Weeks Date
Registration Begins Monday, 19th May 2025
Teaching Period11Monday, 26th May 2025 – Sunday, 10th August 2025
Deadline for Registration Sunday, 29th June 2025
Evaluation of Lecturers/Courses by Students1Monday, 7th July 2025 – Sunday, 13th July 2025
Deadline for submission of Examination Sunday, 13th July 2025
Revision Week1Monday, 11th August 2025 – Sunday, 17th August 2025
End of Second Semester Examinations2Monday, 18th August 2025 – Sunday, 31st August 2025
Inter-Semester Break4Monday, 1st September 2025 – Sunday, 28th September 2025
Marking and Entry of Results3Monday, 1st September 2025 – Sunday, 21st September 2025
First Semester for Undergraduate Level 200 and Diploma Second year 2022/2023 Academic Year Begins Monday, 29th September, 2025
Departmental Board Meetings Tuesday, 23rd September 2025
Faculty Board Meeting Wednesday, 24th September 2025
Examinations Committee Meeting Thursday, 25th September 2025
Submission of Copies of Assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of First Semester Results Thursday, 25th September 2025 – Friday, 26th September 2025

Public Holidays

Christmas Day: 25th December 2024

Boxing Day:  26th December 2024

New Year: 1st January 2025

Constitution Day: 7th January 2025

Independence Day: 6th March 2025

Eid al Fitr: 31st March 2025

Good Friday: 18th April, 2025

Easter Monday: 21st April 2025

Workers Day: 1st May 2025

Eid al Adha: 7th June 2025

Founders Day: 4th August 2025

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day: 21st September 2025

Activity

 

No of WeeksDate
Registration Begins (Course Registration and Re-sit Registration) Monday, 23rd September 2024
Teaching and Learning11Monday, 7th October 2024 – Sunday, 22nd December 2024
Matriculation Ceremony for Fresh Students Wednesday, 5th November, 2024
Deadline for Registration Sunday, 10th November 2024
Deadline for submission of Examination Questions Sunday, 17th November 2024
Evaluation of Lecturers/Courses by Students1Monday, 18th November 2024 – Sunday, 24th November 2024
Add and drop Elective Courses/Deferment1Monday, 18th November 2024 – Sunday, 24th November 2024
Defence of Project Work Proposal1Monday, 25th November 2024 – Sunday, 1st December 2024
Christmas Break Tuesday, 23rd December 2024 – Wednesday, 1st January 2025
Revision Week2Thursday, 2nd January 2025 – Sunday, 12th January 2025
End of First Semester Examination2Friday, 10th January 2025 – Sunday, 19th January 2025
Marking and Entry of Results5Monday, 27th January 2025 – Sunday, 2nd March 2025
Inter-Semester Break4Monday, 27th January 2025 – Sunday, 23rd February 2025
Departmental Committee Meetings Tuesday, 4th March 2025
Faculty Board Meeting Wednesday, 5th March 2025
Submission of Copies of Assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of First Semester Results Thursday, 6th March 2025 – Friday, 7th March 2025
Examination Committee Meeting Friday, 7th March 2025
Academic Board Meeting Wednesday, 12th March 2025

Activity

 

No of WeeksDate
Second Semester of 2024/2025 Academic Year Begins Monday, 24th February 2025
Registration Begins (Course Registration and Re-sit Registration) Monday, 24th February 2025
Teaching and Learning12Monday, 3rd March 2025 – Sunday, 25th May 2025
Deadline for Registration Sunday, 23rd March 2025
Deadline for submission of Examination Questions Sunday, 13th April 2025
Evaluation of Lecturers/Courses by Students1Monday, 14th April 2025 – Sunday, 20th April 2025
Add and drop Elective Courses/Deferment1Monday, 14th April 2025 – Sunday, 20th April 2025
Defence of Project1Monday, 12th May 2025 – Sunday, 18th May 2025
Revision Week1Monday, 2nd June 2025 – Sunday, 8th June 2025
End of Second Semester Examination2Monday, 9th June 2025 – 22nd June 2025
Marking and Entry of Results5Monday, 23rd June 2025 – Sunday, 27th July 2025
Long vacation 9Monday, 23rd June 2025 – Sunday, 25th August 2025
Departmental Committee Meetings Tuesday, 29th July 2025
Faculty Board Meeting Wednesday, 30th July 2025
Submission of Copies of Assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of First Semester Results Thursday, 31st July 2025 – Friday, 1st August 2025
Examination Committee Meeting Friday, 1st August 2025
Board of Examiners Meeting1Tuesday, 26th August 2025 – Friday, 29th August 2025
Academic Board Meeting Wednesday, 6th September 2025
Congregation Monday, 27th October 2025 – Friday, 31st October 2025
Activity   No of Weeks Date
Registration Begins (Course Registration and Re-sit Registration) Monday, 26th August 2024
Teaching and Learning 12 Friday, 2nd September 2024 – Sunday, 24th November 2024
Deadline for Registration   Sunday, 22nd September 2024
Deadline for submission of Examination Questions Sunday, 6th October 2024
Evaluation of Lecturers/Courses by Students 1 Monday, 14th October 2024 – Sunday, 20th October 2024
Add and drop Elective Courses/Deferment 1 Monday, 14th October 2024 – Sunday, 20th October 2024
Defence of Project Work Proposal 1 Monday, 21st October 2024 – Sunday, 27th October 2024
Matriculation Ceremony for Fresh Students Wednesday, 5th November, 2024
Revision Week 1 Monday, 25th November 2024 – Sunday, 1st December 2024
End First Semester Examination 2 Monday, 2nd December 2024 – Sunday, 15th December 2024
Marking and Entry of Results 5 Monday, 16th December 2024 – Sunday, 27th January 2025
Inter Semester Break 5 Monday, 16th December 2024 – Sunday, 23rd February 2025
Departmental Committee Meetings Tuesday, 28th January 2025
Faculty Board Meeting Wednesday, 29th January 2025
Submission of Copies of Assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of First Semester Results Thursday, 30th January 2025 – Friday, 31st January 2025
Examination Committee Meeting Friday, 31st January 2025
Academic Board Meeting Wednesday, 14th February 2025

Activity

 

No of WeeksDate
Second Semester of 2024/2025 Academic Year Begins Monday, 24th February 2025
Registration Begins (Course Registration and Re-sit Registration) Monday, 24th February 2025
Teaching and Learning12Monday, 3rd March 2025 – Sunday, 25th May 2025
Deadline for Registration Sunday, 23rd March 2025
Deadline for submission of Examination Questions Sunday, 13th April 2025
Evaluation of Lecturers/Courses by Students1Monday, 14th April 2025 – Sunday, 20th April 2025
Add and drop Elective Courses/Deferment1Monday, 14th April 2025 – Sunday, 20th April 2025
Defence of Project1Monday, 12th May 2025 – Sunday, 18th May 2025
Revision Week1Monday, 2nd June 2025 – Sunday, 8th June 2025
End of Second Semester Examination2Monday, 9th June 2025 –  Sunday, 22nd June 2025
Marking and Entry of Results5Monday, 23rd June 2025 – Sunday, 27th July 2025
Long vacation 9Monday, 23rd June 2025 – Sunday, 24th August 2025
Departmental Committee Meetings Tuesday, 29th July 2025
Faculty Board Meeting Wednesday, 30th July 2025
Submission of Copies of Assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of First Semester Results Thursday, 31st July 2025 – Friday, 1st August 2025
Examination Committee Meeting Friday, 1st August 2025
Board of Examiners Meeting1Tuesday, 26th August 2025 – Friday, 29th August 2025
Academic Board Meeting Wednesday, 6th September 2025
Congregation Monday, 27th October 2025 – Friday, 31st October 2025
                                          ACTIVITY

NO. OF

WEEKS

DATE
  
Registration Begins (Course Registration and Re-sit Registration)  Monday, 26th August, 2024
   
Registration Period for Postgraduate Year Two Students1 Monday, 26th August, 2024- Saturday, 31st August, 2024
   
Teaching Period for Postgraduate Year Two Students12Monday, 2nd September, 2024 – Sunday, 24th November, 2024
   
Registration Period for Postgraduate Year One Students1 Monday, 30th September, 2024 – Saturday, 5th October, 2024
   
Orientation for Fresh Students2 DaysFriday, 4th October, 2024 – Saturday, 5th October, 2024
   
Teaching Period for Postgraduate Year One Students12Monday, 7th October, 2024 – Sunday, 22nd December, 2024
   
Submission of Examination Questions for Year Two Students Friday, 18th October, 2024
   
MPhil Work-In-Progress (Proposal Defence) for Year Two Students5 daysMonday, 21st October, 2024 – Friday, 25th October, 2024
   
Evaluation of Lecturers/Courses for Year Two Students Friday, 1st November, 2024
   
Matriculation Ceremony for Year One Students Wednesday, 5th November, 2024
   
Submission of Examination Questions for Year One Students Friday, 8th November, 2024
   
Evaluation of Lecturers/Courses for Year One Students Friday, 22nd November, 2024
   
Revision Week for Year Two Students1Monday, 25th November, 2024 – Sunday, 1st December, 2024
   
Examinations Period for Year Two Students3Friday, 6th December, 2024 – Sunday. 22nd December, 2024
   
Christmas Break for Year One Students Monday, 23rd December, 2024 – Thursday, 2nd January, 2025
   
Inter-Semester Break for Year Two Students6Monday, 23rd December, 2024 – Sunday, 9th February, 2025
   
Revision Week for Year One Students1Thursday, 2nd January, 2025 -Thursday, 9th January, 2025
   
Marking & Entry of Results for Year Two Students4Tuesday, 2nd January, 2025 – Friday, 26th January, 2025
   
Examinations Period for Year One Students3Friday, 10th January, 2025 – Sunday, 26th January, 2025
   
Inter-Semester Break for Year One Students5Monday, 27th January, 2025 – Sunday, 2nd March, 2025
   
Marking & Entry of Results for Year One Students3Monday. 27th January, 2025 – Sunday, 16th February, 2025
   
Faculty Board Meeting for Year Two Students Friday, 31st January, 2025
   
Graduate School Committee Meeting Monday, 10th February, 2025
   
Faculty Board Meeting for Year One Students Monday, 24th February, 2025
   
Graduate School Committee Meeting for Year One Students Friday, 28th February 2025
   
Submission of copies of assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of results for Year Two Students Tuesday, 11th February, 2025
   
Submission of copies of assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of results for Year One Students Monday, 3rd March, 2025
   
 ACTIVITY NO. OF WEEKS DATE
     
Second Semester of 2024/2025 Academic Year Begins   Monday, 24th February, 2025
     
Registration Begins (Course Registration and Re-sit Registration)   Monday, 24th February, 2025
     
Registration Period 1 Monday, 24th February, 2025 – Sunday, 2nd March, 2025
     
Teaching Period 12 Monday, 3rd March, 2025 – Sunday, 25th May, 2025
     
MPhil Work-in-Progress (Thesis Defence) 5 days Monday, 5th May, 2025 – Friday, 9th May, 2025
     
Evaluation of Lecturers/Courses   Friday, 16th May, 2025
     
Revision Week 1 Monday, 26th June, 2025 – Sunday, 1st June, 2025
     
Examinations Period 3 Friday, 6th June, 2025 – Sunday, 22nd June, 2025
     
MPhil Work-in-Progress (Final Defence) 5 days Monday, 16th June,2025 – Friday, 20th June, 2025
     
Marking of MPhil Thesis 3 Monday, 23rd June, 2025 – Friday, 11th July, 2025
     
Submission of Comb Bound MBA/MSc/MA Project Work for marking   Friday, 30th May, 2025
     
Marking of MBA/MSc/MA Project Works 3 Monday, 2nd June, 2025– Monday, 23rd June, 2025
     
Submission of Project Works Topics (Year One Students Only)   Friday, 27th June, 2025
     
Marking & Entry of Examinations Results 4 Monday, 23rd June, 2025 – Sunday, 20th July, 2025
     
Scripts Audit 2 Monday, 21st July, 2025 – Saturday, 2nd August, 2025
     
Long Vacation 8 Monday, 23rd June, 2025 – Sunday, 24th August, 2025
     
Faculty Board Meeting    
     
Graduate School Committee Meeting   Friday, 15th August, 2025
     
Submission of copies of assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of results   Monday, 18th August, 2025
     
Board of Examiners Meeting 5 days Monday, 25th August, 2025 – Friday, 5th September, 2025
     
Academic Board Meeting    
Congregation   Monday, 27th October 2025 – Friday, 31st October 2025
First Semester of the 2025/2026 Academic Year Begins   Monday, 25th August, 2025
ACTIVITY NO. OF WEEKS DATE
2022/2023 First Semester Begins Postgraduate First Year January Intake Students Monday, 9th January, 2023
Registration 2 Monday, 9th January, 2023- Sunday, 22nd January, 2023
Virtual Orientation Friday, 13h January, 2023
Teaching 6 Monday, 16th January, 2023 – Sunday, 26th February, 2023
Matriculation Friday, 3rd February, 2023
Submission of Exams Monday, 13th February, 2023
Evaluation of Lecturers/Courses Wednesday, 15th February, 2023 – Friday, 17th February, 2023
Revision Week 1 Monday, 27th February, 2023 – Sunday, 5th March, 2023
End of 1st Semester Examinations 2   Tuesday, 7th March, 2023 – Friday, 24th March, 2023
Marking & Entry of Results 3 Friday, 24th March, 2023 – Tuesday, 11th April, 2023
Faculty Board Meeting Friday, 14th April, 2023
Graduate School Committee Meeting Wednesday, 19th April, 2023
Submission of copies of assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of Results   Thursday, 20th April, 2023  
Vacation Friday, 24th March, 2023 – Sunday, 23rd April, 2023
Reopening for Second Semester 2022/2023 Academic Year Monday, 24th April, 2023
 
ACTIVITY NO. OF WEEKS DATE
2021/2022 Second Semester Begins   Monday, 24th April, 2023
     
Registration Period 1 Monday, 24th April, 2023 – Sunday, 30th April, 2023
     
Teaching Period 6 Tuesday, 2nd May, 2023 – Sunday, 11th June, 2023
     
Submission of Exams Questions   Friday, 19th May, 2023
     
Evaluation of Lecturers/Courses   Friday, 16th May, 2023
     
Revision Week 2 Monday, 12th June, 2023 – Sunday 18th June, 2023
     
Examinations Period 2 Monday, 19th June, 2023 – Sunday 2nd July, 2023
     
Submission of Project Works Topics   Friday, 7th July, 2023
     
Marking & Entry of Results 3 Monday, 3rd July, 2023 – Monday 24th July, 2023
     
Faculty Board Meeting   Wednesday, 26th July, 2023
     
Graduate School Committee Meeting   Monday, 31st July, 2023
     
Submission of copies of assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of Second Semester results   Tuesday, 1st August, 2023
     
Long Vacation 7 Monday, 3rd July, 2023 – Sunday, 20th August, 2023
     
First Semester of 2022/2023 Academic Year Begins   Monday, 21st August, 2023
     

Activity

No of Weeks

Date

 

2024/2025 Academic Year First Semester Begins

 

Monday, 26th August, 2024

Registration Begins for Continuing Students (Including Resit Students)

     1

Monday, 26th August, 2024- Saturday, 31st August, 2024

Teaching Period (1st Session): Year 2

2

Monday, 2nd September, 2024- Friday, 13th September, 2024

Registration Period for Fresh Students

 1

Monday, 30th September, 2024- Saturday, 5th October, 2024

Orientation for Fresh Students

 

Wednesday, 2nd October, 2024 – Thursday, 3rd October, 2024

Teaching Period (1st Session): Year 1 

2

Monday, 7th October, 2024- Friday, 18th October, 2024

Thesis Supervision Period: Year 3 and Year 4

14

 Monday, 2nd September, 2024 – Friday, 13th December, 2024

Workshop for PhD Supervisors

 

Thursday, 5th September, 2024

Seminar on Managing the Thesis Process (Year 3)

 

Tuesday, 10th September, 2024

Teaching Period Continues (2nd Session): Year 2

10

Saturday, 14th September, 2024 – Sunday, 24th November, 2024

Teaching Period Continues (2nd Session): Year 1

10

Saturday, 19th October, 2024 – Sunday, 22nd December, 2024

Presentation (Year 3)

 

Monday, 4th November, 2024 – Friday, 15th November, 2024

Evaluation of Teaching Faculty/Courses: All Year Groups

 

Monday, 2nd December, 2024 – Friday, 13th December, 2024

End of First Semester Exams/Submission of all Term Papers/Guidance Progress Reports (Continuing Students)

2

Monday, 2nd December, 2024 – Friday, 13th December 2024

Proposed Graduation Date

 

Thursday, 5th December, 2024

Inter Semester Break for Continuing Students

6

Monday, 23rd December, 2024 – Sunday, 9th February, 2025

Marking and Entry of Results for Year 2 Students

4

Tuesday, 2nd January, 2025 – Friday, 26th January, 2025

End of First Semester Examination/Submission of all Term Papers (Year 1 Students)

3

Friday, 10th January, 2025 – Sunday, 26th January 2025

Marking and Entry of Results for Year 1 Students

3

Monday, 27th January, 2025 – Sunday, 16th February, 2025

Inter Semester Break for Year 1 Students

5

Monday, 27th January, 2025 – Sunday, 2nd March, 2025

Departmental/Faculty Board Meeting for Continuing Students

 

Friday, 31st January, 2025

Graduate School Committee Meeting for Continuing Students

 

Monday, 10th February, 2025

Submission of Copies of Assessment Score Sheet and Declaration of Results

 

Tuesday, 11th February, 2025

Oral Defense/VIVA (Year 4)

 

Monday, 17th February, 2025 – Friday, 24th February, 2025

Departmental/Faculty Board Meeting for Year 1 Students

 

Monday, 24th February, 2025

Graduate School Committee Meeting for Year 1 Students

 

Friday, 28th February, 2025

Submission of Copies of Assessment Score Sheet and Declaration of Results

 

Monday, 3rd March, 2025

Second Semester of 2024/2025 Academic Year Begins

 

Monday, 3rd March, 2025

Registration Begins (Course Registration and Re-sit Registration)

2

Monday, 3rd March, 2025 – Sunday, 16th March, 2025

Teaching Period (1st Session): Year 1

2

Monday, 10th March, 2025– Friday, 21st March, 2025

Thesis Supervision Period: Year 3 and Year 4

14

Monday, 10th March, 2025– Monday 16th June, 2025

Work-in-Progress Presentation Seminar (Year 4)

1

Tuesday, 18th March, 2025 -Friday, 21st March, 2025

Proposal Defense (Year 3)

2

Thursday, 27th March, 2025 – Thursday, 10th March, 2025

Teaching Period Continues (2nd Session): Year 1

10

Saturday, 29th March, 2025 – Saturday, 7th June, 2025

Comprehensive Examinations Briefing

1

Monday, 31st March, 2025 – Friday, 4th April, 2025

Review of Final Thesis by Supervisory Committee

2

Monday, 14th April, 2025- Friday, 25th April, 2025

Supervisory Committee Receipt of Final Thesis for Candidate’s Amendment

 

Monday, 28th April, 2025

Submission of Final Thesis by Candidates for External Examination (Year 4)

 

Monday, 19th May, 2025

Period for External Review of Final Thesis: Year 4

6

Monday, 2nd June, 2025 – Monday, 14th July, 2025

Evaluation of Teaching Faculty/Courses: All Cohorts

 

Monday, 2nd June, 2024 – Friday, 6th June, 2025

Comprehensive Examinations

2

Monday, 16th June, 2025 – Friday, 29th June, 2025

End of Second Semester Exams/Submission of all Term Papers/Guidance Progress Reports

3

Monday, 13th June, 2025 – Sunday, 29th June, 2025

Marking and Entry of Results

2

Monday, 30th June, 2025 – Sunday, 20th July, 2025

Long vacation

8

Monday, 30th June, 2025 – Sunday, 17th August, 2025

Departmental/Faculty Board Meeting

 

Friday, 25th July, 2025

Graduate School Committee Meeting

 

Wednesday, 30th July, 2025

Submission of Copies of Assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of First Semester Results

 

Friday, 1st August, 2025

Oral Defense/VIVA (Year 4)

 

Monday, 11th August ,2025 – Friday, 15th August, 2025

Board of Examiners Meeting

5 Days

Monday, 18th August, 2025 – Friday, 22nd August, 2025

Academic Board Meeting

 

 

First Semester of 2025/2026 Academic Year Begins

 

Monday, 18th August, 2025

Public Holidays

Christmas Day: 25th December 2024

Boxing Day:  26th December 2024

New Year: 1st January 2025

Constitution Day: 7th January 2025

Independence Day: 6th March 2025

Eid al Fitr: 31st March 2025

Good Friday: 18th April, 2025

Easter Monday: 21st April 2025

Workers Day: 1st May 2025

Eid al Adha: 7th June 2025

Founders Day: 4th August 2025

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day: 21st September 2025