Ashesi University College 2017/2018 Academic Calendar
Below is the Ashesi University College 2017/2018 Academic Calendar. All students are advised to take critical note of all the activities.
Ashesi’s academic calendar is divided into two semesters. Students typically take four semester units per semester. A semester unit (typically 42 classroom contact hours and 14 discussion/lab contact hours) is defined as three (3) hours per week of classroom time and 1 or 1.5 hours of discussion/lab time per week over a period of fifteen weeks.
Jan (Semester 2) 2017
| EVENT | DATE |
| Classes begin for Freshmen | January 9th |
| Registrations end for freshmen | January 10th |
| Classes begin for continuing students | January 16th |
| Registration end for continuing students | January 17th |
| End of adding and dropping courses for freshmen | January 27th |
| End of adding and dropping courses for continuing students | February 3rd |
| Mid-Semester break for all students | March 6th – 10th |
| Classes resume for all students | March 13th |
| Last day of classes for seniors | April 21st |
| Revision for seniors | April 22nd – 23rd |
| Final exams for seniors | April 24th – 26th |
| Last day of classes for continuing students | April 26th |
| Capstone presentations for seniors | April 27th – 28th |
| Revision for continuing students | April 27th – 28th |
| End of semester for seniors | April 28th |
| Final exams for continuing students | May 2nd – 6th |
| Last day of classes for freshmen | May 4th |
| End of semester for continuing students | May 6th |
| Revision for freshmen | May 5th – 8th |
| Final exams for freshmen | May 9th – 12th |
| End of semester for freshmen | May 12th |
| Commencement* | June 24th |
June (Short Semester) 2017
| EVENT | DATE |
| Classes begin for all students | June 12th |
| Registrations end for all students | June 13th |
| Classes end for all students | July 19th |
| Final Exams for all students | July 20th – 21st |
| End of semester for all students | July 21st |
Holidays:
- New Years (2nd January )
- Independence Day (6th March)
- Easter (14th – 17th April)
- Labor Day (1st May)
- African Union Day (25th May)
- Eid al Fitr (26th June)
- Republic Day (3rd July)
August (Semester 1) 2017
| EVENT | DATE |
| Orientation for new faculty and faculty interns | Week of August 21st |
| Classes begin for continuing students | August 28th |
| Continuing students meet with advisors if off track from cohort | Week of August 28th |
| Registration ends for continuing students | August 29th |
| Freshmen arrive | September 6th |
| Freshman orientation | September 7th -10th |
| Matriculation for freshmen | September 8th |
| End of adding and dropping courses for continuing students | September 8th |
| Classes begin for first year courses | September 11th |
| Advising Weeks for continuing students | September 11th – 22nd |
| Mid-Semester break for all students | October 23rd – 27th |
| Classes resume for all students | October 30th |
| Course Evaluations | Week of December 4th |
| Last day of classes for all students | December 7th |
| Revision days for all students | December 8th -10th |
| End of semester exams for all students | December 11th – 15th |
| Break begins for all students | December 15th |
Holidays:
- Eid al Adha (1st September)
- Founder’s Day (21st September)
- Farmers’ Day (1st December)
January (Semester 2) 2018
| EVENT | DATE |
| Campus re-opens | Tuesday, January 2nd |
| Classes begin for first year courses | January 8th |
| Freshmen meet with Heads of Department or Academic Registry if off track from cohort | Week of January 8th |
| Registrations ends for freshmen | January 9th |
| End of adding and dropping courses for freshmen | January 12th |
| Classes begins for continuing students | January 15th |
| Continuing students meet with advisors if off track from cohort | Week of January 15th |
| Registration ends for continuing students | January 16th |
| End of adding and dropping courses for continuing students | February 2nd |
| Advising Weeks for continuing students | February 12th – 23rd |
| Mid-Semester break for all students | March 5th – 9th |
| Classes resumes for all students | March 12th |
| All Campus Evaluations | Week of April 16th |
| Last day of classes for seniors | April 20th |
| Revision for seniors | April 21st – 22nd |
| Final exams for seniors | April 23rd – 25th |
| Last day of classes for continuing students | April 25th |
| Capstone presentations for seniors | April 26th – 27th |
| Revision for continuing students | April 26th – 29th |
| End of spring semester for seniors | April 27th |
| Final exams for continuing students | April 30th, May 2nd – 4th |
| Last day of classes for freshmen | May 3rd |
| End of spring semester for continuing students | May 4th |
| Revision for freshmen | May 4th – 8th |
| Final exams for freshmen | May 8th – 11th |
| End of spring semester for freshmen | May 11th |
| Commencement* | June 23rd |
Holidays:
Eid al Adha Friday, September 1st (estimated)
Founder’s Day Thursday, September 21st
Farmers’ Day Friday, December 1st
Campus Closed for Holiday December 19th – January 1st
All dates are subject to change