Ashesi University College 2018/2019 Academic Calendar
The Management of the Ashesi University College has released the approved academic calendar for the institution for the 2018/2019 academic session.
Ashesi University College academic calendar serves as an information source and planning document for students, faculty, staff and departments, as well as outside organisations. The calendar includes registration dates, class start dates, add/drop deadlines, exam dates and more.
Below is the academic calendar of Ashesi University for the 2018/19 academic year.
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.
*** All dates are subject to change
Academic Calendar 2018/2019
Semester 1 August – December 2018
| Event | Date |
| Freshmen arrive | August 22nd |
| Freshmen orientation | August 23rd – 26th |
| Matriculation for freshmen | August 24th |
| Classes begin | August 27th |
| Registration ends | August 28th |
| End of adding and dropping courses | September 7th |
| Mid-Semester break | October 22rd – 26th |
| Classes resume | October 29th |
| Last day of classes | December 5th |
| Revision | December 6th – 9th |
| End of semester exams | December 10th – 14th |
| End of semester | December 14th |
Holidays
- Eid al Adha (Tuesday, August 21st estimated)
- Founder’s Day (Friday, September 21st)
- Farmers’ day (Friday, December 7th)
Semester 2, January – June 2019
| Event | Date |
| Classes begin | January 14th |
| Registration ends | January 15th |
| Mid-Semester break | March 4th to 8th |
| Classes resume | March 11th |
| Last day of classes for seniors | April 18th |
| Revision for seniors | April 19th and 22nd |
| Final exams for seniors | April 23rd to 26th |
| Last day of classes for non-seniors | April 26th |
| Revision for non-seniors | April 29th – 30th |
| End of semester for seniors | April 30th |
| End of semester exams for non-seniors | May 2nd – 3rd, May 6th – 7th |
| End of semester | May 7th |
| Commencement | June 22nd (Tentative) |
Semester 3, June – July, 2019
| Classes begin | June 10th |
| Classes end | July 17th |
| Final Exams | July 18th – 19th |
Holidays
- Independence Day (March 6th)
- Easter Holidays April (19th – 22nd)
- Labor Day (May 1st)
- Eid al Fitr (Wednesday, June 5th (estimated))
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