UNIVERSITY OF GHANA HOLIDAYS
UG SESSIONAL DATES FOR 2021/2022 ACADEMIC SESSIONS
The academic calendar for2022/2023 academic session as approved by Senate of the University of Ghana, UG.
| REVISED ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2021/2022 ACADEMIC YEAR FIRST SEMESTER | |||||
| LEVELS 100, 200, 300 & 400 STUDENTS | |||||
| ACTIVITY | SCHEDULE (11 WEEKS OF TEACHING) | ||||
| Deadline for Uploading Courses and Linking of First Semester Courses to Lecturers (All First Semester Courses, All Levels) | Monday, November 1, 2021 | ||||
| Registration begins (LEVELS 100, 200, 300 & 400) | Monday, December 20, 2021 | ||||
| Level 100 Students Report | Wednesday, January 5 – Saturday, January 8, 2022 | ||||
| Level 100 Students Orientation | Monday, January 10 – Thursday, January 13, 2022 | ||||
| Congregation for 2020/2021 Academic Year | Tuesday, January 11 – Saturday, January 15, 2022 | ||||
| Continuing Students Report | Thursday, January 13 – Sunday, January 16, 2022 | ||||
| Teaching Begins | Monday, January 17, 2022 | ||||
| Deadline for Registration/ Add/Drop of Courses/Deferment | Friday, February 11, 2022 | ||||
| Matriculation | Saturday, February 12, 2022 | ||||
| Registration for Re-sit for First Semester Courses | Monday, February 14, 2022 – Friday, February 18, 2022 | ||||
| Registration for Supplementary Re-sit Exams for Second Semester Courses | Monday, February 21, 2022 – Friday, February 25, 2022 | ||||
| Interim Assessment | Monday, February 21 – Friday, March 11, 2022 | ||||
| Matriculation (Distance Education Students) | Saturday, March 5, 2022 | ||||
| Academic Prizes Ceremony | Date to be determined | ||||
| Aggrey-Fraser-Guggisberg Memorial Lectures | March 2022 (Special Congregation) | ||||
| Students’ Evaluation of Lecturers | Monday, March 28 – Friday, April 8, 2022 | ||||
| Teaching Ends | Friday, April 1, 2022 | ||||
| Revision | Monday, April 4 – Friday, April 8, 2022 | ||||
| First Semester Examinations | Saturday, April 9, 2022 – Sunday, May 1, 2022 (3 weeks) (1 extra week added to the usual 2 weeks due to the 2022 Easter holidays) | ||||
| Supplementary Re-Sit Examinations for Second Semester Courses | Monday, April 25, 2022 – Sunday, May 8, 2022 (2 weeks) | ||||
| Inter-Semester Break | Monday, May 2, 2022 – Wednesday, May 18, 2022 (2 weeks) | ||||
| *School of Law, Medical School; Dental School; School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences; School of Veterinary Medicine; School of Nursing and Midwifery may have different dates because their semesters extend beyond the normal. Calendars can be obtained from the respective Schools. | |||||
| Public Holidays | |||||
| New Year’s Day | – | January 1, 2022 | May Day | – | May 1, 2022 |
| Constitution Day | – | January 7, 2022 | Eidul-Fitr | – | to be confirmed |
| Independence Day | – | March 6, 2022 | Founders’ Day | – | August 4, 2022 |
| Good Friday | – | April 15, 2022 | Eidul-Adha | – | to be confirmed |
| Easter Monday | – | April 18, 2022 | Kwame Nkrumah Mem. Day | – | September 21, 2022 |
| REVISED ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2021/2022 ACADEMIC YEAR SECOND SEMESTER | |||||
| LEVELS 100, 200, 300 & 400 STUDENTS | |||||
| ACTIVITY | SCHEDULE (11 WEEKS OF TEACHING) | ||||
| Deadline for Uploading Courses and Linking of First Semester Courses to Lecturers (All Second Semester Courses, All Levels) | Friday, March 18, 2022 | ||||
| Registration begins (Level 100, 200, 300 & 400 Students) | Monday, May 2,, 2022 | ||||
| Students Report | Thursday, May 19 – Sunday, May 22, 2022 | ||||
| Teaching Begins | Monday, May 23, 2022 | ||||
| Deadline for Registration/ Add/Drop of Courses/Deferment | Friday, May 27, 2022 | ||||
| Registration for Re-sit for Second Semester Courses | Monday, May 30, 2022 – Friday, June 3, 2022 | ||||
| Registration for Supplementary Re- sit Exams for First Semester Courses | Monday, June 6, 2022 – Friday, June 10, 2022 | ||||
| Interim Assessment | Monday, June 20 – Friday, July 8, 2022 | ||||
| Congregation: College of Humanities (School of Law) | July 2022 | ||||
| Students’ Evaluation of Lecturers | Monday, August 1 – Friday, August 12, 2022 | ||||
| Teaching Ends | Friday, August 5, 2022 | ||||
| Revision | Monday, August 8 – Friday, August 12, 2022 | ||||
| Second Semester Examinations | Saturday, August 13 – Sunday, August 28, 2022 (2 weeks) | ||||
| Supplementary Re-Sit Examinations for First Semester courses | Monday, August 15 – Sunday, September 4, 2022 (2weeks) | ||||
| Second Semester Ends | Sunday, August 28, 2022 | ||||
| Congregation: 2021/2022 Academic Year | Date to be determined | ||||
| Distance Education Examinations | Saturday, September 10, 2022 – Sunday, October 9, 2022 | ||||
| Vacation | From Monday, August 29 | ||||
| *School of Law, Medical School; Dental School; School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences; School of Veterinary Medicine; School of Nursing and Midwifery may have different dates because their semesters extend beyond the normal. Calendars can be obtained from the respective Schools. | |||||
| Public Holidays | |||||
| New Year’s Day | – | January 1, 2022 | May Day | – | May 1, 2022 |
| Constitution Day | – | January 7, 2022 | Eidul-Fitr | – | to be confirmed |
| Independence Day | – | March 6, 2022 | Founders’ Day | – | August 4, 2022 |
| Good Friday | – | April 15, 2022 | Eidul-Adha | – | to be confirmed |
| Easter Monday | – | April 18, 2022 | Kwame Nkrumah Mem. Day | – | September 21, 2022 |
| REVISED ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2021/2022 ACADEMIC YEAR FIRST SEMESTER | |||||
| SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND DISTANCE EDUCATION DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMME | |||||
| ACTIVITY | SCHEDULE | ||||
| On-line Registration / Re-sit Registration for Continuing Students/ Deferment Centre Registration / Downloading of course materials at the Learning Centres (All students) | Monday, November 29, 2021 – Friday, January 7, 2022 | ||||
| Congregation for 2020/2021 Academic Year | Tuesday, January 11 – Saturday, January 15, 2022 | ||||
| Tutorials Begin for continuing students | Saturday, January 8, 2022 | ||||
| Freshmen Registration – On-line Registration/ Centre Registration – Downloading of course materials at the Learning Centres | Wednesday, January 5 – Friday, February 4, 2022 | ||||
| Tutorials Begin for Fresh students | Saturday, January 15, 2022 | ||||
| Orientation for Freshmen | Saturday, February 5, 2022 | ||||
| Academic Advising/Re-orientation (Continuing Students) | Saturday February 12 – Sunday February 13, 2022 | ||||
| Deadline for FEE PAYMENT | Friday, February 18, 2022 | ||||
| Deadline for on-line /DEFERMENT | Friday, February 25, 2022 | ||||
| Matriculation | Saturday, February 26, 2022 | ||||
| Interim/ Continuous Assessment (SAKAI – Online) | Monday, February 14 – Friday, March 11, 2022 | ||||
| End of Tutorials | Sunday, March 6, 2022 | ||||
| Revision | Saturday, March 12 – Sunday, March 13, 2022 | ||||
| Examinations | Saturday, March 19 – Sunday, April 10, 2022 | ||||
| End of Semester | Sunday, April 10, 2022 | ||||
| *School of Law, Medical School; Dental School; School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences; School of Veterinary Medicine; School of Nursing and Midwifery may have different dates because their semesters extend beyond the normal. Calendars can be obtained from the respective Schools. | |||||
| Public Holidays New Year’s Day Constitution Day Independence Day Good Friday Easter Monday | – – – – – | January 1, 2022 January 7, 2022 March 6, 2022 April 15, 2022 April 18, 2022 | May Day Eidul-Fitr Founders’ Day Eidul-Adha Kwame Nkrumah Mem. Day | – – – – – | May 1, 2022 to be confirmed August 4, 2022 to be confirmed September 21, 2022 |
| REVISED ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2021/2022 ACADEMIC YEAR SECOND SEMESTER | |||||
| SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND DISTANCE EDUCATION DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMME | |||||
| ACTIVITY | SCHEDULE | ||||
| On-line Registration / Re-sit Registration Centre Registration/Downloading of Course Materials at the Learning Centres | Monday, April 25 – Friday, June 10, 2022 | ||||
| SUPPLEMENTARY RE-SIT EXAMINATIONS for Second Sem. Courses | Friday, April 29 – Sunday, May 1, 2022 | ||||
| Tutorials Begin | Saturday, April 30, 2022 | ||||
| Deadline for FEE PAYMENT | Monday, June 6, 2022 | ||||
| Deadline for On-line /Re-sit Registration/ ADD/DROP of Courses / Deferment | Friday, June 10, 2022 | ||||
| Academic Advising | Saturday, June 18- Sunday, June 19, 2022 | ||||
| Students Forum | |||||
| Interim/Continuous Assessment (SAKAI – Online) | Friday, June 10 – Sunday, June 19, 2022 | ||||
| End of Tutorials | Sunday, July 3, 2022 | ||||
| Revision | Saturday, July 9 – Sunday, July 10, 2022 | ||||
| Examinations | Saturday, July 16, 2022 – Sunday, August 7, 2022 | ||||
| End of Semester | Sunday, August 7, 2022 | ||||
| SUPPLEMENTARY RE-SIT EXAMINATIONS First Semester Courses | Friday, September 2 – Sunday, September 4, 2022 | ||||
| Congregation for 2021/2022 Academic Year | Date to be determined | ||||
| *School of Law, Medical School; Dental School; School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences; School of Veterinary Medicine; School of Nursing and Midwifery may have different dates because their semesters extend beyond the normal. Calendars can be obtained from the respective Schools. | |||||
| Public Holidays | |||||
| New Year’s Day | – | January 1, 2022 | May Day | – | May 1, 2022 |
| Constitution Day | – | January 7, 2022 | Eidul-Fitr | – | to be confirmed |
| Independence Day | – | March 6, 2022 | Founders’ Day | – | August 4, 2022 |
| Good Friday | – | April 15, 2022 | Eidul-Adha | – | to be confirmed |
| Easter Monday | – | April 18, 2022 | Kwame Nkrumah Mem. Day | – | September 21, 2022 |
| REVISED ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2021/2022 ACADEMIC YEAR FIRST SEMESTER | ||||||
| GRADUATE STUDENTS | ||||||
| ACTIVITY | SCHEDULE (11 WEEKS OF TEACHING) | |||||
| Deadline for Uploading Courses and Linking of First Semester Courses to Lecturers (All First Semester Courses, All Levels) | Monday, November 1, 2021 | |||||
| Registration begins | Monday, December 20, 2021 | |||||
| Fresh Students Report | Wednesday, January 5 – Sunday January 9, 2022 | |||||
| Orientation | Monday, January 10 – Friday, January 14, 2022 | |||||
| Congregation for 2020/2021 Academic Year | Tuesday, January 11 – Saturday, January 15, 2022 | |||||
| Continuing Students Report | Thursday, January 13 – Sunday, January 16, 2022 | |||||
| Teaching Begins | Monday, January 17, 2022 | |||||
| Deadline for Regular Registration/Add/Drop of Courses/Deferment | Friday, February 11, 2022 | |||||
| Registration for Re-sit for First Semester Courses | Monday, February 14, 2022 – Friday, February 18, 2022 | |||||
| Interim Assessment | Monday, February 21 – Friday, March 11, 2022 | |||||
| Matriculation (First Time UG Entrants) | Saturday, March 5, 2022 | |||||
| Academic Prizes Ceremony | Date to be determined | |||||
| Aggrey-Fraser-Guggisberg Memorial Lectures | March 2022 (Special Congregation) | |||||
| Students’ Evaluation of Lecturers | Monday, March 28 – Friday, April 8, 2022 | |||||
| Teaching Ends | Friday, April 1, 2022 | |||||
| Revision | Monday, April 4 – Friday, April 8, 2022 | |||||
| First Semester Examinations | Saturday, April 9, 2022 – Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | |||||
| First Semester ends | Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | |||||
| Inter-semester break | Thursday, April 28, 2022 – Thursday, June 16, 2022 ( 7 weeks) | |||||
| *School of Law, Medical School; Dental School; School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences; School of Veterinary Medicine; School of Nursing and Midwifery may have different dates because their semesters extend beyond the normal. Calendars can be obtained from the respective Schools. | ||||||
| Public Holidays | ||||||
| New Year’s Day | – | January 1, 2022 | May Day | – | May 1, 2022 | |
| Constitution Day | – | January 7, 2022 | Eidul-Fitr | – | to be confirmed | |
| Independence Day | – | March 6, 2022 | Founders’ Day | – | August 4, 2022 | |
| Good Friday | – | April 15, 2022 | Eidul-Adha | – | to be confirmed | |
| Easter Monday | – | April 18, 2022 | Kwame Nkrumah Mem. Day | – | September 21, 2022 |
| REVISED ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2021/2022 ACADEMIC SANDWICH SEMESTER | |||||
| GRADUATE STUDENTS | |||||
| ACTIVITY | SCHEDULE | (6 WEEKS OF TEACHING) | |||
| Registration Begins | Friday, April 1, 2022 | ||||
| Orientation | Tuesday, April 19 -Friday, April 22, 2022 | ||||
| Teaching Begins | Monday, April 25, 2022 | ||||
| Deadline for: Registration/Add/Drop of Courses/Deferment | Friday, May 6, 2022 | ||||
| Students’ Evaluation of Lecturers | Monday, June 6 – Friday, June 10, 2022 | ||||
| Teaching Ends | Friday, June 3, 2022 | ||||
| Revision | Monday, June 6 – Friday, June 10, 2022 | ||||
| End of Semester Examinations | Saturday, June 11 – Sunday, June 26, 2022 | ||||
| Semester Ends | Sunday, June 26, 2022 | ||||
| *School of Law, Medical School; Dental School; School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences; School of Veterinary Medicine; School of Nursing and Midwifery may have different dates because their semesters extend beyond the normal. Calendars can be obtained from the respective Schools. | |||||
| Public Holidays | |||||
| New Year’s Day | – | January 1, 2022 | May Day | – | May 1, 2022 |
| Constitution Day | – | January 7, 2022 | Eidul-Fitr | – | to be confirmed |
| Independence Day | – | March 6, 2022 | Founders’ Day | – | August 4, 2022 |
| Good Friday | – | April 15, 2022 | Eidul-Adha | – | to be confirmed |
| Easter Monday | – | April 18, 2022 | Kwame Nkrumah Mem. Day | – | September 21, 2022 |
| REVISED ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2021/2022 ACADEMIC YEAR SECOND SEMESTER | |||||
| GRADUATE STUDENTS | |||||
| ACTIVITY | SCHEDULE (11 WEEKS OF TEACHING) | ||||
| Deadline for Uploading Second Semester Courses and Linking of Courses to Lecturers | Wednesday, May 18, 2022 | ||||
| Registration Begins | Wednesday, June 1, 2022 | ||||
| Students Report | Thursday, June 16 to Sunday, June 19, 2022 | ||||
| Teaching Begins | Monday, June 20, 2022 | ||||
| Deadline for Regular Registration/Add/Drop of Courses/Deferment | Friday, July 15, 2022 | ||||
| Registration for Re-sit for Second Semester Courses (Continuing Students) | Monday, July 18, 2022 | ||||
| Interim Assessment | Monday, July 18 – Friday, August 5, 2022 | ||||
| Teaching Ends | Friday, September 2, 2022 | ||||
| Students’ Evaluation of Lecturers | Monday, August 29 – Friday, September 9, 2022 | ||||
| Revision | Monday, September 5 – Friday, September 9, 2022 | ||||
| Second Semester Examinations | Saturday, September 10 – Sunday, September 25, 2022 (2 weeks) | ||||
| Second Semester Ends | Sunday, September 25, 2022 | ||||
| Vacation | From Monday, September 26, 2022 | ||||
| Congregation for 2021/2022 Academic Year | Date to be determined | ||||
| *School of Law, Medical School; Dental School; School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences; School of Veterinary Medicine; School of Nursing and Midwifery may have different dates because their semesters extend beyond the normal. Calendars can be obtained from the respective Schools. | |||||
| Public Holidays New Year’s Day Constitution Day Independence Day Good Friday Easter Monday | – – – – – | January 1, 2022 January 7, 2022 March 6, 2022 April 15, 2022 April 18, 2022 | May Day Eidul-Fitr Founders’ Day Eidul-Adha Kwame Nkrumah Mem. Day | –– – – – | May 1, 2022 to be confirmed August 4, 2022 to be confirmed September 21, 2022 |
