This is to inform all postgraduate students of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) that the Academic Calendar for 2017/2018 Academic session has been published.
The details of academic events are as stated on the table below;
| TIME-TABLE OF EVENTS FOR THE 2017/2018 ACADEMIC SESSION | ||
| FIRST SEMESTER 2017/2018 | ||
| FEBRUARY 2018 | ||
| Thursday 08 | – | Arrival/Registration for New Students |
| Thursday 15 | – | Lectures begin for new Students |
| Thursday 22 | – | Arrival and Registration for Old Students |
| – | End of Registration for new Students | |
| Friday 23 | – | Late Registration starts for New Students |
| MARCH 2018 | ||
| Friday 02 | – | Submission of Lecture Time-Table to the School |
| Tuesday 20 | – | Board Meeting |
| Wednesday 28 | – | Sale of Application forms for the 2018/2019 Postgraduate Admissions begins |
| Thursday 29 | – | End of Registration for all Postgraduate Students |
| Thursday 29 | – | Easter Break |
| APRIL 2018 | ||
| Tuesday 03 | – | Lectures Resume after Easter Break |
| Wednesday 04 – Tuesday 24 | – | Orientation for Fresh Students at Departmental/Faculty levels |
| Wednesday 25 | – | Orientation for Fresh Students at University level at P.A.A. |
| MAY 2018 | ||
| Tuesday 08 | – | Submission of First Semester Examinations Time-Table |
| Monday 14 | – | Vice-Chancellor’s Research Leadership Prize Winners Lectures (Distinguished Lecture) |
| Tuesday 15 | – | Training Workshop for Postgraduate Supervisors/Teachers |
| Thursday 24 | – | End of Lectures for First Semester |
| Friday 25 | – | Revision begins. |
| JUNE 2018 | ||
| Tuesday 19 | – | Board meeting |
| Friday 08 | – | Revision ends. |
| Monday 11 | – | First Semester Examinations begin |
| Monday 25 | – | First Semester Examinations end |
| Thursday 28 | – | End of sale of application forms for the 2018/2019 Postgraduate Admissions |
| JULY 2018 | ||
| Tuesday 10 | – | Submission of First Semester Result to the School of Postgraduate Studies begins |
| Tuesday 24 | – | End of Submission of First Semester Examination Results |
| SECOND SEMESTER 2017/2018 | ||
| JULY 2018 | ||
| Tuesday 24 | – | Second Semester Lectures begin |
| *Wednesday 25 | – | Registration starts for Sandwich Students |
| AUGUST 2018 | ||
| *Friday 03 | – | End of registration for sandwich students |
| Friday 03 | – | Submission of Second Semester Lecture Time-Table |
| *Monday 06 | – | Lectures begin for Sandwich students |
| Thursday 09 – Friday 10 | – | Postgraduate Admission CBT Screening Test takes place |
| SEPTEMBER 2018 | ||
| Sunday 16 – Tuesday 18 | – | Grand Alumni Home Coming/Distinguished Alumni Lecture |
| Tuesday 25 | – | Board meeting |
| *Friday 28 | – | Sandwich lectures end. |
| – | End of 2017/2018 Sandwich Programme | |
| OCTOBER 2018 | ||
| Monday 15 – Wednesday 17 | ` | Advanced Ph.D Research/Paper Writing Workshop |
| Thursday 18 – Friday 19 | – | Workshops on PGC 601 and PGC 701 for Nsukka Campus |
| Thursday 25 – Friday 26 | – | Workshops on PGC 601 and PGC 701 for Enugu Campus |
| Monday 29 | – | Lectures end for regular Postgraduate Students |
| Tuesday 30 | – | Revision begins. |
| NOVEMBER 2018 | ||
| Thursday 01 | – | Submission of Second Semester Examinations Time Table |
| Wednesday 14 | – | Revision ends. |
| Thursday 15 | – | Second Semester Examinations begin |
| Thursday 29 | – | End of Second Semester Examinations |
| DECEMBER 2018 | ||
| Monday 10 | – | Arrival of External Examiners |
| Tuesday 11 | – | Board Meeting |
| Tuesday 11 – 12 | – | Oral Defense/Examination at Departments for 2016/2017 set |
| Thursday 13 | – | External Examiners Depart |
| Friday 14 | – | Submission of Second Semester Results begin |
| Tuesday 25 – Wednesday 26 | – | CHRISTMAS BREAK |
| JANUARY 2019 | ||
| Monday 10 | – | Submission of Second Semester Results end. |
| SUMMARY FOR THE 2017/2018 SESSION | ||
| First Semester: Lecture | 14 Weeks | |
| Revision | 2 Week | |
| Examinations | 2 Weeks | |
| Total | 18 Weeks | |
| Second Semester: Lecture | 14 Weeks | |
| Revision | 2 Week | |
| Examinations | 2 Weeks | |
| Total | 18 Weeks | |
| Grand Total for the Session | 36 Weeks | |
