| UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES | |||||
| 2010/2011 ACADEMIC CALENDAR | |||||
| FIRST TRIMESTER -15 WEEEKS | |||||
| WEEK | ACTIVITY | DAY | MONTH | DATE | YEAR |
| Week 1 | Fresh Students Report | Saturday | August | 28 | 2010 |
| Registration & Orientation for Fresh Students | Mon.- Fri. | August/September | 30-3 | 2010 | |
| Continuing Students Report and Register | Saturday | September | 4 | 2010 | |
| Lectures Begin | Monday | September | 6 | 2010 | |
| Matriculation for fresh students | Thursday | September | 30 | 2010 | |
| Week 13 | Lectures End | Friday | November | 26 | 2010 |
| Week 14 | Examinations Begin | Tuesday | November | 30 | 2010 |
| Week 15 | Examinations End | Thursday | December | 9 | 2010 |
| Break Begins | Friday | December | 10 | 2010 | |
| 9th Congregation | Saturday | December | 11 | 2010 | |
| First Trimester Holidays - 4 weeks |
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| SECOND TRIMESTER - 14 WEEKS | |||||
| Harmattan School | February | First Week | 2011 | ||
| Students Report | Saturday | January | 8 | 2011 | |
| Week 1 | Lectures Begin | Monday | January | 10 | 2011 |
| Week 12 | Lectures End | Friday | April | 1 | 2011 |
| Week 13 | Examinations Begin | Monday | April | 4 | 2011 |
| Week 14 | Examinations End | Friday | April | 15 | 2011 |
| Break Begins | Saturday | April | 16 | 2011 | |
| Inter Faculty Lectures | Mon - Fri | April | 4th Week | 2011 | |
| Second Trimester Holidays - 2 weeks |
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| THIRD TRIMESTER - 8 WEEKS | |||||
| Yr. Groups | Reporting Date to Field & Orientation | ||||
| Week 1 | Year 2 & 3 | Monday | May | 9 | 2011 |
| Week 1 | Year 1A | Monday | May | 9 | 2011 |
| Week 1 | Year 1B | Monday | May | 16 | 2011 |
| Week 1 | Year 1C | Monday | May | 23 | 2011 |
| Inter Faculty Lectures | Mon - Fri | August | 2nd Week | 2011 | |
| Examination Dates | |||||
| Week 4 | Year 3 | Mon-Fri | June | 6-10 | 2011 |
| Week 6 | Year 2 | Mon-Fri | June/July | 27 -1 | 2011 |
| Week 6 | Year 1A | Mon-Fri | June/July | 27 - 1 | 2011 |
| Week 6 | Year 1B | Mon-Fri | July | 8 | 2011 |
| Week 6 | Year 1C | Mon-Fri | July | 15 | 2011 |
| TTFPP Break Begins | Saturday | July | 16 | 2011 | |
| Third Trimester Holidays - 6 weeks |
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| SUMMARY OF 2010/2011 ACADEMIC YEAR | |||||
| 1) | First Trimester 15 Weeks | Saturday | August | 28 | 2011 |
| Friday | December | 10 | 2011 | ||
| 2) | Second Trimester 14 Weeks | Saturday | January | 8 | 2011 |
| Saturday | April | 16 | 2011 | ||
| 3) | Third Trimester 8 Weeks | Monday | May | 9 | 2011 |
| NB: Proposed date for beginning of the 2011/2012 academic year is Saturday, August 27, 2011 for fresh students. | |||||