October 23rd, 2020 at 02:12 pm
University of Ghana Tentative Academic Calendar 2020/2021. UG Legon Academic Calendar for 2020/2021 Academic Session has been released.
UPDATED:
Following the Presidential directive on the re-opening of tertiary institutions contained in his address to the Nation on Sunday, 18th October, 2020, the draft Academic Calendar for 2020/21 academic year approved by the Business and Executive Committee (BEC) of the Academic Board, at its meeting on Thursday, 10th September, 2020, is hereby suspended.
Arrangements for the reopening of the University for the 2020-2021 Academic Year will be announced in due course, after the Academic Board/BEC reconvenes.
The management of the University of Ghana (UG) has released the official academic calendar for the institution for the 2020/2021 academic session.
The University of Ghana (UG) 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.
UNIVERSITY OF GHANA ACADEMIC CALENDAR
The Business and Executive Committee at its meeting approved the tentative Academic Calendars for the 2020/2021 Academic Year, subject to further directives from the President on the reopening of Tertiary Institutions.
University of Ghana Academic Calendar for Undergraduate Programmes
| 2020/2021 ACADEMIC CALENDAR UNDERGRADUATE – MAIN CAMPUS FIRST SEMESTER
DRAFT |
|
| LEVEL 200 & 400 STUDENTS, Post First Degree Law Students | |
| ACTIVITY | DATE |
| Uploading Courses and Linking of first semester courses to Lecturers (Levels 100
– 400) |
Tuesday September 1, 2020 – Wednesday September 30, 2020 |
| Registration begins (Continuing students) | Thursday, October 12, 2020 |
| Students Report | Wednesday, October 28 – Sunday November 1, 2020 |
| Teaching Begins | Monday, November 2, 2020 (for 6 weeks) |
| Deadline for Registration | Friday November 13, 2020 |
| Deadline for Add/Drop of Courses/Deferment (Levels 200 and 400) | Friday November 13, 2020 |
| Virtual Congregation:
College of Humanities, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, College of Education, College of Health Sciences, School of Graduate Studies |
Monday November 30 – Saturday December 5, 2020 |
| Break for Presidential / Parliamentary Elections | Friday December 4 – Tuesday December 8, 2020 |
| Resumption of Lectures | Wednesday December 9 2020 |
| Students’ Evaluation of Lecturers levels 200 and 400 | Monday December 14 Friday December 18, 2020 |
| Teaching Ends | Friday 18th December 2020 |
| Revision | Monday, December 21 – Friday, December 31, 2020 |
| First Semester Examinations | Monday, January 4 – Monday January 18, 2021 (14 days) |
| First Semester ends | Monday January 18, 2021 |
| Inter Semester break | Tuesday January 19 – Sunday, April 25, 2021 |
| Disinfection of Campus | Wednesday, January 21 – Sunday, January 24, 2021 |
| *UG Medical School; Dental School; School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences; School of Veterinary Medicine; School of Nursing and Midwifery | *UGMS, UGDS, SBAHS, SONM, and SVM may have different dates because their semesters extend beyond the normal |
| 2020/2021 ACADEMIC CALENDAR UNDERGRADUATE – MAIN CAMPUS SECOND SEMESTER DRAFT |
|
| LEVEL 200 & 400 STUDENTS | |
| ACTIVITY | DATE |
| Uploading Courses and Linking second semester courses to Lecturers (All courses) | Monday March 1 – Sunday March 22, 2021 |
| Registration for second semester begins (All students) | Monday, April 12, 2021 |
| Students Report | Friday, April 23 – Sunday, April 25, 2021 |
| Teaching Begins | Monday, April 26, 2021 (for 6 weeks) |
| Deadline for Registration | Friday May 7, 2021 |
| Deadline for Add/Drop of Courses/Deferment | Friday May 7, 2021 |
| Students’ Evaluation of Lecturers (Levels 200 and 400) | Monday May 31 – Friday June 4, 2021 |
| Teaching Ends | Friday, June 4, 2021 |
| Revision | Monday, June 7 – Friday, June 11, 2021 |
| Second Semester Examinations | Saturday, June 12 – Saturday, June 26, 2021 (2 weeks) |
| Second Semester ends | Saturday, June 26, 2021 |
| Disinfection of Campus | Tuesday, 28 – Friday July 2, 2021 |
| Vacation | Sunday July 3……….. , 2021 |
| Virtual Congregation:
College of Humanities (School of Law), College of Health Sciences (UG Medical School, UG Dental School) |
DATE TO BE DETERMINED |
| 2020/2021 ACADEMIC CALENDAR UNDERGRADUATE – MAIN CAMPUS FIRST SEMESTER
DRAFT |
|
| LEVEL 100 & 300 STUDENTS | |
| ACTIVITY | DATE |
| Registration begins (Levels 100 & 300) | Monday, January 11, 2021 – Friday January 22, 2021 |
| Students Report (Levels 100 & 300) | Monday, January 25 – Sunday January 31, 2021 |
| Level 100 Orientation | Online / Virtual – College based – January 27-29, 2021 |
| Teaching Begins (Levels 100 and 300) | Monday, February 1, 2021 (for 6 weeks) |
| Deadline for Registration (Level 300) | Friday February 12, 2021 |
| Deadline for Add/Drop of Courses/Deferment (Level 300) | Friday February 12, 2021 |
| Deadline for Registration (Level 100) | Friday February 19, 2021 |
| Matriculation | Saturday February 20, 2021 |
| Academic Prizes Ceremony | Thursday February 18, and Friday February 19, 2021 (Virtual?) |
| Students’ Evaluation of Lecturers (100 & 300) | Monday, March 8 – Friday March 12, 2021 |
| Teaching Ends | Friday, March 12, 2021 |
| Revision | Monday March 15 – Friday March 19, 2021 |
| Aggrey-Fraser-Guggisberg Memorial lectures | March 2021 |
| First Semester Examinations | Monday, March 22 – Sunday, April 11, 2021 (16 days) |
| Supplementary Re-sit Examinations for Second semester courses | Saturday, March 20 – Friday, April 9, 2021 |
| First semester ends | Friday, April 9, 2021 |
| Inter-semester break | Saturday, April 10 – Sunday, July 4, 2021 |
| Disinfection of Campus | Wednesday, April 14 – Monday, April 19, 2021 |
| *UG Medical School; Dental School; School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences; School of Veterinary Medicine; School of Nursing and Midwifery | *UGMS, UGDS, SBAHS, SONM and SVM may have different dates because their semesters extend beyond the normal |
| 2020/2021 ACADEMIC CALENDAR UNDERGRADUATE – MAIN CAMPUS SECOND SEMESTER
DRAFT |
|
| LEVEL 100 & 300 STUDENTS, Post First Degree Law Students | |
| ACTIVITY | DATE |
| Registration begins (Levels 100 & 300) mop up | Monday, June 14, 2021 |
| Students Report | Friday, July 2 – Sunday, July 4, 2021 |
| Teaching Begins | Monday, July 5, 2021 (for 6 weeks) |
| Deadline for Registration | Friday July 16, 2021 |
| Deadline for Add/Drop of Courses/Deferment | Friday July 16, 2021 |
| Students’ Evaluation of Lecturers (Levels 100 & 300) | Monday, August 9 – Friday August 13, 2021 |
| Teaching Ends | Friday August 13, 2021 |
| Revision | Monday, August 16 – Friday August 20, 2021 |
| Second Semester Examinations | Saturday, August 21 – Sunday, September 5, 2021 |
| Supplementary Re-sit Examinations for first semester courses | Saturday, August 21 – Sunday, September 5, 2021 |
| Second Semester ends | Sunday, September 5, 2021 |
| Vacation | Monday, September 6 – ……, 2021 |
| Disinfection of Campus | Thursday, September 9 – Thursday, September 16, 2021 |
University of Ghana Academic Calendar for Postgraduate Programmes
| ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR FIRST SEMESTER DRAFT |
|
| SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES | |
| ACTIVITY | DATE |
| Registration (All Students) | Thursday, October 1 – Thursday October 22, 2020 |
| Students Report | Wednesday, October 28 – Sunday November 1, 2020 |
| Teaching Begins | Monday, November 2, 2020 (13 weeks) |
| Deadline for Registration | Friday November 13, 2020 |
| Deadline for Add/Drop of Courses/Deferment | Friday November 13, 2020 |
| Congregation:
College of Humanities, College of Education, College of Health Sciences College of Basic and Applied Sciences School of Graduate Studies |
Monday November 30 – Saturday December 5, 2020 |
| Break for Presidential/Parliamentary Elections | Friday, December 4 – Tuesday, December 8, 2020 |
| Teaching Resumes | Wednesday, December 9, 2020 |
| Christmas Break | Monday December 21 2020 – Sunday January 3, 2021 |
| Teaching Resumes | Monday January 4, 2021 |
| Academic Prizes Ceremony | Thursday February 18, 2021 and Friday February 19, 2021 |
| Teaching Ends | Friday, February 19, 2021 |
| Revision | Monday, February 22 – Friday, February 26, 2021 |
| First Semester Examinations | Monday March 1 – Friday March 12 (2 weeks) |
| First semester Ends | Friday, March 12, 2021 |
| Inter-Semester Break | Monday, March 12 – Wednesday, April 7, 2021 |
| Aggrey-Fraser-Guggisberg Memorial lectures | March 2021 |
| ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR SECOND SEMESTER
DRAFT |
|
| SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES | |
| ACTIVITY | DATE |
| Registration Begins | Monday, March 22 2021 |
| Students Report | Wednesday, April 7 – Sunday April11, 2021 |
| Teaching Begins | Monday, April 12, 2021 (for 13 weeks) |
| Deadline for Registration | Friday, April 23 2021 |
| Deadline for Add/Drop of Courses/Deferment | Friday, April 23 2021 |
| Teaching Ends | Friday, July 9, 2021 |
| Revision | Monday, July 12 – Friday, July 16, 2021 |
| Second Semester Examinations | Monday July 19 – Friday July 30, 2021 (2 weeks) |
| Second Semester Ends | Friday, August 6, 2021 |
| Vacation | Saturday, August 7 – ……….. |
| Disinfection of Graduate Hostels | Monday, August 16 – Friday, August 20, 2021 |
University of Ghana Academic Calendar for School of Continuing and Distance Education
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
SCHOOL OF CONTINUING AND DISTANCE EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION ACADEMIC CALENDAR
FIRST SEMESTER 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR DRAFT
| On-line Registration / Re-sit Registration for Continuing Students/ DEFERMENT
Centre Registration / Downloading of course materials at the Learning Centres (All students) |
Monday, October 26, – Friday, December 18, 2020 |
| Tutorials Begin for continuing students | Saturday, November 7, 2020 |
| Freshmen Registration (Level 100, Level 200 and Diploma)
– On-line Registration/ Centre Registration – Downloading of course materials at the Learning Centres |
Yet to be determined |
| Tutorials Begin for Fresh students | Yet to be determined |
| Orientation for Freshmen | Yet to be determined |
| Academic Advising/Re-orientation (Continuing Students) | Details to be announced later |
| Deadline for FEE PAYMENT | Friday, December 11, 2020 |
| Deadline for On-line /Re-sit Registration/ ADD/DROP of Courses / DEFERMENT | Friday, December 18, 2020 |
| Matriculation | Yet to be determined |
| Interim/ Continuous Assessment (SAKAI – Online) | Friday, January 8 – Sunday, January 17, 2021 |
| Congregation | N/A |
| End of Tutorials | Sunday, January 31, 2021 |
| Revision | Saturday, February 6 – Sunday, February 21, 2021 |
| Examinations | Friday, February 26– Sunday, March 21, 2021 |
| End of Semester | Sunday, March 21, 2021 |
DEPARTMENT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION ACADEMIC CALENDAR
SECOND SEMESTER 2020/2021 ACADEMIC YEAR DRAFT
| On-line Registration / Re-sit Registration
Centre Registration/Downloading of Course Materials at the Learning Centres |
Monday, May 10, 2021 |
| Tutorials Begin | Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
| Deadline for FEE PAYMENT | Friday, June 25, 2021 |
| Deadline for On-line /Re-sit Registration/ ADD/DROP of Courses / DEFERMENT | Monday, June 28, 2921 |
| Academic Advising Students Forum | Saturday, July 3, -Sunday, July 4, 2021 |
| Interim/Continuous Assessment (SAKAI – Online) | Friday, July 9 – Sunday, July 25, 2021 |
| End of Tutorials | Sunday, August 14, 2021 |
| Revision | Saturday, August 21 – Sunday, August 29 2021 |
| Examinations | Friday, September 10, 2021 – Sunday, October 3,
2021 |
| End of Semester | Sunday, October 3, 2021 |
Public Holidays
| Eidul-Fitr** Eidul-Adha Founders’ Day – August 4, 2020 Kwame Nkrumah Mem. Day – September 21, 2020 Farmers’ Day – December 4, 2020 Voting Day – December 7, 2020 Christmas Day – December 25, 2020 Boxing Day – December 26, 2020 New Year’s Day – January 1, 2021 |
Constitution Day – January 7, 2021 Independence Day – March 6, 2021 Good Friday – April 2, 2021 Easter Monday – April 5, 2021 May Day – May 1, 2021
**Dates: to be confirmed |