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September 20th, 2021 at 04:31 pm
The management of the University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA) has released the first and second-semester academic calendar for the 2021/2022 academic year.
Students of the University should check below.
UPSA Academic Calendar For 2021/2022 Academic Year
Below is the academic calendar for the University for Professional Studies Accra (UPSA) for the 2021/2022 academic year.
UNDERGRADUATE AND DIPLOMA (LEVEL 100) – FIRST SEMESTER
| Activity | No of Weeks | Date |
| Registration Period: Undergraduate Level 100 & Diploma 100 | 2 | Monday, 6th December, 2021 – Friday, 17th December, 2021 |
| Orientation for Freshmen (Virtual) | Monday, 20th December, 2021 – Friday, 24th December, 2021 | |
| Reporting date for Undergraduate Level 100 & Diploma 100 Students | Tuesday, 4th January, 2022 | |
| Teaching Period: Undergraduate 100 and Diploma Level 100
(In Person) |
6 | Monday, 10th January, 2022 – Sunday, 20th February, 2022 |
| Matriculation | Friday, 18th February, 2022 | |
| Teaching Continues: Undergraduate Level 100 and Diploma Level 100 (Virtual) | 6 | Monday, 21st February, 2022 -Sunday, 3rd April, 2022 |
| Evaluation of Lecturers/Courses by Students | 1 | Tuesday, 8th March, 2022 – Sunday, 13th March, 2022 |
| Deadline for submission of Examination | 1 | Sunday, 13th March, 2022 |
| Revision Week | 1 | Monday, 4th April, 2022 – Thursday, 7th April, 2022 |
| End of First Semester Examinations: Undergraduate Level 100 & Diploma Level 100 | 1 | Friday, 8th April, 2022 – Thursday, 14th April, 2022 |
| Inter-Semester Break | 2 | Friday, 15th April, 2022 – Sunday, 1st May, 2022 |
| Marking and Entry of Results | 4 | Tuesday, 18th April, 2022 – Sunday, 15th May, 2022 |
| Second Semester for Undergraduate Level 100 and Diploma level 100 2021/2022 Academic Year Begins | Tuesday, 2nd May, 2022 |
| Activity | No of Weeks | Date |
| Departmental Board Meetings | Tuesday, 17th May, 2022 | |
| Faculty Board Meeting | Wednesday, 18th May, 2022 | |
| Examinations Committee Meeting | Thursday, 19th May, 2022 | |
| Submission of Copies of Assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of First Semester Results | Thursday, 19th May, 2022 – Friday, 20th May, 2022 |
UNDERGRADUATE (LEVELS 200, 300 & 400) AND DIPLOMA (LEVEL 200) – FIRST SEMESTER
| Activity | No of Weeks | Date |
| Registration Begins (Course Registration and Re-sit Registration) | Monday, 4th October, 2021 – Sunday, 31st October, 2021 | |
| Teaching Begins:
· Undergraduate Level 400 and Level 300 (Virtual) · Undergraduate Level 200 and Diploma Level 200 (In Person) |
6 | Monday, 11th October, 2021 – Sunday, 21st November, 2021 |
| Teaching Continues: (Swap)
· Undergraduate Level 400 and Level 300 (In person) · Undergraduate Level 200 and Diploma Level 200 (Virtual) |
6 | Monday, 22nd November, 2021 – Sunday, 16th January, 2022 |
| Deadline for Registration | Sunday, 31st October, 2021 | |
| Add and drop of Elective Courses/Deferment | 1 | Monday, 1st November, 2021 – Sunday, 7th November, 2021 |
| Defence of Project Work Proposal | 1 | Monday, 1st November, 2021 – Sunday, 7th November, 2021 |
| Evaluation of Lecturers/Courses by Students | 1 | Monday, 8th November, 2021 – Sunday, 14th November, 2021 |
| Deadline for submission of Examination Questions | 1 | Monday, 8th November, 2021 – Sunday, 14th November, 2021 |
| Christmas Break | 2 | Monday, 20th December, 2021 – Sunday, 2nd January, 2022 |
| Revision Week | 1 | Monday, 17th January, 2022 – Sunday, 23rd January, 2022 |
| Activity | No of Weeks | Date |
| Academic Board Meeting | Wednesday, 19th January, 2022 | |
| End of First Semester Examinations
· Week 1: Undergraduate Level 400 & Level 300 · Week 2: Undergraduate Level 200 & Diploma Level 200 |
1 | Monday, 24th January, 2022 – Sunday, 6th February, 2022 |
| Marking and Entry of Results | 5 | Monday, 31st January, 2022 – Sunday, 6th March, 2022 |
| Inter-Semester Break | 3 | Sunday, 7th February, 2022 – 27th February, 2022 |
| Second Semester of 2021/2022 Academic Year Begins | Monday, 28th February, 2022 | |
| Departmental Board Meetings | Tuesday, 8th March, 2022 | |
| Faculty Board Meeting | Wednesday, 9th March, 2022 | |
| Examinations Committee Meeting | Thursday, 10th March, 2022 | |
| Submission of Copies of Assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of First Semester Results | Thursday, 10th March, 2022 – Friday, 11th March, 2022 |
NOTE: This academic calendar covers LLB Level 200 and Level 300
LAW SCHOOL (FINAL YEAR – LEVEL 400) – FIRST AND SECOND SEMESTER
| Activity | No of Weeks | Date |
| Registration Period (Course and Re-sit Registration) | Monday, 30th August, 2021 – Sunday, 12th September, 2021 | |
| Teaching and Learning (Blended) | 12 | Monday, 13th September, 2021 – Sunday, 5th December, 2021 |
| Add and Drop of Electives Courses/Deferment | 1 | Monday, 4th October, 2021, – Sunday, 10th October, 2021 |
| Evaluation of Lecturers/Courses by Students | 1 | Monday, 18th October, 2021 – Sunday, 24th October, 2021 |
| Deadline for Submission of Examination Questions | Sunday, 24th October, 2021 | |
| Revision Week | 1 | Monday, 6th December, 2021 – Sunday, 12th December, 2021 |
| End of First Semester Examinations | 2 | Monday, 13th December, 2021 – Friday, 24th December, 2021 |
| Inter-Semester Break | 4 | Saturday, 25th December, 2021 – Sunday 23rd January, 2022 |
| Marking and Entry of Results | 4 | Monday, 20th December, 2021 – Sunday, 16th January, 2022 |
| Departmental Board Meetings | Tuesday, 18th January, 2022 | |
| Faculty Board Meeting | Wednesday, 19th January, 2022 | |
| Examinations Committee Meeting | Thursday, 20th January, 2022 | |
| Submission of Copies of Assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of First Semester Results | Thursday, 20th January, 2022- 21th January, 2022 | |
| Second Semester of 2021/2022 Academic Year Begins | Monday, 24th January, 2022 |
APPROVED ACADEMIC CALENDAR – DISTANCE LEARNING SCHOOL (FIRST SEMESTER)
| ACTIVITY | NO. OF WEEKS | DATE |
| FINAL YEAR (CONTINUING) STUDENTS | ||
| 2021/2022 First Semester Begins | Monday, 4th October, 2021 | |
| Registration Period for Postgraduate Continuing Students | 3 | Monday, 4th October, 2021 – Sunday, 31st October, 2021 |
| Teaching Period for Postgraduate Continuing Students | 12 | Monday, 11th October, 2021- Sunday, 16th January, 2022 |
| Christmas Break | 2 | Monday, 20th December, 2021 – Sunday, 2nd January, 2022 |
| Submission of Examination Questions for First Semester | Monday, 8th November, 2021-Sunday, 14th November, 2021 | |
| Evaluation of Lecturers/Courses by Postgraduate Continuing Students | Friday, 3rd December, 2021 | |
| Revision Week | 1 | Monday, 17th January, 2022- Sunday, 23rd January, 2022 |
| End of First Semester Examinations | 3 | Monday, 24th January, 2022- Sunday,6th February, 2022 |
| Marking & Entry of Results | 5 | Monday, 31st January, 2022 – Sunday, 6th March, 2022 |
| Inter-Semester Break | 3 | Monday, 7th February, 2022 – Sunday, 27th February, 2022 |
| Faculty Board Meeting | Wednesday, 9th March, 2022 | |
| Graduate Studies Committee Meeting | Thursday, 10th March, 2022 | |
| Submission of copies of Assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of First Semester results | Thursday, 10th March, 2022 – Friday, 11th March, 2022 | |
| Academic Board Meeting | Wednesday, 19th January, 2022 |
| Second Semester of 2021/2022 Academic Year Begins | 28th February, 2022 | |
| FIRST YEAR STUDENTS | ||
| Registration Period for Postgraduate First Year Students | 2 | Monday, 6th September, 2021 – Sunday, 18th September, 2021 |
| Freshers’ Orientation | Friday, 24th September, 2021 – Sunday, 26th September, 2021 | |
| Teaching Period Postgraduate First Year Students | 12 | Monday, 27th September, 2021 – Sunday, 19th December, 2021 |
| Submission of Examinations Questions | Monday, 22nd November, 2021 | |
| Evaluation of Lecturers/Courses by Postgraduate First Year Students | Friday, 26th November, 2021 | |
| Revision Week | 1 | Monday, 20th December, 2021- Thursday, 24th December, 2021 |
| End of First Semester Examinations | 2 | Friday, 7th January, 2022- Sunday, 16th January, 2022 |
| Inter-Semester Break | 2 | Sunday, 16th January, 2022- Sunday, 30th January, 2022 |
| Marking & Entry of Results | 3 | Monday, 17th January, 2022 – Sunday 30th January, 2022 |
| Second Semester of 2021/2022 Academic Year Begins | Monday, 31st January, 2022 | |
| Faculty Board Meeting | Tuesday, 1st February, 2022 | |
| Graduate Studies Committee Meeting | Thursday, 3rd February, 2022 | |
| Submission of copies of assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of First Semester results | Friday, 5th February, 2022 | |
APPROVED ACADEMIC CALENDAR – SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES (FIRST SEMESTER)
| ACTIVITY | NO. OF WEEKS | DATE |
| FINAL YEAR (CONTINUING) STUDENTS | ||
| 2020/2021 First Semester Begins | Monday, 23rd August, 2021 | |
| Registration Period for Postgraduate Continuing Students | 2 | Monday, 23rd August, 2021 – Sunday, 5th September, 2021 |
| Teaching Period for Postgraduate Continuing Students | 12 | Monday, 6th September, 2021- Sunday, 28th November, 2021 |
| Submission of Examination Questions for First Semester | Monday, 1st November, 2021 | |
| Evaluation of Lecturers/Courses by Postgraduate Continuing Students | Friday, 5th November, 2021 | |
| Revision Week | 1 | Monday, 29th November, 2021- Sunday, 5th December, 2021 |
| End of First Semester Examinations | 2 | Monday, 6th December, 2021 – Sunday, 19th December, 2021 |
| Inter-Semester Break | 6 | Monday, 20th December, 2021 – Sunday, 30th January, 2022 |
| Marking & Entry of Results | 3 | Monday, 20th December, 2021- Sunday, 9th January, 2022 |
| Faculty Board Meeting | Wednesday, 12th January, 2022 | |
| Graduate Studies Committee Meeting | Friday, 14th January, 2022 | |
| Submission of copies of assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of First Semester results | Monday, 17th January, 2022 | |
| Academic Board Meeting | Wednesday, 19th January, 2022 | |
| Second Semester of 2021/2022 Academic Year Begins | Monday, 31st January, 2022 |
| FIRST YEAR STUDENTS | ||
| Registration Period for Postgraduate First Year Students | 2 | Monday, 6th September, 2021 – Sunday, 18th September, 2021 |
| Freshers’ Orientation | Friday, 24th September, 2021 – Sunday, 26th September, 2021 | |
| Teaching Period Postgraduate First Year Students | 12 | Monday, 27th September, 2021 – Sunday, 19th December, 2021 |
| Submission of Examinations Questions | Monday, 22nd November, 2021 | |
| Evaluation of Lecturers/Courses by Postgraduate First Year Students | Friday, 26th November, 2021 | |
| Revision Week | 1 | Monday, 20th December, 2021- Thursday, 24th December, 2021 |
| End of First Semester Examinations | 2 | Friday, 7th January, 2022- Sunday, 16th January, 2022 |
| Inter-Semester Break | 2 | Monday, 17th January, 2022- Sunday, 30th January, 2022 |
| Marking & Entry of Results | 3 | Monday, 17th January, 2022 – Sunday 30th January, 2022 |
| Second Semester of 2021/2022 Academic Year Begins | Monday, 31st January, 2022 | |
| Faculty Board Meeting | Tuesday, 1st February, 2022 | |
| Graduate Studies Committee Meeting | Thursday, 3rd February, 2022 | |
| Submission of copies of assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of First Semester results | Friday, 5th February, 2022 | |
APPROVED ACADEMIC CALENDAR – PHD IN MARKETING PROGRAMME (FIRST SEMESTER)
| ACTIVITY | No of Weeks | DATE |
| 2021/2022 First Semester Begins | Monday 23rd August, 2021 | |
| Registration Begins for all year groups (including freshmen and retake students) | 2 | Monday 23rd August, 2021 – Sunday 5th September, 2021 |
| Orientation for Freshmen | Monday 23rd August, 2021 | |
| Teaching Begins (1st Session): Year 2 (2024), Year 3 (2023) Cohorts | 2 | Monday 23rd August, 2021- Monday, 13th September, 2021 |
| Teaching Practicum: Year 4 (2022) Cohort | 17 | Monday 23rd August, 2021 –Wednesday, 15th December, 2021 |
| Dissertation Guidance Continues: Year 3 (2023) and Year 4 (2022) Cohorts | 17 | Monday 23rd August, 2021 –Wednesday, 15th December, 2021 |
| Teaching Begins (1st Session): Year 1 (2025) Cohort | 2 | Tuesday 24th August, 2021- Friday, 3rd September, 2021 |
| Teaching Continues (2nd Session): Year 1 (2025), Year 2 (2024),
Year 3 (2023) Cohorts |
11 | Saturday 11th September, 2021 – Saturday, 27th November, 2021 |
| Evaluation of Teaching Faculty/Courses: All Cohorts | 1 | Monday, 29th November, 2021 – Friday, 3rd December, 2021 |
| Dissertation Proposal Defense: Year 3 (2023) Cohort | 1 | Monday, 29th November, 2021 – Friday, 3rd December, 2021 |
| End of First Semester Exams/Submission of all Term Papers/Guidance Progress Reports | 1 | Monday, 6th December, 2021 – Friday, 10th December, 2021 |
| Marking and Input of Scores for all Courses | 4 | Sunday,12th December, 2021 – Friday, 7th January, 2022 |
| Inter-Semester Break | 6 | Sunday, 19th December, 2021 – Sunday, 30th January, 2022 |
| ACTIVITY | No of Weeks | DATE |
| Faculty Board Meeting | Wednesday, 12th January, 2022 | |
| Graduate Studies Committee Meeting | Friday, 14th January, 2022 | |
| Submission of Copies of Assessment Score Sheets and Declaration of First Semester Results | Monday, 17th January, 2022 | |
| Academic Board Meeting | Wednesday, 19th January, 2022 | |
| Second Semester of 2021/2022 Academic Year Begins | Monday, 31st January, 2022 |
| Public Holidays Farmers Day: 3rd December, 2021 |
Christmas Day: 25th December, 2021 |
Boxing Day: 26th December, 2021 |
| New year: 1st January, 2022 | Constitution Day: 7th January, 2022 | Independence Day: 6th March, 2021 |
| Good Friday: 15th April, 2022 | Easter Monday: 18th April, 2022 | May Day: 1st May, 2022 |
| Eid al-Fitr: 2nd May, 2022 |