Academic Calendar

Ashesi's academic calendar is divided into two semesters. Students typically take four semester units per semester. A semester unit (typically 42 classroom contact hours and 14 discussion/lab contact hours) is defined as three (3) hours per week of classroom time and 1 or 1.5 hours of discussion/lab time per week over a period of fifteen weeks.  

*** All dates are subject to change

Semester 1, August – December 2017 

EVENT

DATE

Orientation for new faculty and faculty interns    Week of August 21st
Classes begin for continuing students    August 28th
Continuing students meet with advisors if off track from cohort   Week of August 28th
Registration ends for continuing students     August 29th 
Freshmen arrive    September 6th 
Freshman orientation   September 7th -10th 
Matriculation for freshmen   September 8th
End of adding and dropping courses for continuing students   September 8th 
Classes begin for first year courses     September 11th
Advising Weeks for continuing students  September 11th – 22nd 
Mid-Semester break for all students   October 23rd – 27th 
Classes resume for all students      October 30th 
Last day for late drop  November 3rd
Course Evaluations  Week of December 4th 
Last day of classes for all students   December 7th
Revision days for all students    December 8th -10th
End of semester exams for all students   December 11th – 15th 
Break begins for all students    December 15th  

Holidays:  

  • Eid al Adha (Friday, September 1st (estimated))
  • Founder’s Day (Thursday, September 21st )
  • Farmers’ Day (Friday, December 1st)
  • Campus Closed for Holiday (December 19th – January 1st)

 

Semester 2, January – June 2018  

 EVENT

DATE
Campus re-opens  January 2nd 
Classes begin for first year courses    January 8th 
Freshmen meet with Heads of Departments or Academic Registry if off track from cohort      Week of January 8th
Registration ends for freshmen    January 9th
End of adding and dropping courses for freshmen     January 19th
Classes begin for continuing students     January 15th 
Continuing students meet with advisors if off track from cohort  Week of January 15th  
Registration ends for continuing students    January 16th
End of adding and dropping courses for continuing students   January 26th 
Advising Weeks for continuing students  February 12th – 23rd 
Mid-Semester break for all students    March 5th - 9th
Classes resumes for all students  March 12th 
Last day for late drop  March 16th
Last day of classes for seniors   April 20th 
Revision for seniors   April 21st – 22nd 
Final exams for seniors    April 23rd - 25th
Last day of classes for continuing students   April 25th 
Capstone presentations for seniors   April 26th - 27th 
Revision for continuing students     April 26th – 29th
End of spring semester for seniors   April 27th 
Final exams for continuing students      April 30th, May 2nd - 4th 
Last day of classes for freshmen   May 3rd 
End of spring semester for continuing students  May 4th 
Revision for freshmen    May 4th - 7th 
Final exams for freshmen     May 8th - 11th 
End of spring semester for freshmen   May 11th  
Commencement June 23rd 

 

Semester  3,  June - July, 2018

 EVENT

DATE
Classes begin for all students June 11th 
Registrations ends for all students June 12th 
Classes end for all students July 18th
Final Exams for all students July 19th – 20th 
End of summer semester for all students July 20th 

Holidays 

  • Independence Day (Tuesday, March 6th)
  • Easter (Friday-Mon, March 30th – 2nd April)
  • Labor Day (Tuesday, May 1st)
  • African Union Day (Friday, May 25th)
  • Eid al Fitr (Friday, June 15th (estimated))
  • Republic Day (Monday, July 2rd)

 

ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2018/2019 - Tentative 

Semester 1 August – December 2018 

Orientation for new faculty and faculty interns Week of August 20th 
Classes begin for continuing students August 27th
Continuing students meet with advisors if off track from cohort Week of August 27th 
Registration ends for continuing students August 28th   
Freshmen arrive  September 5th 
Freshman orientation September 6th -9th 
Matriculation for freshmen September 7th
End of adding and dropping courses for continuing students September 7th 
Classes begin for first year courses September 10th 
Mid-Semester break for all students October 22nd – 26th 
Last day for late drop November 2nd
Last day of classes for all students December 6th 
Revision days for all students December 7th -9th 
End of semester exams for all students December 10th – 14th 
Break begins for all students December 14th 

Holidays

  • Eid al Adha (Wednesday, August 22nd estimated)
  • Founder’s Day (Friday, September 21st)
  • Farmers’ day (Friday, December 7th)
  • Campus closed for Holiday (December 18th – January 1st )

 

Semester 2, January - May 2019

Campus re-opens January 2nd 
Classes begin for first year courses January 7th 
Freshmen meet with Heads of Department or Academic Registry if off track from cohort Week of January 7th 
Registrations ends for freshmen January 8th 
End of adding and dropping courses for freshmen January 11th 
Classes begin for continuing students January 14th 
Continuing students meet with advisors if off track from cohort Week of January 14th
Registration ends for continuing students January 15th 
End of adding and dropping courses for continuing students January 25th  
Mid-Semester break for all students March 9th - 13th 
Last day for late drop March 22nd 
Last day of classes for non-freshman courses April 26th 
Revision for non-freshman courses April 27th – 30th  
Final exams for non-freshman courses May 2nd – 15th 
Last day of classes for first year courses May 3rd 
Revision for freshmen May 4th - 8th 
Capstone presentations for seniors May 9th - 10th 
Final exams for freshmen courses May 9th - 15th 
End of spring semester for all students May 15th  
Commencement* June 22nd 

* Date for Commencement is subject to change

 

Semester  3,  June - July, 2019

Classes begin for all students June 10th 
Registrations ends for all students June 11th 
Classes end for all students July 17th
Final Exams for all students July 18th – 19th 
End of summer semester for all students July 19th 

 National Holidays

  • New Year (Tuesday, January 1st)
  • Independence Day (Wednesday, March 6th)
  • Easter  Friday-Mon (April 19th – 22nd)
  • Labor Day (Wednesday, May 1st)
  • African Union Day (Monday, May 27th)
  • Eid al Fitr (Wednesday, June 5th) (estimated)
  • Republic Day (Monday, July 1st)

 

ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2019/2020 - Tentative 

Semester 1 August – December 2019

Classes begin for continuing students August 26th
Registration ends for continuing students August 27th   
Freshmen arrive  September 4th 
Classes begin for first year courses September 9th 
Mid-Semester break for all students October 21st – 25th 
Last day of classes for all students December 5th 
Revision for all students December 9th – 10th 
End of semester examinations for all students December 11th – 17th 

National Holidays

  • Eid al Adha (Monday, August 12th (estimated)
  • Founder’s Day (Monday, September 23rd)
  • Farmers’ Day (Friday, December 6th)
  • Campus Closed for Holiday (December 19th – January 1st)

 

Semester 2, January - May 2020

Campus re-opens January 2nd 
Classes begin for first year courses January 13th 
Classes begin for continuing students January 20th 
Mid-Semester break for all students March 2nd - 6th 
Last day of classes for non-freshman courses April 30th 
Revision for non-freshman courses May 4th – 5th  
Final examinations for non-freshman courses May 6th – 13th 
Last day of classes for first year courses May 8th 
Revision for freshmen May 11th - 13th 
Capstone presentations for seniors May 14th – 15th 
Final examinations for freshmen courses May 14th - 20th 
Commencement* June 20th 

* Date for Commencement is subject to change

 

Semester  3,  June - July, 2020

Classes begin for all students June 8th 
Classes end for all students July 15th
Final Exams for all students July 16th – 17th 

 

National Holidays

  • New Year ( Wednesday, January 1st)
  • Independence Day ( Friday, March 6th)
  • Easter (Friday-Mon, April 10th – 13th)
  • Labor Day (Friday, May 1st)
  • African Union Day  (Monday, May 25th)
  • Eid al Fitr (Monday, May 25th (estimated))
  • Republic Day (Wednesday, July 1st)