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)