| UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES | |||||
| FIRST TRIMESTER -14 WEEEKS | |||||
| WEEK | ACTIVITY | DAY | MONTH | DATE | YEAR |
| Week 1 | Fresh Students Report | Monday | September | 12 | 2011 |
| Registration & Orientation for Fresh Students | Tuesday-Monday | September | 13 -- 19 | 2011 | |
| Continuing Students Report and Register | Monday | September | 19 | 2011 | |
| Lectures Begin | Tuesday | September | 20 | 2011 | |
| Matriculation of Fresh students | Saturday | November | 19 | 2011 | |
| Week 12 | Lectures End | Tuesday | December | 6 | 2011 |
| Week 13 | Examinations Begin | Monday | December | 12 | 2011 |
| Week 14 | Examinations End | Friday | December | 23 | 2011 |
| Break Begins | Saturday | December | 24 | 2011 | |
| 11th Congregation | Saturday | December | 10 | 2011 | |
| First Trimester Holidays - 2 weeks | |||||
| SECOND TRIMESTER - 16 WEEKS | |||||
| Harmattan School | February | First Week | 2012 | ||
| Students Report | Monday | January | 9 | 2012 | |
| Week 1 | Lectures Begin | Wednesday | January | 11 | 2012 |
| Week 13 | Lectures End | Saturday | April | 14 | 2012 |
| Week 14 | Examinations Begin | Monday | April | 23 | 2012 |
| Week 16 | Examinations End | Saturday | May | 5 | 2012 |
| Break Begins | Sunday | May | 6 | 2012 | |
| Inter Faculty Lectures | Mon - Fri | May | 2nd Week | 2012 | |
| Second Trimester Holidays - 2 weeks | |||||
| THIRD TRIMESTER - 8 WEEKS | |||||
| Orientation and Reporting to Field | |||||
| Week 1 | Year 2 | Monday | May | 21 | 2012 |
| Week 1 | Year 1A | Monday | May | 23 | 2012 |
| Week 2 | Year 1B | Monday | May | 28 | 2012 |
| Week 2 | Year 1C | Monday | May | 31 | 2012 |
| Inter Faculty Lectures | Mon - Fri | August | 2nd Week | 2012 | |
| Examination Dates | |||||
| Week 6 | Year 2 | Mon-Fri | July | 2--6 | 2012 |
| Week 7 | Year 1A | Sat-Wed | July | 7--11 | 2012 |
| Week 7/8 | Year 1B | Thurs-Sun | July | 12--16 | 2012 |
| Week 8 | Year 1C | Tues-Friday | July | 17--20 | 2012 |
| TTFPP Ends | Saturday | July | 20 | 2012 | |
| Third Trimester Holidays - 6 weeks | |||||
| SUMMARY OF 2011/2012 ACADEMIC YEAR | |||||
| 1) | First Trimester 14 Weeks | Monday (Starts) | September | 12 | 2012 |
| Saturday (Ends) | December | 24 | 2012 | ||
| 2) | Second Trimester 16 weeks | Monday (Starts) | January | 9 | 2012 |
| Saturday (Ends) | May | 6 | 2012 | ||
| 3) | Third Trimester 8 Weeks | Monday (Starts) | May | 21 | 2012 |
| Saturday (Ends) | July | 22 | 2012 | ||
| NB: Proposed date for beginning of the 2012/2013 Academic Year is Monday, August 27, 2012 for fresh students. | |||||