The management of Al-hikmah University has released the approved academic calendar for 2016/2017 academic session.
The breakdown of academic activities is as indicated on the table below;
APPROVED ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2016/2017 SESSION
| Saturday, 1st October, 2016 | – | PUBLIC HOLIDAY |
| Tuesday, 11th October, 2016 | – | Senate Meeting |
| Thursday, 13th October, 2016 | – | Academic Programmes Planning Committee |
| Sunday, 16th October, 2016 | – | All Students Come into Residence/Payment of Fees/Levies, allocation to halls of residence and familiarization of Campus (Colleges, Departments, Library and Clinic)/Registration for Courses |
| Mon., 17th – Sat., 22nd October, 2016 | – | Registration for 2016/2017 begins for ALL Students |
| Monday, 24th October, 2016 | – | Lectures for Harmattan Semester Begins for all Students and Registration Continues |
| Wed. 26th – Fri., 28th October, 2016 | – | Orientation Programme for Fresh Students. |
| Wednesday, 30th November, 2016 | – | Senate Meeting |
| Wednesday, 30th November, 2016 | – | REGISTRATION FOR 2016/2017 SESSION COURSES ENDS FOR OLD STUDENTS ONLY |
| Thursday, 1st December, 2016 | – | Late Registration for 2016/2017 Courses Begin for Old Students only |
| Tuesday, 13th December, 2016 | – | Eid-il-Maulid |
| Sunday, 25th December, 2016 | – | Christmas Day (Public Holiday) |
| Mon. 26th – Tues. 27th December, 2016 | – | Public Holiday |
| Wednesday, 28th December, 2016 | – | Harmattan Semester Lectures Continue |
| Wednesday, 28th December, 2016 | Senate Meeting | |
| Saturday, 31st December, 2016 | – | Late Registration for 2016/2017 Courses Ends for Old Students |
| Sunday, 1st – 2nd January, 2017 | – | New Year Day (Public Holiday) |
| Saturday, 7th January, 2017 | – | Founder’s Day |
| Friday, 13th January, 2017 | – | MATRICULATION |
| Friday, 13th January, 2017 | – | Harmattan Semester Lectures Ends |
| Monday 16th -20th January, 2017 | – | REVISION (For Examination) |
| Wednesday, 25th January, 2017 | – | Senate Meeting |
| Monday 23th January – Saturday, 4th February, 2017 | – | HARMATTAN SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS |
| Monday, 6th – Saturday, 18th February, 2017 | – | Inter-Semester Break |
| Thursday, 16th February, 2017 | – | Council Meeting |
| Friday, 17th February, 2017 | – | Uploading of Harmattan Semester Results Begin |
| Sunday, 19th February, 2017 | – | All Students Come into Residence |
| Monday, 20th February, 2017 | – | Rain Semester Lecture Begins |
| Wednesday, 22nd February, 2017 | Senate Meeting | |
| Monday, 27th February – 3rd March, 2017 | – | GNS Harmattan Semester Examinations/ Supplementary Examinations (Centrally Administered) |
| Wednesday, 8th – Tuesday, 14th March, 2017 | – | Board of Examiners’ Meeting for Harmattan Semester Results |
| Wednesday, 29th March, 2017 | – | Senate Meeting |
| Wednesday, 26th April, 2017 | – | Senate Meeting |
| Sunday, 1st May, 2017 | – | W O R K E RS’ D A Y |
| Friday, 12th May, 2017 | – | Rain Semester Lectures End |
| Monday, 15th – 19th May, 2017 | – | REVISION (For Students) |
| Thursday, 18th May, 2017 | – | Council Meeting |
| Tuesday, 22nd May – Monday, 5th June, 2017 | – | RAIN SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS (400 LEVEL FIRST) |
| Monday, 29th May, 2017 | – | D E M O C R A C Y D A Y |
| Wednesday, 31st May, 2017 | Senate Meeting | |
| Tuesday, 6th June, 2017 | – | Long Vacation – SIWES commences |
| Tuesday, 6th – Friday 16th June, 2017 | – | Uploading of Results (Final Year Students only) |
| Tuesday, 20th June – Friday, 23rd June, 2017 | – | Board of Examiners’ Meetings (Final Year Students only |
| Monday, 26th June, 2017 | – | Eid-il-Fitri Break |
| Tuesday, 27th – Wednesday, 28th June, 2017 | – | Department/College Correction of Board Approved Results |
| Wednesday, 28th June, 2017 | – | Senate Meeting |
| (For Consideration of Final Year Results) | ||
| Friday, 30th June– Tuesday, 4th July, 2017 | – | Board of Examiners’ Meetings (For Consideration of 300 Level and Belo Students’ Results) |
| Thursday, 6th – Friday, 7th July, 2017 | – | Department/College Correction of Board Approved Results |
| Tuesday, 11th July, 2017 | – | Registration for Summer School/Lectures Begin |
| Wednesday, 26th July, 2017 | – | S E N A T E |
| (For Consideration of 300 Level and Below Students’ Results) | ||
| Tuesday, 29th August, 2017 | – | Summer School Lectures End |
| Wed., 30th August, 2017 | – | Senate Meeting |
| Wed., 30th August – Tues., 5th Sept., 2017 | – | Eid-il-Kabir Break |
| Wednesday, 6th – 15th Sept., 2017 | – | Summer School/Supplementary Examinations |
| Wednesday, 20th September, 2017 | – | Board of Examiners for Summer/Supplementary Examinations |
| Wednesday, 27th September, 2017 | – | Senate Meeting (For Consideration of Summer/Supplementary Examinations) |
| Thursday, 28th September, 2017 | – | Council Meeting |
| Thursday 29th – Saturday, 30th September, 2017 | – | Convocation Ceremony |
| Sunday, 15th October, 2017 | – | Commencement of 2017/2018 Academic Session |
