The Academic calendar of the Federal University of Agriculture for 2015/2016 academic session for both undergraduate and postgraduate students is as stated below;
1st Semester
Sunday, 10th April, 2016:
All students return to campus
Monday, 11th April, 2016 to
Friday 15th April, 2016 (1 week): Screening for
fresh students
Monday, 11th April, 2016 to Friday, 22nd April,
2016 (2 weeks): Registration (Returning students)
Monday, 18th April, 2016 to Friday 29th April,
2016 (2 weeks): Orientation/Registration (Fresh
Students)
Monday, 2nd May, 2016 to Friday, 22nd July,
2016: Lectures (12 weeks)
Monday, 2nd May, 2016 to Friday, 13th May,
2016: Late Registration (2 weeks)
Friday, 13th May, 2015: End of Add/Drop of
Courses
Monday, 25th July, 2016 to Friday, 29th July,
2015: Revision (1 week)
Monday, 1st August, 2016 to Saturday, 19th
August, 2016: Examination (3 weeks)
Sunday, 21st August, 2016 to Saturday, 3rd
September, 2016: 1st Semester Break (2 weeks)
Friday, 16th September, 2016: First semester
results to be ready for consideration by all
Departmental Boards (4 weeks after Exam)
Friday, 30th September, 2016: First semester
results to be ready for consideration by all College
Boards (2 weeks)
Friday, 7th October, 2016: First semester results
to be ready for consideration by Senate
Committee on Exams (1 week)
Thursday, 13th October, 2016: First semester
results to be ready for consideration by Senate (1
week)
2nd Semester
Sunday, 4th Sept, 2016: Students return to
campus
Monday, 5th Sept, 2016 to Friday, 16th Sept,
2016: Registration (2 weeks)
Monday, 19th Sept, 2016 to Friday, 28th Oct,
2016: Lectures (6 weeks)
Monday, 19th Sept 2016 to Friday, 30th Sept,
2016: Late Registration (2 weeks)
Friday, 30th Sept, 2016: End of Add/Drop of
Courses
Sunday, 30th Oct, 2016 to Thursday, 10th Nov,
2016: 25th NUGA Games/Mid Break (12 days)
Monday, 14th Nov, 2016 to Friday, 16th Dec,
2016: Lectures (5 weeks)
Sunday, 18th Dec, 2016 to Sunday 1st Jan, 2017:
Christmas Break
Monday 2nd Jan, 2017 to Friday, 6th Jan, 2017:
Lectures (1 week)
Monday, 9th Jan, 2017 to Friday, 13th Jan, 2017:
Revision (1 week)
Monday, 16th Jan, 2017 to Friday, 3rd Feb, 2017:
2nd Semester Exams (3 weeks)
Saturday 4th Feb, 2017: 2nd Semester break
begins
Friday, 3rd March, 2017: Second semester results
to be ready for consideration by all Departmental
Boards (4 weeks after Exam)
Friday, 17th March, 2017: Second semester
results to be ready for consideration by all College
Boards (2 weeks)
Friday, 24th March, 2017: Second semester
results to be ready for consideration by Senate
Committee on Exams (1 week)
Thursday, 30th March, 2017: Second semester
results to be ready for consideration by Senate (1 week)
Legend
-Screening (fresh students) - 1 week
-Registration - 2 weeks
-Lectures - 12 weeks
-Revision - 1 week
-Examinations - 3 weeks
Second Semester
-25th NUGA Games/Mid Semester break - 12 days
-Registration - 2 weeks
-Lectures - 12 weeks
-Revision - 1 week
-Examinations - 3 weeks
For all Semesters
1. Draft examination time table should be released at least 4 weeks and final time table should be released two weeks before commencement of examinations.
2. Remedial, General Studies, and first year courses should be scheduled to come up early during examination period.
All examinations must be marked and results submitted within three weeks after they had been taken.
