The management of Federal University Wukari (FUWUKARI) has released the Academic calendar for 2016/2017 academic session.
The breakdown of academic activities is as indicated on the table below;
| FIRST SEMESTER | ||
| ACTIVITIES | DATES | DURATION |
| Resumption | Sunday 13th November, 2016 | |
| Registration | Monday 14th November – Friday 18th November, 2016 | 1 Week |
| First Semester Lectures Commence | Monday 21st November – Saturday 17th December, 2016 | 4 Weeks |
| End of Registration and Submission of Forms | Friday 2nd December, 2016 | 3 Weeks |
| Matriculation | Wednesday 7th December, 2016 | To be confirmed |
| Christmas Break(Students vacate the campus) | Saturday 17th December, 2016 – Saturday 7th January, 2017 | 3 Weeks |
| Students Return to the Campus | Sunday 8th January, 2017 | |
| Resumption of Lectures | Monday 9th January – Saturday 25th February, 2017 | 7 Weeks |
| Revision | Monday 27th February – Saturday 4th March, 2017 | 1 Week |
| Examinations | Monday 6th March – Saturday 18th March, 2017 | 2 Weeks (Total of 15 Weeks) |
| First Semester Break (Students Vacate the Campus) | Sunday 19th March – Saturday 22nd April, 2017 | 5 Weeks |
| SECOND SEMESTER (Good Friday 14 April, 2017, Easter Sunday 16 April, 2017) | ||
| Second Semester Commences (Students Return to the Campus) | Sunday 23rd April, 2017 | |
| Lectures Commence | Monday 24th April – Saturday 22nd July, 2017 | 13 Weeks |
| Revision | Monday 24th July – Saturday 29th July, 2017 | 1 Week |
| Examination | Monday 31st July – Saturday 12th August, 2017 | 2 Weeks (Total of 16 weeks) |
| Long Vacation (Students Vacate the Campus) | Monday 14th August – Sunday 1st October, 2017 | 7 Weeks |
