RSUST Academic Calendar for the 2018/2019 session has been published by the management of the university. The calendar shows a break down of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) academic events for the 2018/2019 academic session. See a complete break down of the academic events/activities below;
RSUST Academic Calendar For 2018/2019 Session
| S/N | Activities | Undergraduate (Duration ) | Postgraduate (Duration) |
| 1. | Arrival of Fresh Students | Monday 5th November, 2018 | Monday 19th November, 2018 |
| 2. | Orientation of Fresh Students | Monday 12th November to Friday 16th November, 2018 | |
| 3. | Arrival of Returning Students | Monday 12th November, 2018 | |
| 4. | On-line Registration for All Students Begins | Monday 19th November, 2018 | |
| 5. | First Semester 2018/2019 Academic Session Lectures Begin for All Students |
Monday 26th November, 2018 | Monday 26th November, 2018 |
| 6. | Christmas Break | Saturday 22ndDecember, 2018 – Friday 4th January, 2019 | Saturday 22ndDecember, 2018 – Friday 4th January, 2019 |
| 7. | On-line Registration for All Students Ends | Tuesday 5th February, 2019 | Tuesday 5th February, 2019 |
| 8. | Matriculation Ceremony | Wednesday 6thFebruary 2019 | Wednesday 6thFebruary 2019 |
| 9. | First Semester 2018/2019 Lectures End for All Students | Friday 1st March, 2019 | Friday 22nd March, 2019 |
| 10 | First Semester 2018/2019 Examinations for Fac. of Law, Med. Lab. Sc. and IFS Examinations begin First Semester 2018/2019 Examinations Begin for All Students | Monday, 11th March, 2019 Monday 18th March, 2019 | Monday 8th April, 2019 |
| 11 | Submission of First Semester 2018/2019 Examinations Results Begin |
Monday 18th March, 2019 | |
| 12 | First Semester 2018/2019 Examinations End for Faculty of Law & Med. Lab. Sc. First Semester 2018/2019 Examinations End for All Students | Friday 22ndMarch, 2019 Friday 5th April, 2019 | Friday 19th April, 2019 |
| 13 | Submission of First Semester 2018/2019 Examinations |
Friday 12th April, 2019 | Friday 3rd May, 2019 |
| Results End | |||
| 14 | Second Semester 2018/2019 Academic Session Lectures Begin for Faculty of Law & Med. Lab. Sc. Begin Second Semester 2018/2019 Academic Session Lectures Begin for All Students | Monday 8thApril, 2019
Monday 15th April, 2019 | Monday 13th May, 2019 |
| 15 | Convocation Ceremony | Saturday 20th April, 2019 | Saturday 20th April, 2019 |
| 16 | Students’ Week | Monday 27th May 2019 – Sunday 2nd June 2019 | |
| 17 | Second Semester 2018/2019 Academic Session Lectures End for Faculty of Law& Medical Laboratory Sciences Second Semester 2018/2019 Academic Session Lectures End for All Students |
Friday 28thJune, 2019 Friday 5th July, 2019 | Friday 16th August, 2019 |
| 18 | Faculty of Law, Medical Laboratory Sciences and IFS Examinations Begin Second Semester 2018/2019 Examinations Begin for All Students | Monday 8thJuly, 2019
Monday 15thJuly, 2019 | Monday 2nd September, 2019 |
| 19 | Submission of Second Semester 2018/2019 Examinations Results Begin |
Monday 15thJuly, 2019 | Monday 30th September, 2019 |
| 20 | Second Semester 2018/2019 Examinations End for Faculty of Law & Medical Laboratory Sciences Second Semester 2018/2019 Examinations End for All Students | Friday 19thJuly, 2019 Friday 2nd August, 2019 | Friday 13th September, 2019 |
| 21 | Project Defence (External Examinations) Begins | Wednesday 7th August, 2019 | |
| 22 | Project Defence (External Examinations) Ends | Friday 9thAugust, 2019 | |
| 23 | Submission of Second Semester 2018/2019 Examinations Results End | Friday 16thAugust, 2019 | Friday 27th September, 2018 |
| 24 | Examination Board Meetings, | Friday 23rd August, 2019 |
| A & GRC Meetings End Faculty PG Committees meet to consider First & Second Semester Results | Monday 4th November to Friday 11thNovember, 2019 | ||
| 25 | Senate Meeting to consider Results PG Board meets to Approve Results | Thursday 29th August, 2019 |
Monday 11th November, 2019 |
| 26 | 2018/2019 Academic Session Ends | Friday 30th August, 2019 | |
| 27 | Vacation Begins | Saturday 31st August, 2019 | |
| 28 | Vacation Ends | Saturday 11th October, 2019 | |
| 29 | Sandwich Lectures/Examinations for 2018/2019 | ||
| 30 | 2019/2020 Academic Session Begins | Monday 14th October, 2019 | Monday 28th October, 2019 |
Provost, Deans, Directors, Heads of Departments, Staff and Students are please requested to adhere strictly to the approved Adjusted Calendar of academic activities for the 2018/2019 academic session.
Mrs V.T. Jamabo
Registrar
