This is to inform all postgraduate students of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) that the Academic Calendar for 2017/2018 Academic session has been published.
The details of academic events are as stated on the table below;
| TIME-TABLE OF EVENTS FOR THE 2017/2018 ACADEMIC SESSION | ||
| FIRST SEMESTER 2017/2018 | ||
| FEBRUARY 2018 | ||
| Thursday 08 | - | Arrival/Registration for New Students |
| Thursday 15 | - | Lectures begin for new Students |
| Thursday 22 | - | Arrival and Registration for Old Students |
| - | End of Registration for new Students | |
| Friday 23 | - | Late Registration starts for New Students |
| MARCH 2018 | ||
| Friday 02 | - | Submission of Lecture Time-Table to the School |
| Tuesday 20 | - | Board Meeting |
| Wednesday 28 | - | Sale of Application forms for the 2018/2019 Postgraduate Admissions begins |
| Thursday 29 | - | End of Registration for all Postgraduate Students |
| Thursday 29 | - | Easter Break |
| APRIL 2018 | ||
| Tuesday 03 | - | Lectures Resume after Easter Break |
| Wednesday 04 - Tuesday 24 | - | Orientation for Fresh Students at Departmental/Faculty levels |
| Wednesday 25 | - | Orientation for Fresh Students at University level at P.A.A. |
| MAY 2018 | ||
| Tuesday 08 | - | Submission of First Semester Examinations Time-Table |
| Monday 14 | - | Vice-Chancellor's Research Leadership Prize Winners Lectures (Distinguished Lecture) |
| Tuesday 15 | - | Training Workshop for Postgraduate Supervisors/Teachers |
| Thursday 24 | - | End of Lectures for First Semester |
| Friday 25 | - | Revision begins. |
| JUNE 2018 | ||
| Tuesday 19 | - | Board meeting |
| Friday 08 | - | Revision ends. |
| Monday 11 | - | First Semester Examinations begin |
| Monday 25 | - | First Semester Examinations end |
| Thursday 28 | - | End of sale of application forms for the 2018/2019 Postgraduate Admissions |
| JULY 2018 | ||
| Tuesday 10 | - | Submission of First Semester Result to the School of Postgraduate Studies begins |
| Tuesday 24 | - | End of Submission of First Semester Examination Results |
| SECOND SEMESTER 2017/2018 | ||
| JULY 2018 | ||
| Tuesday 24 | - | Second Semester Lectures begin |
| *Wednesday 25 | - | Registration starts for Sandwich Students |
| AUGUST 2018 | ||
| *Friday 03 | - | End of registration for sandwich students |
| Friday 03 | - | Submission of Second Semester Lecture Time-Table |
| *Monday 06 | - | Lectures begin for Sandwich students |
| Thursday 09 - Friday 10 | - | Postgraduate Admission CBT Screening Test takes place |
| SEPTEMBER 2018 | ||
| Sunday 16 - Tuesday 18 | - | Grand Alumni Home Coming/Distinguished Alumni Lecture |
| Tuesday 25 | - | Board meeting |
| *Friday 28 | - | Sandwich lectures end. |
| - | End of 2017/2018 Sandwich Programme | |
| OCTOBER 2018 | ||
| Monday 15 - Wednesday 17 | ` | Advanced Ph.D Research/Paper Writing Workshop |
| Thursday 18 - Friday 19 | - | Workshops on PGC 601 and PGC 701 for Nsukka Campus |
| Thursday 25 - Friday 26 | - | Workshops on PGC 601 and PGC 701 for Enugu Campus |
| Monday 29 | - | Lectures end for regular Postgraduate Students |
| Tuesday 30 | - | Revision begins. |
| NOVEMBER 2018 | ||
| Thursday 01 | - | Submission of Second Semester Examinations Time Table |
| Wednesday 14 | - | Revision ends. |
| Thursday 15 | - | Second Semester Examinations begin |
| Thursday 29 | - | End of Second Semester Examinations |
| DECEMBER 2018 | ||
| Monday 10 | - | Arrival of External Examiners |
| Tuesday 11 | - | Board Meeting |
| Tuesday 11 - 12 | - | Oral Defense/Examination at Departments for 2016/2017 set |
| Thursday 13 | - | External Examiners Depart |
| Friday 14 | - | Submission of Second Semester Results begin |
| Tuesday 25 - Wednesday 26 | - | CHRISTMAS BREAK |
| JANUARY 2019 | ||
| Monday 10 | - | Submission of Second Semester Results end. |
| SUMMARY FOR THE 2017/2018 SESSION | ||
| First Semester: Lecture | 14 Weeks | |
| Revision | 2 Week | |
| Examinations | 2 Weeks | |
| Total | 18 Weeks | |
| Second Semester: Lecture | 14 Weeks | |
| Revision | 2 Week | |
| Examinations | 2 Weeks | |
| Total | 18 Weeks | |
| Grand Total for the Session | 36 Weeks | |
