BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY APPROVED ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2016/2017 ACADEMIC SESSION FOR REGULAR STUDENTS/SOME ASPECTS OF SANDWICH - FIRST SEMESTER

S/NO	DATE	EVENT	DURATION/REMARKS
1.	Monday, 20thFebruary, 2017- Friday, 3rdMarch, 2017	Screening/Registration of Fresh Students	2 weeks
2.	Monday, 27thFebruary, 2017- Friday, 3rdMarch, 2017	Registration for Returning Students	1 week
3.	Monday 6thMarch, 2017- Friday, 10th March, 2017	Late Registration/Lectures	1week
4	Monday 13th March, 2017	Departmental Boards meet on Second Semester 2015/2016 Session Undergraduate Results	1 week after resumption.
5	Monday 20th March, 2017	Faculty Boards Meet on Results	2 weeks after resumption.
6	Monday 27th March, 2017	Departmental Postgraduate Committees meet on Results	3 weeks after resumption.
7	Thursday 30th March, 2017	Senate meets on Undergraduate Results	3.3 weeks after resumption.
8	Monday 3rd April, 2017	Faculty Postgraduate Committee meets on Results	4 weeks after resumption.
9	Monday 10th April, 2017	Postgraduate School Board meet on Results	5 weeks after resumption.
10	Thursday 13th April, 2017	Senate Meets on Postgraduate Results	5.3 weeks after resumption.
11	Monday 13th March, 2017- Thursday 6thApril, 2017	LECTURES	3.3 Weeks
12	Friday 7th April, 2017 - Friday 21st April, 2017	Easter break/Sandwich Lectures	2 Weeks
13.	Thursday 6th April, 2017	Add/Drop Electives	End of Add/Delete Electives
14.	Friday 28thApril, 2017	Matriculation of Fresh Students	8.3 Weeks after Commencement of Lectures
15.	Monday 8th May, 2017- Friday 12th May, 2017	Continuous Assessment/Lectures	1 Week
16.	Monday 24thApril, 2017- Friday 9th June, 2017	LECTURES	7 WEEKS
17.	Monday 12th June, 2017- Wednesday 14th June, 2017	Semester Examination: GST/EPS Courses	0.3 Week
18.	Thursday 15th June, 2017- Saturday 30th June, 2017	Other Undergraduate Courses	2 Weeks
19.	Monday 3rd July, 2017- Saturday 15th July, 2017	Semester Examination Postgraduate Courses	2 Weeks
20.	TOTAL DURATION		18 Weeks

National public holidays: 8th March, Women’s day, 14th and 17th April, Good Friday and Easter Monday respectively, 1st May, Workers day, 27th May, Children’s day, 29th May, Democracy day and 26th June, Eid-el-Fitri. These dates are subject to confirmation by the Federal Government.