BSU RELEASED REVISED ACADEMIC CALENDER

Following the conditional suspension of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU nation-wide strike, the Senate of the Benue State University, Makurdi, held its

emergency meeting today Tuesday, February 12, 2019 at the Senate Chambers to re-open the University for the continuation of academic activities.
The Senate considered and approved the proposed Revised Academic Calendar for the Second Semester, 2017/2018 Academic Session for regular students presented by the Director, Academic Planning and Quality Assurance, Prof. Simon Terver Ubwa, as attached below.
Students are therefore encouraged to resume for the continuation of their studies which was truncated as result of the strike.

T. Tser Vanger, JP, ANIPR
Information & Public Relations Officer
Benue State University, Makurdi

REVISED ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2017/2018 ACADEMIC SESSION
(FOR REGULAR STUDENTS)
B) SECOND SEMESTER
S/NO
DATE
EVENT
DURATION/REMARKS

1.
Friday, 8th February, 2019
Academic Staff resume from 13 weeks National Strike

Academic actives resume

2.

3

4.
Monday, 11th February, 2019-
Friday, 15th February, 2019

Monday 11th February, 2019 –
Friday, 15th February, 2019

Monday, 18th February, 2019 -
Friday 10th May, 2019
Online registration for all categories of Students

Release of Lecture Timetable and Course allocation

Lectures

1 Weeks

1 week

12 weeks

5.
Monday, 18th February, 2019 -
Saturday, 23rd February, 2019

Late Registration/Lectures

1 Week

6.
Friday, 8th March, 2019
Add/Drop of elective(s)
End of Add/Drop of Elective(s)

7.
Monday, 8th April, 2019 -
Saturday, 13th April, 2019
First Continuous Assessment/Lectures

1 Week

8.
Monday, 29th April, 2019 –
Saturday, 4th May, 2019
Second Continuous Assessment/Lectures

1 Week

9.
Monday, 13th May, 2019 -
Wednesday, 15th May, 2019
Semester Examination: GST/EPS Courses

0.4 Week

10.
Thursday, 16th May 2019 -
Saturday, 8th June, 2019
Undergraduate Courses
(Using Cluster System)

3.6 Weeks

11.
Monday, 10th June, 2019 -
Saturday, 15th June, 2019
Semester Examination Continued:
Postgraduate Courses

1 Week

12.
TOTAL DURATION

16 WEEKS (Undergraduates)
17 WEEKS (Post Graduates)

13.
Monday 24th June, 2019
Departmental board meets on Undergraduate results
3 Weeks after 2nd Semester Examination

14.
Monday, 1st July, 2019
Faculty board meets on results
4 weeks after 2nd Semester Examination

15.
Thursday, 25th July, 2019
Senate meets on Undergraduate/Post Graduate Results
7/6 Weeks after 2nd Semester Examination for Undergraduate/Postgraduate

16.
Monday, 8th July, 2019
Departmental Postgraduate Committee meets on Results
3 weeks after 2nd Semester Examination

17.
Monday 22nd July, 2019
Postgraduate School Board meets on Results
5 weeks after 2ndSemester Examination

18.
Monday, 17th June, 2019 –
Saturday, 29th June, 2019

Second Semester Break

2 Weeks

National Public Holidays: Friday, 19th and Monday, 22nd April, 2019(Easter); Wednesday, 1st May, 2019(Workers Day); Wednesday, 5th June and Thursday, 6th June, 2019(Id el Fitr); Wednesday, 12th June, 2019(Democracy).