UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA
SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
TIME-TABLE OF EVENTS FOR THE 2019/2020 ACADEMIC SESSION
FIRST SEMESTER
| January 2020 | ||
| Monday 06 | – | Arrival/Registration of New Postgraduate Students |
| Monday 13 | – | First Semester Lectures begin for New Postgraduate Students |
| – | Arrival and Registration of Old Students | |
| Saturday 25 | – | Matriculation Ceremonies for Postgraduate Students (who are not Alumni of U.N.N.)
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| Monday 27 | – | Sale of Application Forms for 2020/2021 Postgraduate Admissions begins. |
| February 2020 | ||
| Monday 07 | – | Registration Ends for New Postgraduate Students |
| – | Late Registration starts for New Student begins. | |
| Thursday 14 | – | Board Meeting |
| Friday 15 | Registration for Old Postgraduate Students ends. | |
| – | Late Registration for Old Student begins. | |
| Monday 17 | – | CONVOCATION |
| – | Submission of Completed End-of-Session Report Forms | |
| Thursday 20 | – | Vice-Chancellor’s Research Leadership Prize Winner’s Lecture (Senate Ceremonial Committee)
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| March 2020 | ||
| Thursday 13 | – | Orientation for Fresh Postgraduate Students at the Departmental and Faculty Level
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| Friday 14 | – | Orientation for Fresh Postgraduate Students at the University level at Ekpo Convocation Arena
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| Friday 27 | – | End of Sale of Application Form for Postgraduate Admissions 2020/2021 |
| – | First Semester Lectures continue | |
| April 2020 | ||
| Thursday 16 | – | Board Meeting |
| Tuesday 21 | – | End of Lectures for First Semester |
| – | Submission of First Semester Course-work Examination Time-Table | |
| Wednesday 22 | – | Revision begins |
| May 2020 | ||
| Wednesday 06 | – | Revision ends |
| Thursday 07 | – | First Semester Coursework Examinations start |
| Tuesday 12 | – | School of Postgraduate Studies Distinguished Lecture Series for 2018/2019 – Distinguished Lecture |
| Thursday 21 | – | First Semester Coursework Examinations end |
| SECOND SEMESTER | ||
| Friday 22 | – | Submission of First Semester Results to SPGS begin |
| Thursday 28 | – | Training Workshop for Postgraduate Supervisors/Teachers at Nsukka Campus |
| – | Second Semester Lectures begin | |
| Friday 29 | – | Training Workshop for Postgraduate Supervisors/Teachers at Enugu Campus |
| June 2020 | ||
| Friday 05 | – | End of Submission of First Semester Results to the School (SPGS) |
| Thursday 18 | – | Board Meeting |
| – | Second Semester Lectures continue | |
| July 2020 | ||
| Monday 13 | – | Arrival of Sandwich Postgraduate Students |
| Tuesday 14 | – | Registration of Sandwich Postgraduate Students begins |
| Thursday 16 &
Friday 17 |
– | Postgraduate Admission Screening (CBT) takes place |
| Monday 20 | – | Lectures begin for Sandwich Students |
| Tuesday 28 | – | Registration of Sandwich Students end |
| August 2020 | ||
| Thursday 13 | – | Board Meeting |
| Thursday 20 | – | Submission of Second Semester Exam Time-Table begins |
| September 2020 | ||
| Thursday 03 | – | Lectures for Regular Postgraduate Students end |
| Friday 04 | – | Revision for Regular Postgraduate Students begins |
| Saturday 05 | – | End of Submission of Second Semester Examination Time-Table |
| – | Sandwich Lectures end | |
| Friday 11 | – | Revision for Sandwich Students ends |
| – | Revision ends for Regular Postgraduate Students | |
| Monday 14 | – | Second Semester Examinations begin for Regular Postgraduate Students |
| – | Revision begins for Sandwich Students | |
| – | Examinations begin for Sandwich Students | |
| Wednesday 20 | – | Examinations end for Sandwich Postgraduate Students |
| Monday 28 | – | End of Second Semester Examinations (Regular Students) |
| October 2020 | ||
| Friday 02 | – | End of Sandwich programme |
| FOUNDERS DAY CEREMONIES | ||
| Tuesday 13 | – | Board Meeting |
| Wednesday 14 to Thursday 15 | – | Advanced Ph.D Research Paper Writing Workshop |
| Thursday 22 to
Friday 03 |
– | PGC 601 and PGC 701 Workshop for Nsukka Campus |
| Thursday 29 – Friday 30 | – | Workshop on PGC 601 AND PGC 701 for Enugu Campus |
| November 2020 | ||
| Monday 02 | – | Postgraduate Students Vacate Campus |
| Monday 07 | – | Arrival of External Examiners for 2018/2019 Postgraduate Students |
| Tuesday 09 | – | Examination/Oral Defence of Master’s Projects for 2018/2019 set |
| Thursday 11 | – | Departure of External Examiners |
| December 2020 | – | Project Report/Thesis Work Continues for 2018/2019 students |
SUMMARY FOR 2019/2020 SESSION
FIRST SEMESTER: – Lectures 14 Weeks
Revision 2 Weeks
Examination 2 Weeks
Total 18 Weeks
SECOND SEMESTER: – Lectures 14 Weeks
Revision 2 Weeks
Examination 2 Weeks
Total 18 Weeks
THIRD SEMESTER: – Project Report writing and Oral Defense – 6 Months
BIENNIAL EVENT – Grand Alumini Home-Coming