Igbinedion University Academic Calendar for 2018/2019 Session
Igbinedion University Okada (IUO) academic calendar for the 2018/2019 academic session has been released. The Igbinedion University academic calendar contains the schedule of all academic activities that will take place in the school for the 2018/2019 session.
Below is the calendar released. All newly-admitted students, returning students and lecturers are expected to adhere strictly to the schedule.
Igbinedion University Academic Calendar for 2018/2019 Academic Session
| FIRST SEMESTER | |
| DATE | EVENT |
| Friday, 11th September, 2018 | Honorable Chancellor’s Birthday |
| Saturday 29th September, 2018 | Fresh Students Come into Residence |
| Monday 1st October, 2018 | National Independence Day |
| Tuesday, 2nd October, 2018 | College Board Meetings |
| Tuesday, 2nd October – Wednesday 3rd October | Orientation for Fresh Students |
| Tuesday, 2nd October – Friday 5th October | One-Stop-Shop Registration for Fresh Students |
| Thursday 4th October, 2018 | Senate Meeting |
| Saturday 6th October, 2018 | Returning Students Come into Residence |
| Monday 8th October, 2018 | Lectures Begins for Fresh Students |
| Monday 8th October – Friday 12th October, 2018 | One-Stop-Shop Registration for Returning Students |
| Wednesday, 10th October, 2018 | Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee Meeting |
| Monday 15th October, 2018 | Lectures Begins for all Students |
| Monday 15th October – Monday 22nd October, 2018 | Late Registration Begins for all Students (with fee of N50,000.00) |
| Monday 22nd October, 2018 | College Board Meetings |
| Monday 22nd October, 2018 | Student Disciplinary Committee Meeting |
| Monday 22nd October – Wednesday 24th October 2018 | Continuous Assessment I |
| Wednesday 24th October, 2018 | Students Consultative Forum |
| Wednesday 31st October, 2018 | Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee |
| Thursday 1st November, 2018 | Senate Meeting |
| **Wednesday 7th November, 2018 | Late Orientation for Fresh Students |
| Monday, 12th November, 2018 | Students Disciplinary Committee |
| Thursday 15th November, 2018 | Inaugural Lecture |
| Thursday 22nd November, 2018 | 16th Convocation Lecture |
| Friday 23rd November, 2018 | Award of First Degrees |
| Graduation Dinner | |
| Saturday, 24th November, 2018 | Award of Higher Degrees/Conferment of Honorary Degrees |
| Monday, 3rd December, 2018 | Students Consultative Forum |
| Monday, 3rd December, 2018 | University Service of Nine Lessons and Carols |
| Tuesday, 4th December – Thursday 13th December, 2018 | Mid-Semester Examinations (This MUST be conducted using the CBT Evaluation System) including GST, EPS and CSP. |
| Thursday, 6th December, 2018 | Senate Meeting |
| Tuesday, 18th December, 2018 | University Closes for Christmas |
| Wednesday 2nd January, 2019 | University Reopens |
| Lectures Resume | |
| College Board Meeting | |
| Thursday 3rd January, 2019 | University Day of Prayer |
| Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee | |
| Pre-Matriculation Orientation Programme | |
| Friday, 4th January, 2019 | University Lecture |
| Saturday 12th January, 2019 | 20th Matriculation Ceremony/Parents Consultative Forum |
| Thursday 17th January, 2019 | College Board Meetings/Inaugural Lecture |
| Friday, 1st  February, 2019 | Lecture End for First Semester |
| Thursday, 7th February, 2019 | Senate Meeting |
| Adverts for Admission into Undergraduate & Postgraduate Programmes | |
| Monday, 11th – Friday 15th February, 2019 | First Semester GST Examinations (Including CSP & EPS) |
| Monday, 18th February, 2019 | First Semester Examinations Continue |
| Friday 1st March, 2019 | First Semester Examinations End |
| Saturday 2nd March, 2019 | First Semester Vacation |
| Monday 4th March, 2019 | Student Disciplinary Committee for First Semester Examinations |
| Thursday, 14th March, 2019 | College Boards Meet on First Semester Results |
| SECOND SEMESTER | |
| DATE | EVENT |
| Friday 15th March, 2019 | Students Return for Second Semester |
| Monday 18th March, 2019 | Lectures Begin |
| Student Disciplinary Committee | |
| Tuesday 19th March, 2019 | Senate Examinations and Ethics Committee on First Semester Examination Results |
| Wednesday 20th March, 2019 | Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee |
| Thursday, 21st March, 2019 | Senate Meeting to Consider First Semester Examination Results |
| Monday, 25th March, 2019 | Continuous Assessment I |
| Wednesday, 27th March, 2019 | Students Consultative Forum |
| Friday, 29th March, 2019 | University Lecture |
| Thursday, 4th April, 2019 | Senate Meeting |
| Wednesday, 10th April, 2019 | Student Disciplinary Committee |
| Thursday, 11th April, 2019 | Inaugural Lecture |
| Friday, 19th – Monday, 22nd April, 2019 | Easter Break |
| Tuesday, 23rd April, 2019 | Lectures Resume |
| Wednesday, 24th April, 2019 | Students Consultative Forum |
| Thursday, 25th April, 2019 | Call for Staff Appraisals and Promotions |
| College Board Meeting | |
| Wednesday 1st May, 2019 | National Workers Day |
| Thursday 2nd May, 2019 | Senate Meeting |
| Thursday 2nd May, 2019 | Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee |
| Monday 6th May – Wednesday 16th May, 2019 | Mid-Semester Examinations (CBT – Including,GST,CSP & EPS) |
| Thursday 9th May, 2019 | University Day of Thanksgiving |
| Friday 10th May, 2019 | Foundation Day Lecture |
| Monday, 13th May, 2019 | Student Disciplinary Committee |
| Wednesday, 15th May, 2019 | Application for Postgraduate Programmes Closes |
| Thursday, 16th May, 2019 | College Board Meetings |
| Thursday 23rd May, 2019 | Inaugural Lecture |
| Wednesday, 29th May, 2019 | Students Consultative Forum |
| Friday, 31st May, 2019 | Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee |
| Thursday, 6th June, 2019 | Senate Meeting |
| Friday, 7th June, 2019 | Second Semester Lectures End |
| Tuesday11th – Friday 14th  June, 2019 | Second Semester GST Examination (Including CSP & EPS) |
| Monday, 17th June, 2019 | Second Semester Examinations Continue |
| Students Disciplinary Committee | |
| Friday, 28th June, 2019 | Second Semester Examinations Ends |
| Saturday, 29th June, 2019 | Long Vacation Begins (Except for a Category of Students in College of Health Sciences) |
| Wednesday, 3rd July, 2019 | Students Disciplinary Committee for Second Semester Examinations |
| Friday, 12th July, 2019 | College Board Meet to Consider Second Semester Results |
| Monday, 8th July – Friday 2nd August, 2019 | Make-up Examination Session I |
| Wednesday, 24th July, 2019 | Senate Exams and Ethics Committee on Second Semester Examination Results |
| Thursday, 25th July, 2019 | Senate Meets to Consider Second Semester Results |
| Saturday, 27th July, 2019 | Screening for Undergraduate Admissions |
| Monday, 29th July, 2019 | Students Disciplinary Committee |
| Monday, 5th August – Friday 23rd August, 2019 | Make-up Examination Session II |
| Wednesday 7th August, 2019 | Senior Staff Disciplinary Committee |
| Saturday, 24th August – Monday, 23rd September, 2019 | Industrial Training for Engineering Students |
| Monday, 26th August, 2019 | Students Disciplinary Committee for Make-up Examination |
| Thursday 5th September, 2019 | Special Senate |
| Monday, 9th September, 2019 | College Board Meeting for Make-up Examination Results |
| Tuesday, 10th September, 2019 | Senate Exams & Ethics Committee on Make-up Exam Results |
| Honorable Chancellor’s Birthday Lecture | |
| Wednesday 11th September, 2019 | Honorable Chancellor’s Birthday |
| Thursday 12th September, 2019 | Senate Meeting to Consider Make-up Examination Results |
| Thursday 26th September, 2019 | University Lecture |
| Saturday 28th September, 2019 | Fresh Students come into Residence for First Semester 2019/2020 |
| NOTES: | |
| 1st Semester | |
| 13 Weeks of Lecture | |
| 2 Weeks of Examination | |
| 2nd Semester | |
| 13 Weeks of Lecture | |
| 2 Weeks of Examinations | |
| 2 Weeks Holiday before Make-up Programme | |
| Make-up Programme | |
| 6 Weeks of Lectures/Examinations | |
| 5 Weeks of Holiday after Make-up Programme | |
| Key | |
| ** – Tentative Date |
