ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2018 - University of …

1 ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2018 ACADEMIC ACTIVITY 2018 CALENDAR University re-opens for support employees Tue 2018 -01-02 Enrichment and ACADEMIC development programmes for UJ students Tue 2018 -01-02 Fri 2018 -01-05 ACADEMIC employees, not involved in enrichment or ACADEMIC development programmes, resume duty Mon 2018 -01-08 ACADEMIC Research Mon 2018 -01-08 Sun 2018 -01-28 2nd Semester (n-1) Supplementary Assessment Mon 2018 -01-08 Fri 2018 -01-12 Online off-site registration Mon 2018 -01-08 - Fri 2018 -02-02 2nd Semester (n-1) Special Assessment Wed 2018 -01-24 Tue 2018 -01-30 1st Year Seminar Tue 2018 -01-30 Fri 2018 -02-02 First Semester Mon 2018 -02-05 Fri 2018 -05-18 Mid-semester Vacation Sat 2018 -03-31 Sun 2018 -04-08 Study Period for students Sat 2018 -05-19 Fri 2018 -05-25 1st Semester Final Assessment Sat 2018 -05-26 Tue 2018 -06-12 1st Semester consolidation of results Wed 2018 -06-13 Fri 2014-06-15 Winter Vacation for Students Wed 2018 -06-13 Sun 2018 -07-08 Winter Vacation Academics Sat 2018 -06-16 Sun 2018 -07-08 ACADEMIC research Programmes for international students hosted by UJ Study-abroad programmes for UJ students Enrichment and ACADEMIC development programmes for UJ students Mon 2018 -07-09 - Fri 2018 -07-20 t Semester Supplementary assessments Mon 2018 -07-16 Fri 2018 -07-20 Second Semester Mon 2018 -07-23 Fri 2018 -11-02 1st Semester Special Assessment Thu

2 2018 -08-02 Wed 2018 -08-08 Mid-semester Vacation Sat 2018 -09-08 Sun 2018 -09-16 Study period for students Sat 2018 -11-03 Fri 2018 -11-09 2nd Semester Final Assessment Sat 2018 -11-10 - Tue 2018 -11-27 2nd Semester consolidation of results Wed 2018 -11-28 Fri 2018 -11-30 Summer Vacation for students Wed 2018 -11-28 NON-SUBSIDISED WHOLE PROGRAMME ASSESSMENT PUBLIC AND University HOLIDAYS 2018 New Year s Day Mon 01 January 2018 Human Rights Day Wed 21 March 2018 Good Friday Fri 30 March 2018 Family Day Mon 02 April 2018 Freedom Day Fri 27 April 2018 University Holiday Mon 30 April 2018 Worker s Day Tue 01 May 2018 Youth Day Sat 16 June 2018 National Women s Day Thu 09 August 2018 University Holiday Fri 10 August 2018 Heritage Day Mon 24 September 2018 Day of Reconciliation Sun 16 December 2018 Public Holiday Mon 17 December 2018 Christmas Day Tue 25 December 2018 Day of Goodwill Wed 26 December 2018 IMPORTANT NOTES Tuesday 2 January 2018 : University re-opens for support employees.

3 Monday 08 January 2018 : University re-opens for ACADEMIC employees. Switch of lecturing days: That the lecturing timetable of a Friday be followed on Thursday 26 April 2018 . University Holidays: Monday 30 April 2018 and Friday 10 August 2018 . Saturday 15 December 2018 : University closes for the December holidays for ACADEMIC and support staff. KINTA BURGER (PROF) REGISTRAR 2018 - Start of December holiday for ACADEMIC staff Thu 2018 -12-13 Start of December holiday for support staff Sat 2018 -12-15 2nd Semester (n+1) Supplementary assessments Mon 2019-01-07 Fri 2019-01-11 2nd Semester (n+1) Special Assessment Wed 2019-01-23 Tue 2019-01-29 2018 CEP (Whole programme): 1st Semester Final assessment Mon 2018 -5-21 Fri 2018 -05-25 CEP (Whole programme): 1st Semester Supplementary assessment Mon 2018 -07-16 Fri 2018 -07-20 CEP (Whole programme): 2nd Semester Final assessment Mon 2018 -11-05 Fri 2018 -11-16 CEP (Whole programme): 2nd Semester Supplementary assessment Mon 2019-01-07 Fri 2019-01-11 Summary for ACADEMIC CALENDAR : 2018 Classes Study Period for Students Switch of lecturing days(Fri to Thurs) School Terms: 2018 .

4 Vacation Final Assessment University opens and close Term Duration Public Holidays Supplementary Assessment ACADEMIC Research 1 17 Jan - 28 Mar University Holiday Special Assessment Consolidation of Results 2 10 Apr - 22 Jun 3 17 Jul - 28 Sep 4 9 Oct - 12 Dec JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 1 2 Univ Open Enrichment prog starts 3 4 5 6 7 1 1st Year Seminar 2 1st Year Seminar 3 4 1 2 3 4 8 Start of Acad Research Supp 9 Supp 10 Supp 11 Supp 12 Supp 13 14 5 Start 1st semester 6 7 8 9 10 11 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 22 23 24 Special 25 Special 26 Special 27 Special 28 End of Acad Research 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 19 20 21 Public Holiday 22 23 24 25 29 Special 30 Special 1st Year Seminar 31 1st Year Seminar Supp Assessment 8 12 Jan Special Assessment 24 30 Jan 26 27 28 26 27 28 29 30 Public Holiday 31 Start of Vacation APRIL MAY JUNE M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 1 30 Univ Holiday 1 Public Holiday 2 3 4 5 6 1 Final 2 Final 3 2 Public Holiday 3 4 5 6 7 8 End of Vacation 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 Final 5 Final 6 Final 7 Final 8 Final 9 Final 10 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 14 15 16 17 18 End of 1st semester 19 Study Period 20 Study Period 11 Final 12 Final 13 Start Vacation Consol ofl Results 14 Consol Results 15 Consol of Results 16 Public Holiday 17 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 21 Study Period 22 Study Period 23 Study Period 24 Study Period 25 Study Period 26 Final 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 24 25 26 Time- table Switch 27 Public Holiday 28 29 28 Final

5 29 Final 30 Final 31 Final Final Assessment 26 31 May 25 26 27 28 29 30 Semester Information Number of days Class days: 1st Semester 65 Class days: 2nd Semester 67 TOTAL 132 Summary for ACADEMIC CALENDAR : 2018 JULY JULY/ AUGUST SEPTEMBER M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 1 30 31 1 2 Special 3 Special 4 Special 5 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 End of Vacation 6 Special 7 Special 8 Special 9 Public Holiday 10 Univ Holiday 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 Start of Vacation 9 9 Start of Acad Research 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 Con-solidate Results 14 Con-solidate Results 15 Con-solidate Results 16 End of Vacation 16 Sup 17 Sup 18 Sup 19 Sup 20 End of Acad Research Sup 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 23 Start 2nd semester 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 31 Special Assessment 2-8 Aug 24 Public Holiday 25 26 27 28 29 30 Sup Assessment 16-20 Jul OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 End

6 2nd semester Classes End 3 Study period 4 Study period 1 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 Study period 6 Study period 7 Study period 8 Study period 9 Study period 10 Final 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 Final 13 Final 14 Final 15 Final 16 Final 17 Final 18 10 11 12 13 Univ Close ACADEMIC 14 15 Univ Close Support 16 Public Holiday 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 Final 20 Final 21 Final 22 Final 23 Final 24 Final 25 17 Public Holiday 18 19 20 21 22 23 29 30 31 26 Final 27 Final 28 Consol of Results 29 Consol of Results 30 Consol of Results Final Assessment 10 27 Nov 24 25 Public Holiday 26 Public Holiday 27 28 29 30