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2008 ACADEMIC CALENDER
HOWARD COLLEGE, PIETERMARITZBURG AND WESTVILLE CAMPUSES

E-SEMESTER:

  Week Dates Events
 

Tues, 01 - Fri, 04 Jan

 Wed, 02 Jan University Offices open
 

Mon, 07 - Fri, 11 Jan

 

Tues, 08 Jan Deadline for submission of Exclusion Appeals to Faculty Offices (for November 2007 examinations)
Thurs, 10 - Thurs, 17 Jan Supplementary Exams
 

Mon, 14 - Fri,18 Jan

Mon, 14 Jan - Fri, 18 Jan

FEAComm meetings

 

Mon, 21 - Fri, 25 Jan

Thurs, 24 Jan

Supp Exam marks to be captured

 

Mon, 28 Jan - Fri, 01 Feb

 Mon, 28 Jan - Sat, 02 Feb Orientation (HC, PMB, WV)
Wed, 30 Jan Arrival: International students
Thurs, 31 Jan Release of Supp results

Thurs, 31 Jan - Fri, 01 Feb

Orientation: International students

 

Mon, 04 - Fri, 08 Feb

Mon, 04 Feb - Sat, 09 Feb Registration (HC, PMB, WV)
 

SEMESTER 1:

1

 Mon, 11 - Fri, 15 Feb

 

 Mon, 11 Feb Lectures commence

Thurs, 14 Feb

Applications for re-marks to Faculty Offices
Final date for registration (1st semester & Year registrations)

2

Mon, 18 - Fri, 22 Feb

Fri, 22 Feb

Final date for curriculum changes
Final date - Applications for extended DP's

3

Mon, 25 - Fri, 29 Feb

    

4

Mon, 03 - Fri, 07 Mar

    

5

Mon, 10 - Fri, 14 Mar

 Fri, 14 Mar Final day for capturing of graduation decisions onto the computer system (Undergraduate Studies)
6

 

 Mon, 17 - Fri, 21 Mar

 

 Tues, 18 Mar Follow Friday timetable
Wed, 19 Mar Lectures cease
Thurs, 20 - Fri, 28 Mar STUDENT EASTER VACATION

Friday, 21 Mar

Good Friday (Holiday)
Human Rights Day
(Public Holiday)

Mon 24 - Fri, 28 Mar Mon, 24 Mar Family Day
Fri, 28 Mar Final day for capturing of graduation decisions onto the computer system (Postgraduate Studies)

7

Mon, 31 - Fri, 04 Apr

Mon, 31 Mar

Lectures resume
Final day for submission of graduation programmes to Central Graduation Office

8

Mon 07 - Fri, 11 Apr

 Fri, 11 Apr Final day for withdrawal from a module
(1st semester & Year registrations)
Final day for withdrawal from the University
(1st semester & Year registrations)

9

Mon, 14 - Fri, 18 Apr

 Mon, 14 - Tues, 15 Apr Graduation Ceremonies (PMB)

Wed, 16 Sat, 19 Apr

Graduation Ceremonies (WV)

10

Mon, 21 - Fri, 25 Apr

 Mon, 21 Apr - Thurs, 24 Apr Graduation Ceremonies (WV)
 

Fri, 25 Apr


11

Mon, 28 Apr - Fri, 02 May

 Mon, 28 Apr in lieu of Sunday(Freedom Day)
Wed, 30 Apr Follow Thursday timetable

Thurs, 1 May

Workers Day
(Public Holiday)

12

Mon, 05 - Fri, 09 May

    

13

Mon, 12 - Fri, 16 May



14

Mon, 19 - Fri, 23 May

Thurs, 22 May

 DP Refusals published and sent to Faculty Offices


Fri, 23 May Lectures cease
Fri, 23 May - Fri, 30 May

Tues, 27 May

 Deadline for submission of DP Appeals to Faculty Offices

Sat, 24 - Thurs, 29 May Study period

15

Mon, 26 - Fri, 30 May

Fri, 30 May

Exams commence (incl. Sat.)

16

Mon, 02 - Sat, 07 Jun

  

Exam week

17

Mon, 09 - Sat, 14 Jun

 Sat, 14 Jun Exams and semester end
18 Mon, 16 - Fri, 20 Jun

Mon, 16 Jun

Youth Day
(Public Holiday)

 

MID-TERM BREAK :

  Mon, 16 Jun - Sun, 27 Jul   STUDENT WINTER VACATION
Mon, 23 - Fri, 27 Jun Tues, 24 Jun June Exam results to be captured (HC, PMB, WV)
Mon, 30 Jun - Fri, 04 Jul Fri, 04 Jul Release of Exam results
Mon, 7 - Fri, 11 Jul    
Mon, 14 - Fri, 18 Jul Tues, 15 - Tues, 22 Jul
1st-semester Supplementary Exams
Fri, 18 Jul Deadline for submission of Exclusion Appeals
Mon, 21 - Fri, 25 Jul Thurs, 24 Jul - Fri, 25 Jul Registration (2nd semester)
 

SEMESTER 2:

1

 Mon, 28 Jul - Fri, 01 Aug

 

 Mon, 28 Jul Lectures commence
Tues 29 Jul Supplementary Exam results to be captured
Wed, 30 Jul Final date for registration (2nd-semester)

2

 Mon, 04 - Fri, 08 Aug Wed, 06 Aug Release of Supp results
Fri, 08 Aug Final date for curriculum changes
Final date - Applications for extended DP's
Fri, 10 Aug Final date for curriculum changes

3

Fri, 08 - Sat, 09 Aug

 Sat, 09 Aug National Women's Day
(Public Holiday)

4

Mon, 11 - Fri, 15 Aug



5

Mon, 18 - Fri, 22 Aug

 Tues 19 Aug  Applications for re-marks to Faculty Offices 

6

Mon, 25 - Fri, 29 Aug



7

Mon, 01 - Fri, 05 Sept

Fri, 05 Sept

Final date for withdrawal from a module
(2nd-semester registrations)
Final date for withdrawal from the University
(2nd-semester registrations)

8

Mon, 08 - Fri, 12 Sept



9

Mon, 15 - Fri, 19 Sept

Fri, 19 Sept

Lectures cease

Fri, 19 - Fri, 26 Sept Sat, 20 Sept - Sun, 28 Sept STUDENT MID-TERM BREAK
Wed, 24 Sept Heritage Day
(Public Holiday)
10

 

 Mon, 29 Sept - Fri, 03 Oct

 

 Mon, 29 Sept Lectures resume
Tues, 30 Sept Rosh Hashanah
(day of condoned absence)

Thurs, 02 Oct

Eid-ul-Fitr
(day of condoned absence)

12

Mon, 06 - Fri, 10 Oct

 Thurs, 09 Oct Yom Kippur
(day of condoned absence) 
13 Mon, 13 - Fri, 17 Oct    
14 Mon, 20 - Fri, 24 Oct   Institutional Audit
15 Mon, 27 Oct - Fri, 31 Oct Tues, 28 Oct Diwali/Deepavali
(day of condoned absence)
    Thurs, 30 Oct DP Refusals published and sent to Faculty Office
    Fri, 31 Oct Lectures cease

16

Sat, 01 - Fri, 07 Nov

Tues, 04 Nov

Deadline for submission of DP Appeals to Faculty Office

    Sat, 01 Nov - Thurs, 06 Nov Study period
    Fri, 07 Nov Exams commence (incl. Saturdays)
17 Mon, 10 - Fri, 14 Nov   Exam Week
18 Mon, 17 - Sat, 22 Nov Exams Week        
19 Mon, 24 - Fri, 28 Nov     Tues, 25 Nov Exams and Academic year end
 

YEAR-END BREAK :

 

Mon, 01 - Fri, 05 Dec

Thurs, 04 Dec

Exam marks to be captured

   

Mon, 08 - Fri, 12 Dec

Tues, 09 Dec

Eid-ul-Adha

  Mon, 15 - Fri, 19 Dec Mon, 15 Dec Last day for submission of theses/dissertations to the Faculty Offices for Graduation in April 2009

Tues, 16 Dec

Day of Reconciliation (Public Holiday)

Wed, 17 Dec

Release of Results

  Mon, 22 - Fri, 26 Dec Wed, 24 Dec University Offices close at midday
 



 
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