UKZN Sessional Dates 2019 - Howard College, Pietermaritzburg and Westville

FIRST SEMESTER
Monday, 04 February – Thursday, 20 Jun

EASTER VACATION
Saturday, 13 April – Monday, 22 April

WINTER VACATION
Friday, 14 Jun – Sunday, 07 July

SECOND SEMESTER
Monday, 08 July – Tuesday, 19 November

PRE-SEMESTER:
	Tue, 01 – Fri, 04 Jan	Wed, 02 Jan	University opens
	Mon, 07 – Fri, 11 Jan	Mon, 07 Jan	(Programme specific) Self-help registration system opens
	Mon, 14 – Fri, 18 Jan
	Mon, 21 – Sat, 26 Jan	Mon, 21 Jan	Deadline for submission of Exclusion Appeals
		Mon, 21 Jan	Deadline for applications for remarks
		Fri, 25 Jan	CEACOM (College Exclusion Appeals Com.) meetings
		Sat, 26 Jan	Parents’ Day
	Mon, 28 Jan– Sat, 02 Feb	Mon, 28 Jan– Sat, 02 Feb	Orientation and on-campus registration of students
	Mon, 28 Jan– Sat, 02 Feb	Thu, 31 Jan	AEACOM (Academic Exclusion Appeals Com.) meetings

SEMESTER 1:
1	Mon, 04 – Fri, 08 Feb	Mon, 04 Feb	First Semester commences
1	Mon, 04 – Fri, 08 Feb	Mon, 04 Feb	Lectures commence
2	Mon, 11 – Fri, 15 Feb
3	Mon, 18 – Fri, 22 Feb
4	Mon, 25 Feb – Fri, 01 Mar	Wed, 27 Feb	Registration deadline for returning Research Masters & Doctoral students
		Fri, 01 Mar	Final date for minimum fee payment required for student registration
			Final date for 1^st Semester registration
			Final date for requests for extended DPs
			Final date for submitting curriculum changes
5	Mon, 04– Fri, 08 Mar	Fri, 08 Mar	Final day for capturing graduation decisions onto ITS for the students who had outstanding requirements. (Honours, Bachelors, Diplomas and Certificates)
6	Mon, 11 – Fri, 15 Mar
7	Mon, 18 – Fri, 22 Mar	Mon, 18 Mar	Final day for capturing graduation decisions onto ITS (Masters and Doctoral Studies)
7	Mon, 18 – Fri, 22 Mar	Thu, 21 Mar	Human Rights Day (Public Holiday)
8	Mon, 25 – Fri 29 Mar	Fri, 29 Mar	Final date for withdrawal from a module
			Final date for withdrawal from the University (Semester 1)
			Final timetable for main & supplementary exams released
9	Mon, 01 – Sat, 06 Apr	Mon, 01 – Sat, 06 Apr	Graduation Ceremonies (WVL)
9	Mon, 01 – Sat, 06 Apr	Tue, 02 Apr	To follow Thursday’s timetable (Compensatory day)
10	Mon, 08 – Fri, 12 Apr	Mon, 08 – Tue, 09 Apr	Graduation Ceremonies (PMB)
Sat, 13 Apr – Mon, 22 Apr		EASTER VACATION (STUDENT MID-TERM BREAK)
		Fri, 19 Apr	Good Friday (Public Holiday)
		Mon, 22 Apr	Family Day (Public Holiday)
11	Tue, 23 – Sat, 27 Apr	Sat, 27 Apr	Freedom Day (Public Holiday)
12	Mon, 29 Apr – Fri, 03 May	Mon, 29 Apr	Final date for payment of 60% of fees for year registrations or 100% for semester 1 registrations
		Tue, 30 Apr	Last day for submission of theses/dissertations to the Post-Grad Admin Office for possible 2019 September Graduation
		Tue, 30 Apr	Final date for submission of 1^st Semester Examination Question Papers (Main & Supps) to the Exams Dept.
		Wed, 01 May	Workers’ Day (Public Holiday)
13	Mon, 06 – Fri, 10 May
14	Mon, 13 – Fri, 17 May	Tue, 14 May	DP refusals published
		Wed, 15 May	Lectures end
		Thu, 16 – 20 May	Study period
		Fri, 17 May	Final date for submission of DP Appeals to School Offices
15	Mon, 20 – Sat, 25 May	Tue, 21 May	First Semester Exams commence (incl. Saturday)
16	Mon, 27 May – Sat, 01 Jun	Mon, 27 May – Sat, 01 Jun	Exam week
17	Mon, 03 – Fri, 07 Jun	Mon, 03 – Tue, 04 Jun	First Semester Exams (cont.)
		Wed, 05 Jun	Eid-Al-Fitr (condoned absence) (no exams)
		Thu, 06 Jun	First Semester Exams end
		Fri, 07 – Tue, 11 Jun	Break between exams
18	Mon, 10 – Sat, 15 Jun	Wed, 12 Jun	1^st Semester Supplementary Exams commence
19	Mon, 17 – Fri, 21 Jun	Mon, 17 Jun	Youth Day (Public Holiday observed) (no exams)
		Thu, 20 Jun	Supplementary Exams end
		Thu, 20 Jun	First Semester ends
Semester 1: Teaching days: Monday 13 , Tuesday 14 , Wednesday 13 , Thursday 12 , Friday 13 : 65 days Compensatory day: (Tuesday 02 April, follows Thursday’s timetable) Study leave: 5 days; Main Examinations: 14 days; Supplementary Exams: 7 days;

Fri, 21 Jun – Sun, 07 Jul		MID-YEAR BREAK (Winter Vacation)
		Fri, 28 Jun	Supplementary Exam marks to be captured on SMS by 12h00
		Fri, 05 Jul	Release of 1^st semester results after Exam Boards at 00:01 am

SEMESTER 2:
1	Mon, 08 – Fri, 12 Jul	Mon, 08 Jul	Second Semester commences
		Mon, 08 Jul	Lectures commence
		Wed, 10 Jul	Deadline for submission of Exclusion Appeals
		Fri, 12 Jul	CEACOM meetings (College Exclusion Appeals Com.)
		Fri, 12 Jul	Deadline for applications for re-marks
2	Mon, 15 – Fri, 19 Jul	Tue, 16 Jul	AEACOM meeting (Academic Exclusion Appeals Com.)
		Wed, 17 Jul	To follow Friday’s timetable (Compensatory day)
		Fri, 19 Jul	Final date for payment of all fees required for student registration (2^nd semester).
			Final date for registration – 2^nd Semester
			Final date for requests for extended DPs
			Final date for submitting curriculum changes
3	Mon, 22 – Fri, 26 Jul
4	Mon, 29 Jul – Fri, 02 Aug
5	Mon, 05 – Fri, 09 Aug	Fri, 09 Aug	National Women’s Day (Public Holiday)
6	Mon, 12 – Fri, 16 Aug	Mon, 12	Eid-Al-Adhah (condoned absence)
7	Mon, 19 – Fri, 23 Aug
8	Mon, 26 – Fri, 30 Aug	Tue, 27 Aug	Final day for capturing graduation decisions onto ITS (all qualifications incl. doctoral studies)
8	Mon, 26 – Fri, 30 Aug	Fri, 30 Aug	Final date for payment of all fees
9	Sun, 02 – Fri, 06 Sep
10	Mon, 09 – Fri, 13 Sep	Wed, 11 – Thu, 12 Sep	Spring Graduations (All ceremonies held in WVL)
		Fri, 13 Sep	Final date for withdrawal from the University (Sem. 2)
			Final date for withdrawal from a module
			Final timetable for main and supplementary examinations released
Sat, 14 Sep – Tue, 24 Sep		STUDENT MID-TERM BREAK
Sat, 14 Sep – Tue, 24 Sep		Tue, 24 Sep	Heritage Day (Public Holiday)
11	Wed, 25 – Fri, 27 Sep
12	Sun, 29 Sep – Fri, 04 Oct	Sun, 29 – Tue, 01 Oct	Rosh Hashanah (condoned absence)
13	Mon, 07 – Fri, 11 Oct	Tue, 08 – Wed, 09 Oct	Yom Kippur (condoned absence)
13	Mon, 07 – Fri, 11 Oct	Tue, 08 Oct	Final date for submission of 2^nd Semester Examination Question Papers (Main & Supps) to the Exams Dept.
14	Mon, 14 – Fri, 18 Oct	Tue, 15 Oct	DP refusals published
		Wed, 16 Oct	Lectures end
		Thu, 17 – Mon, 21 Oct	Study period
		Fri, 18 Oct	Final date for submission of DP Appeals to School Offices
15	Mon, 21 – Sun, 27 Oct	Tue, 22 Oct	Second Semester Exams commence (incl. Saturday)
15	Mon, 21 – Sun, 27 Oct	Sun, 27 Oct	Diwali/Deepavali (Condoned absence) (no exams)
16	Mon, 28 Oct – Sat, 02 Nov	Mon, 28 Oct – Sat, 02 Nov	Exam week
16	Mon, 28 Oct – Sat, 02 Nov	Fri, 01 Nov	Final date for submission of College handbooks for 2020
17	Mon, 04 – Sat, 09 Nov	Wed, 06 Nov	Second Semester Exams end
17	Mon, 04 – Sat, 09 Nov	Thu, 07 – Mon, 11 Nov	Break between Exams
18	Mon, 11 – Sat, 16 Nov	Tue, 12 Nov	2^nd Semester Supplementary Exams commence
19	Mon, 18 – Fri, 22 Nov	Tue, 19 Nov	2^nd Semester Supplementary Exams end
		Tue, 19 Nov	Second Semester ends
		Fri, 22 Nov	Last day for submission of theses/dissertations to the Post-Graduate Administrative Offices for possible April 2020 Graduation
Semester 2: Teaching days: Monday 13 , Tuesday 13 , Wednesday 14 , Thursday 13 , Friday 12 : 65 days Compensatory days: (Wednesday, 17 July, follows Friday’s timetable) Study leave: 5 days; Examinations: 14 days; Supplementary Exams: 7 days

YEAR-END BREAK:
	Mon, 02 – Fri, 06 Dec	Tue, 03 Dec	Supplementary marks to be captured on SMS by 12h00
	Mon, 09 – Fri, 13 Dec	Tue, 10 Dec	Release of 2^nd semester results after Exam Boards (00:01 am)
	Mon, 16 – Fri, 20 Dec	Mon, 16 Dec	Day of Reconciliation (Public Holiday)
		Fri, 20 Dec	University Offices close

PLEASE NOTE

Sessional Dates for both the School of Medicine and the School of Education will be published separately.
BComHons(Acc) and PGDip(Acc) : Winter vacation will end a week early (i.e. 07 Jul); and lectures will end on Friday 06 September. There will be no Sept. mid-term break; and year-end exams (incl.supps) will run from 02 October to 08 Nov.
All Bachelor of Nursing students are required to attend clinical training and community work during vacations in the year from the 7 January 2019 up until the 21 December 2019
The University of KwaZulu-Natal reserves the right to change any of the said Sessional Dates, solely in its discretion, and without any liability for inconvenience and/or loss occasioned thereby.