AY 2023-2024 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
ALL CAMPUSES

Email:      vpaa@cu.edu.lr
Phone:    +231 886 715 935
                  +231 880 900 098
Website:  www.cu.edu.lr

		2023-2024 SEMESTER I	
DAY 	MONTH/DATE	EVENT/ACTIVITY	
Monday	August 7, 2023	New Student Orientation	
Tuesday-Saturday 	August 8 - 26	Registration	
Thursday 	August 24	Flag Day (Holiday)	
Saturday	August 26	Faculty Development Workshop - Undergraduate Programs	
Monday - Saturday	August 28 - September 2	Orientations (University, Schools, Colleges, Clubs, Faculty)	
Monday 	August 28	Classes Commence		
Monday-Saturday 	August 28 - September 2	Late Registration + Add & Drop	
Tuesday	September 12	Academic Standing Committee Meeting (Undergrad)	
Sunday	September 17	Matriculation – Associate	
Sunday	September 24	Matriculation – Undergrad 	
Thursday 	October 5	World Teacher’s Day	
Friday 	October 6	Last Day to Settle Grade Disputes	
Tuesday	October 10	National  Presidential  and Legislative Election	
Monday-Saturday  	October 23-28	Mid-Term Exam: Undergrad  or Individual Projects: Grad Sch.	
Thursday-Sunday 	November 2-5 	Thanksgiving Holiday Break	
Friday - Sunday 	November 10 - 12	Home Coming Activities - Main Campus	
Saturdays	Nov. 11, 18, & 25	Faculty Senate Meetings (Suakoko, Kakata and Graduate school)	
Wednesday 	November 29	Tubman’s Birthday (Holiday)	
Friday-Saturday  	December 1-9	Pre-registration for Semester II & Vacation Sschool – 2023/2024	
Monday - Friday	December 4 - 8	Tuition Balance Payment Deadline 	
Saturday 	December 9	Last Day of Class	
Monday-Saturday 	December 11 - 16	Final Exam: Undergrad or Final Project: Grad School	
Thursday-Tuesday 	December 14 - 19	Grades Submission 	
Wednesday 	December 20	Dormitory Closes at 12:00 noon	
Thursday-Tuesday	Dec 21, 2023 - Jan 2, 2024	Holiday Break	
Wednesday 	January 3, 2024	Office Activities Resume  	
2023-2024 SEMESTER II	
Saturday	January 6, 2024	New Student Orientation	
Monday - Saturday 	January 8 – 27	Registration	
Saturday	January 27	Faculty Development Workshop – Undergraduate Programs	
Monday	January 29 	Classes Commence	
Monday - Saturday	January 29 – February 3	Orientations (University, Schools, Colleges, Clubs, Faculty)	
Monday - Saturday	January 29 – February 17	Application for Graduation	
Monday - Saturday	January 29 – February 3	Late Registration + Add & Drop	
Tuesday 	January 30	Academic Standing Committee Meeting (Undergrad)	
Sunday-Monday	February 11 - 12	Armed Forces Day (Holiday)	
Thursday	February 22	Founders Day 		
Wednesday 	March 13	Decoration Day (Holiday)	
Friday 	March 15	JJ Roberts Birthday (Holiday)	
Saturday	March 16	Cuttington  Open House (All Campuses)		
Monday - Saturday 	March 18 - 23	Mid-Term Exam: Undergrad. Individual Projects: Grad Sch.	
Sunday – Monday	March 31- April 1	Easter Break 	
Saturday	April 6	Nursing Capping & Badging (Undergraduate)	
Saturdays 	April 6, 20, & May 4	Faculty Senate Meetings ( Junior College, Undergrad, Grad. Sch)	
Saturday 	April 6	Last Day to Settle Grade Disputes	
Friday	April 12		Fast and Prayer (Holiday)	
Saturday 	April 13	Nursing Capping & Badging (Associate)	
Tuesday - Monday 	April 16 - May 13	Thesis Defense (Undergraduate & Grad School)	
Monday - Saturday 	April 22 - 27 	College Competition- Main Campus 	
Wednesday - Saturday 	May 1 - 11	Pre-registration for Semester I/2024-2025	
Tuesday	May 14	Unification Day (Holiday)	
Monday – Wednesday	May 13 - 15	Graduating Seniors Final Exams (All Campuses)	
Wednesday 	May 15	Tuition Balance Payment Deadline 	
Friday 	May 17	Last Day of Class	
Monday - Saturday 	May 20 - 25	Final Exam: Undergrad or Final Projects: Grad School	
Wednesday - Monday 	May 22 - 27	Grades Submission	
Saturday 	May 25	Dormitory Closes at 12:00 noon	
Tuesday - Thursday	May 28, 29, & 30	Faculty Senate Meetings for Clearance of Prospective Graduates 	
Monday-Tuesday	June 3 - 4	Preliminary Clearance	
Thursday - Friday	June 6 - 7	Board Meeting to Approve Graduates 	
Monday - Friday 	June 10 - 14	Distribution of Final Clearance	
Friday	June 14	PAGE	
Sunday	June 16	Baccalaureate Service  	
Saturday  	June 22	Commencement Convocation 	
VACATION SCHOOL 2023/2024	
Monday – Saturday	June 17 – June 29, 2024	Registration 	
Monday	July 1	Classes Begin  	
Monday - Saturday 	July 1 - 6	Late Registration + Add & Drop	
Saturday	Aug 10	Last Day of Class	
Monday - Tuesday	August 12-13	Final Exam or Final Project: Grad School	
Wednesday - Friday	August 14-16	Grades Submission