Academic Calendar
2025/2026 Academic Calendar, Bowen University.
FIRST SEMESTER
Academic Activities Before Christmas and New Year Break
26-09-2025
BBSF Executives Resume
29-09-2025
Fresh Students Assume Studies
Screening and Registration of Fresh Students Begin
01-10-2025 to 04-10-2025
Orientation Programme for Fresh Students
06-10-2025
Lectures Begin
For Fresh Students and Returning Students
28-11-2025
Registration Ends for ALL Students
01-12-2025 to 12-12-2025
Late Registration with Penalty
For ALL Students
27/10 – 31/10/2025; 17-21/11/2025; 08-12/12/2025
Continuous Assessments Weeks
19-12-2025 to 02-01-2026
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR BREAK
Resumption from the Christmas and New Year Break
04-01-2026
Resumption from Break
05-01-2026
Lecture Begins
09-01-2026
End of Lectures
12-01-2026 to 16-01-2026
Revision for Examination
19-01-2026 to 22-01-2026
Examinations for University-wide Courses
23-01-2026 to 04-02-2026
Examinations for Other Courses
05-02-2026
INTER-SEMESTER BREAK BEGINS
Processing of Results for the First Semester
05-02-2026 to 18-02-2026
Marking of Examination Scripts
15-02-2026
INTER-SEMESTER BREAK ENDS
16-02-2026
SECOND SEMESTER BEGINS
19-02-2026 to 20-02-2026
Programme Boards of Examiners’ Meeting
On First Semester Results
23-02-2026 to 24-02-2026
College Boards of Examiners’ Meeting
On First Semester Results
25-02-2026 to 27-02-2026
Business Committee of Senate Meeting
On First Semester Results
04-03-2026 to 05-03-2026
Senate Meeting for First Semester Results
Notes: First Semester consists of 15 weeks of lectures; 1 week of revision; 2 weeks and 3 days of examinations
SECOND SEMESTER
Academic Activities for the Second Semester
16-02-2026
Students Resume for Second Semester
Registration and Lectures Begin
07-04-2026 to 10-04-2026
Entrepreneurship, Environmental and Innovation Week
Assumption of Office by One-Day VC
17-04-2026
Registration Ends
20-04-2026 to 24-04-2026
Late Registration with Penalty
For all Students
16-20/03/2026; 06-10/04/2026; 27/04-01/05/2026
Continuous Assessment Weeks
15-05-2026
End of Lectures
18-05-2026 to 22-05-2026
Revision for Examinations
25-05-2026 to 28-05-2026
Examinations for University-wide Courses
29-05-2026 to 11-06-2026
Examinations for Other Courses
Processing of Results for the Second Semester
15-06-2026 to 26-06-2026
Marking of Examination Scripts
29-06-2026 to 30-06-2026
Programme Boards of Examiners’ Meeting
On Second Semester Results
01-07-2026 to 02-07-2026
College Boards of Examiners’ Meeting
On Second Semester Results
03-07-2026 to 07-07-2026
Business Committee of Senate Meeting
On Second Semester Results
08-07-2026
Senate Meeting for Final Year Results
Second Semester
09-07-2026
Senate Meeting for Non-graduating Students
Second Semester
10-07-2026
End of the Second Semester
Easter Break: Good Friday (03-04-2026); Easter Sunday (05-04-2026); Easter Monday (06-04-2026)
Notes: Second Semester – 12 weeks of lectures; 1 week of revision; 3 weeks for exams: University-wide/other courses; 1 week of Entrepreneurship, Environmental and Innovation Week / Assumption of office by One-Day Principal Officers
EXTENDED REMEDIAL PROGRAMME (ERP)
19-07-2026
Students Resume for ERP
20-07-2026
Registration for ERP Begins
ERP Tutorials Begin
07-08-2026
Registration Ends for ERP
14-08-2026
ERP Tutorials End
17-08-2026 to 21-08-2026
ERP Examinations
Processing of Results for ERP
24-08-2026 to 26-08-2026
Marking of Examination Scripts
27-08-2026 to 28-08-2026
Programme Boards of Examiners’ Meeting
On ERP Result
31-08-2026 to 01-09-2026
College Boards of Examiners’ Meeting
On ERP Results
02-09-2026 to 08-09-2026
Business Committee of Senate Meeting
On ERP Results
09-09-2026 to 10-09-2026
Senate Meeting for ERP Results
11-09-2026
End of ERP
Notes: ERP consists of 4 weeks of tutorials and 1 week of examination
COMMENCEMENT OF 2026/2027 ACADEMIC SESSION (FIRST SEMESTER)
11-09-2026
BBSF Executives Resume
14-09-2026
Fresh Students Assume Studies
Screening and Registration of Fresh Students Begin
16-09-2026 to 19-09-2026
Orientation Programme for Fresh Students
21-09-2026
Returning Students Resume Studies
Registration and Lectures Begin for Returning Students
02-11-2026 to 07-11-2026
Convocation Week