Senate of the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), at its 221st Regular Meeting held on Thursday, 27th August 2015, approved the Calendar of Academic Activities for the 2015/2016 Academic Session as follows:

1. Arrival of Fresh Students Monday 12th October, 2015

2. Orientation of Fresh Students Tuesday 13th October to Friday 16th October, 2015

3. Arrival of Returning Students Monday 19th October, 2015

4. On-line Registration for All Students Begins Monday 19th October, 2015

5. On-line Registration for All Students Ends Friday 15th January, 2016

6. First Semester 2015/2016 Academic Session Lectures Begin for All Students Monday 2nd November, 2015

7. First Semester 2015/2016 Lectures End for All Students Friday 5th February, 2016

8. Matriculation Ceremony 16thJanuary 2016

9. Christmas Break Tuesday 22nd December, 2015 – Monday 4th January, 2016

10. First Semester 2015/2016 Examination Begin for All Students Faculty of Law begins a week earlier Monday 15th February, 2016 Monday, 8th February, 2016

11. First Semester 2015/2016 Examination End for All Students Faculty of Law ends a week earlier Friday 11th March, 2016 Friday 4th March, 2016

12. Submission of First Semester 2015/2016 Examination Results Begins Monday 7th March, 2016

13. Convocation Ceremony Saturday 19th March, 2016

14. Submission of First Semester 2015/2016 Examination Results Ends Friday 25th March, 2016

15. Second Semester 2015/2016 Academic Session Lectures Begin for All Students Faculty of Law begins a week earlier Monday 4th April, 2016 Monday 28th March, 2016

16. Students’ Week Monday 9th May 2016 – Sunday 15th May 2016

17. Second Semester 2015/2016 Academic Session Lectures End for All Students-Friday 17th June, 2016

Faculty of Law ends a week earlier-Friday 10th June, 2016
18. Project Defence (External Examination) Begins Monday 20th June 2016

19. Project Defence (External Examination) Ends Friday 1st July 2016

20. Second Semester 2015/2016 Examination Begin for All Students-Monday 4th July, 2016

Faculty of Law begins a week earlier – Monday 27th June, 2016

21. Second Semester 2015/2016 Examination End for All Students-Friday 22nd July, 2016

Faculty of Law ends a week earlier – Friday 15th July, 2016

22. Submission of Second Semester 2015/2016 Examination Results Begins Monday 18thJuly, 2016

23. Submission of Second Semester 2015/2016 Examination Results Ends Friday 5th August, 2016

24. Examination Board Meetings, A & GRC Meetings End Friday 19th August, 2016

25. Senate Meeting to consider Results Thursday 25th August, 2016

26. 2015/2016 Academic Session Ends Friday 26th August, 2016

27. Vacation Begins Saturday 27th August, 2016

28. Vacation Ends Saturday 14th October, 2016

29. Sandwich Lectures/Examinations For 2015/2016

30. 2016/2017 Academic Session Begin Monday 17th October, 2016

Deans, Directors, Heads of Departments, Staff and Students are please requested to adhere strictly to the approved Calendar of academic activities for the 2015/2016 academic session.