ARBA MINCH UNIVERSITY

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR

2010 EC (2017/18) ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Applicaple :To All 2nd Year and Above Regular Graduate, undergraduate and Extension Students (Except Medicine and
Health Science Students)
FIRST SEMESTER (15 WEEKS)
Dates in
Dates in G.C. E.C Descriptions of Academic Duties/Activities Remark
Sept 13 Mes 3 Academic staffs report for duty
Sept 29 Mes 19 Last date for submission of PhD/MSc/MA thesis ( Second round ) Reporting
Oct 2-7 Mes 22-27 Instructors’ Instructional skill training (27th SMIS training) and Reg.
Oct 2-4 Mes 22-24 Registration for all 2nd year and above students (PG & UG) week
Oct 5 Mes 25 Late registration with penalty to all 2nd year and above students (PG & UG)
Oct 5-7 Mes 25-27 Discussion on deliverology, Civics and Ethical Education with the students
Oct 9 Mes 29 First semester classes begin to all 2nd year and above students (PG & UG)
Oct 9 Mes 29 Call for research proposal
Oct 10 Mes 30 Deadline for reassessment of exam Results (Grade change)
Week 1-2
Oct 9-13 Mes 29- Tik 3 Readmission applications week for admission in the 2 nd semester of 2017/18
Oct 16 Tik 6 Colleges/Institute/Schools notify make up eligible students to registrar cor.
Oct 16-20 Tik 6-10 Course exemption period
Oct 19-25 Tik 9-15 Fx, Make-up & supplemental exam for graduating & non graduate student
Oct 28 Tik 18 Last date for Fx, NG, Supplemetal exam result to registar/online system
Oct 30-Nov 4 Tik 20-25 MSc/MA thesis defense ( Second round )
Oct 30-Nov 1 Tik 20-22 Add & Drop to all University students
Nov 1 Tik 22 Registrar converts all make up ineligible NG’s to F and Fx to F
Nov 3 Tik 24 Last date for dismissed students to clear from campus
Nov 6-9 Tik 27-30 Research Review workshop
Nov 9 Tik 30 Last date for formal withdrawal
Week 3-9
Nov 11 Hid 2 Research field day
Nov 17 Hid 8 Registrar coordinators submits readmission applications to AC of Colleges/Institute/Sch
Nov 18 Hid 9 Registrar reports first semester statistics to President's office
Nov 24 Hid 15 Deadline for SGS thesis result submission to registrar
Dec 1 Hidar 22 Senate meeting first round
Dec 2 Hidar 23 Graduation for Medicine Students
Dec 7 Hidar 28 Graduating Students of Medicine clear from the campus
Tahisas 2-
Dec 11 4 Research Directorate Office (RO) communicates results of application of research proposals
Colleges/Institutes/Schools notify to President, AAVP, APEI & Registrar office regarding
Dec 18 Tahisas 9 - 1st semester final exam schedule
Week 11
- 2nd semester course offering
- 2nd semester readmission applications decision of the AC
Dec 18—Jan Tahisas 9-Tir
15 7 Admission applications period for Graduate studies 2nd Semster (for 2017/18 Ac. Yr. entry)
Jan 12 Tir 4 First semester classes end
Jan 12-18 Tir 4-10 Call for research proposal (second round) Week 12-
Jan 15-19 Tir 7-11 Students evaluate academic staffs for courses 15
Jan 15-19 Tir 7-11 Course revision and students’exam preparation time
Jan 22 Tir 14 Last date for submission of MSc/MA thesis ( Third round )
Jan 22-Feb 3 Tir 14-26 First semester exam period Exam Weeks
Tir 28–Yekt
Feb 5-17 10 Inter - semester break Semester
Feb 5-17 Tir 28- Yekt 10 Tutorial time to summer Students break, &
Tutorial
Feb 12 Yekatit 5 Research Directorate Office communicates results of application of research proposals (2nd round)
weeks
Feb 12-14 Yekatit 5-7 Last date for departments to report exam results to the registrar office
March 2 Yekatit 23 Senate meeting Second round Graduation
March 3 Yekatit 24 Graduation for Architecture Students week
March 8 Yekatit 29 Graduating Students of Architecture clear from the campus
 AMU-ACADEMIC CALENDAR
2010 E.C(2017/18)
SECOND SEMESTER [15 WEEKS]
Dates in Remark
Dates in E.C Descriptions of Academic Duties/Activities
G.C.
Feb 19-21 Yekatit 12-14 Registration to all second year and above Students ( UG & PG)
Feb 22 Yekatit 15 Second semester classes begin
Feb 22-23 Yekatit 15-16 Late registration with penalty
Feb 26 Yekatit 19 Deadline for application of reassessment exam. Results
Yekatit 19-24 Thesis Defence (Third Round)
Feb 27 Yekatit 20 Colleges/Institutes/Schools notify make up eligible students to registrar coor. Off
March 2 Yekatit 23 Last date for Fx, NG, Supplemental exam result to registar
Week 2 -3
March 5 Yekatit 26 Last date for application of supplemental exam for graduate students
March 5-9 Yekatit 26-30 Readmission applications week for admission in the 1st semester of 2017/18
March 9 Yekatit 30 Last date for dismissed students to clear from campus.
March 9 Yekatit 30 Registrar converts all make up ineligible NG’s to F and Fx to F
March 16 Megabit 7 Deadline for SGS thesis result submission
March 19-21 Megabit 10-12 Add & Drop
Colleges/Institutes/Schools notify to President, AAVP, APEI & Registrar office
Week 4-9
regarding
April 23 Miazia 15
- semester final exam schedule
- 1st semester readmission applications decision of the AC for 2018/19 A.Y
Admission applications weeks for UG and PG Summer Programs (for 2017/18
May 14-Jun 1 Ginbot 6-24 Week 12-
Ac. Yr. entry)
13
May 18 Ginbot 10 Last date for submission of MSc/MA thesis (First Round)
Ginbot 21-
May 29-Jun 1
24 Graduating class Students’ evaluate course instructor/s
Jun 4-8 Ginbot 27-sene 1 Exixsting curricula review week
Week 15-
Jun 1 Ginbot 24 Second Semester Classes end for both Graduating and non Graduating Students
16
Jun 4-8 Ginbot 27-sen 1 Non-Graduating Student evaluate academic staffs for courses
Jun 4-8 Ginbot 27-sen1 Course revision and exam preparation time for non graduating student
Jun4-12 Ginbot27-Sen 5 Second semester exam period for graduating classes
Jun 5-12 Ginbot 28- Sen 2 SGS MSc/MA thesis defense (First Round) period Exams
Jun 4-22 Sen 4-15 Second semester exam period for non graduating Week
Jun 18 Sene 11 last date to submit grades of Graduate students
Jun 25-26 Sene 18-19 Non- graduating classes clear from campus.
Graduation
Jun 28 Sen 21 Senate meeting (Third round)
Week
Jun30 Sen 23 Graduation
Jul 5 Sen Graduating students clear from campus
Jul 6 28Sene 29 last date to submit grades of Non Graduate students
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2010 EC (2017/18)
SUMMER PROGRAM [8 WEEKS]

Applicable to All Graduates, Undergraduates and PDGT Summer Students

Dates in G.C. Dates in E.C Descriptions of Academic Duties/Activities Remark
Jul 9-14 Hamel 2-7 Tutorial time to summer Students
Registration Week
Jul 12-14 Hamel 5-7 Registration
Jul 16 Hamel 9 Registration with penalty Week 1
Jul 16 Hamel 9 Summer classes begin
Admission applications weeks for PG for 1st Semster (for
Jul 23-Aug 17 Hame 16-Nehas 11
2018/19 Ac. Yr. entry) Week 6
Colleges/Institutes/Schools notify to President, AAVP, APEI & Registrar
office regarding
Aug 28 Nehasie 21
- 18/19 A.Y 1st semester course offering

- 1st semester readmission applications decision of the AC

Aug 31 Nehasie 25 Summer UG & PG students class ends Week 8
Aug 30-Sept 3,
Nehasie 28-Pagu.4
2017 Final exam for UG & PG students
Sept 10, 2018 Pagu.5 UG & PG Summer Students clear from the campus
Sept 14, 2018 Mes 4-5, 2011 Registration for Summer Agricultural Science students Exam Week
Reporting week
Sept 21, 2018 Mes 11 Summer PDGT students class ends
Sept 24-29 2018 Mes 14-19, 2011 Final exam for Summer PDGT students
Sept 30, 2018 Mes 20, 2011 PDGT students clear from the campus