University of KwaZulu-Natal Term Date 2024
UKZN Sessional Dates 2024 – Howard College, Pietermaritzburg and Westville
FIRST SEMESTER: Monday, 06 February – Thursday, 22 Jun
EASTER VACATION: Saturday, 08 April – Monday, 17 April
WINTER VACATION: Friday, 23 Jun – Sunday, 16 July
SECOND SEMESTER: Monday, 17 July – Monday, 27 November
UKZN Sessional Dates 2024 – School of Education
Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine – Sessional Dates 2024
EASTER VACATION: Saturday, 08 April – Monday, 17 April
WINTER VACATION: Friday, 23 Jun – Sunday, 16 July
SECOND SEMESTER: Monday, 17 July – Monday, 27 November
UKZN Sessional Dates 2024 – School of Education
Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine – Sessional Dates 2024
| PRE-SEMESTER: | |||
| Mon, 02 – Fri, 06 Jan | Tue, 03 Jan | University opens | |
| Mon, 09 – Fri, 13 Jan | Mon, 09 Jan | (Programme specific) Self-help registration system opens | |
| Mon, 16 – Fri, 20 Jan | |||
| Mon, 23 – Sat, 28 Jan | Sat, 28 Jan | Parents’ Day | |
| Mon, 30 Jan– Sat, 04 Feb | Mon, 30 Jan– Fri, 03 Feb | Orientation of students | |
| Thu, 02 – Sat, 04 Feb | On campus registration of students | ||
| SEMESTER 1: | |||
| 1 | Mon, 06 – Fri, 10 Feb | Mon, 06 Feb | First Semester commences |
| Lectures commence | |||
| Fri, 10 Feb | Deadline for applications for re-marks | ||
| 2 | Mon, 13 – Fri, 17 Feb | ||
| 3 | Mon, 20 – Fri, 24 Feb | ||
| 4 | Mon, 27 Feb – Fri, 03 Mar | Fri, 03 Mar | Final date for minimum fee payment required for student registration |
| Final date for 1st Semester registration | |||
| Final date for requests for extended DPs | |||
| 5 | Mon, 06– Fri, 10 Mar | Fri, 10 Mar | Final date for submitting curriculum changes |
| Final registration date for returning Masters (by research) and Doctoral students. | |||
| Final day for capturing graduation decisions onto ITS for the students who had outstanding requirements. (Honours, Bachelors, Diplomas and Certificates) |
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| 6 | Mon, 13 – Fri, 17 Mar | Fri, 17 Mar | Final day for capturing graduation decisions onto ITS (Doctoral and Masters Studies) |
| 7 | Mon, 20 – Fri, 24 Mar | Tues, 21 Mar | Human Rights Day (Public Holiday) |
| 8 | Mon, 27 Mar – Sat, 01 April | Sat, 01 (till Mon, 10 Apr) | Graduation Ceremonies (WVL) |
| 9 | Mon, 03 – Fri, 07 Apr | ||
| Sat, 08 – Mon, 17 Apr | EASTER VACATION (STUDENT MID-TERM BREAK) | ||
| Tue, 11 – Wed, 12 Apr | Graduation Ceremonies (PMB) | ||
| Fri, 14 Apr | Good Friday (Public Holiday) | ||
| Mon, 17 Apr | Family Day (Public Holiday) | ||
| 10 | Tue, 18 – Fri, 21 Apr | Fri, 21 Apr | Final date for withdrawal from a module |
| Final date for withdrawal from the University (Semester 1) | |||
| Final timetable for main & supplementary exams released | |||
| 11 | Mon, 24 – Sun, 30 Apr | Thu, 27 Apr | Freedom Day (Public Holiday) |
| Sun, 30 Apr | Final date for payment of 60% of fees for year registrations or 100% for semester 1 registrations | ||
| 12 | Mon, 01 – Fri, 05 May | Mon, 01 May | Workers’ Day (Public Holiday) |
| 13 | Mon, 08 – Fri, 12 May | ||
| 14 | Mon, 15 – Fri, 19 May | Wed, 17 May | DP refusals published |
| Thu, 18 May | Lectures end | ||
| Fri, 19 – Tue, 23 May | Study period | ||
| 15 | Mon, 22 – Fri, 26 May | Mon, 22 May | Final date for submission of DP Appeals to School Offices |
| Wed, 24 May | First Semester Exams commence (incl. Saturdays) | ||
| 16 | Mon, 29 May – Fri, 02 Jun | Exam week | |
| 17 | Mon, 05 – Fri, 09 Jun | Thu, 08 Jun | First Semester Exams end |
| Fri, 09 Jun – Tue, 13 Jun | Break between exams | ||
| 18 | Mon, 12 – Fri, 16 Jun | Wed, 14 Jun | 1st Semester Supplementary Exams commence |
| Fri, 16 Jun | Youth Day (Public Holiday) (no exams) | ||
| 19 | Mon 19 – Fri, 23 Jun | Thu, 22 Jun | Supplementary Exams end |
| First Semester ends | |||
Semester 1:
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| Fri, 23 Jun – Sun, 16 Jul | MID-YEAR BREAK (Winter Vacation) | ||
| Sun, 25 Jun | Eid-Al-Fitr (condoned absence) | ||
| Mon, 03 Jul |
Supplementary Exam marks to be captured on SMS by 12h00 | ||
| Mon, 10 Jul |
Release of 1st semester results after Exam Boards at 00:01 am | ||
| Second semester registration commences | |||
| SEMESTER 2: | |||
| 1 | Mon, 17 – Fri, 21 Jul | Mon, 17 Jul | Second Semester commences |
| Lectures commence | |||
| Final date for requests for extended DPs | |||
| Wed, 19 Jul | |||
| Thu, 20 Jul | Deadline for submission of Exclusion Appeals | ||
| Fri, 21 Jul | Deadline for applications for re-marks | ||
| 2 | Mon, 24 – Fri, 28 Jul | Mon, 24 Jul | CEACOM meetings (College Exclusion Appeals Comm.) |
| On or before Thu, 27 Jul | AEACOM meeting | ||
| Fri, 28 Jul | Final date for payment of all fees required for student registration (2nd semester). | ||
| Final date for registration – 2nd Semester | |||
| Final date for submitting curriculum changes | |||
| 3 | Mon, 31 Jul – Fri, 04 Aug | ||
| 4 | Mon, 07 – Fri, 11 Aug | Wed, 09 Aug | National Women’s Day (Public Holiday) |
| 5 | Mon, 14 – Fri, 18 Aug | ||
| 6 | Mon, 21 – Fri, 25 Aug | ||
| 7 | Mon, 28 Aug – Fri, 01 Sep | Thu, 31 Aug – Fri, 01 Sep | Eid-Al-Adhah (condoned absence) |
| Thu, 31 Aug | Final date for payment of all fees | ||
| 8 | Mon, 04 – Fri, 08 Sep | ||
| 9 | Mon, 11 – Fri, 15 Sep | Fri, 15 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, 16 Sep – Mon, 25 Sep | STUDENT MID-TERM BREAK | ||
| Thu 21 – Fri, 22 Oct | Rosh Hashanah (condoned absence) | ||
| 10 | Mon, 25 – Sat, 30 Sep | Mon, 25 Sep | Heritage Day (Public Holiday observed) |
| Sat, 30 Sep | Yom Kippur (condoned absence) | ||
| 11 | Mon, 02 – Fri, 06 Oct | ||
| 12 | Mon, 09 – Fri, 13 Oct | ||
| 13 | Mon, 16 – Fri, 20 Oct | Thu,, 19 Oct | Diwali/Deepavali (Condoned absence) |
| 14 | Mon, 23 – Sun, 29 Oct | Mon, 23 Oct | DP refusals published |
| Tue, 24 Oct | Lectures end | ||
| Wed, 25 – Sun, 29 Oct | Study period | ||
| Thu, 26 Oct | Final date for submission of DP Appeals to School Offices | ||
| 15 | Mon, 30 Oct – Fri, 03 Nov | Mon, 30 Oct | Second Semester Exams commence (incl. Saturdays) |
| Final date for submission of College handbooks for 2024 | |||
| 16 | Mon, 06 – Fri, 10 Nov | Exam week | |
| 17 | Mon, 13 – Sun, 19 Nov | Tue, 14 Nov | Second Semester Exams end |
| Wed, 15 – Sun, 19 Nov | Break between Exams | ||
| 18 | Mon, 20 – Sat, 25 Nov | Mon, 20 Nov | 2nd Semester Supplementary Exams commence |
| 19 | Mon, 27 Nov– Fri, 01 Dec | Mon, 27 Nov | 2nd Semester Supplementary Exams end |
| Second Semester ends | |||
| Fri, 01 Dec | Last day for submission of theses/dissertations to the Post-Graduate Administrative Offices for possible April 2024 Graduation | ||
Semester 2:
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| YEAR-END BREAK: | |||
| Mon, 04 – Fri, 08 Dec | Fri, 08 Dec | Supplementary marks to be captured on SMS by 12h00 | |
| Mon, 11 – Fri, 15 Dec | Fri, 15 Dec | Release of 2nd semester results after Exam Boards (00:01 am) |
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| Sat, 16 Dec | Day of Reconciliation (Public Holiday) | ||
| Mon, 18 – Fri, 22 Dec | Fri, 22 Dec | University Offices close | |
Please note: 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.