MonthDATEMAJOR EVENT
SEPTEMBER 2023 TO JANUARY 2024

(SEMESTER ONE)
27TH AUGUST- 1ST SEPTEMBER, 2023SEMESTER ONE: ORIENTATION & REGISTRATION
03th September, 2023Beginning of Semester One
30th August – 1st September, 20233rd Academic Colloquium
4th – 11th November, 2023Week of Prayer
15th – 20th October, 2023Mid-Semester Exams
10th – 12th November, 202329th Graduation Ceremony
1st December, 2023End of Semester One Classes
3rd – 8th December 2023Revision Week
10th December, 2023Final Exams Start
22nd December, 2023Final Exams End
25th December, 2023 – Jan 7th, 2023Christmas Break
12th January, 2023End of Semester One
FEBRUARY TO MAY 2024

(SEMESTER TWO)
14TH – 19TH JANUARY, 2024SEMESTER TWO: ORIENTATION & REGISTRATION
21st January, 2024Beginning of Semester Two
Feb 1st, 2024National Hero’s Day
17th -24th April, 2024Week of Prayer
3rd – 8th March, 2024Mid-Semester Exams
April 7th – 13th, 2024Genocide Memorial Week
May 1st, 2024Labor Day
26th April, 2024Semester Two end of classes
28th April – 3rd May 2024Revision Week
5th May, 2024Final Exams Start
17h May, 2024Final Exams End
31st May, 2024End of Semester Two
JUNE TO AUGUST 2024

(SUMMER SEMESTER)
2ND -7TH JUNE, 2024SUMMER: ORIENTATION & REGISTRATION
9th June, 2024Beginning of Summer Semester
July 1st, 2024Public holiday – Independence Day
July 4th, 2024Public holiday – Liberation Day
7th – 12th July, 2024Mid-Semester Exams
26th July, 2024Summer Semester end of classes
28th July – 2nd August, 2024Final exams
9thth August, 2024End of Summer Semester
9th – 10th August, 2024AUCA Staff Weekend Retreat
SEPTEMBER 202508 SEPTEMBER 2025NEW ACADEMIC YEAR 2024-2025 AND
SEMESTER ONE – ORIENTATION & REGISTRATION.

Note:

AUCA’s academic year of is made up of two (2) regular semesters of 15 teaching weeks each and a Summer Semester of 8 teaching weeks. The University observes official public holidays which appear on the Academic Calendar and those which may be announced by the Rwandan Government.