Babcock University Academic Calendar 2025/2026

 

Babcock University Academic Calendar 2025/2026


Babcock University has released the 2025/2026 academic calendar for undergraduate students. It covers dates for resumption, registration, lectures, exams, breaks, and major events for all levels. Students and staff are advised to check the schedule and plan ahead.



Calendars aren’t just pieces of paper with numbers. In Babcock University, they’re the heartbeat of the year. This newly released 2025/2026 academic calendar lays out when the campus comes alive, when it pauses, and when it bursts into ceremonies. If you’re a student, this is your playbook.

First Semester — 200 to 600 Level (Returning Students)Aug 18 – Aug 31, 2025 — Online registration from home
Aug 18 — Workshop for Deans, HoDs, and Course Advisors
Aug 19 — New faculty and teachers’ workshop
Aug 20 – Aug 23 — Colloquium
Sept 1 – Sept 4 — Return and complete registration (except Post-SIWES)
Sept 8 — Classes begin for most returning students
Sept 11 — Post-SIWES 400 & 500 levels resume
Sept 15 — Classes begin for Post-SIWES 400 & 500 levels
Sept 17 — Founder’s Day
Sept 18 — Academic Standards Board
Sept 25 — Senate meeting
Sept 26 — Last day to enter class, change programme, or register
Oct 1 — Independence Day holiday
First Semester — 100 Level and Direct EntryOct 14 – Oct 16 — Arrival and verification
Oct 17 – Oct 23 — Orientation
Oct 18 – Oct 25 — Youth Week of Prayer
Oct 27 — Classes start for 100 Level and Direct Entry
Oct 27 – Oct 31 — Mid-semester exams for returning students
Nov 6 — Academic Standards Board
Nov 13 — Senate
Nov 20 — Congregation
Nov 21 — Registration closes for fresh students
Dec 4 – Dec 18 — Exams for returning students
Dec 16 — Mid-semester break for fresh students
Dec 23 – Jan 6 — Inter-semester break for staff
Second Semester — 200 to 600 LevelJan 7, 2026 — Staff resume
Jan 8 — Staff orientation
Jan 9 — Registry and hall prep
Jan 12 – Jan 14 — All students return
Jan 12 — Workshop for Deans, HoDs, and Advisors
Jan 13 — New faculty workshop
Jan 14 — Workshop on rankings
Jan 15 — Classes begin for returning students, first semester continues for freshers
Jan 29 — Academic Standards Board
Feb 2 – Feb 6 — Mid-semester exams for freshers
Feb 5 — Senate
Feb 6 — Last day to enter class for returning students
Feb 14 – Feb 21 — Week of Spiritual Emphasis
Feb 19 — Academic Standards Board
Feb 22 – Feb 28 — NAAS Week
Feb 24 – Mar 3 — Exams for freshers
Feb 26 — Senate
Mar 4 – Mar 8 — Break for freshers
Second Semester — 100 Level and Direct EntryMar 4 — Online registration starts
Mar 8 — Resumption
Mar 9 — Classes begin
Mar 9 – Mar 13 — Mid-semester exams for returning students
Mar 16 – Mar 20 — Career and Job Fair Week (graduating class lecture-free)
Mar 19 — Academic Standards Board
Mar 24 — Research Fair
Mar 26 — Senate
Mar 27 — Last day to enter class
Apr 3 — Registration closes
Apr 16 — Academic Standards Board
Apr 23 — Senate
Apr 23 – May 7 — Exams for returning students
May 1 — Workers’ Day
May 4 – May 8 — Mid-semester exams for freshers
Summer SchoolMay 25 — Starts for 200–500 levels
May 27 — Classes begin
Jun 8 — Last day to enter class
Jun 11 — Academic Standards Board
Jun 18 — Senate
Jun 22 – Jun 26 — Mid-summer exams
Jun 25 – Jul 2 — Exams for freshers
Jul 1 — Post-SIWES resumption and classes start
Jul 13 – Jul 16 — Summer exams
Convocation Week — 2026Jul 19 — Parents’ Luncheon
Jul 22 — Graduating students arrive
Jul 23 — Convocation lecture, alumni event, graduation dinner
Jul 24 — Dress rehearsal, tree planting, project dedication, consecration
Jul 25 — Baccalaureate, Vesper service
Jul 26 — Convocation ceremony
Post-SIWESJul 27 – Jul 31 — Mid-semester
Aug 24 – Aug 27 — Exams

Some dates like matriculation and holiday breaks will be announced later. Keep this schedule close — better still, paste it on your wall. That way, no date go catch you off guard.