2018 semester dates – Meru University of Science and Technology

SEMESTER DATES FOR 2017/2018 ACADEMIC YEAR FOR BSC NURSING PROGRAMME

ACTIVITY	SEMESTER DATES	REMARKS
SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2017 (SEMESTER ONE)
Reporting: New students Continuing students	29^th August 2017 31^st August 2017	All students will be on session.
Commencement of lectures	4^th September 2017
CAT 1	2^nd October 2017- 6^th October 2017
CAT 2	20^th November 2017- 24^th November 2017
Graduation Ceremony	15^th December 2017
End of Semester lectures	21^st December 2017
Christmas Break	22^nd December 2017- 4^th January 2018
End of Semester Examinations	8^th January 2018- 19^th January 2018
Total Semester Duration	15 weeks
APRIL – AUGUST SEMESTER 2018 (SECOND SEMESTER)
Re-opening of the University	19^th April 2018	All students will be on session.
Commencement of Lectures	23^rd April 2018
CAT 1	28^th May 2018-1^st June 2018
CAT 2	2^nd July 2018 – 6^th July 2018
End of Semester Lectures	20^th July 2018
End of Semester Examinations	23^rd July 2018 – 3^rd August 2018
Total Semester Duration	15 weeks
Semester Break	6^th August 2018 – 24^th August 2018

SEMESTER DATES FOR 2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR FOR BSC. NURSING PROGRAMME

ACTIVITY	SEMESTER DATES	REMARKS
AUGUST- DECEMBER 2018 SEMESTER
Reporting: New students Continuing students	28^th August 2018 30^th August 2018	All students will be on session.
Commencement of lectures	3^rd September 2018
CAT 1	1^st October 2018 – 5^th October 2018
CAT 2	29^th October 2018- 2^nd November 2018
End of semester lectures	30^th November 2018
End of semester examinations	3^rd December 2018- 14^th December 2018
Total semester duration	15 weeks
Semester Break	17^th December 2018- 3^rd January 2019
JANUARY- APRIL 2019 SEMESTER
Reporting	4^th January 2019	All students will be on session/Clinical Placement
Commencement of lectures	7^th January 2019
CAT 1	4^th February 2019 – 8^th February 2019
CAT 2	4^th March 2019 – 8^th March 2019
End of semester lectures	5^th April 2019
End of semester examinations	8^thApril 2019 – 19^th April 2019
Total semester duration	15 weeks
Semester break	22^nd April 2019– 2^nd May 2019
MAY–AUGUST 2019 SEMESTER
Reporting	3^rd May 2019	All students will be on session/Clinical Placement
Commencement of lectures	6^th May 2019
CAT 1	3^rd June 2019- 7^th June 2019
CAT 2	1^st July 2019- 5^th July 2019
End of semester lectures	2^nd August 2019
End of semester examinations	5^th August 2019 – 16^th August 2019
Total semester duration	15 weeks
Semester break	19^th August 2019 – 5^th September 2019

SEMESTER DATES FOR THE 2017/2018 ACADEMIC YEAR – MAIN CAMPUS

ACTIVITY	SEMESTER DATES	REMARKS
AUGUST – DECEMBER 2017 (SEMESTER ONE)
Reporting: New Students Continuing Students	29^th August 2017 31^st August 2017	All students will be on session except those on industrial attachment/ teaching Practice
Commencement of Lectures	4^th September 2017
CAT 1	2^nd October 2017 – 6^th October 2017
Graduation Ceremony	15^th December 2017
Christmas Break	14^th December 2017 – 3^rd January 2018
Reporting of students Commencement of lectures	4^th January 2018 8^th January 2018
Re-opening the University (after closure on 1^st February 2018 due to student unrest)	19^th & 20^th April 2018
Resumption of lectures	23^rd April 2018
CAT 2	30^th April 2018 – 4^th May 2018
End of semester lectures	11^th May 2018
End of semester examinations	14^th May 2018 – 25^th May 2018
Total semester duration	15 Weeks
Semester Break	28^th May 2018 – 30^th May 2018
MAY – SEPTEMBER 2018 (SEMESTER TWO)
Reporting of students	31^st May 2018	All students will be on session except those on industrial attachment/ teaching Practice
Commencement of lectures	4^th June 2018
CAT 1 CAT 2	2^nd July 2018 – 6^th July 2018 30^th July 2018 – 3^rd August 2018
End of semester lectures	31^st August 2018
End of semester examinations	3^rd September 2018 – 14^th September 2018
Total semester duration	15 Weeks
Semester Break	17^th September 2018 – 19^th September 2018

SEMESTER DATES FOR THE 2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR – MAIN CAMPUS

SEMESTER DURATION	SEMESTER DATES	REMARKS
SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2018 (SEMESTER ONE)
Reporting: New Students Continuing Students	18^th September 2018 20^th September 2018	All students will be on session except those on industrial Attachment/teaching practice
Commencement of Lectures	24^th September 2018
CAT 1 CAT 2	22^nd October 2018 – 26^th October 2018 26^th November 2018 – 30^th November 2018
End of Semester Lectures	14^th December 2018
Christmas Break	17^th December 2018 – 3^rd January 2019
Reporting of Students	4^th January 2019
End of Semester Examinations	7^th January 2019 – 18^th January 2019
Total Semester Duration	15 Weeks
Semester Break	21^st January 2019 – 24^th January 2019
JANUARY – MAY 2019 (SEMESTER TWO)
Reporting of Students	25^th January 2019	All students will be on session except those on industrial Attachment/teaching practice
Commencement of Lectures	28^th January 2019
CAT 1 CAT 2	4^th March 2019- 8^thMarch 2019 8^th April 2019 – 12^thApril 2019
End of Semester Lectures	26^th April 2019
End Semester Examinations	29^th April 2019 – 10^thMay 2019
Total Semester Duration	15 Weeks
Semester Break	13^th May 2019 – 16^th May 2019
MAY – AUGUST 2019 (SEMESTER THREE)
Reporting of Students	17^th May 2019	BSc. Clinical Medicine and Community Health will be on Junior clerkship, Postgraduate and Certificate/Diploma will be on session. Other students will be on long holiday or industrial attachment/teaching practice.
Commencement of Lectures	20^th May 2019
CAT 1 CAT 2	17^th June 2019 – 21^st June 2019 22^nd July 2019 – 26^thJuly 2019
End of Semester Lectures	16^th August 2019
End Semester Examinations	19^th August 2019 – 30^th August 2019
Total Semester Duration	15 Weeks
Semester Break	2^ndSeptember 2019 – 5^th September 2019

SEMESTER DATES FOR THE 2017/2018 ACADEMIC YEAR – MARIMBA LEARNING CENTRE

SEMESTER DURATION	SEMESTER DATES	REMARKS
AUGUST – DECEMBER 2017 (FIRST SEMESTER)
Reporting: New Students Continuing Students	29^th August 2017 31^st August 2017	All students will be on session except those on industrial attachment/ teaching practice
Commencement of Lectures	4^th September 2017
CAT 1	2^nd October 2017 – 6^th October 2017
CAT 2	20^th November 2017 – 24^th November 2017
End of semester lectures	13^th December 2017
Graduation Ceremony	15^th December 2017
Christmas Break	14^th December 2017 – 3^rd January 2018
JANUARY – APRIL 2018 (SECOND SEMESTER) All students will be on session except those on industrial Attachment
Reporting: New Students Continuing Students	4^th January 2018 5^th January 2018	All students will be on session except those on industrial attachment/ teaching practice
September – December 2017 end of semester examinations	8^th January 2018 – 19^th January 2018
Commencement of Lectures	22^nd January 2018
CAT 1	19^th February 2018 – 23^rd February 2018
CAT 2	26^th March 2018 – 30^th March 2018
End of Semester Lectures	20^th April 2018
End of semester examinations	23^rd April 2018 – 4^th May 2018
Total Semester Duration	15 Weeks
Semester Break	7^th May 2018 – 25^th May 2018
MAY– SEPTEMBER 2018 (THIRD SEMESTER)
Reporting of students	28^th May 2018	All students will be on session except those on industrial attachment/ teaching practice
Commencement of Lectures	30^th May 2018
CAT 1 CAT 2	25^thJune 2018 – 29^th June 2018 30^th July 2018 – 3^rd August 2018
End of Semester Lectures	24^th August 2018
End of Semester Examinations	27^th August 2018 – 7^thSeptember 2018
Total Semester Duration	15 Weeks
Semester Break	10^th September 2018 – 14^th September 2018

SEMESTER DATES FOR THE 2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR –TOWN CAMPUS & MARIMBA LEARNING CENTRE

SEMESTER DURATION	SEMESTER DATES	REMARKS
SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2018
Reporting of students	17^th September 2018	All students will be on session except those on industrial Attachment/teaching practice
Commencement of Lectures	19^th September 2018
CAT 1 CAT 2	22^nd October 2018 – 26^th October 2018 26^th November 2018 – 30^th November 2018
End of Semester Lectures	16^th December 2018
Christmas Break	17^th December 2018 – 3^rd January 2019
Reporting of Students	4^th January 2019
End of Semester Examinations	7^th January 2019 – 18^th January 2019
Total Semester Duration	15 Weeks
Semester Break	19^th January 2019 – 24^th January 2019
JANUARY – MAY 2019
Reporting of Students	25^th January 2019	All students will be on session except those on industrial Attachment/teaching practice
Commencement of Lectures	28^th January 2019
CAT 1 CAT 2	4^th March 2019- 8^thMarch 2019 8^th April 2019 – 12^thApril 2019
End of Semester Lectures	28^th April 2019
End Semester Examinations	29^th April 2019 – 10^thMay 2019
Total Semester Duration	15 Weeks
Semester Break	11^th May 2019 – 16^th May 2019
MAY – AUGUST 2019
Reporting of Students	17^th May 2019	All students will be on session except those on industrial Attachment/teaching practice
Commencement of Lectures	20^th May 2019
CAT 1 CAT 2	17^th June 2019 – 21^st June 2019 22^nd July 2019 – 26^thJuly 2019
End of Semester Lectures	18^th August 2019
End Semester Examinations	19^th August 2019 – 30^th August 2019
Total Semester Duration	15 Weeks
Semester Break	31^st August 2019 – 5^th September 2019

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