UNIVERSITY OF MAKENI
ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2023/24
| DATE/ MONTH | ACTIVITY |
| SEPTEMBER 2023 | |
| Thursday 30th | End of application period |
| OCTOBER 2023 | |
| Monday 2nd – Tuesday 3rd | Staff Retreat, Quality Assurance, Strategic Planning |
| Thursday 5th -Friday 6th | Verification Exams (Undergraduate) |
| Friday 6th – Saturday 7th | Exams & Interviews for admission (Postgraduate) |
| Monday 09th – Friday 13th | Online Registration of new and continuing students – both undergraduate and Postgraduate (1 week only) |
| Saturday 14th | Orientation of New Students |
| Monday 16th | Commencement of First Semester 2023/2024 Session (Undergraduate) |
| Friday 20th | Commencement of First Semester 2023/2024 Session (Postgraduate) |
| Wednesday 25th | First Semester Opening Mass |
| NOVEMBER 2023 | |
| Wednesday 1st | All Saints Day (Holy Day of Obligation) |
| Thursday 2nd | All Souls Day |
| Saturday 4th | Academic Senate Meeting |
| Saturday 25thst | Matriculation SJOG Campus Lunsar |
| December 2023 | |
| Saturday 9th | Matriculation Fatima & Yoni Campuses |
| Saturday 16th | Staff Party & Awards Night |
| Thursday 21st | Christmas Holiday Begins |
| January 2024 | |
| Wednesday 3rd | Classes resume |
| Saturday 27th | Academic Senate meeting |
| February 2024 | |
| Friday 9th | End of 1st Semester Lectures (Undergraduate & Postgraduate) |
| Monday 12th | First Semester Exams Begin (Undergraduate) |
| Wednesday 14th | Ash Wednesday (Lenten season begins) |
| Saturday 17th | Academic Senate Meeting |
| Monday 26th | First Semester Exams End (Undergraduate) |
| Tuesday 27th | First Semester Exams Begin (Postgraduate) |
| March 2024 | |
| Saturday 2nd | Academic Senate Meeting |
| Monday 4th | Second Semester Classes begin (Undergraduate ) |
| Friday 8th | International Women’s Day / SJOD Feast Day (Public Holidays) |
| Saturday 09th | Governing Council Meeting |
| Tuesday 12th | First Semester Exams End (Postgraduate) |
| Wednesday 13th | Second Semester opening Mass |
| Saturday 16th | Convocation (Undergraduate) |
| Friday 22nd | Second Semester Classes begin (Postgraduate ) |
| Thursday 28th | Easter Holiday |
| APRIL 2024 | |
| Monday 08th | Classes Resume (Undergraduate) |
| Friday 12th | Classes Resume (Postgraduate) |
| Saturday 13th | Academic Senate Meeting |
| Saturday 20th | Academic Senate Meeting |
| Saturday 27th | Independence Day (Public Holiday) |
| MAY 2024 | |
| Wednesday 1st | International Labour Day (Public Holiday) |
| Saturday 4th | Governing Council Meeting |
| Saturday 11th | Convocation (Postgraduate ) |
| Monday 13th | Diocesan Feast Day |
| Friday 17th -Saturday 18th | Sports |
| Saturday 25th | Academic Senate Meeting |
| JUNE 2024 | |
| Saturday 22nd | End of Second Semester Lectures (Undergraduate & Postgraduate) |
| JULY 2024 | |
| Monday 1st | Second Semester Exams begin (Undergraduate) |
| Monday 15th | End of second semester Exams (Undergraduate) |
| Tuesday 16th | Second Semester Exams begin (Postgraduate) |
| Tuesday 30th | End of second semester Exams (Postgraduate) |
| Wednesday 31st | HOLIDAY! HOLIDAY! HOLIDAY! HOLIDAY! HERE WE COME |