UNIVERSITY OF MAKENI
ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR 2021/22
| DATE/ MONTH | ACTIVITY |
| SEPTEMBER 2021 | |
| Thursday 30th | End of application period |
| OCTOBER 2021 | |
| Friday-Saturday 1st & 2nd | Verification Exams (Undergraduate), Interviews for admission |
| Friday 15th | Third Semester commences (Postgraduate 2020/2021 cohort) |
| Wednesday-Friday 20th & 22nd | Staff Retreat, Quality Assurance, Strategic Planning |
| Monday 25th | Commencement of First Semester 2021/2022 Session/Registration of new students and continuing students begin (2 weeks) |
| NOVEMBER 2021 | |
| Monday 1st | All Saints Day (Holy Day of Obligation) |
| Tuesday 2nd | All Souls Day |
| Saturday 6th | Orientation of New Students (Undergraduate and Postgraduate) |
| Monday 8th | Classes for Undergraduates begin |
| Friday 12th | 1st semester postgraduate lectures begin |
| Saturday 13th | Academic Senate Meeting |
| Wednesday 17th | 1st semester opening Mass |
| Saturday 20th | Academic Senate Meeting |
| Saturday 27th | Academic Senate Meeting |
| December 2021 | |
| Saturday 11th | Matriculation |
| Saturday 18th | Staff Party |
| Thursday 23rd | Christmas holiday begins |
| January 2022 | |
| Monday 3rd | Classes resume |
| Saturday 29th | Academic Senate meeting |
| February 2022 | |
| Saturday 12th | Governing Council Meeting |
| Monday 14th | Open Day |
| Saturday 19th | Convocation ( to be discussed thoroughly) |
| Monday 21st | End of 1st Semester Lectures (Undergraduate & Postgraduate) |
| Monday 28th | Semester one exams begin (Undergraduate & Postgraduate) |
| March 2022 | |
| Wednesday 2nd | Ash Wednesday (Lenten season begins) |
| Tuesday 8th | International Women’s Day |
| Monday 14th | End of first Semester Examination (Undergraduate & Postgraduate |
| Monday 28th | Second Semester Classes begin (Undergraduate &Postgraduate) |
| Wednesday 30th | Second Semester opening Mass |
| APRIL 2022 | |
| Thursday 14th – 24th | Easter Holiday |
| Monday 25th | Classes resumes |
| Wednesday 27th | Independence Day (Public Holiday) |
| MAY 2022 | |
| Sunday 1st | International Labour Day |
| Friday 6th – Saturday 7th | Sports |
| Monday 9th | PG Lectures begin |
| Saturday 14th | Diocesan Feast Day |
| Saturday 21st | Senate Meeting |
| Saturday 28th | Governing Council |
| JUNE 2022 | |
| Monday 27th | End of Second Semester Lectures (Undergraduate & Postgraduate) |
| JULY 2022 | |
| Monday 4th | Second Semester Exams and marking of scripts begin (Undergraduate & Postgraduate) |
| Monday 18th | End of Second Semester Exams (Undergraduate & Postgraduate) |
| Tuesday 19th | Marking of Scripts continues |
| AUGUST 2022 | |
| Monday 2nd | Publication of Results |
| Tuesday 3rd | HOLIDAY! HOLIDAY! HOLIDAY! HOLIDAY! HERE WE COME |