University of Arusha Academic Prospectus 2018 – 2019 Address: P.O. Box 7, Usa-River, Arusha, Tanzania Telephone Numbers: (+255) 27 254 000 0 (+255) 27 254 000 3 Facsimile Number: (+255) 27 254 000 4 Website:http://www.uoa.ac.tz General Office Hours Monday – Thursday: 8:30 – 1:00pm; 2:00pm – 5:00pm Friday: 8:30 – 1:00pm Offices are closed on Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays 1 ACADEMIC CALENDAR FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS 2018/2019 EVENTS DATES OCTOBER 2018 Test 1 for postgraduate students Monday October 8-12/ 2018 Final Announcement of admitted students October 6/ 2018 Supplementary and Special Examinations for 2nd Semester Monday, October 8-12/ 2018 2017/2018 Senate receiving and voting for New students (Certificate/ Monday October 8/ 2018 Diploma) and Approving of Short Semester 2017/2018 Results ARRIVAL OF CERTIFICATE AND DIPLOMA OCTOBER 14/ 2018 STUDENTS Orientation, Registration, Financial Clearance, picture Monday October 15 -19/ taking, verification of documents, issuing of usernames and 2018 password and registration for certificate and diploma Markingstudents of short semester and supplementary/ special Monday October 15-19/ 2018 Faculty/examinations schools approve short semester and special/ Monday October 22/ 2018 supplementary results Senate approves short semester and supplementary/ special Tuesday October 23/ 2018 examination results Classes begin for Certificate and Diploma students Monday October 22/ 2018 Certificate and Diploma students late registration fees in effect Monday October 22 -26/ 2018 Uploading of Grades for Special and Supplementary Wednesday October 24 Examinations ARRIVAL OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS (OLD MONDAY, OCTOBER 29/ AND NEW) 2018 Orientation, Registration, Financial Clearance, picture Monday October 29- taking, verification of documents, issuing of usernames and November 2/ 2018 password and registration for undergraduate students NOVEMBER 2018 Registration for continuing Undergraduate Students Monday October 29- November 2, 2018 Classes begin for Undergraduate students Monday November 5/ 2018 Test 2 for postgraduate students Monday November 5-9, 2018 Faculty clears prospective graduands Tuesday November 6/ 2018 2 Senate Clears 2017/2018 graduands Thursday November 8/ 2018 End of Registration Monday November 12/2018 Preparation for final Examinations Postgraduate students Monday November 12- Moderation and Submissions of Exams Postgraduate students Monday16/2018 November 12- Deadline for TCU to receive transfers from HLIs Wednesday16/2018 November 14/ 2018 Registration and classes begin for in-service students Monday November 19/ 2018 Final examinations for Postgraduate Short Semester Sunday November 25- 2017/2018 December 5/2018 Deadline for submitting to TCU all students registered in Monday November 26/ 2018 2018/2019 Academic Year Feedback from TCU on approved transfers Monday November 26/ 2018 Deadline for submitting all students registered in 2018/2019 Monday November 26/ 2018 Academic Year ORDINARY UNIVERSITY COUNCIL TUESDAY NOVEMBER 27/ 2018 MAIN GRADUATION THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29/ 2018 DECEMBER 2018 Marking of postgraduate examinations Thursday December 6-10/ 2018 Faculty and Staff Meeting Friday, December 7/2018 Test 1 for Undergraduate programs Monday December 10-14 Graduate School Board Approves Grades Tuesday December 11/ 2018 Senate Approves Postgraduate grades Thursday December 13/ 2018 TCU Publication of comprehensive list of admitted students for December 17/ 2018 2018/2019 Academic Year Moderation and Submission of Exams for In service Monday December 17- 20/2018 CHRISTMAS BREAK FRIDAY DECEMBER 21 – JANUARY 2/2019 JANUARY 2019 Final Examinations for in-service students Thursday January 3-8/ 2019 Arrival of new students, orientation, registration, picture Monday January 7-11/ 2019 taking, issue of username and passwords, financial clearance for 1st Semester 2018/2019 Postgraduate programs 3 Postgraduate classes begin Monday January 7/ 2019 Postgraduate registration with late fee Monday January 14-18/ 2019 Test 2 for Diploma and Certificate Students Monday January 7-11/2019 Uploading and submission of course work Monday January 14-15/2019 Moderation and Submission of Diploma and Certificate Monday January 14-18/2019 EndExams of Diploma and Certificate classes Friday January 25/ 2019 WEEK OF SPIRITUAL EMPHASIS Sunday, January 27-02/2019 Test 2 for Undergraduate programs Monday January 28-31/2019 FEBRUARY 2019 Final Examinations (Certificate and Diploma) 1st Semester Monday February 4-8, 2019 Test2018/2019 1 for postgraduate students Monday February 4-8, 2019 Diploma and Certificate Internal Marking Monday February 11-15/ 2019 Uploading and submission of course work Friday, February 1-4/2019 Moderation and Submission of Undergraduate Exams Monday February 4-8/2019 End of Undergraduate classes Friday February 15/ 2019 School/ faculty approval of Diploma and Certificate Grades Monday February 18/ 2019 Senate approval of Certificate and Diploma 1st Semester Wednesday February 20/ results 2019 Final Examinations 1st Semester 2018/2019 (Undergraduate Monday February 25- Programs) March 8/2018 MARCH 2019 Registration for 2nd Semester Certificate and Diploma Monday March 4-8/ 2019 Programs Classes begin for Certificate and Diploma students Monday March 11/ 2019 Certificate and Diploma students late registration fees in effect Monday March 11-15/2019 Marking of 1st semester undergraduate examinations Monday March 11-15/ 2019 Faculty/ School approval of 2nd semester undergraduate results Tuesday 19 March 2019 Senate approval of 2nd Semester undergraduate results Thursday March 21/ 2019 Test 2 for postgraduate students Monday March 11-15/2019 ORDINARY UNIVERSITY COUNCIL TUESDAY MARCH 26/ End of Classes for postgraduate students Friday2019 March 22/ 2019 4 APRIL 2019 2nd Semester Registration for Undergraduate Students Monday April 1-5/ 2019 Postgraduate final examinations for 1st semester 2018/2019 Monday April 1-10/ 2019 Marking of postgraduate examinations Thursday April 11-16/ 2019 Graduate school board approves results Wednesday April 17/2019 Senate approves postgraduate 1st Semester 2018/2019 results Thursday April 18/ 2019 Classes begin and Late Registration fee in effect for Monday April 8-12 2019 Undergraduate students Special and Supplementary Examinations for Certificate, Monday April 15-18/ 2019 Diploma, Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students EASTER BREAK APRIL 19-22/ 2019 Marking of Special and Supplementary Examinations Monday April 22-25 PUBLIC HOLIDAY Friday 26 April 2019 School/ Faculty approve Special and Supplementary Monday 29 April/ 2019 Examinations Arrival of new students, orientation, registration, picture Monday April 29- May 3/ taking, issue of username and passwords, financial clearance 2019 for 2nd Semester 2018/2019 Postgraduate programs MAY 2019 LABOR DAY MAY 1/ 2019 Senate Approves Special and Supplementary Grades Thursday May 2/ 2019 Faculty and Staff Meeting Friday, May 3/2019 Test 1 for Diploma and Certificate Students Monday, May 6-10/ 2019 Registration of continuing postgraduate students Monday, May 6-10/ 2019 Classes begin for postgraduate 2nd semester 2018/2019 Monday May 6/ 2019 2nd Semester postgraduate Registration with late fee Monday May 13-17/ 2019 Opening of admission for 2019/2010 Academic Year (Cert & Wednesday May 15/ 2019 STUDENTSDip). ASSOCIATION ELECTION THURSDAY MAY 16/ 2019 Test 1 for Undergraduate programs Monday May 20-24/ 2019 Test 2 for Diploma and Certificate Monday, May 20-23/2019 REGISTRATION FOR TEACHING PRACTICE, SHORT Monday May 27-June 7/ SEMESTER AND FIELD WORK 2019 Registration and in-service classes begin Monday May 27/ 2019 Moderation and submission of exams (Diploma and Monday, May 27-31/2019 Certificates) 5 Research Conference Wednesday, May 29-31/2019 JUNE 2019 WEEK OF SPIRITUAL EMPHASIS MAY 26-JUNE 1/ 2019 Uploading and submission of course work for Diploma and Monday June 3-5/2019 TestCertificate 1 for postgraduate students Monday June 3-7/2019 REPORTING OF IN-SERVICE STUDENTS Sunday, June 2/ 2019 End of Diploma and Certificate classes Friday June 7/ 2019 Final Examinations (Certificate and Diploma) 2st Semester Monday June 17-21/ 2019 2018/2019 Test 2 for Undergraduate programs Monday June 24-26/ 2019 Uploading and Submission of course work (Undergraduate) Thursday, June 27-28/2019 FIELD/ INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FOR CERTIFICATE JUNE 24-JULY 26/ 2019 AND DIPLOMA STUDENTS Diploma and Certificate Internal Marking Monday June 21-24/ 2019 School/ faculty approval of Diploma and Certificate Grades Monday June 28/ 2019 JULY 2019 Senate approval of Certificate and Diploma 2nd Semester Monday July 1/ 2019 results Moderation and submission of Exams (undergraduate) Tuesday, July 2-5/2019 In service Final Examinations Monday July 8-12/ 2019 Test 2 for postgraduate students Monday July 8-12/ 2019 Supplementary/ Special Examinations for Certificate and Monday July 9-13/ 2019 Diploma Uploading of examination results in the NACTE database Monday July 2-15/ 2019 and submission of hard copies of the NACTE results End of Classes for postgraduate students Friday 19 July 2019 Verification of uploaded and submitted NACTE examination June 10-July 20/ 2019 results End of classes for undergraduate programs Friday July 12/ 2019 FINAL EXAMINATIONS 2ND SEMESTER 2018/2019 MONDAY JULY 22- (UNDERGRADUATE AND POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS) AUGUST 2/ 2019 6 School/ Faculty approve Certificate and Diploma Graduands July 29/2019 Senate Approves Certificate and Diploma Graduands July 31/2019 AUGUST 2019 Marking of 2nd Semester undergraduate