ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2024/2025
FIRST SEMESTER (September 1, 2024 – February 28, 2025)
| DATE | ACTIVITY |
| September, 2024 | |
| 02 | Release of course offerings by the Registrar to Colleges and Schools |
| 02 | First semester begins for all Students |
| 02–17 | Registration for Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors |
| 15 | Holiday – Birth Day of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Classes suspended, University Offices closed |
| 16 | Classes begin for Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, and Medicine Students |
| 21 | Admission of New Students for Undergraduate & Graduate Programs Starts |
| October, 2024 | |
| 26 -31 | Mid-Semester Exam Begins for Sophomores, Juniors, and Senior |
| November, 2024 | |
| 02 – 30 | Classes are suspended due to the election session. |
| 28 | Admission Exam for New Students for Undergraduate Programs |
| Nov 30 – Dec 05 | Late Admission of New Students for Undergraduate |
| December, 2024 | |
| 01 – 05 | Make up exam for final exams (Last semester of 2024/25) |
| 02 | Classes Resume for Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors students |
| 03 | Release of Admitted lists of Undergraduate Students |
| 03 – 07 | Placement of Freshmen Students |
| 07 – 31 | Registration and Classes for the Freshmen Students Begin |
| 21 | Placement of Postgraduate Students |
| 21 – 26 | Registration and Classes for the Postgraduate Students Begin |
| 21 | 1st Test for College of Medicine Students |
| 23 -30 | Make up midterm exams |
| 26 | Admission Exam for New Students for Postgraduate Programs |
| January, 2025 | |
| 01 | Holiday – New Year Begins (Gregorian Calendar, 2024), Classes suspended, University Offices closed |
| 4 | Placement, registration and classes begin for postgraduate programs |
| 27 | Lailatul Isra’ wal Mi’raj, Classes suspended, University Offices closed |
| February, 2025 | |
| 08 – 13 | Mid-Semester Exam Begins for Freshmen Students |
| 15 | Classes resume for freshmen students |
| 22 | 2nd Test for College of Medicine Students |
| 22 – 27 | Final Examinations Begin for Sophomores, juniors and Seniors |
| END OF THE FIRST SEMESTER |
N.B: First Semester is eighteen (18) weeks
SECOND SEMESTER (March 01, 2025 – September 30, 2025)
| DATE | ACTIVITY |
| March, 2025 | |
| 01 | Second semester begins |
| 01 | First day of Ramadan, 1446H |
| 01–10 | Registration for Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors |
| 15 | Last date for submitting semester one grades to the Registrar |
| 15 – 20 | Final Exam for College of Medicine Students |
| 17 – 20 | Make up exam final exams for semester 1 |
| 25 – 30 | Holiday – Last Six days of Ramadan |
| 31 | Holiday – Eid Al-Fidr, University Offices closed |
| April, 2025 | |
| 01 | Holiday – Eid Al-Fidr, University Offices closed, cont… |
| 02 | Classes Resume for Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors students |
| 13 – 18 | Make up midterm exams |
| 19 – 24 | Freshmen Students Final Exams |
| April 26 – May 10 | Registration and classes begin for Freshmen Students |
| May, 2025 | |
| 01 | Holiday – (International Labour Day), Classes suspended, University Offices Closed |
| 10 – 15 | Mid-Semester exams begin for Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors |
| 18 – 19 | Somaliland National day |
| 20 | Classes Resume |
| 20 | 1st Test for College of Medicine Students |
| June, 2025 | |
| 7 – 8 | Holiday- Eid Al-Adha |
| 26 | National Day (Independence Day from the British in 1960) |
| 27 | Holiday – New Year Begins (Islamic Calendar, 1447h), Classes suspended, University Offices closed |
| 28 June – 03 July | Mid-Semester Exam Begins for Freshmen Students |
| July, 2025 | |
| 5 – 8 | Make up midterm exams |
| 19 – 24 | Final Examinations Begin for Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors |
| 26 | 2nd Test for College of Medicine Students |
| August, 2025 | |
| 09 | Last date for submitting semester two grades to the Registrar |
| 12 – 14 | Final recourse exams for freshmen courses in the second semester, for senior students |
| 18 | Last date for submitting grades for final recourse exams (Freshmen courses for senior students) |
| 16 – 21 | Final Exams begins for College of Medicine Students |
| 26 – 28 | Supplementary Exams continue |
| 31 | Last date for submitting supplementary exam grades to the Registrar |
| September, 2025 | |
| 06 – 11 | Final Exam for College of Medicine Students |
| 13 – 18 | Final Examinations Begin for Freshmen Students |
| 24 | Registrar releases the final list of 2025 Graduates |
| 25 | University Senate Meeting |
| 27 | Last date for submitting grades of Freshmen to the Registrar |
| 27 – 29 | Student clearance Continues |
| 30 | 2025 UOH Graduation Day |
| END OF ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2024/2025 | |
N.B: Second Semester is Eighteen (18) weeks
