UNICROSS Academic Calendar 2025/2026 first semester released
The University of Cross River State has released the provisional academic calendar for 2025/2026 first semester. It covers resumption, registration, lectures, assessments, and examinations. All students are advised to take note of the dates and follow accordingly.
The University of Cross River State, fondly known as UNICROSS, has rolled out its academic calendar for the first semester of the 2025/2026 session. This schedule is more than dates on a sheet, it is the compass for students’ lives on campus, from the very first lecture to the last exam paper.
Some dates look routine, others carry weight like matriculation or convocation. Let us walk through the plan.
First semester highlights in the UNICROSS Academic Calendar
Week 1
- 29th September 2025 – Arrival of new students, online fee payment, and registration
- 29th September 2025 – Department board meeting to consider 2024/25 second semester results
- 30th September 2025 – Faculty board meeting for results consideration
- 1st October 2025 – National Holiday
- 2nd October 2025 – Senate meeting
Week 2
- 6th October 2025 – Old students return, registration continues
- 7th October 2025 – Lectures begin for all students
- 10th October 2025 – Classes continue
Week 3 and 4
- 13th October 2025 – Lectures in full swing
- 17th October 2025 – Teaching continues
- 20th October 2025 – Regular lectures
- 24th October 2025 – Lectures and registration still open
Week 5 to 6
- 27th to 31st October 2025 – Lectures and registration across faculties
- 3rd to 7th November 2025 – Lectures for all students
- 6th November 2025 – Inaugural Lecture
Week 8
- 10th November 2025 – Lectures, late registration begins
- 10th to 14th November 2025 – First continuous assessment for all
Week 9
- 17th November 2025 – Orientation for new students (Calabar Campus)
- 18th November 2025 – Orientation for Okuku and Ogoja Campuses
- 21st November 2025 – Lectures, late registration closes
Week 10
- 24th November 2025 – Departmental board meetings
- 25th November 2025 – Faculty board meetings
- 27th November 2025 – Senate meeting
- 28th November 2025 – Lectures continue
Week 11 to 12
- 1st December 2025 – Lectures, second continuous assessment begins
- 5th December 2025 – Assessment ends
- 8th to 12th December 2025 – Regular classes
- 9th December 2025 – Matriculation (Calabar Campus)
- 10th December 2025 – Matriculation (Ogoja and Okuku Campuses)
Week 13
- 15th to 19th December 2025 – Lectures continue
- 18th December 2025 – Convocation lecture
- 19th December 2025 – Undergraduate convocation, Christmas and New Year break starts
- 20th December 2025 – Postgraduate convocation
Week 14
- 5th to 9th January 2026 – Students return, revision begins, portal reopens for late payments
- 6th January 2026 – Departmental board meetings
- 7th January 2026 – Faculty board meetings
- 8th January 2026 – Senate meeting
- 9th January 2026 – Deadline for late fee payment, registration closes
Week 15 to 18
- 12th to 16th January 2026 – Examinations for final year students, revision for others
- 19th to 23rd January 2026 – Examinations begin for other students
- 26th to 30th January 2026 – Exams continue
- 2nd to 4th February 2026 – Examinations conclude for all
- 4th February 2026 – Inaugural Lecture
- 5th to 6th February 2026 – CBT examinations for 100 Level students
Closing note
The UNICROSS Academic Calendar leaves little to chance. From orientation to convocation, every step is marked. Students who keep an eye on this schedule will save themselves the last-minute rush that so often comes with campus life. The dates are fixed, the path is clear, and the clock is already ticking.
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