Semester 2, January – May 2021
| Re-opening (physical) of campus for staff | January 4th |
| Virtual orientation for First year students (Cohort 2) |
January 4th |
| Campus re-opens for first years* (COVID-19 Testing) |
January 11th |
| Campus re-opens for continuing students* (COVID-19 Testing) |
January 15th |
| Classes begin for first years and continuing students |
January 18th |
| Mid-Semester break for all students | March 1st – 5th |
| Last day of classes for Seniors | April 22nd |
| Final examination for senior courses | April 27th – May 4th |
| Last day of classes for freshmen, sophomore & junior courses |
April 29th |
| Revision for freshmen, sophomore & junior courses |
April 30th – May 3rd |
| Final examinations for freshmen, sophomore & junior courses |
May 4th – May 11th |
| Capstone presentations for seniors | May 10th – May 11th |
| Commencement** | June 5th |
*Soft reopening for eligible students
**Date for Commencement is subject to change
Semester 3, June – July, 2021
| Classes begin for all students | June 7th |
| Classes end for all students | July 14th |
| Final Exams for all students | July 15th – 16th |
National Holidays
- New Year (Friday, January 1st)
- Constitution Day (Thursday, January 7th )
- Independence Day [Saturday, March 6th (Monday March 8th)]
- Easter (Friday-Mon, April 2nd – 5th)
- Labor Day (Saturday, May 1st)
- Eid al Fitr (Thursday, May 13th (estimated)*)
Ashesi’s academic calendar is divided into two semesters. Students typically take four semester units per semester. A semester unit (typically 42 classroom contact hours and 14 discussion/lab contact hours) is defined as three (3) hours per week of classroom time and 1 or 1.5 hours of discussion/lab time per week over a period of fifteen weeks.
*** All dates are subject to change