Academic Calendar Academic Year 2014-2015 Official TOEFL exams should be taken as soon as possible. The availability of testing sites changes with time. AUGUST 2014 Sat 02 Entrance Test for new students in Bassam Thu 07 Office Holiday: Côte d Ivoire Independence Day No classes Office Holiday Fri 15 Holiday: Assumption No classes Office Holiday Fri 15 Sat 16 Mon 18 Fri 29 Fri 22 Entrance Test for new students in Bassam Medical Center: Control of vaccinations First payment due for the semester Mon 18 Fri 29 Pre-Clearance: in Bassam University Preps: Monday 18 and Tuesday 19; Freshmen semester 1: Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21; Freshmen Semester 2: Friday 22 and Monday 25 Sophomores: Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27; Juniors: Thursday 28; and Seniors: Friday 29 Fri Sat 29-30 Fri 29 Student Orientation Residence opens for the Fall 2014 Semester SEPTEMBER 2014 Mon 01 Classes begin for the Fall Semester 2014
Mon 01 Thu 04 Thu Fri 04-05 Late Registration Fee applies EGI research presentations: Dr. Sudeep Kanungo from India Dr. Michael Nemcok from USA Thu 04 SAT Registration must be received in USA for October exam (check dates on Thu 04 Mon 08 Last Day to Add courses through advisors Tuition reimbursement deadline Wed 10 All documents due to IUGB academic advisors for USA university Spring 2015 transfer applications Fri 12 Mon 15 Mon 15 Wed 17 evening SGA Integration night Last day to DROP a course through advisors SGA Begin data base support in community SGA Clubs Opening Thu 18 University Clinic: Formation of health action committees (evening at 20:00) Fri 19 Sat 20 Thu 25 (evening at 20:00) Tue 30 SGA Family Sports Day University Clinic: Discussion on AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases Second payment due for the semester OCTOBER 2014 Thu 02 SAT Registration must be received in USA for November exam (check dates on Sat 04 Recruitment Fair Sun 05 TBA Office Holiday: Tabaski (Eid-al-Adha/Kébir) No classes
Wed 08 Sat 11 Wed 15 Wed 15 applications Fri 17 Sat 18 Sun 24 Mon 13 Wed 29 (Bassam) Fri 31 Fri 31 IUGB Foundation Launching Meeting USA SGA Beach Party Assinie University Clinic Blood Drive All documents due to IUGB academic advisor for UAB Spring 2015 transfer SGA Conference with company Groupe Carré d Or Last day for the first major assessment of the semester (end of Midterms) Medical center: Fall semester First vaccination booster shots Third payment due for the semester Final exam schedule published Thu 30 Fri 31 Student Mid Semester Break No Classes NOT an office Holiday Thu 30 Sat 1 Nov SGA trip to San Pedro NOVEMBER 2014 Sat 01 Office Holiday: All Saints Day No classes Thu 06 SAT Registration must be received in USA for December exam (check dates on Sat 08 Wed 12 Wed 12 Thu 13 Fri 14 and information Resume Writing Workshop Course Registration Begins for Spring 2015 courses Graduation application deadline IUGB Board Meeting University Clinic Community Action Distribution of treated mosquito nets Sat 15 Office Holiday: Peace Day No classes
Sat 15 Fri 21 Fri 21 Sat 22 Mon 24 Fri 28 Thu 27 Thu 27 Sat 29 Sat 29 SGA and the Alumni network Last day to sign up for the free practice TOEFL test Career Fair Medical Center: Fall semester Second vaccination booster shots (Bassam) Deadline IUGB students to sign up for IUGB practice SAT exam in Advising American Thanksgiving SGA visit to Centre Social in Bassam Full length free practice SAT exam at 08:00 in Bassam (All IUGB students are welcome but must sign up in the Advising Center in advance) DECEMBER 2014 Mon 01 Mon 01 Fri 05 Thu 04 Fri 05 SGA AIDS Awareness Day Student Course Evaluations UPP exit exam: mandatory for all UPP students Also Practice TOEFL test open to all IUGB students. Sign up in the Advising Center in advance Sat 06 Wed 10 Mon 08 Fri 12 Fri 12 SGA Holiday party First payment due for the next semester Final Semester Assessments All semester assignments due. Applications for student work study for the next semester due Fri 12 Last day to withdraw from a course through advisors (Withdrawal from a course is entered as W on the transcript and NOT calculated in the GPA. Withdrawals can only be done six times during your degree program.) Fri 12 Sat 13 2015 End of Fall 2014 semester Residences close (107 Residence Days) Residence closed until 11 January
Mon 15 Dec Fri 09 Jan Deux Plateaux Medical Center: Fall semester Third vaccination booster shots in Mon 15 Dec Fri 09 Jan Academic Holiday: No classes NOT an office Holiday Thu 18 SAT Registration must be received in USA for January exam. January is the last possible exam to have results back for March or April applications. (check dates on Fri 19 Wed 24 Thu 25 Office Holiday: Christmas 29 Dec-09 Jan Pre-Clearance: in Bassam University Preps: Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 December; Freshmen Semester 1: Monday 05 January; Freshmen Semester 2: Tuesday 06 January Sophomores: Wednesday 07 January; Juniors: Thursday 08 January; Seniors: Friday 09 January Wed 31 Office Holiday: New Year s Eve JANUARY 2015 Thu 01, Fri 02 Office Holiday: New Year s Day + Sat 03 TBA Office Holiday: Birth of the Prophet (Mouloud) No Classes 29 Dec-09 Jan Pre-Clearance: in Bassam University Preps: Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 December; Freshmen semester 1: Monday 05 January Freshmen semester 2: Tuesday 06 Sophomores: Wednesday 07January;
Juniors: Thursday 08 January; Seniors: Friday 09 January Fri Sat 9 10 Fri 09 Student Orientation / Dean s list awards Residence Opens for students for the Spring 2015 semester Mon 12 Classes Begin Spring semester 2015 Mon 12 Thu 15 Late Registration Fee applies Mon 12 Tuition reimbursement deadline Mon 12 Fri 30 Medical Center: Spring semester First vaccination booster shots in Bassam Thu 15 Fri 16 Fri 23 Mon 26 Thu 29 Sat 31 Last Day to ADD courses through advisors SGA Integration Night Last day to DROP a course through advisors SGA Clubs Opening evening SGA Family Sports Day FEBRUARY 2015 Sat 07 Sat 14 Mon 16 Fri 27 Fri 20 Fri 27 Fri 27 Fri 27 Recruitment Fair SGA Barbeque Party Medical Center: Spring semester second vaccination booster shots Second payment due for the semester Study abroad applications due Final exam schedule published MARCH 2015
Sat 07 SGA Conference with African Development Bank Mon 09 All documents due to academic advisors for USA universities for Summer and Fall 2015 Transfer applications Wed 11 Fri 13 Course registration begins for the May 2015 semester Last day for the first major assessment of the semester (end of Midterms) Sat 14 Mon 16 SGA Trip to Yamoussoukro Mon16 Tues 17 Midterm Break No Classes NOT an office holiday Fri 20 Sat 21 Wed 25 Thu 26 Mon 16 Fri 27 Tue 31 SGA Visit to SOS village in Aboisso Graduation application deadline SAT Registration must be received in USA for May exam (check dates on Medical Center: Spring semester Third vaccination booster shots Third payment due for the semester APRIL 2015 Faculty and Staff Mon 06 Tue 07 Thu 09 Office Holiday: Easter Monday Last day to sign up for the free practice TOEFL test Deadline IUGB students to sign up for IUGB practice SAT exam in Advising Fri 10 All documents due to academic advisors for USA institutions Fall 2015 transfer applications Sat 11 Full length practice SAT exam at 08:00 All IUGB students are welcome but must sign up in the Advising Center by 09 April Mon 13 Mon 13 Fri 17 Course Registration begins for the May semester Course Evaluations
Wed 15 applications Thu 16 Fri 17 All documents due to IUGB academic advisors for UAB Fall 2015 transfer UPP exit exam mandatory for all UPP students. Also Practice TOEFL test open to all IUGB students. Sign up in the Advising Center in advance Fri 17 Mon 20 Fri 30 University clinic: Spring semester vaccination booster shots Tue 21 Thu 23 IUGB Board Meeting Fri 24 Last day to withdraw from a course through advisors (Withdrawal from a course is entered as W on the transcript and NOT calculated in the GPA. Withdrawals can only be done six times during your degree program.) Mon 20 Fri 24 Fri 24 Fri 24 Sat 25 Final Semester Assessments All semester assignments due End of Spring 2015 Semester applications for student work study for the next semester due Graduation Ceremony Residence Closed (107 Residence Days) Mon 27 First payment due for the semester Mon 27 Apr Fri 08 May Pre-Clearance: in Bassam Freshmen semester 1: Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 April; Freshmen Semester 2: Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 April; Sophomores: Monday 04 and Tuesday 05 May; Juniors and Seniors: Wednesday 06 and Thursday 07 Thu 30 SAT Registration must be received in USA for official June exam. (Check dates on MAY 2015 Fri 01 Office Holiday: Labor Day
Sat 02 SGA sponsored end-of-year student Gala / Dean s list awards Mon 27 April Fri 08 May Pre-Clearance Freshmen semester 1: Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 April; Freshmen Semester 2: Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 April; Sophomores: Monday 04 and Tuesday 05 May; Juniors and Seniors: Wednesday 06 and Thursday 07 and Friday 08 Sun 10 Residences open for the Summer 2015 Semester Mon 11 Classes begin for Summer Semester 2015 Mon 11 Fri 15 Late Registration Fee applies Thu 14 Office Holiday: Ascension Thursday No classes Fri 15 Fri 15 Mon 18 Last Day to Add courses through advisors Tuition reimbursement deadline Mon 25 Office Holiday: Pentecost Monday No classes Fri 29 Last payment due for the semester JUNE 2015 Thu 12 Last day for the first major assessment of the semester (end of Midterms) Thu 18 TBA Fri 19 Mon 22 Fri 26 Beginning of Ramadan Student Course Evaluations Mon 29 June- Fri 03 July Final Semester Assessments All semester assignments due JULY 2015 Mon 29 June Fri 03 July Final Semester Assessments All semester assignments due
Wed 01 Course Registration begins for Fall 2015 courses Fri 03 Last day to withdraw from a course through advisors (Withdrawal from a course is entered as W on the transcript and NOT calculated in the GPA. Withdrawals can only be done six times during your degree program.) Fri 03 Fri 03 Fri 03 Mon 06 announced End of Summer Semester (56 Residence Days) applications for student work study for the next semester due SGA online yearbook 2014/2015 to be published Center for Continuing Education Intensive English modules: dates to be Sat 11TBA Office Holiday: Nuit du Destin (Lailatul-Qadr) No classes if announced as holiday Thu 16TBA Office Holiday: Eid-al-Fitr: End of Ramadan No classes Fri 17 AUGUST 2015 Fri 07 Office Holiday: Côte d Ivoire Independence Day No classes Office Holiday Sat 15 Holiday: Assumption No classes Office Holiday Mon 17 Fri 28 Fri 21 Mon 24 Medical Center: Control of vaccinations in Deux Plateaux Pre-Clearance Period SEPTEMBER 2015 Mon 24 August F 04 Sept Pre-Clearance: in Bassam University Preps: Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 August; Freshmen semester 1: Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 August; Freshmen Semester 2: Friday 28 and Monday 31 August; Sophomores: Tuesday 01 and Wednesday 02 September;
Juniors: Thursday 03 September; and Seniors: Friday 04 September Sat 05 Fri 04 New Student Orientation Residence opens for the Fall 2015 Semester Fri 04 and Sat 5 Students orientation Mon 07 Thu 10 Classes begin for the Fall 2015 Semester Last Day to Add courses through advisors Wed 16 All documents due to IUGB academic advisors for USA universities Spring 2016 transfer applications Fri 18 Mon 21 Wed 23 Last day to DROP a course through advisors Student Organizations Kick-Off Thu 24 TBA Office Holiday Tabaski (Eid al Adha/Kébir) No classes STAFF Summary Calendar 2014/2015 Number of WeeksSemester Begin End 15 Fall 01 September 2014 12 December 2014 4 break 15 December2014 09 January 2015 15 Spring 12 January 2015 24 April 2015 2 Break 27 April 2015 08 May 2015 8 Summer 11 May 2015 03 July 2015 8 break 06 July 2015 29 August 2015