OAU Releases Academic Calendar for 2024/2025 Session

The Senate of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has approved the resumption of academic activities for the 2024/2025 academic session at its sitting on Thursday, 18th September, 2025.

Arrival of Fresh Students
The new session will open with the arrival of fresh students in phases:

• Saturday, October 11, 2025: Faculties of Administration, Arts, Environmental Design and Management (EDM), Education, Law, and Social Sciences.
• Sunday, October 12, 2025: Faculties of Agriculture, Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Computing Science and Engineering, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology.

Registration and Orientation

• Monday, October 13, 2025: Online course registration for fresh students begins.
• Monday, October 13 – Friday, October 17, 2025: Orientation programme.
• Monday, October 20 – Friday, October 24, 2025: ICT training.

Arrival of Returning Students

• Sunday, October 26, 2025: All returning undergraduate students are expected back on campus.

Academic Activities

• Monday, October 27, 2025: Lectures commence.
• Friday, October 31, 2025: Normal course registration closes.
• Monday, November 24 – Friday, November 28, 2025: Late registration with penalty.
• Wednesday, December 3, 2025: Matriculation ceremony.

Semester Timeline

• Harmattan Semester: October 2025 – March 2026 (13 weeks of lectures, one revision week, examinations, and breaks).
• Rain Semester: Commences Monday, March 30, 2026.

The University reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining a structured academic year that balances excellence, innovation, and holistic student development.