This article provide complete solution for those who are looking University of the Free State Academic Calendar details. The University of the Free State (UFS) academic calendar 2025 serves as an information source and planning document for students, faculty, staff, and departments, as well as outside organizations.
The calendar includes registration dates, class start dates, sessional dates, add/drop deadlines, exam dates, and more
The Calendar contains all important dates for various activities in each academic year. It is highly advised to save all important dates.
The University of the Free State (UFS) authority reserves the right to make changes on dates and information displayed in this Almanac at any time without notice.
UFS Academic Calendar 2025/2026 Term Dates
The academic calendar for 2025/2026 academic session as approved by the authority of the University of the Free State, UFS.
In South Africa the academic year coincides with the calendar year. An academic year consists of two semesters. The first semester commencing early in February, and the second semester by the end of July. In between, there is a holiday of approximately three weeks.
The second semester ends at the end of November. Undergraduate students write examinations at the end of each semester.
For undergraduate students, applications for the first semester close at the end of September of the previous year and for the second semester intake of students, by the end of February.
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For further inquiries, please contact the University of the Free State, UFS by visiting the institution’s official website University of the Free State https://www.ufs.ac.za/
