Term and Semester Dates
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- Term Dates for Academic Year 2019/20
- Semester Dates for Academic Year 2019/20
Further Education Courses
Higher Education Courses
Further Education Courses
Term Dates for Academic Year 2019/20
| Term One | |
| Commences | Monday 2nd September 2019 Note: Year 2 students return Monday 9th September 2019 |
| Half term | Monday 28nd October 2019 to Friday 1st November 2019 |
| Inset days | Monday 4th 2019 to Tuesday 5th November 2019 |
| Teaching resumes | Wednesday 6th November 2019 |
| Christmas break | Monday 23th December 2019 to Friday 3rd January 2020 |
| Teaching resumes | Monday 6th January 2020 |
| End of term | Friday 14th February 2020 |
| Term Two | |
| Half term | Monday 17th February 2020 to Friday 21st February 2020 |
| Commences | Monday 24th February 2020 |
| Easter break | Monday 6th April 2020 to Friday 17th April 2020 |
| Teaching resumes | Monday 20th April 2020 |
| Inset day | Thursday 30th April to Friday 1st May 2020 |
| Half-term break | Monday 25th May 2020 to Friday 29th May 2020 |
| Teaching resumes | Monday 1st June 2020 |
| End of term | Friday 19th June 2020 |
| PRESENTATION CEREMONY DATE | 19th June 2020 |
Higher Education Courses
Semester Dates for Academic Year 2019/20
Please note that a separate table will be issued asap for MSc Veterinary Physiotherapy students.
| Freshers’ Week | |
| Monday 16 September 2019 to Friday 20 September 2019 | |
| Academic Enrolment and Induction | |
| Academic Enrolment/Induction (New Undergraduates) | Monday 16 September 2019 to Friday 20 September 2019 |
| Academic Enrolment/Induction (Continuing Undergraduates and new and continuing full and part-time Postgraduates) |
Friday 20 September 2019 only |
| SEMESTER ONE: Monday 23 September 2019 to Friday 20 December 2019 (13 weeks) | |
| Teaching Weeks 1-13 (This includes assessment period. Please note that exam and coursework dates vary per course.) | Monday 23 September 2019 to Friday 20 December 2019 |
| Reading Week (Week 6) | Monday 28 October 2019 to Friday 1 November 2019 |
| Christmas Break | Monday 23 December 2019 to Friday 17 January 2020 |
| Examinations for students with approved extenuating circumstances for Semester One only | Wednesday 22 January 2020, Wednesday 29 January 2020 and Wednesday 05 February 2020 |
| SEMESTER TWO: Monday 20 January 2020 to Friday 15 May 2020 (14 weeks) | |
Teaching Weeks 1-10 Or for Sports students | Monday 20 January 2020 to Friday 27 March 2020 Monday 13 January 2020 to Friday 27 March 2020 |
| Reading Week (Week 5) | Monday 17 February 2020 to Friday 21 February 2020 Except Sport courses, see Course Scheme Manager for information |
| Easter Break | Monday 30 March 2020 to Friday 17 April 2020 |
Teaching Weeks 11-14 And for CertHE Thoroughbred Stud Operations students. |
Monday 20 April 2020 to Friday 15 May 2020 Monday 15 - Friday 26 June 2020 |
| Refer assessments, Years 1, 2 and 3 for Semester One and Two and assessments for students with approved extenuating circumstances for Semester Two. | Examinations: Monday 13 July 2020 to Friday 17 July 2020 Coursework: Monday 13 July 2020 at 14:00 (please note for students with extenuating circumstances, alternative deadlines may be agreed in liaison with you) |
| Postgraduate Dissertation deadline for Full Time student | Electronic Copy Friday 11 September 2020 Hard Copy Monday 21 September 2020 |
| Postgraduate Dissertation deadline for Part Time student | Electronic Copy Friday 19 February 2021 Hard Copy Friday 26 February 2021 |
| GRADUATION CEREMONY DATE | Early September 2020 (TBC) |
You must be available for the assessment and refer assessment periods stated above. If you are ill or there is some other serious reason why you are unable to attend, you should submit an Extenuating Circumstances Form if appropriate.
For Extenuating Circumstances, Academic Offences and Academic Appeals deadlines and meeting dates please see the Quality Office page on Moodle.
For MVetPhys Year 4 students, please note the Dissertation final hand in date is still TBC as is one module assessment hand in date which may affect your course dates, this will be updated asap.
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