Term and Semester Dates
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- Term Dates for Academic Year 2020/21
- Term Dates for Academic Year 2019/20
- Semester Dates for Academic Year 2020/21
- Semester Dates for Academic Year 2019/20
Further Education Courses
Higher Education Courses
Further Education Courses
Term Dates for Academic Year 2020/21
| Semester One | |
| Commences | Monday 7th September 2020 Note: Year 2 students return Monday 14th September 2020 |
| Half term | Monday 26th October 2020 to Friday 30th October 2020 |
| Inset days | Monday 2nd 2020 to Tuesday 3rd November 2020 |
| Teaching resumes | Wednesday 4th November 2020 |
| Christmas break | Monday 21st December 2020 to Friday 1st January 2021 |
| Teaching resumes | Monday 4th January 2021 |
| End of term | Friday 12th February 2021 |
| Semester Two | |
| Half term | Monday 15th February 2021 to Friday 19th February 2021 |
| Commences | Monday 22nd February 2021 |
| Easter break | Monday 29th March 2021 to Friday 9th April 2021 |
| Teaching resumes | Monday 12th April 2021 |
| Inset day | Thursday 29th April to Friday 30th April 2021 |
| Half-term break | Monday 31st May 2021 to Friday 4th June 2021 |
| Teaching resumes | Monday 7th June 2021 |
| End of term | Friday 24th June 2021 |
| PRESENTATION CEREMONY DATE | 25th June 2021 |
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 2020/21
Please read all footnotes carefully.
| Freshers’ Week | |
| Monday 14 September 2020 to Friday 18 September 2020 | |
| Academic Enrolment and Induction | |
| Academic Enrolment/Induction (New Undergraduates) |
Monday 14 September 2020 to Friday 18 September 2020 |
| Academic Enrolment/Induction (Continuing Undergraduates and new and continuing full and part-time Postgraduates) |
Friday 18 September 2020 only |
| SEMESTER ONE: Monday 21 September 2020 to Friday 18 December 2020 (13 weeks) | |
| Teaching Weeks 1-13 (This includes assessment period. Please note that exam and coursework dates vary per course.) |
Monday 21 September 2020 to Friday 18 December 2020 |
| Study Week (Week 6) | Monday 26 October 2020 to Friday 30 October 2020 |
| Christmas Break | Monday 21 December 2020 to Friday 15 January 2021 |
| Examinations for students with approved extenuating circumstances for Semester 1 exams originally scheduled before the Christmas Break only | Wednesday 20 January 2021, Wednesday 27 January 2021 and Wednesday 03 February 2021 |
| SEMESTER TWO: Monday 20 January 2021 to Friday 15 May 2021 (14 weeks) | |
Teaching Weeks 1-10 Dates may vary for Sports students. |
Monday 18 January 2021 to |
Study Week (Week 5) Dates may vary for Sports students. |
Monday 15 February 2021 to Friday 19 February 2021 |
| Easter Break | Monday 29 March 2021 to Friday 16 April 2021 |
Teaching Weeks 11-14 And for CertHE Thoroughbred Stud Operations students. |
Monday 19 April 2021 to Friday 14 May 2021 Monday 14 - Friday 25 June 2021 |
Refer assessment dates for students granted another opportunity by the June 2020-21 Awards/Progression Board. Assessment dates for students with approved extenuating circumstances as follows:
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Examinations: Monday 12 July 2021 to Friday 16 July 2021 Coursework: Monday 12 July 2021 at 14:00 |
Refer assessment dates for students granted another opportunity by the July 2020-21 Refer Board. Assessment dates for students with approved extenuating circumstances for assessments taken in the July 2021 assessment period. |
Examinations: Monday 6 September 2021 to Friday 10 September 2021 Coursework: Monday 6 September 2021 at 14:00 |
| Postgraduate Dissertation deadline for Full Time student | Electronic Copy Friday 10 September 2021 Hard Copy Monday 20 September 2021 |
| Postgraduate Dissertation deadline for Part Time student | TBC |
| GRADUATION CEREMONY DATE | 3 September 2021 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 some dates are still TBC.
Dates vary for MSci/BSc Bioveterinary Stage 3 students who have opted for a work placement, please see Course Scheme Manager for information.
A separate table will be issued for MSc/PGDip/PGCert Veterinary Physiotherapy students.
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.