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Key dates in the academic year

Last updated: 12/09/2024 14:17

From semester dates to Student Finance deadlines, here are some key dates to note on your calendar.

Some postgraduate, non-modular, and health-related programmes may have alternative semester dates - please refer to the dates provided by your school.

2024/25 academic year

Activity

Start

Finish

Deadline to amend Student Finance  applications

 

Sunday 1 September 2024

Cardiff Students’ Union Freshers’ events

Monday 16 September 2024

Sunday 29 September 2024

School induction week

Monday 23 September 2024

Friday 27 September 2024

Autumn semester

Monday 30 September 2024

Sunday 26 January 2025

Christmas recess

Saturday 14 December 2024

Sunday 5 January 2025

Examination period

Monday 13 January 2025

Friday 24 January 2025

Spring semester

Monday 27 January 2025

Friday 13 June 2025

Reapply for your Student Finance

Applications open in April 2025

 

Easter recess

Saturday 12 April 2025

Sunday 4 May 2025

Examination period

Monday 12 May 2025

Friday 13 June 2025

Resit examination period

Monday 11 August 2025

Friday 22 August 2025

View semester dates for upcoming academic years.

Accessing your timetable

You'll be able to access your teaching timetable during the first week of your course after you've:

Your personalised timetable will be available on MyTimetable, our online teaching timetable. Your timetable will also be accessible via our Student App.

Some of your teaching, such as seminars, may not commence at the start of the course. So, you must check your timetable regularly. If you are not seeing what you expect to see contact your school.

Tuition fee payments dates

If you are self-financed, log into SIMS to view your tuition fee payment dates and amounts.

If you have taken an undergraduate student loan to pay your tuition fees, they will be paid directly to us by the Student Loans Company.