Semester dates
Please note that the semester dates below relate to the general teaching and examination periods at the University.
The Royal Agricultural University is similar to the majority of other British universities and operates its academic delivery via semesters. Programmes are taught across two semesters of 15 weeks each. For most students, your course will be taught and assessed in each semester with an examination period towards the end of each semester.
The semester dates are shown below.
Next year 2019 - 2020
- New student registration and induction (September starters): 23 September - 27 September 2019
- New student registration and induction (February starters): 27 January - 31 January 2020
| Semester | Start | End | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 September 2019 | 6 December 2019 | 10 weeks |
| Christmas | 9 December 2019 | 3 January 2020 | 4 weeks |
| 1 | 6 January 2020 | 31 January 2020 | 4 weeks |
| 2 | 3 February 2020 | 20 March 2020 | 7 weeks |
| Easter | 23 March 2020 | 17 April 2020 | 4 weeks |
| 2 | 20 April 2020 | 5 June 2020 | 7 weeks |
For the purposes of completing a student loan application, the following dates should be inserted where the Student Loan Company requests “term dates”.
Student Loan Company period | Start | End | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 September 2019 | 6 December 2019 | 10 weeks |
| Christmas | 9 December 2019 | 3 January 2020 | 4 weeks |
| 2 | 6 January 2020 | 20 March 2020 | 11 weeks |
| Easter | 23 March 2020 | 17 April 2020 | 4 weeks |
| 3 | 20 April 2020 | 5 June 2020 | 7 weeks |
Current year
2018 - 2019
- New student registration and induction (September starters): 24 - 28 September 2018
New student registration and induction (February starters): w/c 4 February 2019
Semester | Start | End | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 October 2018 | 7 December 2018 | 10 weeks |
| Christmas | 8 December 2018 | 6 January 2019 | 4 weeks |
| 1 | 7 January 2019 | 9 February 2019 | 5 weeks |
| 2 | 11 February 2019 | 29 March 2019 | 7 weeks |
| Easter | 30 March 2019 | 28 April 2019 | 4 weeks |
| 2 | 29 April 2019 | 21 June 2019 | 8 weeks |
For the purposes of completing a student loan application, the following dates should be inserted where the Student Loan Company requests “term dates”.
Student Loan Company period | Start | End | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 October 2018 | 7 December 2018 | 10 weeks |
| Christmas | 8 December 2018 | 6 January 2019 | 4 weeks |
| 2 | 7 January 2019 | 29 March 2019 | 12 weeks |
| Easter | 30 March 2019 | 28 April 2019 | 4 weeks |
| 3 | 29 April 2019 | 21 June 2019 | 8 weeks |
Previous year
2017 - 2018
| New student registration and induction | 25 - 29 September 2017 |
| Autumn term | 2 October - 8 December 2017 |
| Spring term | 8 January - 16 March 2018 |
| Summer term | 16 April - 22 June 2018 |