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. 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.
Current year 2019 - 2020
- New student registration and induction (September starters): 23 - 27 September 2019
- New student registration and induction (February starters): 27 - 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 continued | 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 continued | 20 April 2020 | 5 June 2020 | 7 weeks |
Academic year dates for Catalyst MSc and MBA programmes:
| Semester | Start | End | Learning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 September 2019 | 11 October 2019 | Orientation (distance learning) |
| 1 | 14 October 2019 | 25 October 2019 | Residential blog |
| 1 | 28 October 2019 | 20 December 2019 | Distance learning |
| Christmas | 23 December 2019 | 3 January 2020 | University Closed |
| 1 continued | 6 January 2020 | 17 January 2020 | Distance learning |
| 2 | 24 February 2020 | 6 March 2020 | Orientation (distance learning) |
| 2 | 9 March 2020 | 20 March 2020 | Residential blog |
| 2 | 24 March 2020 | 29 May 2020 | Distance learning |
Next year 2020 - 2021
- New student registration and induction (September starters): 14 - 18 September 2020
- New student registration and induction (January starters): 11 - 15 January 2021
| Semester | Start | End | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 September 2020 | 11 December 2020 | 12 weeks |
| Christmas | 14 December 2020 | 1 January 2021 | 3 weeks |
| 1 continued | 4 January 2021 | 15 January 2021 | 2 weeks |
| 2 | 18 January 2021 | 19 March 2021 | 9 weeks |
| Easter | 22 March 2021 | 16 April 2021 | 4 weeks |
| 2 continued | 19 April 2021 | 21 May 2021 | 5 weeks |
2021 - 2022 entry
- New student registration and induction (September starters): 13 - 17 September 2021
- New student registration and induction (January starters): 10 - 14 January 2022
| Semester | Start | End | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 September 2021 | 10 December 2021 | 12 weeks |
| Christmas | 13 December 2021 | 3 January 2022 | 3 weeks |
| 1 continued | 4 January 2022 | 14 January 2022 | 2 weeks |
| 2 | 17 January 2022 | 25 March 2022 | 10 weeks |
| Easter | 28 March 2022 | 22 April 2022 | 4 weeks |
| 2 continued | 25 April 2022 | 20 May 2022 | 4 weeks |
Previous year 2018 - 2019
Semester | Start | End | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 October 2018 | 7 December 2018 | 10 weeks |
| Christmas | 10 December 2018 | 4 January 2019 | 4 weeks |
| 1 continued | 7 January 2019 | 8 February 2019 | 5 weeks |
| 2 | 11 February 2019 | 29 March 2019 | 7 weeks |
| Easter | 1 April 2019 | 26 April 2019 | 4 weeks |
| 2 continued | 29 April 2019 | 21 June 2019 | 8 weeks |