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 2021 - 2022

• 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

 

Academic year dates for Catalyst MSc and MBA programmes 2021 - 2022

Semester 1	w/c  13/9/2021	Programme induction Welcome and set up - registration, access to on-line resources secured, introductory seminars, etc. Remotely.
	20/9/2021- 1/10/2021	Orientation (distance learning) Courses open on line and students do the preparation tasks for the residential block
	4-8/10/2021 11-15/10/2021	Residential block – week 1 Residential block - week 2 *Accommodation opens - Sunday 3 October 2021 **Students depart Saturday 16 October 2021
	18/10/2021- 17/12/2021	Distance learning Virtual teaching weeks V1-V9
	20/12/2021-1/1/2022	University closed - Christmas holidays
	3-7/1/2022	Distance learning Virtual teaching week V10
	11, 13, 18, 20 January 2022	Assessment submissions *All dates to be confirmed
Semester 2	24-28/1/2022	Programme induction for NEW ENTRANTS only
	31/1/2022-11/2/2022	Orientation (distance learning)
	14-18/2/2022 21-25/2/2022	Residential block – week 1 Residential block - week 2 *Accommodation opens - Sunday 13 February 2022 **Students depart Saturday 26 February 2022
	28/2/2022-8/4/2022	Distance learning Virtual teaching weeks V1-V5
	11-24/4/2022	University is closed - Easter holidays
	25/4/2022- 20/5/2022	Distance Learning Virtual teaching weeks V6-V10
	24 & 26, 21 May & 2 June 2022	Assessment submissions *All dates to be confirmed
	13/6/2022-31/8/2022	Students working on dissertation or professional product
	Thursday 1 September 2022	Dissertation submission