Registry
Academic Calendar 2021/2022
|
Item/Activity |
2021-22 |
|
Semester 1 |
Dates |
| Commencement of registration - Exchange/Study Abroad students | 12 July |
| Online registration for Open Education Students | 23 Aug - 10 Sep |
| Online registration for continuing students (undergraduate and postgraduate) successfully completing 2020/21 in June 2021 | 25 Aug - 10 Sep |
| Registration for 1st year postgraduate students | 6 - 17 Sep |
| Online registration for continuing students (undergraduate and postgraduate) successfully completing 2020/21 in Autumn 2021 | 9 - 10 Sep |
| Online registration for 1st year undergraduate students | 14 Sep (3pm) - 20 Sep (1.30pm) |
| Orientation commences (central DCU, online) | 15 Sep |
| Online registration for continuing students registering for modules deferred/failed in Autumn resits 2021 | 16 - 17 Sep |
| Orientation (programme-specific) | 20 - 24 Sep |
| Semester 1 teaching start - continuing and 1st year postgraduate students | 20 Sep |
| Semester 1 teaching start - 1st year undergraduate students | 27 Sep |
| Change of module choice (Semester 1) | 27 Sep - 1 Oct |
| Last date for Registration for first year and continuing students (late registration fee applies thereafter) | 1 Oct |
| Autumn Faculty Award Board for Research Degrees | 29 Sep - 1 Oct |
| Deadline for submission of appeals (postgraduate research students only) | 15 Oct |
| Public Holday (University Closed) | 25 Oct |
| Latest date for submission of softbound thesis for research students wishing to meet Spring Faculty Research Award Board for Research Degrees | 28 Oct |
| Closing date for Withdrawal Free Fee Tuition | 29 Oct |
| Closing date for receipt of deferral of Academic Year | 29 Oct |
| Close of registration for academic year 2021-22 | 29 Oct |
| Commencement of registration - Exchange/Study Abroad students (Semester 2) | 1 Nov |
| Late autumn Progression and Award Boards (full-time Masters) | 10 Nov |
| Late autumn promulgation of results | 12 Nov |
| Late autumn registration for repeat and deferred students (full-time Masters) following November PABs | 15 - 19 Nov |
| Open Days | 19 and 20 Nov |
| Latest date for publication of Semester 1 exam timetable | 22 Nov |
| Closing date for lodging appeals, assessment reviews and rechecks (final year Masters and BSc in Nursing students) | 22 Nov |
| End of Semester 1 teaching - Continuing and 1st year postgraduate students | 27 Nov |
| Exam study period - Continuing and 1st year postgraduate students | 29 Nov - 5 Dec |
| End of Semester 1 teaching - 1st year undergraduate students | 4 Dec |
| Exam study period - 1st year undergraduate students | 6 - 12 Dec |
| Meeting of Appeals Board (Master and BSc in Nursing student appeals) | 6 Dec |
| Semester 1 Exams - Continuing and 1 year postgraduate students | 6 - 18 Dec |
| Semester 1 Exams - 1st year undergraduate students | 13 - 18 Dec |
| Inter-Semester Break | 19 Dec - 2 Jan |
| University Closed | 23 Dec - 3 Jan |
|
Semester 2 |
Dates |
| Exam marking period (to incorporate grading, grade entry, processing) | 3 - 19 Jan |
| Online registration for Semester 2 start only - late registration fee applies thereafter | 5 - 10 Jan |
| Semester 2 teaching start | 10 Jan |
| Change of module choice (Semester 2) | 10 - 14 Jan |
| Result review in Faculties/PBERC Meetings for Semester 1 | 20 Jan - 4 Feb |
| Progression and Award Boards | 24 - 26 Jan |
| Spring Faculty Award Board for Research Degrees | 26 - 28 Jan |
| Closing date for Withdrawal Half Fee Tuition | 28 Jan |
| Promulgation of examination results | 9 Feb |
| Consultation days for students | 9 - 11 Feb |
| Closing date for lodging appeals (Postgraduate Research Students only) | 11 Feb |
| Closing date for lodging appeals, assessment reviews and rechecks (from February PABs for Spring Graduation only) | 21 Feb |
| Reading week (for Faculties with this option) | 21 - 27 Feb |
| Graduation (Autumn) | 21, 22, 23 Feb |
| Meeting of Appeals Board | 4 March |
| Latest date for publication of Semester 2 exam timetable | 16 March |
| Public Holiday (University Closed) | 17 March |
| Graduation (Spring) | 25, 26 March |
| Academic Structure submission dates to Registry (new quals) | 1 April |
| Semester 2 teaching ends | 2 April |
| Open Day - Spring | 2 April |
| Exam study period | 4 - 10 April |
| Academic Structure submission dates to Registry (all other quals) | 8 April |
| Exam study period (BEd & PMEP students) | 11 - 17 Apr |
| Exam period Semester 2 | 11 - 26 Apr |
| Exam period (BEd & PMEP students) | 18 - 26 Apr |
| Good Friday (University Closed) | 15 April |
| Public Holiday (University Closed) | 18 April |
| Open Day - Transition Years | 28 April |
| Exam marking period (to incorporate grading, grade entry, processing) | 27 Apr - 6 May |
| R30 (Extenuating Circumstances Form) submission deadline for Semester 2 | 28 April |
| Submission of results by examiners to Faculty Office | 29 April (10 am) |
| Public Holiday (University Closed) | 2 May |
| Results review in Faculties/PBERC meetings | 9 - 12 May |
| Progression and Award Boards and Graduate Training Award Boards | 13 - 19 May |
| Promulgation of examination results | 25-May |
| Student Consultation Days | 26 - 27 May |
| Public Holiday (University Closed) | 6 June |
| Closing date for lodging appeals, assessment reviews and rechecks | 7 June |
| Latest date for publication of resit continuous assessment details and submission dates | 7 June |
| Latest date for submission of softbound thesis for research students wishing to meet Autumn Faculty Research Award Board for Research Degrees | 13 June |
| Meeting of Appeals Board | 17 June |
| Latest date for submission of Annual Progress Reports for Research Students | 29 June |
|
Resit Period |
Dates |
| Public Holiday (University Closed) | 1 Aug |
| Resit examinations - Semester 1 and Semester 2 | 2 - 13 Aug |
| R30 (Extenuating Circumstances Form) submission deadline for resit exams | 16 Aug |
| Progression and Award Boards and Graduate Training Award Boards | 23 - 25 Aug |
| Promulgation of examination results | 30 Aug |
| Consultation days for students | 31 Aug - 1 Sep |
| Closing date for appeals | 9 Sep |
| Autumn Faculty Award Board for Research Degrees | 21 - 23 Sep |
| Meeting of Appeals Board | 26 Sep |