Key dates for current students
Most online graduate courses are taught across four terms per year, rather than two semesters. Make sure you are familiar with the key dates.
2024 key dates
| Course Term | Applications Close | Pre-teaching period | Deadline to self enrol | Teaching period | Fee due date | Census date | Last date to withdraw without fail | Assessment period end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | 2 Jan | 22 Jan | 23 Jan | 29 Jan – 24 Mar | 9 Feb | 16 Feb | 8 Mar | 31 Mar |
| Term 2 | 1 Apr | 22 Apr | 26 Apr | 29 Apr – 23 Jun | 10 May | 17 May | 7 Jun | 30 Jun |
| Term 3 | 24 Jun | 15 Jul | 16 Jul | 22 Jul – 15 Sep | 2 Aug | 9 Aug | 30 Aug | 22 Sep |
| Term 4 | 16 Sep | 7 Oct | 18 Oct | 14 Oct – 8 Dec | 25 Oct | 1 Nov | 22 Nov | 15 Dec |
| Course Term | Applications Close | Pre-teaching period | Deadline to self enrol | Teaching period | Fee due date | Census date | Last date to withdraw without fail | Assessment period end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | 3 Jan | 20 Jan | 21 Jan | 27 Jan - 23 Mar | 7 Feb | 14 Feb | 7 Mar | 30 Mar |
| Term 2 | 7 Apr | 28 Apr | 29 Apr | 5 May - 29 Jun | 23 May | 30 May | 20 Jun | 6 Jul |
| Term 3 | 23 Jun | 14 Jul | 15 Jul | 21 Jul - 14 Sep | 1 Aug | 8 Aug | 29 Aug | 21 Sep |
| Term 4 | 15 Sep | 6 Oct | 7 Oct | 13 Oct - 7 Dec | 31 Oct | 7 Nov | 28 Nov | 14 Dec |
| Course Term | Applications Close | Pre-teaching period | Deadline to self enrol | Teaching period | Fee due date | Census date | Last date to withdraw without fail | Assessment period end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | 3 Jan | 23 Jan | 24 Jan | 30 Jan – 26 Mar | 10 Feb | 17 Feb | 10 Mar | 2 Apr |
| Term 2 | 3 Apr | 24 Apr | 25 April | 1 May – 25 Jun | 12 May | 19 May | 9 Jun | 2 Jul |
| Term 3 | 26 Jun | 17 Jul | 18 Jul | 24 Jul – 17 Sep | 4 Aug | 11 Aug | 1 Sep | 24 Sep |
| Term 4 | 18 Sep | 9 Oct | 10 Oct | 16 Oct – 10 Dec | 27 Oct | 3 Nov | 24 Nov | 17 Dec |
* Please note: these dates are applicable to programs that have an intake for these terms only. Please see the course pages for more details.
For Master of Psychiatry dates please see the University Handbook.
Definitions
Pre-teaching period: The week before the teaching period. It is recommended that you spend this time familiarising yourself with the online classroom and complete readings as required.
Teaching period: The period in which weekly content is delivered in the LMS.
Assessment end date: All assessments should be completed on or before this date. This may be the due date of the final piece of assessment, or the last date on which an assessed task or examination occurs.
Last date to self-enrol: The last date you can enrol online.
Fees due: The date your course fees should be paid by. Non-payment may result in your access to the online classroom being revoked.
Census date: This is the last day to withdraw from a subject, apply for leave of absence or course withdrawal, without financial liability. Census dates may be different for each subject. You can review census dates by checking the subject entry in the University Handbook.
Last date to withdraw: This is the last date to withdraw from a subject without incurring a fail grade.