Key Dates 2024/25

Key dates within the 2024/25 session to support the academic administrative cycle.

University of Edinburgh Semester dates:

Semester 1

Week numberDatesActivitiesReason for date
Welcome week 2024/2509-Sep-2024

Welcome Week

International check-in (from Saturday 7th)

 
01.16-Sep-2024

Monday 16th: Semester 1 starts/ Start of Teaching Block 1

International check-in

 
02.23-Sep-2024Wednesday 25th: Graduation registration form for winter ceremonies opensOpened once schools have agreed ceremony allocations, after first 2 weeks of term
03.30-Sep-2024

Cancel new and continuing students who have completed no matriculation action (excluding part-time intermittent students)

Tuesday 1st October: Extended Deadline for course setup (originally Friday 27th Sep)

Tuesday 1st October: Extended Deadline for assessment and extension information to be entered in assessment structures in APT (originally Friday 27th Sep)

Tuesday 1st October: Extended Deadline for student course enrolments (except with special permission as per regulations) (originally Friday 27th Sep)

Tuesday 1st October: 2025/26 apply links open for Direct and Other Admissions

Friday 4th: Exam timetabling deadline for student course enrolments/removals

As per the withdrawal and exclusion policy

To allow submission of extension requests

Students must be enrolled on courses by end of Week 2

Open after cycle changeover from previous admissions cycle

04.07-Oct-2024Remove courses for new and continuing students who have not had attendance confirmed (excluding part-time intermittent)To allow publication of exam timetabling in w/c 28/Oct
05.14-Oct-2024Friday 18th: End of Teaching Block 1 
06.21-Oct-2024

Monday 21st: Start of Teaching Block 2

Cancel or withdraw students who have failed to complete matriculation (excluding part-time intermittent students)

Friday 25th: Deadline for student course removals - only withdrawals allowed after this date

Friday 25th at 12 noon: Deadline for ratified course marks to be in EUCLID following course boards (to be published to students by noon on 4th November)

 

As per the withdrawal and exclusion policy

07.28-Oct-2024Exam timetable published to students 
08.04-Nov-2024

Monday 4th November at 12 noon: Deadline for publication of awards for students due to graduate in November

Monday 4th at 12 noon: Graduation application form closes for students wishing to attend a winter ceremony

Tuesday 5th: Report to UKVI begins for students eligible for Graduate Route visa following awards deadline

Cancel or withdraw continuing part-time intermittent students who have failed to complete matriculation

Two weeks in advance of graduation ceremonies starting

 

 

 

After graduations deadline so that students exiting early are not included

09.11-Nov-2024  
10.18-Nov-2024Wednesday 20th – Thursday 28th: Graduations 
11.25-Nov-2024

Wednesday 20th – Thursday 28th: Graduations

Friday 29th: End of Teaching Block 2

Sunday 1st December: PG EERS rollover and 2024/24 reports created, deletion of PG EERS reports created more than 5 years ago

Teaching delivery period slots created for 2025/26

 

 

Examiner terms and references to be set up by 29th Nov for any final 2023/4 reports

Created at the same time as next year’s timetabling database

12.02-Dec-2024Exam revision 
13.09-Dec-2024TBC: Monday 9th December – Friday 20th: Exams (including Saturdays) 
14.16-Dec-2024

TBC: Monday 9th – Friday 20th: Exams

Friday 20th: Semester 1 ends

 
15.23-Dec-2024Monday 23rd: Winter vacation begins 

Semester 2

Week numberDatesActivitiesReason for date
16.30-Dec-2024Winter vacation 
17.06-Jan-2025

Monday 6th January: Start of teaching for CMVM online programmes

Wednesday 8th – Friday 10th: Welcome for students commencing studies in January

International check-in

Friday 10th at 12 noon: Final deadline for submitting late special circumstances applications for Semester 1 courses

 

 

 

 

For School-specific deadlines please see dates here: Special circumstances deadlines

18.13-Jan-2025

Monday 13th: Semester 2 starts/ Start of Teaching Block 3

International check-in

Friday 17th: Courses with no student enrolments for previous 6 academic years closed

Friday 17th: Curriculum rollover (courses/DPTs)

 

 

 

 

Allows time to update DPTs ahead of DRPS publication

19.20-Jan-2025

Friday 24th: Deadline for student course enrolments/removal for courses starting in Semester 2

Friday 24th: Deadline for course setup for courses starting in Semester 2

Friday 24th: Deadline for assessment and extension information to be entered in assessment structures in APT for courses starting in Semester 2

Students must be enrolled on courses by end of Semester 2 Week 2

 

To allow submission of extension requests

20.27-Jan-2025Cancel new and continuing students who have completed no matriculation action (excluding new part-time intermittent)As per withdrawal and exclusion policy
21.03-Feb-2025

Remove courses for new and continuing students who have not had attendance confirmed (excluding part-time intermittent)

TBC: Thursday 6th February at 12 noon: Deadline for Semester 1 UG course results to be published to students in EUCLID

Friday 7th: DPS Rollover

To allow publication of exam timetabling in w/c 03/Mar

Date currently under review

 

In advance of DRPS publication

22.10-Feb-2025Friday 14th: End of Teaching Block 3 
23.17-Feb-2025

Thursday 20th at 12 noon: Deadline for Semester 1 PGT course results to be published to students in EUCLID

Flexible learning week

Cancellation of students who have not completed matriculation (excluding new part-time intermittent students)

Following UG publication 2 weeks earlier

 

 

As per withdrawal and exclusion policy

24.24-Feb-2025Monday 24th: Start of Teaching Block 4 
25.03-Mar-2025

Exam timetable published to students

Monday 3rd: Graduation ceremonies allocated to taught students in EUCLID

 

TBC: Annual EUCLID upgrade

 

In advance of graduation registration form opening

Annual upgrade to stay in support contract with vendor

26.10-Mar-2025CAS issuance for September 2025 applicants begins 
27.17-Mar-2025Graduation registration form opens to studentsOpened once schools have agreed ceremony allocations, opens in March so it is ahead of exam period for students
28.24-Mar-2025  
29.31-Mar-2025

Monday 31st – Friday 4th April: Spring vacation (CMVM online programmes only)

Friday 4th: Teaching Block 4 ends

 
30.07-Apr-2025

Monday 7th – Friday 18th: Spring vacation

Thursday 10th: Publish 2025/26 DRPS and Path

 

Earliest DRPS can be published for next year with the data accurate

31.14-Apr-2025Monday 7th – Friday 18th: Spring vacation 
32.21-Apr-2025Exam revision 
33.28-Apr-2025

Monday 28th: Start of Teaching Block 5+

TBC: Monday 28th April – Friday 23rd May: Exams (including Saturdays)

 
34.05-May-2025TBC: Monday 28th April – Friday 23rd May: Exams (including Saturdays) 
35.12-May-2025TBC: Monday 28th April – Friday 23rd May: Exams (including Saturdays) 
36.19-May-2025

TBC: Monday 28th April – Friday 23rd May: Exams

Friday 23rd: Semester 2 ends

 
37.26-May-2025Friday 30th at 12 noon: Final deadline for submitting late special circumstances applications for Semester 2 coursesFor School-specific deadlines please see dates here: Special circumstances deadlines
38.02-Jun-2025

CAS issuance for September 2025 applicants begins for those already in the UK

Friday 6th June at 12 noon: Deadline for ratified marks for Honours courses to be in EUCLID following course boards (to be published to students by noon on 16th June)

 

 

Marks need to be ratified ahead of joint board dates

39.09-Jun-2025Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th: Joint Programme Board Dates (Honours) 
40.16-Jun-2025

Monday 16th at 12 noon: Deadline for publication of awards and course marks for students who are due to graduate in Summer

Monday 16th at 12 noon: Graduation application form closes for students wishing to attend a summer ceremony

Tuesday 17th: Report to UKVI begins for students eligible for Graduate Route visa following awards deadline

Friday 20th at 12 noon: Deadline for ratified marks for non-Honours and PGT courses to be in EUCLID following course boards (to be published to continuing students by noon on 1st July)

Two weeks in advance of graduation ceremonies starting

 

 

 

 

One week before publication deadline

41.23-Jun-2025  
42.30-Jun-2025

Tuesday 1st July at 12 noon: Deadline for publication of progression decisions and course marks for continuing students (UG & PGT)

Wednesday 2nd – Tuesday 15th: Graduations

Two weeks in advance of resit exam timetable publication
43.07-Jul-2025

Wednesday 2nd – Tuesday 15th: Graduations

Friday 11th: Student rollover into new academic session

Registration opens for August/September continuing PGs and August continuing UGs

 

Two weeks in advance of new academic session

44.14-Jul-2025

Wednesday 2nd – Tuesday 15thJuly: Graduations

Friday 18th: End of Teaching Block 5+

Resit exam timetable published to students

 
45.21-Jul-2025Monday 21st: Student records created for 2025/26 PG September new entrantsSix weeks before programme start date
46.28-Jul-2025

Friday 1st August: Academic Year 2025/26 begins

Friday 1st: UG EERS rollover and 2025/26 reports created, deletion of UG EERS reports created more than 5 years ago

 

Examiner terms and references to be set up by 30th July for any final 2024/5 reports

47.04-Aug-2025TBC: Monday 4th – Friday 15th: Resit Exams 
48.11-Aug-2025

TBC: Student records created for 2025/26 UG September new entrants

Registration opens for continuing September UGs

TBC: Monday 4th – Friday 15th: Resit Exams

After UCAS embargo period ends
49.18-Aug-2025  
50.25-Aug-2025

Monday 25th at 12 noon: Final deadline for submitting late special circumstances applications for resits

Friday 29th at 12 noon: Deadline for resit marks to be ratified in EUCLID following resit exam boards

TBC: Final deadline for submitting late special circumstances applications for PGT dissertations

 

 

One week before progression decisions deadline

51.01-Sep-2025  
52.08-Sep-2025

Monday 8th at 12 noon: Deadline for publication of progression decisions and course marks to students following outcome of Resit Exams Diet

Welcome Week for students commencing 2025/6

In advance of start of term