2012 Important Dates

Higher Education Admissions
- Undergraduate Admissions Dates
- Postgraduate (GradStart) Admissions Dates
Higher Education Enrolment Dates
Higher Education Semester Dates
Examination Dates
Grade Release Dates
Graduation Dates
VET Teaching Periods
VET Memorandum of Grades Despatch Dates

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Higher Education Admissions

Undergraduate Admissions Dates

Commonwealth Supported Places	Semester One
UniWeb open for applications	Monday 8 August
Early Closing date Apply by this date to save paying a late fee	Friday 30 September
Equal Consideration Closing date	Friday 2 December
Extended closing date *Bachelor of Clinical Science is now closed All supporting documentation MUST be submitted to SATAC by this date.	Monday 21 February
Deadline for existing applications to change their preference to still be guaranteed equal consideration	Monday 9 January
Main January offer round information available on the UniWeb after 6:00pm	Wednesday 18 January
Late January offer round information available on the UniWeb after 6:00pm	Monday 30 January
February offer round information available on the UniWeb after 6:00pm	Tuesday and Fridays
Semester 1, 2012 STAT
Please note: STAT places are limited - first to apply and pay early will be scheduled in the sittings below
STAT - Casuarina and Alice Springs campuses	Friday 18 November Friday 9 December Friday 20 January

Postgraduate (GradStart) Admissions Dates

Commonwealth Supported Places	Semester One
UniWeb open for Gradstart applications	Monday 8 August
New application and Change of preference closing date to be guaranteed equal consideration for the Main offer round.	Tuesday 3 January
Extended Postgraduate application closing date *(Bachelor of Behavioural Science Honours is closed) All supporting documentation MUST be submitted to SATAC by this date.	Monday 21 February
Main January offer round - information available on the UniWeb after 6:00pm	Friday 13 January
Full Fee Places	Semester One
UniWeb open for Gradstart applications	Monday 8 August
First offer round information available on the UniWeb after 6:00pm	Wednesday 17 August**

* Offers into full-fee and Commonwealth Supported places will be made on most Wednesdays until the commencement of semester 1, 2012

Higher Education Enrolment Dates

	Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Summer Semester
New students Final date to enrol	External units: 6 March 2012 Internal units: 9 March 2012	External units: 20 July 2012 Internal units: 27 July 2012	Not applicable	16 November 2012#
New and continuing students Final date to add and/or substitute a unit (includes cross-institutional students from other universities)	External units: 6 March 2012 Internal units: 9 March 2012	External units: 20 July 2012 Internal units: 27 July 2012	21 September 2012*	16 November 2012#
	Study Period 1	Study Period 2	Study Period 3	Study Period 4
Final date to add and/or substitute a unit (includes cross-institutional students from other universities)	3 February 2012	4 May 2012	3 August 2012	2 November 2012#

* Final dates to add and/or substitute a unit for cross-institutional students from other universities and miscellaneous (non-award) students
# Withdraws between 16 November 2012 and first days of re-enrolment for 2013 must be submitted in writing

Higher Education Semester Dates

	Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Summer Semester
Teaching commences	27 February 2012	16 July 2012	3 September 2012	5 November 2012
Census dates	31 March 2012	31 August 2012	8 October 2012	7 December 2012
**Easter break	6-9 April 2012	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Semester break	10-13 April 2012	3-7 September 2012	Not applicable	24 Dec 2012 - 7 Jan 2013
Teaching ends	25 May 2012	12 October 2012	23 November 2012*	8 February 2013
Revision	28 May – 1 June 2012	15-19 October 2012	Not applicable	11-15 February 2013
Exam period	4-15 June 2012	22 Oct - 2 Nov 2012	Not applicable	18-22 February 2013
	Study Period 1	Study Period 2	Study Period 3	Study Period 4
Teaching commences	27 February 2012	28 May 2012	27 August 2012	26 November 2012
Census date #	31 March 2012	17 June 2012	16 September 2012	7 December 2012
Teaching ends	25 May 2012	24 August 2012	23 November 2012	22 February 2013
Exam period	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

* Teaching end date for units with a centrally organised end of semester examination. Some units are offered in intensive mode and may start after 3 Sep and complete any time before 31 Dec 2012
# Census dates for OUA are set by CDU as per current OUA/CDU contract. SP1 and SP4 are always aligned to Semester 1 and Summer Semester respectively.

Higher Education Examination Dates

	Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Summer Semester
End of semester central exam period	4-15 June 2012	22 Oct - 2 Nov 2012	N/A	18-22 February 2013
Special/supplementary exam period	3-7 September 2012	18-22 February 2013	N/A	8-12 April 2013

Grade Release Dates

	Semester 1	Semester 2	Semester 3	Summer Semester
End of semester release dates	3 July 2012	20 November 2012	21 January 2013	4 March 2013
	Study Period 1	Study Period 2	Study Period 3	Study Period 4
For units delivered by CDU	3 July 2012	11 September 2012	13 December 2012	N/A
For units delivered by Open Universities Australia	27 July 2012	26 October 2012	25 January 2013	26 April 2013

Please note:

OUA grades do not become available until nine weeks after the end of each study period.
VET grades are released to students as soon as they are endorsed by the VET Team. Release dates indicate when end of semester results are posted to students.
HE and VET grades are available online to all HE and VET students via My Student Info (unless students have a financial encumbrance).

Graduation Ceremonies

2012 May and June Graduation Round

(For students completed before March 31)

Date	Faculty/Division
Ceremony 1 5.00pm Thursday May 31 Darwin Convention Centre	Faculty of Engineering, Health, Science and the Environment Menzies School of Health Research VET School of Primary Industries VET School of Health, Community and Children Services
Ceremony 2 11.00am Friday June 1 Darwin Convention Centre	Faculty of Law, Education, Business and Arts; School of Law and Business Faculty of Law, Education, Business and Arts; School of Creative Arts and Humanities VET School Business and Service Industries
Ceremony 3 5.00pm Friday June 1 Darwin Convention Centre	Faculty of Law, Education , Business and Arts; School of Education Australian Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Education VET School of Trades
Ceremony 4 7.00pm Thursday June 14 Alice Springs Convention Centre	All Faculties and Schools

2012 October Graduation Ceremony Round

(for students completed before August 31)

Date

Faculty/Division

Ceremony 1

11.00am
Friday October 19

Darwin Convention Centre

Faculty of Engineering, Health, Science and the Environment
Menzies School of Health Research
VET School of Primary Industries
VET School of Health, Community and Children Services

Ceremony 2

5.00pm
Friday October 19

Darwin Convention Centre

Faculty of Law, Education, Business and Arts
Australian Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Education
VET School Business and Service Industries
VET School of Trades

VET Teaching Periods

The University delivers training between January and December 2012 – students should refer to the timetable site for course related information or contact the team who is responsible for the course.

VET Memorandum of Grades Dispatch Dates

Teaching Period	Date of MOG dispatch apprentice and mainstream students
1, 2012	TBC
2, 2012	TBC
3, 2012	TBC
4, 2012	TBC