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All dates are subject to change.
For key dates for staff, visit the UCD Registry website.
| Date | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| May | ||
| 08 May 2018 | Semester 2 Exams begin | More Information |
| 19 May 2018 | Semester 2 Exams finish | More Information |
| 19 May 2018 | September start Graduates on programmes of 3 semesters - third instalment of fees due | More information 2017/18 academic year |
| 19 May 2018 | January 2018 starts - second instalment of fees due | More information 2017/18 academic year |
| 19 May 2018 | May 2018 starts - first instalment of fees due | More information 2017/18 academic year |
| 20 May 2018 | Semester 2 Residential Term ends | UCD Residences |
| 21 May 2018 | Semester 3 Residential Term begins | UCD Residences |
| 26 May 2018 | January starts – Semester 2 deadline for withdrawing from your programme without further fee liability | Applies to students who start their academic year in January 2018 (201701) |
| June | ||
| 08 June 2018 | Semester 2 provisional Exam results (available until 12 June 2018) | More Information |
| 28 June 2018 | Semester 2 final Exam results | More Information |
| 29 June 2018 | May starts – Semester 1 deadline for withdrawing from your programme without further fee liability | Applies to students who start their academic year in May 2018 (201704) |
| July | ||
| 31 July 2018 from 12.00 noon (closes at 10.00am on 1 August) | Registration Start Time booking for:
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Confirmation of Start Time for module registration will be sent to your UCD email.
* excluding BA Planning Geog & Env and BA PlanningGeog & Env International |
| August | ||
| 1 August 2018 from 12.00 noon (closes at 10.00am on 2 August) |
Registration Start Time booking for:
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Confirmation of Start Time for module registration will be sent to your UCD email. |
| 8 August 2018 from 12.00 noon (closes at 10.00am on 9 August) |
Registration Start Time booking for:
Stage 2 – 4 of:
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Confirmation of Start Time for module registration will be sent to your UCD email.
*Students waiting for PWE results will have Start Times allocated on 31 August with registration on 3 September. **BAFS students waiting for Placement results will need to check back later for registration dates. |
| 9 August 2018 from 12.00 noon (closes at 10.00am on 14 August) |
Registration Start Time booking for:
Stage 2-6 (where applicable) of:
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Confirmation of Start Time for module registration will be sent to your UCD email.
*Students waiting for Placement results will have Start Times allocated on 31 August with registration on 3 September |
| 10 August 2018 | Semester 3 Residential Term ends | UCD Residences |
| 13 August 2018 from 9.00 am - 12noon Irish time (4.00 pm - 7.00 pm Beijing time) | BDIC continuing students (Beijing) will begin online registration. | You will be allocated a Registration Start Time, which will be sent to your UCD Connect email address. |
| From 14 August 2018 |
Online registration begins for:
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Check your UCD email for confirmation of your Start Time.
* excluding BA Planning Geog & Env and BA PlanningGeog & Env International |
| From 14 August 2018 |
Online registration begins for:
Graduate Taught students in the Colleges of:
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A Registration Start Time will be allocated to you and confirmation sent to your UCD email. Some exceptions may apply. |
| From 16 August 2018 | Online registration begins for Graduate Research Students | |
| From 16 August 2018 |
Online registration begins for Undergraduate Certificate and Diploma students in the Colleges of:
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A Registration Start Time will be allocated to you and confirmation sent to your UCD email. Some exceptions may apply. |
| From 21 August 2018 |
Online registration begins for Stages 2-4 of:
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Check your UCD email for confirmation of your Start Time. |
| From 21 August 2018 |
Online registration begins for Stages 2-6 (where applicable) of:
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Check your UCD email for confirmation of your Start Time. |
| From 21 August 2018 |
Online registration begins for:
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Check your UCD email for confirmation of your Start Time. |
| From 21 August 2018 |
Online registration begins for Graduate Taught students in the Colleges of:
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A Registration Start Time will be allocated to you and confirmation sent to your UCD email. Some exceptions may apply. |
| From 23 August 2018 |
Step 1 of online registration begins for:
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Incoming CAO students can normally begin Step1 of online registration within three working days of accepting their CAO offer. |
| 24 August 2018 at 5.15 | Closing date for Round 1 offers | |
| 29 August 2018 between 8.00am and 1.00pm |
Registration Start Time booking for:
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Confirmation of Start Time for module registration will be sent to your UCD email. |
| From 30 August 2018 |
Step 2 – Module Registration begins for:
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Check your UCD email for confirmation of your Start Time. |
| 30 August 2018 | Semester 1 Residential Term begins | UCD Residences |
| 31 August 2018 5.00pm | Deadline for uploading photo for UCARD (CAO) | More Information |
| September | 3 September 2018 | Orientation Week | More Information |
| 4 September 2018 from 11:30am (Irish time) | BDIC continuing students (Dublin) will begin online registration. | You will be allocated a Registration Start Time, which will be sent to your UCD Connect email address. |
| 7 September 2018 at 2pm | Online Registration closes to allow for allocation of General Elective places | Closed for all students |
| 8 September 2018 | Online Registration reopens on a phased basis from 12.00 noon to 4.00pm. Fully open by 4.00pm | Check your UCD email to see if you got a place in your chosen General Elective(s) |
| 9 September 2018 | January 2018 starts – third instalment of fees due for 2017/18 academic year | More information |
| 9 September 2018 |
September starts - first instalment of fees due
Programmes of one semester duration pay full amount of fees due |
More information
2018/19 academic year |
| 10 September 2018 at 2pm | Academic teaching term begins | |
| 13 September 2018 from 9.00 am - 12noon Irish time (4.00 pm - 7.00 pm Beijing time) | BDIC incoming students (Beijing) will begin online registration. | |
| 14 September 2018 | May starts – Semester 2 deadline for withdrawing from your programme without further fee liability | Applies to students who start their academic year in May 2018 (201704) |
| 14 September 2018 | January starts – Semester 3 deadline for withdrawing from your programme without further fee liability | Applies to students who start their academic year in January 2018 (201701) |
| 17 September 2018 | Freshers' Week | |
| 21 September 2018 | Online Registration for Undergraduates closes at 5.00pm | More Information |
| 28 September 2018 | Online Registration for Graduate Taught closes at 5.00pm (except for students in the UCD Michael Smurfit School of Business) | Closing date for students in the UCD Michael Smurfit School of Business is at 5.00 pm on 14 September |