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Academic Calendar (Timetable)

Key dates in the academic calendar for the University of Wolverhampton are below. Please note: the University's week starts on a Monday.

Week commencing

Undergraduate

Postgraduate
26 September 2016 Welcome week/Beginning of Semester 1 Welcome week/Beginning of Semester 1
19 December 2016 Non-teaching period Non-teaching period
26 December 2016 Non-teaching period Non-teaching period
02 January 2017 Revision week Revision week
09 January 2017 Assessment week (Semester 1) Assessment week (Semester 1)
16 January 2017 Welcome Week - Semester 2 starters  
23 January 2017 Beginning of Semester 2 Beginning of Semester 2
10 April 2017 2017 Spring Graduation ceremonies 2017 Spring Graduation ceremonies
10 April 2017 Non-teaching period Non-teaching period
17 April 2017 Non-teaching period Non-teaching period
01 May 2017 May Day Bank Holiday  May Day Bank Holiday
01 May 2017 Revision week Revision week
08 May 2017 Assessment week (Semester 2) Assessment week (Semester 2)
15 May 2017 Assessment week (Semester 2) Assessment week (Semester 2)
22 May 2017 Beginning of Semester 3 Beginning of Semester 3 - Dissertations
29 May 2017 Spring Bank Holiday Spring Bank Holiday 
10 July 2017 Resit week (Semester 2) Resit week (Semester 2)
07 August 2017 Assessment week (Semester 3)   
28 August 2017 August Bank Holiday  August Bank Holiday
11 September 2017 2017 Graduation ceremonies (TBC) 2017 Graduation ceremonies (TBC)
18 September 2017 2017 Graduation ceremonies (TBC) 2017 Graduation ceremonies (TBC)
18 September 2017   Dissertation hand-in

 

Week commencing

Undergraduate

Postgraduate
25 September 2017 Welcome week / Beginning of Semester 1 Welcome week / Beginning of Semester 1
18 December 2017 Non-teaching period Non-teaching period
25 December 2017 Non-teaching period Non-teaching period
01 January 2018 Bank Holiday Bank Holiday
01 January 2018 Revision week Revision week
08 January 2018 Assessment week (Semester 1) Assessment week (Semester 1)
15 January 2018 Welcome Week - Semester 2 starters  
22 January 2018 Beginning of Semester 2 Beginning of Semester 2
26 March 2018 2018 Spring Graduation ceremonies (TBC) 2018 Spring Graduation ceremonies (TBC)
26 March 2018 Non-teaching period Non-teaching period
02 April 2018 Non-teaching period Non-teaching period
30 April 2018 Revision week Revision week
07 May 2018 May Day Bank Holiday  May Day Bank Holiday
07 May 2018 Assessment week (Semester 2) Assessment week (Semester 2)
14 May 2018 Assessment week (Semester 2) Assessment week (Semester 2)
21 May 2018 Beginning of Semester 3 Beginning of Semester 3 - Dissertations
28 May 2018 Spring Bank Holiday Spring Bank Holiday 
09 July 2018 Resit week (Semester 2) Resit week (Semester 2)
06 August 2018 Assessment week (Semester 3)  
27 August 2018 August Bank Holiday  August Bank Holiday
10 September 2018 2018 Graduation ceremonies (TBC) 2018 Graduation ceremonies (TBC)
17 September 2018 2018 Graduation ceremonies (TBC) 2018 Graduation ceremonies (TBC)
17 September 2018   Dissertation hand-in

week commencing

Under Graduate

Post Graduate

Events

17/09/2018

  

Dissertation hand-in

Graduations 13/09 to 21/09

SEMESTER 1 (S1)

      

24/09/2018

S1 week 1

S1 week 1

Welcome Week

01/10/2018

S1 week 2

S1 week 2

  

08/10/2018

S1 week 3

S1 week 3

  

15/10/2018

S1 week 4

S1 week 4

  

22/10/2018

S1 week 5

S1 week 5

  

29/10/2018

S1 week 6

S1 week 6

  

05/11/2018

S1 week 7

S1 week 7

  

12/11/2018

S1 week 8

S1 week 8

  

19/11/2018

S1 week 9

S1 week 9

  

26/11/2018

S1 week 10

S1 week 10

  

03/12/2018

S1 week 11

S1 week 11

  

10/12/2018

S1 week 12

S1 week 12

  

17/12/2018

Non-teaching period

Non-teaching period

  

24/12/2018

Non-teaching period

Non-teaching period

  

31/12/2018

Revision

Revision

  

07/01/2019

S1 Assessment

S1 Assessment

  

SEMESTER 2 (S2)

      

14/01/2019

 Welcome Week (S2 starters)

  

21/01/2019

S2 week 1

S2 week 1

  

28/01/2019

S2 week 2

S2 week 2

  

04/02/2019

S2 week 3

S2 week 3

  

11/02/2019

S2 week 4

S2 week 4

S1 Assessment Boards & co-curricular week

18/02/2019

S2 week 5

S2 week 5

  

25/02/2019

S2 week 6

S2 week 6

  

04/03/2019

S2 week 7

S2 week 7

  

11/03/2019

S2 week 8

S2 week 8

  

18/03/2019

S2 week 9

S2 week 9

  

25/03/2019

S2 week 10

S2 week 10

  

01/04/2019

S2 week 11

S2 week 11

  

08/04/2019

S2 week 12

S2 week 12

 

15/04/2019

Non-teaching period

Non-teaching period

 Graduations 17/4 to 18/4 

22/04/2019

Non-teaching period

Non-teaching period

Easter Monday 22/04

29/04/2019

Revision

Revision

  

06/05/2019

S2 Assessment

S2 Assessment

  

13/05/2019

S2 Assessment

S2 Assessment

  

SEMESTER 3 (S3)

      

20/05/2019

S3 week 1

Dissertation week 1

  

27/05/2019

S3 week 2

Dissertation week 2

  

03/06/2019

S3 week 3

Dissertation week 3

  

10/06/2019

S3 week 4

Dissertation week 4

S2 Assessment Boards

17/06/2019

S3 week 5

Dissertation week 5

  

24/06/2019

S3 week 6

Dissertation week 6

  

01/07/2019

S3 week 7

Dissertation week 7

  

08/07/2019

S3 week 8

Dissertation week 8

Re-assessments

15/07/2019

S3 week 9

Dissertation week 9

  

22/07/2019

S3 week 10

Dissertation week 10

  

29/07/2019

S3 week 11

Dissertation week 11

Re-assessment Boards

05/08/2019

S3 assessment

Dissertation week 12

  

12/08/2019

  

Dissertation week 13

  

19/08/2019

  

Dissertation week 14

  

26/08/2019

  

Dissertation week 15

  

02/09/2019

  

Dissertation week 16

  

09/09/2019

  

Dissertation week 17

Graduations 12/09 to 20/09

16/09/2019

  

Dissertation hand in

Graduations

Academic Year 2019-20 SEMESTER 1

23/09/2019

    

Welcome Week

30/09/2019

S1 week 1

S1 week 1

  

University week

week commencing

Under Graduate

Post Graduate

Events/COVID-19 Changes

1               

26/08/2019

 

 

 

2

02/09/2019

 

 

 

3

09/09/2019

 

 

 

4

16/09/2019

 

Dissertation hand-in

Graduations  12/09 to 20/09

 

SEMESTER 1 (S1)

 

 

5

23/09/2019

Welcome Week

6

30/09/2019

S1 week 1

S1 week 1

 

7

07/10/2019

S1 week 2

S1 week 2

 

8

14/10/2019

S1 week 3

S1 week 3

 

9

21/10/2019

S1 week 4

S1 week 4

 

10

28/10/2019

S1 week 5

S1 week 5

 

11

04/11/2019

S1 week 6

S1 week 6

 

12

11/11/2019

S1 week 7

S1 week 7

 

13

18/11/2019

S1 week 8

S1 week 8

 

14

25/11/2019

S1 week 9

S1 week 9

 

15

02/12/2019

S1 week 10

S1 week 10

 

16

09/12/2019

S1 week 11

S1 week 11

 

17

16/12/2019

S1 week 12

S1 week 12

 

18

23/12/2019

Non-teaching period

Non-teaching period

 

19

30/12/2019

Non-teaching period

Non-teaching period

 

20

06/01/2020

Revision

Revision

 

21

13/01/2020

S1 Assessment

S1 Assessment

 

 

SEMESTER 2 (S2)

 

22

20/01/2020

Welcome Week (S2 starters)

23

27/01/2020

S2 week 1

S2 week 1

 

24

03/02/2020

S2 week 2

S2 week 2

 

25

10/02/2020

S2 week 3

S2 week 3

 

26

17/02/2020

S2 week 4

S2 week 4

S1 Assessment Boards

Career Development Week

27

24/02/2020

S2 week 5

S2 week 5

Timetabled classes

for S1 resits begin

28

02/03/2020

S2 week 6

S2 week 6

 

29

09/03/2020

S2 week 7

S2 week 7

 

30

16/03/2020

S2 week 8

S2 week 8

 

31

23/03/2020

S2 week 9

S2 week 9

 

32

30/03/2020

S2 week 10

S2 week 10

 

33

06/04/2020

Non-teaching period

Non-teaching period

 

34

13/04/2020

Non-teaching period

Non-teaching period

Easter Monday

13/04/20

35

20/04/2020

S2 week 11

S2 week 11

S1 re-assessment

36

27/04/2020

S2 week 12

S2 week 12

 

37

04/05/2020

Revision

Revision

May Day Bank

Holiday 08/05/20

38

11/05/2020

S2 Assessment

 

 

39

18/05/2020

S2 Assessment

 

 

 

SEMESTER 3 (S3)

 

40

25/05/2020

S3 week 1

Dissertation week 1

Spring Bank

Holiday 25/05/20

S2 Assessment -

Online CW only

41

01/06/2020

S3 week 2

Dissertation week 2

 

42

08/06/2020

S3 week 3

Dissertation week 3

 

43

15/06/2020

S3 week 4

Dissertation week 4

 

44

22/06/2020

S3 week 5

Dissertation week 5

 

45

29/06/2020

S3 week 6

Dissertation week 6

S2 assessment

boards

46

06/07/2020

S3 week 7

Dissertation week 7

Intensive resit

support classes

47

13/07/2020

S3 week 8

Dissertation week 8

Intensive resit

support classes

48

20/07/2020

S3 week 9

Dissertation week 9

Intensive resit

support classes

49

27/07/2020

S3 week 10

Dissertation week 10

Reassessments 

50

03/08/2020

S3 week 11

Dissertation week 11

 

51

10/08/2020

S3 week 12

Dissertation week 12

 

52

17/08/2020

S3 asessment period

Dissertation week 13

 

1

24/08/2020

 

Dissertation week 14

S1 and S2

Re-assessment

Boards

2

31/08/2020

 

Dissertation week 15

August Bank

Holiday 31/08/20

3

07/09/2020

 

Dissertation week 16

(Possible)

Graduations

8/09-17/09 -

dependent on

UK advice; 1st

Attempt for

PSRB and practicals

that require

examinations or

cannot be submitted

online

4

14/09/2020

 

Dissertation week 17 and hand-in

(Possible)

Graduations 

8/09-17/09 -

dependent on

UK advice

 

SEMESTER 1 (S1) 2020-21

 

5

21/09/2020

Welcome Week 2020/21 tbc;

September period assessment boards

6

28/09/20

 S1 week 1  S1 week 1  

7

05/10/20

 S2 week 2  S2 week 2 

8

12/10/20

 S2 week 3  S2 week 3 

Uni week

w/c

Under graduate

Post graduate

UG

catch-up

 

Events

1

24/08/20

 

 

  

 

2

31/08/20

 

 

  

 

3

07/09/20

 

 

  

 

4

14/09/20

 

 

  

 

 

SEMESTER

1 (S1)

 2020/21

 

5

21/09/20

Welcome Week

6

28/09/20

S1 week 1

 

  

 

7

05/10/20

S1 week 2

 

  

 

8

12/10/20

S1 week 3

 

  

 

9

19/10/20

S1 week 4

S1 2020/21

  

 

10

26/10/20

S1 week 5

S1 week 1

  

 

11

02/11/20

S1 week 6

S1 week 2

  

 

12

09/11/20

S1 week 7

S1 week 3

  

 

13

16/11/20

S1 week 8

S1 week 4

  

 

14

23/11/20

S1 week 9

S1 week 5

  

 

15

30/11/20

S1 week 10

S1 week 6

  

 

16

07/12/20

S1 week 11

S1 week 7

  

 

17

14/12/20

S1 week 12

S1 week 8

  

 

18

21/12/20

Non-teaching period

Non-teaching period

  

 

19

28/12/20

Non-teaching period

Non-teaching period

  

 

20

04/01/21

Revision

S1 week 9

  

 

21

11/01/21

S1 Assessment

S1 week 10

  

 
   

SEMESTER 2

(S2) 2020/21

  

SEMESTER 2

(S2) 2020/21

 		  

22

18/01/21

Welcome Week

S1 week 11

 Welcome Week  

23

25/01/21

S2 week 1

S1 week 12

 S1 week 1 

 

24

01/02/21

S2 week 2

Revision

 S1 week 2 

 

25

08/02/21

S2 week 3

S1 Assessment

 S1 week 3 

 

26

15/02/21

S2 week 4

SEMESTER 2

(S2) 2020/21

 S1 week 4 

S1 Assessment Boards (UG)
     

Welcome Week

    

27

22/02/21

S2 week 5

S2 week 1

 S1 week 5

 

28

01/03/21

S2 week 6

S2 week 2

 S1 week 6 

 

29

08/03/21

S2 week 7

S2 week 3

 S1 week 7 

 S1 Assessment Boards (PG)

30

15/03/21

S2 week 8

S2 week 4

 S1 week 8 

 

31

22/03/21

S2 week 9

S2 week 5

 S1 week 9 

 

32

29/03/21

Non-teaching period

Non-teaching period

 Non-teaching period 

 S1 Reassessments (UG)

33

05/04/21

Non-teaching period

Non-teaching period

 Non-teaching period 

 

34

12/04/21

S2 week 10

S2 week 6

 S1 week 10 

 

35

19/04/21

S2 week 11

S2 week 7

 S1 week 11 

 

36

26/04/21

S2 week 12

S2 week 8

 S1 week 12 

 S1 Reassessments (PG)

37

03/05/21

Revision

S2 week 9

 Revision

 

38

10/05/21

S2 Assessment

S2 week 10

 S1 Assessment 

 

39

17/05/21

S2 Assessment

S2 week 11

 S1 Assessment 

 

 

SEM 3 (S3)

 2020/21
   

SEMESTER 3 (S3) 2020/21

   SEMESTER 2 (S2) 2020/21  

40

24/05/21

S3 week 1

S2 week 12

 S2 week 1 

 

41

31/05/21

S3 week 2

Revision

 S2 week 2 

Spring Bank Holiday 31/05

42

07/06/21

S3 week 3

S2 Assessment

 S2 week 3 

 

43

14/06/21

S3 week 4

S2 Assessment

 S2 week 4 

S2 Assessment Boards (G)
     

SEMESTER 3 (S3) 2020/21

    

44

21/06/21

S3 week 5

S3 week 1

 S2 week 5 

Intensive resit support classes (UG)

45

28/06/21

S3 week 6

S3 week 2

  S2 week 6 

Intensive resit support classes (UG)

46

05/07/21

S3 week 7

S3 week 3

 S2 week 7 

Intensive resit support classes (UG) 

47

12/07/21

S3 week 8

S3 week 4

 S2 week 8 

S2 Assessment Boards (PG)

48

19/07/21

S3 week 9

S3 week 5

 S2 week 9

 S2 Reassessments (UG)

49

26/07/21

S3 week 10

S3 week 6

 S2 week 10 

 

50

02/08/21

S3 week 11

S3 week 7

 S2 week 11 

 

51

09/08/21

S3 week 12

S3 week 8

 S2 week 12 

 S2 Reassessments (PG)

52

16/08/21

 S3 assessment

S3 week 9

 S2 Assessment  

 

1

23/08/21

 

S3 week 10

 S2 Assessment 

 

2

30/08/21

 

S3 week 11

  

 

3

06/09/21

 

S3 week 12

  

Reasessment Boards 

Graduation Ceremonies Class of 2020

4

13/09/21

 

S3 Assessment

  

Graduation Ceremonies Class of 2020
   

SEMESTER 1 (S1) 2021/22

SEMESTER 1 (S1) 2021/22

 SEMESTER 1 (S1) 2021/22  
5  20/09/21  Welcome Week  Welcome Week   Welcome Week    
6  27/09/21  S1 week 1  S1 week 1 S1 week 1   
7  04/10/21  S1 week 2  S1 week 2  S1 week 2   
8  11/10/21  S1 week 3  S1 week 3  S1 week 3   
9  18/10/21  S1 week 4  S1 week 4  S1 week 4  S2 Reassessments (UG 'catch up') 

University week

week commencing

Under Graduate

Post Graduate

Events

1

23/08/2021

 

 

 

2

30/08/2021

 

 

 

3

06/09/2021

 

 

 

4

13/09/2021

 

Dissertation hand-in

 

 

SEMESTER 1 (S1)

 

 

5

20/09/2021

Welcome Week

6

27/09/2021

S1 week 1

S1 week 1

 

7

04/10/2021

S1 week 2

S1 week 2

 

8

11/10/2021

S1 week 3

S1 week 3

 

9

18/10/2021

S1 week 4

S1 week 4

 

10

25/10/2021

S1 week 5

S1 week 5

 

11

01/11/2021

S1 week 6

S1 week 6

 

12

08/11/2021

S1 week 7

S1 week 7

 

13

15/11/2021

S1 week 8

S1 week 8

 

14

22/11/2021

S1 week 9

S1 week 9

 

15

29/11/2021

S1 week 10

S1 week 10

 

16

06/12/2021

S1 week 11

S1 week 11

 

17

13/12/2021

S1 week 12

S1 week 12

 

18

20/12/2021

Non-teaching period

Non-teaching period

 

19

27/12/2021

Non-teaching period

Non-teaching period

 

20

03/01/2022

Revision

Revision

 

21

10/01/2022

S1 Assessment

S1 Assessment

 

 

SEMESTER 2 (S2)

 

22

17/01/2022

Welcome Week (S2 starters)

23

24/01/2022

S2 week 1

S2 week 1

 

24

31/01/2022

S2 week 2

S2 week 2

 

25

07/02/2022

S2 week 3

S2 week 3

 

26

14/02/2022

S2 week 4

S2 week 4

S1 Assessment Boards

Career Development Week

27

21/02/2022

S2 week 5

S2 week 5

Timetabled classes for S1 resits begin

28

28/02/2022

S2 week 6

S2 week 6

 

29

07/03/2022

S2 week 7

S2 week 7

 

30

14/03/2022

S2 week 8

S2 week 8

 

31

21/03/2022

S2 week 9

S2 week 9

 

32

28/03/2022

S2 week 10

S2 week 10

 

33

04/04/2022

S2 week 11

S2 week 11

 

34

11/04/2022

S1 Resits

Non-teaching period

 

35

18/04/2022

Non-teaching period

Non-teaching period

Easter Monday 18/4/22

36

25/04/2022

S2 week 12

S2 week 12

 

37

02/05/2022

Revision

Revision

May Day Bank Holiday 2 May

38

09/05/2022

S2 Assessment

S2 Assessment

 

39

16/05/2022

S2 Assessment

S2 Assessment

 

 

SEMESTER 3 (S3)

 

40

23/05/2022

S3 week 1

Dissertation week 1

 

41

30/05/2022

S3 week 2

Dissertation week 2

Spring Bank Holiday 30 May

42

06/06/2022

S3 week 3

Dissertation week 3

 

43

13/06/2022

S3 week 4

Dissertation week 4

S2 Assessment Boards

44

20/06/2022

S3 week 5

Dissertation week 5

Intensive resit support classes

45

27/06/2022

S3 week 6

Dissertation week 6

Intensive resit support classes

46

04/07/2022

S3 week 7

Dissertation week 7

Intensive resit support classes

47

11/07/2022

S3 week 8

Dissertation week 8

S2 Resits and all Resit Examinations

48

18/07/2022

S3 week 9

Dissertation week 9

Graduation Ceremonies

Class of 2021

49

25/07/2022

S3 week 10

Dissertation week 10

Graduation Ceremonies

Class of 2021

50

01/08/2022

S3 week 11

Dissertation week 11

Re-assessment Boards

51

08/08/2022

S3 assessment*

Dissertation week 12

 

52

15/08/2022

 

Dissertation week 13

 

1

22/08/2022

 

Dissertation week 14

 

2

29/08/2022

 

Dissertation week 15

 

3

05/09/2022

 

Dissertation week 16

 

4

12/09/2022

 

Dissertation week 17 and hand-in

 

 

SEMESTER 1 (S1) 2022-23

 

5

26/09/2020

Welcome Week 2020/21 tbc

6

03/09/2020

S1 week 1

S1 week 1

 

 

* Please note a proposal is currently being considered to extend Semester 3 by one week.

Academic Calendar 2022-23 (Word doc 19k).

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