Please note that some key dates are provisional and may be subject to change
Nomination and Application Dates for students arriving in the 2018/19 academic year
Semester 1 and Year Long | Deadline Date |
Nominations | Friday 27th April 2018 |
Applications | Friday 25 May 2018 |
Semester 2 | Deadline Date |
Nominations | Friday 28th September 2018 |
Applications | Friday 2nd November 2018 |
Semester 1 (Autumn/Winter)
Wednesday 19 September – Friday 21 September 2018 | International Orientation |
Week commencing 24 September 2018 | Enrolment and induction week (semester 1 students must arrive by this date) |
1 October – 21 December 2018 | Teaching weeks |
24 December 2018 – 4 January 2019 | Christmas vacation |
Week commencing 7 January 2019 | Student Self Study Week |
7 – 18 January 2019
7 – 18 January 2019 |
Semester 1 undergraduate exams (students must ensure they are in Sheffield to sit any exams)
Semester 1 postgraduate exams (students must ensure they are in Sheffield to sit any exams) |
15 – 26 July 2019
20 – 31 May 2019 |
Undergraduate resit examination period – (for any student in a referral position in an exam task)
Postgraduate resit examination period – (for any student in a referral position in an exam task) |
Semester 2 (Spring)
Monday 14th and Tuesday 15th January 2019 | International Orientation (new students) |
11 January 2019 | Enrolment and induction (semester 2 students must arrive by this date) |
14 January – 12 April 2019 | Teaching weeks |
15 – 26 April 2019 | Easter vacation |
6 – 25 May 2019
20 – 31 May 2019 |
Semester 2 undergraduate exams (students must ensure they are in Sheffield to sit any exams)
Semester 2 postgraduate exams (students must ensure they are in Sheffield to sit any exams) |
15 – 26 July 2019
26 August – 6 September 2019 |
Undergraduate resit examination period (for any student in a referral position in an exam task)
Postgraduate resit examination period (for any student in a referral position in an exam task) |
The University will be closed in 2018/9 on the following dates
CHRISTMAS CLOSURE | |
Monday | 24 December 2018 |
Tuesday | 25 December 2018 |
Wednesday | 26 December 2018 |
Thursday | 27 December 2018 |
Friday | 28 December 2018 |
Monday | 31 December 2018 |
Tuesday | 1 January 2019 |
EASTER CLOSURE
Friday |
19 April 2019 |
Monday | 22 April 2019 |
Tuesday | 23 April 2019 |