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Undergraduate students

2012/13
Student year starts** 15 September 2012*
Enrolment and induction 17-21 September 2012
Semester one teaching 24 September-14 December 2012
Semester two teaching 14 January-5 April 2013
Exam period 29 April-24 May 2013
Student year ends
22 June 2013
Referral and deferral assessments and exams 5-12 July 2013

* The student year start and end dates are linked to Halls of Residence tenancy contracts. Formal teaching will normally take place on weekdays.

** If you begin your course in Semester two of 2010/11, enrolment and induction will take place 10-14 January 2011. If you begin your course in Semester two of 2011/12, enrolment and induction will take place 9-13 January 2012.

Postgraduate students

2012/13
Student year starts** 13 September 2012*
Enrolment 13-14 September 2012
Enrolment and induction
17-21 September 2012
Semester one teaching 24 September-14 December 2012
Semester two teaching 14 January-5 April 2013
Exam period 29 April-24 May 2013
Postgraduate project deadline
12 September 2013
Student year ends
14 September 2013
Referral and deferral assessments and exams
5-12 July 2013

* The student year start and end dates are linked to Halls of Residence tenancy contracts. Formal teaching will normally take place on weekdays.

** If you begin your course in Semester two of 2010/11, enrolment and induction will take place 10-14 January 2011. If you begin your course in Semester two of 2011/12, enrolment and induction will take place 9-13 January 2012.

Undergraduate Open Days and Postgraduate Information Evenings: 2011/12

University-wide Undergraduate Open Days
Day Date Time
Saturday 15 October 2011 11am - 3pm
Wednesday 2 November 2011 2pm - 4pm
Wednesday 29 February 2012 2pm - 4pm
Wednesday 20 June 2012 2pm - 4pm
Postgraduate Information Evenings
Day Date Time
Thursday 1 December 2011 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Wednesday 7 March 2012 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Wednesday 13 June 2012 5.30pm - 7.30pm
Wednesday 5 September 2012 5.30pm - 7.30pm

Presentation Ceremonies 2011

Day Date Time/School (all presentations take place at Royal Festival Hall)
Monday 21 November 11am / Westminster Business School (Undergraduate)
Monday 21 November 2.30pm / Westminster Business School (Postgraduate)
Tuesday 22 November 11am / Electronics & Computer Science
Tuesday 22 November 2.30pm / Social Sciences, Humanities & Languages (Postgraduate)
Monday 28 November 11am / Architecture & the Built Environment
Monday 28 November 2.30pm / Law
Monday 5 December 11am / Media, Arts & Design
Monday 5 December 2.30pm / Life Sciences and Westminster Exchange

Note to all students

An average of two weeks per semester will be devoted to Guided Independent Study (GIS), but its timing and the way it is delivered are left to local discretion and are subject to approval by the Academic Head of Department. You will be advised by your course leader of how and when GIS will take place.