2018 Key Course Dates

These dates are for 2018 (unless otherwise noted).

These dates were accurate as of 1 September 2017. Any changes will be updated on the dates page. Note: PhD students can start on the first day of any month.

Semester indicator	Semester description	Last date to Apply to Enrol (ATE) for all international students*	Official course start date and last date to accept the Enrolment Offer (ENR status)*	Official course finish date	Final date to add or to withdraw with a full refund	Final date to withdraw (no refund)
S1	Semester One	12 February	19 February	24 June	2 March	18 May
S2	Semester Two	9 July	16 July	18 November	27 July	28 September
W	Whole Year	12 February	19 February	18 November	9 March	10 August
CY^**	Cross Year	2 July	9 July	1 July 2019	20 July	28 December
B1	Bridging One	NA	19 February	3 June	2 March	18 May
B2	Bridging Two	NA	25 June	7 October	6 July	14 September
B3	Bridging Three	NA	5 November	3 February 2019	16 November	11 January 2019
FY	Full Year	12 February	19 February	15 February 2019	2 March	10 August
M1	MBA One	29 January	12 February	8 April	23 February	23 March
M2	MBA Two	9 April	23 April	17 June	4 May	1 June
M3	MBA Three	18 June	2 July	26 August	13 July	10 August
M4	MBA Four	27 August	10 September	4 November	21 September	19 October
YB	Full Year B	29 January	5 February	18 November	16 February	27 July
YB1	Year B First Half	29 January	5 February	24 June	16 February	27 April
YB2	Year B Second Half	25 June	2 July	18 November	13 July	21 September
YC	Full Year C	29 January	5 February	18 November	16 February	27 July
YC1	Year C First Half	29 January	5 February	1 July	16 February	27 April
YC2	Year C Second Half	9 July	16 July	18 November	27 July	28 September
YD	Full Year D	5 February	12 February	18 November	23 February	3 August
YD1	Year D First Half	5 February	12 February	1 July	23 February	4 May
YD2	Year D Second Half	9 July	16 July	11 November	27 July	5 October

** End date can vary with course. See Courses, Subjects and Qualifications website for full course details.*Domestic undergraduate first-year students and advancing students should refer to the Application to Enrol (ATE) closing dates. Applications received after these dates will be placed on a waiting list. Some programmes may require a special application in addition to an Application to Enrol, see Courses and programmes requiring a special application and/or with limited entry courses page.

Field trips and teaching practices

There is no refund provision for students once they have commenced a field trip or teaching practice.

Summer courses and other semester indicators

The following semesters start and finish on various dates. The last date to accept the Enrolment Offer and become fully enrolled for the semesters listed below is the official course start date. Failure to meet this date may result in you losing your place in the programme or course. Refer to www.canterbury.ac.nz/courses for dates.

SEMESTER INDICATOR	SEMESTER DESCRIPTION	LAST DATE TO APPLY TO ENROL (ATE) FOR FIRST-YEAR TEACHER EDUCATION, ADVANCING DOMESTIC AND ALL INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS°	FINAL DATE TO COMPLETE CHANGE OF ENROLMENT TO ADD OR TO WITHDRAW WITH A FULL TUITION FEE REFUND	FINAL DATE TO WITHDRAW (NO REFUND)
SU1 (Jan18)	Summer (Jan 2018 start)	One week prior to the official course start date	≤ 6 weeks: First Friday after the official course start date > 6 weeks: Second Friday after the official course start date	≤ 6 weeks: First Friday after the official course start date > 6 weeks: 7 weeks after the official course start date
SU2 (Nov17)	Summer (Nov 2017 start)	One week prior to the official course start date
T1	Term One	One week prior to the official course start date	< 6 weeks: First Friday after the official course start date ≥ 6 weeks: Second Friday after the official course start date	< 6 weeks: First Friday after the official course start date ≥ 6 weeks: 6 weeks after the official course start date
T2	Term Two
T3	Term Three
T4	Term 4
X	General non-calendar-based
A±	Anytime start			Calculated to occur when 50% of course has been completed

° The closing dates are final dates. Applications received after these dates will be placed on a waiting list.
± Excludes PhD and master's by thesis-only.
Key: '>6 weeks' refers to courses of six or more weeks duration; '<6 weeks' refers to courses of less than six weeks duration.

2019 Key Course Dates

These dates are for 2019 (unless otherwise noted).

These dates were accurate as of 14 November 2018. Any changes will be updated on the dates page. Note: PhD students can start on the first day of any month.

Semester indicator	Semester description	Official course start date and last date to accept the Enrolment Offer (ENR status)*	Official course finish date	Final date to add or to withdraw with a full refund	Final date to withdraw (no refund)
S1	Semester One	18 February	23 June	1 March	10 May
S2	Semester Two	15 July	10 November	26 July	27 September
W	Whole Year	18 February	10 November	15 March	23 August
CY^**	Cross Year	15 July	5 July 2020	9 August	13 March
B1	Bridging One	18 February	2 June	1 March	26 April
B2	Bridging Two	24 June	6 October	5 July	30 August
B3	Bridging Three	28 October	2 February 2020	8 November	10 January 2020
FY	Full Year	18 February	16 February 2020	15 March	22 November
M1	MBA One	11 February	7 April	22 February	22 March
M2	MBA Two	22 April	16 June	3 May	31 May
M3	MBA Three	1 July	25 August	12 July	9 August
M4	MBA Four	9 September	3 November	20 September	18 October
YB	Full Year B	28 January	10 November	22 February	23 August
YB1	Year B First Half	28 January	30 June	15 February	24 April
YB2	Year B Second Half	15 July	10 November	26 July	27 September
YC	Full Year C	11 February	17 November	18 March	6 September
YC1	Year C First Half	11 February	30 June	22 February	24 May
YC2	Year C Second Half	15 July	17 November	26 July	18 September
YD	Full Year D	4 February	10 November	1 March	30 August
YD1	Year D First Half	4 February	23 June	15 February	17 May
YD2	Year D Second Half	8 July	10 November	19 July	11 October

Some programmes may require a special application in addition to an Application to Enrol, see Courses and programmes requiring a special application and/or with limited entry courses page.

Field trips and teaching practices

There is no refund provision for students once they have commenced a field trip or teaching practice.

Summer courses and other semester indicators

SEMESTER INDICATOR	SEMESTER DESCRIPTION	LAST DATE TO APPLY TO ENROL (ATE) FOR FIRST-YEAR TEACHER EDUCATION, ADVANCING DOMESTIC AND ALL INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS°	FINAL DATE TO COMPLETE CHANGE OF ENROLMENT TO ADD OR TO WITHDRAW WITH A FULL TUITION FEE REFUND	FINAL DATE TO WITHDRAW (NO REFUND)
SU1 (Jan19)	Summer (Jan 2019 start)	One week prior to the official course start date	≤ 6 weeks: First Friday after the official course start date > 6 weeks: Second Friday after the official course start date	≤ 6 weeks: First Friday after the official course start date > 6 weeks: 7 weeks after the official course start date
SU2 (Nov18)	Summer (Nov 2018 start)	One week prior to the official course start date
T1	Term One	One week prior to the official course start date	< 6 weeks: First Friday after the official course start date ≥ 6 weeks: Second Friday after the official course start date	< 6 weeks: First Friday after the official course start date ≥ 6 weeks: 6 weeks after the official course start date
T2	Term Two
T3	Term Three
T4	Term 4
X	General non-calendar-based
A±	Anytime start			Calculated to occur when 50% of course has been completed