Key Course Dates
2022 Application to Enrol Dates
Students | Applications to Enrol open | Applications to Enrol close |
Domestic First Year Teaching Education students | Fri 1 October 2021 | Wed 1 December 2021 |
International First Year Teaching Education students | Fri 1 October 2021 | Sun 31 October 2021 |
Domestic undergraduate first year students (new to UC) | Fri 1 October 2021 | Fri 10 December 2021 |
Domestic continuing students | Fri 1 October 2021 | Fri 7 January 2022 |
International (first year and continuing) students | Fri 1 October 2021 | 1 week prior to the Official Course Start Date (see below) |
2021/2022 Summer course students (21-SU2 and 22-SU1) | Fri 1 October 2021 | 1 week prior to the Official Course Start Date (see below) |
2022 Course Enrolment Dates
Semester Indicator | Semester Description | Official course start date and last date to accept the Enrolment Agreement* | Official Course Finish Date | Final Date to Add or Withdraw with a Full Refund (WDFR) | Final Date to Withdraw (NO Refund) (WD) |
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S1 | Semester One |
Mon 21 February
|
Fri 24 June
|
Sun 6 March | Sun 15 May |
S2 | Semester Two |
Mon 18 July
|
Fri 11 November
|
Sun 31 July
|
Sun 2 October
|
W | Whole Year |
Mon 21 February
|
Fri 11 November
|
Sun 20 March
|
Sun 28 August
|
CY** | Cross Year |
Mon 18 July
|
Fri 7 July 2023
|
Sun 21 August
|
Sun 9 April 2023
|
B1 |
Bridging One
(Term 1)
|
Mon 21 February
|
Sun 10 April
|
Sun 6 March
|
Sun 20 March
|
B2 |
Bridging Two
(Term 2) |
Mon 18 April | Sun 5 June | Sun 1 May |
Sun 15 May
|
B3 |
Bridging Three
(Term 3)
|
Mon 18 July |
Sun 7 September
|
Sun 31 July
|
Sun 14 August
|
B4 |
Bridging Four
(Term 4)
|
Mon 12 September
|
Sun 30 October
|
Sun 25 September
|
Sun 9 October
|
B5 / BSU2
|
Bridging Five
(Term 5 – Summer) |
Mon 7 November
|
Sun 18 December
|
Sun 13 November
|
Sun 4 December
|
FY | Full Year |
Mon 21 February
|
Mon 20 February 2023
|
Sun 27 March
|
Sun 27 November
|
BTM22T1^ | BTM One |
Mon 31 January
|
Sun 24 April
|
Sun 13 February
|
Sun 3 April
|
BTM22T2^ | BTM Two | Mon 16 May |
Sun 7 August
|
Sun 29 May
|
Sun 17 July
|
BTM22T3^ | BTM Three |
Mon 29 August
|
Sun 20 November
|
Sunday 11 September
|
Sun 30 October
|
MBA22T1 | MBA One |
Mon 14 February
|
Sun 8 May |
Sunday 27 February
|
Sun 17 April
|
MBA22T2 | MBA Two | Mon 23 May |
Sun 14 August
|
Sunday 5 June |
Sun 24 July
|
MBA22T3 | MBA Three |
Mon 5 September
|
Sun 27 November
|
Sunday 18 September
|
Sun 6 November
|
YA | Full Year A |
Mon 31 January
|
Sun 13 November
|
Sunday 27 February
|
Sun 7 August
|
YA1 | Full Year A (First Half) |
Mon 31 January
|
Sun 26 June
|
Sun 13 February
|
Sun 8 May
|
YA2 | Year A (Second Half) |
Mon 11 July
|
Sun 13 November
|
Sun 24 July
|
Sun 16 October
|
YC1 | Year C First Half | Confirmed by the EHHD Academic Manager | Sun 26 June | Sun 27 February | Sun 22 May |
YC2 | Year C Second Half | Confirmed by the EHHD Academic Manager | Sun 20 November | Sunday 31 July | Sun 23 October |
These dates are for 2022 (unless otherwise noted).
* The Enrolment Agreement must be accepted by the Official Course Start Date to avoid a Late Enrolment Fee.
** End date can vary with course. See Courses, Subjects and Qualifications website for full course details.
^BTM relates to the Business Taught Masters Programme and includes the following courses codes MBAZ, MBUS, MPAC, MFIN, MBIS.
The withdrawal date for TEPP courses can vary – please check the course outline for confirmation of the withdrawal date.
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 pages.
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 with variable start and end dates
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.
Please refer to the Qualifications and courses page for dates.
Semester indicator | Semester description | Final Date to Add or Withdraw with a Full Tuition Fee Refund | Final Date to Withdraw (no refund) |
SU1 | Summer One (Jan 2022 start) |
< 6 weeks: First Sunday after the Official Course Start Date ≥ 6 weeks: Second Sunday after the Official Course Start Date |
When 75% of the course has been completed, that is: 3 week course: second Sunday after the Official Course Start Date 4 week course: third Sunday after the Official Course Start Date 5 week course: third Sunday after the Official Course Start Date 6 week course: fourth Sunday after the Official Course Start Date 7 week course: fifth Sunday after the Official Course Start Date 10 week course: seventh Sunday after the Official Course Start Date |
SU2 | Summer Two (November 2021 start) |
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T1 | Term One | ||
T2 | Term Two | ||
T3 | Term Three | ||
T4 | Term Four | ||
X | General non-calendar based | ||
A ± | Anytime start |
± Excludes PhD and master's by thesis-only.
Key: '>6 weeks' refers to courses of less than 6 weeks duration; '≥6 weeks' refers to courses of six weeks or more duration
These dates are for 2021 (unless otherwise noted)
These dates were accurate as of September 2020. Any changes will be updated on the Key Dates webpage. 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 Agreement* |
Official course finish date |
Final date to add or withdraw with a full refund (WDFR) |
Final date to withdraw (no refund) (WD) |
S1 | Semester One | 22 February | 25 June | 7 March | 14 May |
S2 | Semester Two | 19 July | 12 November | 1 August | 1 October |
W | Whole Year | 22 February | 12 November | 21 March | 27 August |
CY** | Cross Year | 19 July | 1 July 2022 | 22 August | 11 March 2022 |
BSU1 | Bridging Summer One | 4 January | 14 February | 10 January | 29 January |
B1 | Bridging One | 22 February | 6 June | 7 March | 14 May |
B2 | Bridging Two | 19 July | 31 October | 1 August | 1 Ocotober |
BSU2 | Bridging Summer Two | 15 November | 19 December | 21 November | 10 December |
FY | Full Year | 22 February | 21 February 2022 | 28 March | 26 November |
BTM21T1^ | BTM One | 1 February | 25 April | 14 February | 19 March |
BTM21T2^ | BTM Two | 17 May | 8 August | 30 May | 2 July |
BTM21T3^ | BTM Three | 30 August | 21 November | 12 September | 15 October |
MBA21T1 | MBA One | 8 February | 2 May | 21 February | 2 April |
MBA21T2 | MBA Two | 24 May | 15 August | 6 June | 16 July |
MBA21T3 | MBA Three | 6 September | 28 November | 19 September | 29 October |
YA | Full Year A | 1 February | 14 November | 28 February | 27 August |
YA1 | Full Year A (First Half) |
1 February | 20 June | 14 February | 21 May |
YA2 | Year A (Second Half) |
5 July | 14 November | 18 July | 1 October |
YB | Full Year B | 1 February | 14 November | 28 February | 27 August |
YB1 | Year B First Half | 1 February | 4 July | 14 February | 28 May |
YB2 | Year B Second Half | Not required in 2021 | |||
YC | Full Year C | Not required in 2021 |
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YC1 | Year C First Half | 15 February | 27 June | 28 February | 28 May |
YC2 | Year C Second Half | 19 July | 21 November | 1 August | 22 October |
YD | Not required in 2021 | ||||
YD1 | Not required in 2021 | ||||
YD2 | Not required in 2021 |
* The Enrolment Agreement must be accepted by the Official Course Start Date to avoid a Late Enrolment Fee.
** End date can vary with course. See Courses, Subjects and Qualifications website for full course details.
^BTM relates to the Business Taught Masters Programme and includes the following courses codes MBAZ, MBUS, MPAC, MFIN, MBIS.
The withdrawal date for TEPP courses can vary – please check the course outline for confirmation of the withdrawal date.
Some programmes may require a special application in addition to an Application to Enrol, see the Programmes and Courses with Limited Entry and Special Applications for Admission 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 add or withdraw with a full refund (WDFR) | Final date to withdraw (no refund) (WD) |
SU1 (Jan21) SU2 (Nov 20) |
Summer (11 Jan 2021 start) Summer (15 Nov 2020 start) |
One week prior to the official course start date | ≤ 6 weeks: First Sunday after the official course start date > 6 weeks: Second Sunday after the official course start date |
For all courses the final date to withdraw shall be 75% of the course teaching time i.e.
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T1 | Term One | One week prior to the official course start date | < 6 weeks: First Sunday after the official course start date ≥ 6 weeks: Second Sunday after the official course start date | For all courses the final date to withdraw shall be 75% of the course teaching time i.e.
|
T2 | Term Two< | |||
T3 | Term Three | |||
T4 | Term 4 | |||
X | General non-calendar-based | |||
A± | Anytime start | Calculated to occur when 75% of course has been completed |
± Excludes PhD and master's by thesis-only.
'>6 weeks' refers to courses of six or more weeks duration.
'<6 weeks' refers to courses of less than six weeks duration.