Principal dates 2012

This section outlines important University dates including:

  • Semester dates and holidays
  • Important events and deadlines
  • Victorian tertiary dates

For overseas campus dates, see Malaysia and South Africa

Dates for Australian campuses

January
Tue 03 University reopens
Wed 04 Enrolment Details and Fee Statement available in WES: Summer semester B
Wed 11 Enrolment Details and Fee Statement available in WES: Semester one
Fri 13 Enrolment for postgraduates: VTAC round one

Summer semester B fees due
Sun 15 Census date for teaching periods:
- Summer semester B (SSB-01)
- Summer A semester one (SS-S1-01)
For summer semester academic and financial penalty information, contact the unit teaching faculty
Tue 17 Supplementary and deferred exams begin
Fri 20 Supplementary and deferred exams end
Mon 23 Enrolment for first-year undergraduates begins: VTAC round one
Wed 25 Enrolment for VTAC postgraduates: VTAC round two
Thu 26 Australia Day (University closed)
Fri 27 Enrolment for first-year undergraduates ends: VTAC round one
Sun 29 Last day to discontinue term one units without withdrawn showing on academic record
February
Mon 06 Last day to discontinue trimester one units without withdrawn showing on academic record
Wed 08 Summer semester exams begin
Thu 09 Supplementary and deferred exam results released
Thu 09 - Fri 10 Enrolment of first-year undergraduates: VTAC round two
Fri 10 Summer semester exams end

Last day to add off-campus learning units for teaching periods:
- Semester one (S1-01)
- Full year (FY-01)
Mon 13 - Thu 16 Enrolments for commencing international students
Wed 15 Census date for teaching periods:
- Term one (T1-57)
- Trimester one (T1-58)
Last day to discontinue term one units without incurring fees
Last day to discontinue trimester one units without incurring fees
Fri 17 Fees due for semester one
If you have not received your Enrolment Details and Fee Statement, contact your faculty to check your enrolment status
Mon 20 - Fri 24 Orientation Week at all Australian campuses
Mon 27 Semester one teaching period begins
March
Thu 01 Summer semester results released
Fri 09 Last day to add on-campus units for teaching periods:
- Semester one (S1-01)
- Full year (FY-01)
Sat 31 Census date for teaching periods:
- Semester one (S1-01)
- Semester one (extended) (S1-32)
Last day to discontinue semester one units without withdrawn showing on academic record
Last day to discontinue semester one units without incurring fees
Last day to discontinue full-year units without withdrawn showing on academic record
April
Sun 01 Daylight saving ends: Turn clocks back one hour
Fri 06 Good Friday (University closed)

Mid-semester break begins
Mon 09 Easter Monday (University closed)
Tue 10 Easter Tuesday (University closed)
Fri 13 Last day of mid-semester break
Wed 18 Semester one Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) sent to commonwealth-supported and FEE-HELP students
Mon 23 Semester one exam timetable published
Wed 25 Anzac Day public holiday (University closed)
Mon 30 Census date for teaching periods:
- Full-year (FY-01)
- Full-year extended (FY-32)
- Term two (T2-57)
Last day to discontinue units in these teaching periods without incurring fees

Last day to discontinue semester one units without withdrawn fail showing on academic record
May
Wed 02 Last day for lodging disputed Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for:
- Semester one (S1-01)
- Semester one extended (S1-32)
Wed 09 Enrolment Details and Fee Statement available in WES: Winter semester
Fri 18 Winter semester fees due
Wed 23 Enrolment Details and Fee Statement available in WES: Semester two
Fri 25 Semester one ends

Last day to discontinue semester one units with withdrawn fail on academic record. Semester one units cannot be discontinued after this date
Mon 28 Swot Vac begins
Thu 31 Last day to submit applications for 2012 mid-year, postgraduate research scholarships
June
Fri 01 Swot Vac ends
Mon 04 Semester one exams begin
Fri 22 Semester one exams end
Sat 30 Census date for teaching periods:
- Trimester two (T2-58)
- Winter (WS-01)
Last day to discontinue trimester two units without incurring fees
For winter semester academic and financial penalty information, contact the unit teaching faculty
July
Fri 06 Last day to add off-campus learning units (semester two)
Mon 09 Results released for semester one

Mid-year enrolments for commencing students begins
Fri 13 Mid-year enrolments for commencing students end

Fees due for semester two
If you have not received your Enrolment Details and Fee Statement, contact your faculty to check your enrolment status
Sun 15 Last day to apply to graduate in semester two 2012, including international student ceremonies in December
Mon 16 - Fri 20 Mid-year Orientation Week
Mon 23 Semester two teaching period begins
Wed 25 Deferred and supplementary exams timetable published
Mon 30 Last day to discontinue full-year units without withdrawn fail showing on academic record
August
Wed 01 2013 Coursework scholarship applications open
Fri 03 Last day to add on-campus units (semester two)
Mon 06 Deferred and supplementary exams begin
Fri 10 Deferred and supplementary exams end
Mon 20 Last day to discontinue semester two units without withdrawn showing on academic record
Fri 24 Deferred and supplementary exam results released
Fri 31 Census date for teaching periods:
- Semester two (S2-01)
- Semester two extended (S2-32)
- Term three (T3-57)
Last day to discontinue semester two units without incurring fees
Last day to discontinue term three units without incurring fees
September
Wed 12 Enrolment Details and Fee Statement available in WES: Spring semester
Mon 17 Semester two exam timetable published
Wed 19 Semester two Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) sent to Commonwealth-supported and FEE-HELP students
Fri 21 Spring semester fees due
Mon 24 Mid-semester break begins

Last day to discontinue semester two units without withdrawn fail showing on academic record
Fri 28 Last day of mid-semester break
Sun 30 Census date for teaching periods:
- Start semester two - finish semester one (S2-S1-01)
- Start semester two - finish summer (S2-SS-01)
- Trimester three (T3-58)
Last day to discontinue units for these teaching periods without incurring fees
October
Wed 03 Last day for lodging disputed Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN) for semester two
Sun 07 Daylight saving begins: Turn clocks forward one hour
Mon 08 Timely re-enrolment for 2013 begins: Coursework award and research students

2013 University timetable available in MUTTS
Wed 17 Enrolment Details and Fee Statement available in WES: Summer semester A
Fri 19 Semester two ends
Fri 19 Last day to discontinue semester two or full-year units with withdrawn fail showing on academic record.
Semester two and full-year units cannot be discontinued after this date
Mon 22 Swot Vac begins
Fri 26 Summer semester A fees due
Fri 26 Swot Vac ends
Mon 29 Semester two exams begin
Wed 31 Census date for teaching period: term 4 (T4-57)
Wed 31 Last day to discontinue term four units without withdrawn showing on academic record. Last day to discontinue term four units without incurring fees
Wed 31 Last day to submit applications for 2013 postgraduate research scholarships
Wed 31 Last day to submit applications for 2013 coursework scholarships
November
Fri 09 Last day to submit supporting documentation for 2013 coursework scholarship applications
Fri 16 Semester two exams end
Mon 19 Re-enrolments 2013 (timely) end for coursework award and research students
Tue 20 Re-enrolments 2013 (late) begin for coursework award and research students. A late fee will apply
December
Mon 03 Exam results released for semester two
Fri 07 Enrolments begin for VTAC (early round - undergraduate) students
Mon 10 Exam timetable published for summer semester
Thu 13 Enrolments end for VTAC (early round - undergraduate) students
Fri 14 Re-enrolments 2013 (late) end for coursework award and research students
Sat 15 Graduation applications: Last day to apply to graduate in semester one 2013
Thu 20 Exam timetable published for deferred and supplementary
Mon 24 University closed
Tue 25 Christmas Day
Mon 31 Census date for teaching periods: summer semester A (SSA-02) and ambulance 4 (AMB4)

Exceptions

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

The teaching period dates for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 2012 are:

Clayton and Bendigo students
First and second year Semester one 27 Feb - 25 May
Swot Vac 28 May - 01 Jun
Semester two 23 Jul - 19 Oct
Swot Vac 22 - 26 Oct
Third year Semester one 30 Jan - 01 Jun
Semester two 25 Jun - 26 Oct
Swot Vac 29 Oct - 02 Nov
Fourth year Semester one 06 Feb - 08 Jun
Semester two 02 Jul - 02 Nov
Swot Vac 05 - 09 Nov
Fifth year R#1 23 Jan - 02 Mar
R#2 05 Mar - 13 Apr
R#3 16 Apr - 25 May
R#4 28 May - 06 Jul
R#5 09 Jul - 17 Aug
R#6 20 Aug - 28 Sep
R#7 01 Oct - 09 Nov
B2B 12 - 16 Nov (Back to Base Week)
MBBS students at Gippsland
Year A Semester one 23 Jan - 01 Jun
Swot Vac 02 - 06 Jun
Semester two 02 Jul - 09 Nov
Swot Vac 12 -16 Nov
Year B Semester one 30 Jan - 01 Jun
Semester two 25 Jun - 26 Oct
Swot Vac 29 Oct - 02 Nov
Year C Semester one 06 Feb - 08 Jun
Semester two 02 Jul - 02 Nov
Swot Vac 05 - 09 Nov
Year D R#1 23 Jan - 02 Mar
R#2 05 Mar - 13 Apr
R#3 16 Apr - 25 May
R#4 28 May - 06 Jul
R#5 09 Jul - 17 Aug
R#6 20 Aug - 28 Sep
R#7 01 Oct - 09 Nov
B2B 12 - 16 Nov (Back to Base Week)
MBBS students in Johore Bahru Clinical School (Monash University Malaysia)
First and second year Semester one 27 Feb - 25 May
Swot Vac 28 May - 01 Jun
Semester two 23 Jul - 19 Oct
Swot Vac 22 - 26 Oct
Third year Semester one 30 Jan - 01 Jun
Semester two 18 Jun - 26 Oct
Swot Vac 29 Oct - 02 Nov
Fourth year Semester one 06 Feb - 08 Jun
Semester two 25 Jun - 02 Nov
Swot Vac 05 - 09 Nov
Fifth year R#1 23 Jan - 02 Mar
R#2 05 Mar - 13 Apr
R#3 16 Apr - 25 May
R#4 28 May - 06 Jul
R#5 09 Jul - 17 Aug
R#6 20 Aug - 28 Sep
R#7 01 Oct - 09 Nov
B2B 12 - 16 Nov (Back to Base Week)