A. Key dates and deadlines – Level 1

FIRST LEVEL HANDBOOK 2016-2017
IMPORTANT DATES IN 2016-2017

First Semester:

Monday 19^th September 2016 – Friday 27^th January 2017

Degree Programme Registration:  Monday 19^th September 2016
Welcome Week events: Monday 19^th to Friday 23^rd September 2016
Lectures begin:  Monday 26^th September 2016

Christmas Break:
Saturday 17th December 2016 – Sunday 15th January 2017

Second Semester:
Monday 30^th January 2017 – Friday 9^th June 2017
Easter Break:
Saturday 1^st April 2017 – Sunday 23^rd April 2017

Examination Periods:
16^th – 27^th January 2017 (semester 1 exams)
18^th May – 7^th June 2017 (semester 2 exams)

Examination Result publication dates:
Monday 27th February 2017 – Semester 1 exam results
Monday 10th July 2017 – Semester 2 exam results
August/September  examination period:
21^st August– 2^nd September 2017
August/SeptemberExamination Result publication date:
Monday 11^th September 2017

Submission dates:
First Year Tutorial essay (sem 1) – submit draft Thursday 10^th November 2016 via Blackboard
no later than 16.00
First Year Tutorial essay (sem 1) – submit essay Thursday 24^th November 2016 via Blackboard
no later than 16.00
Poster Presentation (sem 1) – Tuesday 13^th December 2016
First year Tutorial essay (sem 2) – submit essay Thursday 23^rd March 2017 via Blackboard
no later than 16.00
BIOL10412/10422 lab write-up (online submission) – Thursday 27th April via Blackboard
no later than 16.00

Talks:
First Year Field Course Selection Session – Tuesday 27^th September 2016 14:00-15:00 (LG12 Samuel Alexander Building)
Careers Talk – Tuesday 27^th September 2016 11:00-12:00 (Location TBC)

“What to expect from your Second Year” (Senior Advisor)
Thursday 2^nd March 2017 12:00-13:00 (University Place Th.B)
Programme Director Fair for students considering changing programme
Thursday 2^nd March 2017 13:00-14:00 (Whitworth Hall)

Field Course Talk for students choosing a second year Field Course
Tuesday 21st March 2017 12:00-13:00 (Stopford Lecture Theatre 3)

Course unit selection during PD Clinics – week commencing 24^th April 2017

Prospective Placement Talk – Monday 8^th May 2017 14:00 (Simon Building, Lecture Theatre E)
Compulsory for all students on programmes ‘with industrial/professional experience’

Deadlines:

Change of programme form submission – Friday 31^st March 2017
RSM preferences submission deadline – Friday 12^th May 2017