Important Dates


2013 | 2014


2013

January
1 Near Year's Day
2 Summer School starts
2 University reopens
3 Info Day
4 UAC last date for change of main round preferences
26 Australia Day

February
27 Orientation week starts
March
1 Orientation week ends
1 Summer School ends
4 Lectures commence (Semester 1)
15 Last day to add/enrol for a unit of study (Semester 1)
29 Good Friday
29 Universities Australia common vacation week/non-teaching Easter period starts (29 Mar - 5 Apr)
28 Withdrawal census date (Semester 1)
April
1 Easter Monday
5 Universities Australia common vacation week/non-teaching Easter period ends
25 ANZAC Day
26 Last day to Discontinue Not Fail (Semester 1)
May
No events in May.
June
7 Last day of lectures (Semester 1)
7 Last day to Discontinue Fail (Semester 1)
10 Queen's Birthday
10-14 Study vacation (Semester 1)
17-28 Examination period (Semester 1)
28 Semester 1 ends
July
1-27 Winter School
8-12 Universities Australia common vacation week
29 Lectures commence (Semester 2)
August
9 Last day to add/enrol for a unit of study (Semester 2)
30 Withdrawal census date (Semester 2)
31 Open Day
September
13 Last day to Discontinue Not Fail (Semester 2)
27 Applications close for most University of Sydney scholarships
27 UAC close of on-time applications
30 Universities Australia common vacation week starts (30 Sep - 4 Oct)
October
4 Universities Australia common vacation week ends
7 Labour Day
November
1 Last day of lectures (Semester 2)
1 Last day to Discontinue Fail (Semester 2)
4-8 Study vacation (Semester 2)
11-22 Examination period (Semester 2)
22 Semester 2 ends
December
16 Christmas closedown begins
25 Christmas Day

2013 Postgraduate Deadlines for enrolments and withdrawals

FEBRUARY SEMESTER

Semester-length units Session 1
Last day to add (2) Friday 15 March(3)
Last day to withdraw Thursday 28 March
Last day to discontinue without failure (DNF) Week 7 of teaching (4)
Early intensive units Sessions 7, 101 - 103  
Last day to add (2) At least 8 weeks prior to class commencement(3)
Last day to withdraw Close of business on first day of classes
Last day to discontinue without failure (DNF) Prior to commencement of the final unit assessment (4)
Late intensive units Sessions 8, 104 - 106
Last day to add (2) At least 8 weeks prior to class commencement(3)
Last day to withdraw Close of business on first day of classes
Last day to discontinue without failure (DNF) Prior to commencement of the final unit assessment (4)

JULY SEMESTER

Semester-length units Session 2
Last day to add (2) Friday 9 August(3)
Last day to withdraw Friday 30 August
Last day to discontinue without failure (DNF) Week 7 of teaching (4)
Early intensive units Sessions 9, 107 - 108
Last day to add (2) At least 8 weeks prior to class commencement (3)
Last day to withdraw Close of business on first day of classes
Last day to discontinue without failure (DNF) Prior to commencement of the final unit assessment (4)
Late intensive units Sessions 10, 109 - 112
Last day to add (2) At least 8 weeks prior to class commencement (3)
Last day to withdraw Close of business on first day of classes
Last day to discontinue without failure (DNF) Prior to commencement of the final unit assessment (4)

2013 Fee policy

100% tuition fee liability or FEE-HELP debt will be incurred after the relevant census date below. No refund is payable for withdrawal requests received subsequent to these dates.

Session(s) Census date Session(s) Census date
February Semester units July Semester units
101 Thu 31 January 107

Wed 31 July

102 Thu 28 February 2, 9, 108 Fri 30 August
1, 7, 103 Thu 28 March 109 Mon 30 September
104 Tue 30 April 10 Fri 4 October
8 Fri 10 May 110 Thu 31 October
105 Fri 31 May 111 Fri 29 November
106 Fri 28 June 112 Wed 11 December

Note: Sydney Law School requests students intending to withdraw from an intensive unit of study do so no later than the close of business on the first day of classes. Withdrawal requests received subsequent to the first day of classes may incur an administration fee.

(1)Students are required to make themselves available for the duration of the scheduled exam period at the end of each semester (or on the dates specified by the Unit Coordinator in the case of an early or late intensive unit) to complete their exams. Please consult the Special Consideration Policy
(2)Requests to add units of study subsequent to students receiving their semester fee invoice must be accompanied by payment if the request results in an additional fee liability being incurred. Students may view their Statement of Fees Due and make online payment through MyUni
(3)Students are strongly advised to finalise enrolment and payment of units of study as soon as possible to ensure pre-class details (reading materials, LMS access, presentation topics, etc) are available prior to commencement of classes. Enrolments may be capped in units where the maximum venue capacity has been reached. Students must attend at least 70% of classes in order to satisfy class attendance requirements. Participation in all scheduled sessions of an intensive unit is essential. Exemption may only be considered by the Unit Coordinator/Lecturer upon satisfactory evidence of compelling grounds i.e. sudden illness or serious misadventure which occur during an intensive unit. Students with an unsatisfactory attendance record may be refused permission to undertake assessment tasks in the unit, and must therefore discontinue the unit.
(4)Requests to withdraw from a unit of study subsequent to the relevant census date will result in a “Discontinued – not to count as failure” (DNF). Criteria for awarding a DNF is available at Postgraduate Coursework Exams, Special Consideration and Results Information page. Students who do not formally discontinue (DNF) may receive an Absent Fail (AF) grade for the unit concerned.