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New term start dates for new and returning students are as follows:
Access to Higher Education students starting a new course: Wednesday 6 September 2023 to Friday 15 December 2023 (13.2 teaching weeks)
Higher Education 1st Year (Full & Part-Time): Monday 11 September 2023 to Friday 15 December 2023
All Yr 1 FdSc and BSc will enrol in HE Study Centre on Monday 11 September (please note these times and location may be subject to change)
HE 2nd Year, 3rd Year and MSc: Monday 18 September 2023 to Friday 15 December 2023
All first year MSc students will enrol on Thursday 21 September
Reading Break
Monday 23 October to Friday 27 October 2023Christmas Holiday 2023
Sparsholt Campus will close at 5pm on Friday 15 December for the Christmas break
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Bank Holiday Closure
Monday 1 January 2024HE Years 1, 2, 3 & MSc UCS
Monday 8 January – Friday 22 March 2024
Reading Break
Monday 12 February – Friday 16 February 2024
Easter Bank Holiday Weekend
Friday 29 March to Monday 1 April 2024
Student Spring Holiday
Monday 25 March to Friday 12 April 2024
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Bank Holiday Closures
6 May 2024, 27 May 2024
HE Years 1, 2, 3 & MSc UCS
Monday 15 April – Friday 7 June 2024
Reading Break
Monday 27 May to Friday 31 May 2024
Graduation
Wednesday 17 July
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Each Reading Break commences on Friday at 5.00pm
University Centre Year equates to 30 Teaching Weeks*
* Although the HE teaching year is 30 weeks – this includes 5 days scheduled staff development training (to allow UCS to meet the DfE CPD requirement). As a consequence the taught time for degree students is equivalent to 29 weeks for HE programmes.