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Handbook 2013

Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery Important Dates 2013

Please be aware that these dates are subject to change and may, as a result, be updated.

University opens for 2013 Friday 4 January
Australia Day - University closed Monday 28 January
Labour Day - University remains open Monday 11 March
Good Friday - University closed Friday 29 March
Easter Monday - University closed Monday 1 April
Easter Tuesday - University closed Tuesday 2 April
ANZAC Day public holiday - University closed    Thursday 25 April
Queen's Birthday - University remains open Monday 10 June
Melbourne Cup Day - University remains open Tuesday 5 November
University holiday - University closed
 Tuesday 24 December
University opens for 2014 Friday 3 January 2014

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Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery - enrolment and fee dates

Event Semester 1 Semester 2
International students - last day for commencing international students to withdraw from Semester and receive a 90% refund Sunday 30 December 2012
 Sunday 2 June
Invoices available on StudentConnect Monday 4 February Monday 10 June
International students - last day for continuing students to withdraw from Semester and receive a 100% refund Sunday 10 February   Sunday 14 July
Fees due Tuesday 12 March Monday 12 August

Census date

International students

  • International fee-paying students - last day to withdraw from Semester and receive a 50% refund
  • International students must have finalised payment of first instalment of at least 50% of Semester fees

 Domestic students

  • Last day to withdraw from units, intermit from Semester or discontinue course without HECS-HELP/FEE-HELP liability
  • Last day for HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP students to make full or partial up front payments for Semester
  • Last day for Commonwealth supported students to submit online Commonwealth Assistance Form and/or provide their tax file number (TFN)  
  • Last day to pay or defer the Student Services and Amenities Fee through SA-HELP (if eligible)
  • FEE-HELP - last day for domestic fee-paying students to apply for FEE-HELP or pay fees up front for Semester

All students

  • Last day to withdraw from Semester units without reference on academic record
 Sunday 31 March Saturday 31 August
Last day to withdraw from Semester units with a Withdrawn Late (WL) listed on academic record Monday 1 April Monday 9 September
Commonwealth Assistance Notices for Semester released on StudentConnect Friday 26 April         Friday 27 September  
International students - final instalment of Semester fees due Tuesday 30 April  Monday 30 September
Last day to withdraw from semester units with a Withdrawn Fail (WN) listed on academic record Friday 7 June Friday 8 November

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Year 1 and 2 Medical Students

Event Semester 1 Semester 2
Teaching period begins Monday 4 February Monday 8 July
Mid-Semester break Friday 29 March - Friday 5 April  
Monday 30 September - Friday 4 October 
Exam timetable released Monday 13 May Monday 14 October
Teaching period ends Friday 14 June Friday 15 November
SWOTVAC begins Monday 17 June Monday 18 November
Examination period begins   Monday 24 June Monday 25 November
Examination period ends Friday 28 June Friday 29 November
Vacation Monday 1 July - Friday 5 July
 Monday 2 December - tbc
Results released Thursday 4 July, 6 pm ~
 Friday 20 December, 6 pm
Reassessment period timetable released Thursday 11 July
 Thursday 5 December
Reassessment period  Monday 15 July - Friday 19 July
 Monday 9 - Friday 13 December

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Year 3 Medical Students

Event Date
Rotation 1 Tuesday 29 January to Friday 15 March
Rotation 2 (no Easter break)   Monday 18 March to Friday 3 May
Rotation 3 Monday 6 May to Thursday 20 June
Exam timetable released Monday 13 May
Exams Friday 21 June
Vacation Monday 24 June - Friday 5 July
Results Released Thursday 4 July, 6 pm ~
Rotation 4 Monday 8 July to Friday 23 August
Rotation 5 Monday 26 August to Friday 11 October
Exam timetable released Monday 14 October
Rotation 6 Monday 14 October to Friday 29 November
Exams Monday 2 December - Friday 6 December 
Results Released Friday 20 December, 6 pm
Reassessment period timetable released Thursday 12 December
Reassessment period Monday 16 - Friday 20 December

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Year 4 Medical Students

Event Date
Rotation 1 Tuesday 29 January to Friday 1 March
Rotation 2 Monday 4 March to Friday 12 April
Rotation 3 Monday 15 April to Friday 17 May
Easter break Friday 29 March - Friday 5 April
Exam timetable released    Monday 13 May
Rotation 4 Monday 20 May to Thursday 20 June
Exams Friday 21 June - Friday 28 June
Vacation Monday 1 July - Friday 19 July
Results released Thursday 4 July, 6 pm ~
Reassessment period timetable release Thursday 27 June
Reassessment period
Monday 8 - Friday 12 July
Selective / Elective 1 Monday 22 July to Friday 30 August
Selective / Elective 2 Monday 2 September to Friday 11 October
Selective / Elective 3 Monday 14 October to Friday 22 November
Graduation applications open for students completing
their degree at end of Semester		 Tuesday 1 - Thursday 31 October
(December ceremony)
Results released Thursday 5 December, 6 pm

~ This date had been incorrectly listed as 11 July but has been changed to 4 July. We apologise for any confusion this has caused.

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7th May 2013