Deakin's new trimester program heralds greater flexibility

In another innovation to increase flexibility for international students, Deakin has adopted a trimester program for teaching. This will enable you to start many Deakin courses at three different times each year - in March, in July and in November. For 2008-2009, the transition from semesters to trimesters will occur as follows:

Teaching	Dates
Semester 2	21 July - 24 October 2008
Trimester 3 (Summer)	10 November 2008 - 6 February 2009
Trimester 1	9 March - 5 June 2009
Trimester 2	13 July - 2 October 2009

The new program has many advantages for students.
You will be able to:

commence certain courses up to three times each year
where available, balance your enrolment across three trimesters
use the additional teaching period to graduate sooner
catch up and finish a course on time if your study has been disrupted by illness or other events.

Because of visa restrictions and course rules, not all these advantages will be available to all students and in all courses. However, most students will enjoy greater flexibility to arrange their studies to suit their needs and circumstances. It is another example of Deakin leading the field by giving its students more choice and greater freedom to realise their dreams.

To find out which units will be available in Trimester 3, check out the available units.

Want to begin your studies at Deakin in November 2008? View a list of available courses (178KB) .