Term Dates
The following is the standard pattern for term dates for traditional full-time students. Dates may vary for certain programmes e.g. PGCE, Lampeter Campus, part-time students, flexi-students, London and Birmingham programmes — please check with your Programme Manager.
Please note that changes to dates for teacher education programmes such as PGCE may be driven externally.
Key Dates
Cardiff
Semester 1
- 23/09/2024 - 24/01/2025
Term 1 Dates
- 23/09/2024 - 13/12/2024
Wales Academy of Voice and Dramatic Arts - Term 1 Dates
- 23/09/2024 – 13/12/2024
Christmas Vacation Dates and Public Holidays
- 16/12/2024 - 03/01/2025 - Christmas Vacation
- 25/12/2024 - Christmas Day
- 26/12/2024 - Boxing Day
- 27/12/2024 - 31/12/2024 - University Closure Days
- 01/01/2025 - New Year’s Day
Semester 1 Dates
- 23/09/2024 - 24/01/2025
Semester 2 Dates
- 27/01/2025 - 06/06/2025
Term 2 Dates
- 06/01/2025 - 04/04/2025
Wales Academy of Voice and Dramatic Arts - Term 2 Dates
- 13/01/2025 – 04/04/2025
Exam Periods
- 06/01/2025 - 10/01/2025
Easter Vacation Dates
- 07/04/2025 - 25/04/2025
- 18/04/2025 - Good Friday
- 21/04/2025 - Easter Monday
- 22/04/2025 - University Closure Day
Semester 2 Dates
- 27/01/2025 - 06/06/2025
Term 3 Dates
- 28/04/2025 - 06/06/2025
Wales Academy of Voice and Dramatic Arts - Term 3 Dates
- 28/04/2025 – 04/07/2025
Exam Periods
- 30/04/2025 - 14/05/2025
- 21/07/2025 - 25/07/2025 - Resit
Public Holidays and University Closure Days
- 05/05/2025 - May Bank Holiday
- 26/05/2025 - Spring Bank Holiday
- 25/08/2025 - August Bank Holiday
Graduation Date(s)
- 15/07/2025 -17/07/2025 - *Subject to confirmation*
Carmarthen
Semester 1
- 23/09/2024 - 24/01/2025
Term 1 Dates
- 23/09/2024 - 13/12/2024
Christmas Vacation Dates and Public Holidays
- 16/12/2024 - 03/01/2025 - Christmas Vacation
- 25/12/2024 - Christmas Day
- 26/12/2024 - Boxing Day
- 27/12/2024 - 31/12/2024 - University Closure Days
- 01/01/2025 - New Year’s Day
Semester 1 Dates
- 23/09/2024 - 24/01/2025
Semester 2 Dates
- 27/01/2025 - 06/06/2025
Term 2 Dates
- 06/01/2025 - 04/04/2025
Exam Periods
- 06/01/2025 - 10/01/2025
Easter Vacation Dates
- 07/04/2025 - 25/04/2025
- 18/04/2025 - Good Friday
- 21/04/2025 - Easter Monday
- 22/04/2025 - University Closure Day
Semester 2 Dates
- 27/01/2025 - 06/06/2025
Term 3 Dates
- 28/04/2025 - 06/06/2025
Exam Periods
- 30/04/2025 - 14/05/2025
- 21/07/2025 - 25/07/2025 - Resit
Public Holidays and University Closure Days
- 05/05/2025 - May Bank Holiday
- 26/05/2025 - Spring Bank Holiday
- 25/08/2025 - August Bank Holiday
Graduation Date(s)
- 07/07/2025 - 08/07/2025 - *Subject to confirmation*
Swansea
Semester 1
- 23/09/2024 - 24/01/2025
Term 1 Dates
- 23/09/2024 - 13/12/2024
Christmas Vacation Dates and Public Holidays
- 16/12/2024 - 03/01/2025 - Christmas Vacation
- 25/12/2024 - Christmas Day
- 26/12/2024 - Boxing Day
- 27/12/2024 - 31/12/2024 - University Closure Days
- 01/01/2025 - New Year’s Day
Semester 1 Dates
- 23/09/2024 - 24/01/2025
Semester 2 Dates
- 27/01/2025 - 06/06/2025
Term 2 Dates
- 06/01/2025 - 04/04/2025
Exam Periods
- 06/01/2025 - 10/01/2025
Easter Vacation Dates
- 07/04/2025 - 25/04/2025
- 18/04/2025 - Good Friday
- 21/04/2025 - Easter Monday
- 22/04/2025 - University Closure Day
Semester 2 Dates
- 27/01/2025 - 06/06/2025
Term 3 Dates
- 28/04/2025 - 06/06/2025
Exam Periods
- 30/04/2025 - 14/05/2025
- 21/07/2025 - 25/07/2025 - Resit
Public Holidays and University Closure Days
- 05/05/2025 - May Bank Holiday
- 26/05/2025 - Spring Bank Holiday
- 25/08/2025 - August Bank Holiday
Graduation Date(s)
- 15/07/2025 -17/07/2025 - *Subject to confirmation*
Lampeter
Term Dates
- 16/09/2024 - 20/12/2024
Block 1
- 16/09/2024 - 11/10/2024
Reading Week
- 14/10/2024 - 18/10/2024
Block 2
- 21/10/2024 - 15/11/2024
Reading Week
- 18/11/2024 - 22/11/2024
Block 3
25/11/2024 - 20/12/2024
Vacation dates and Public Holidays
- 23/12/2024 - 10/01/2025 - Christmas Vacation
- 25/12/2024 - Christmas Day
- 26/12/2024 - Boxing Day
- 27/12/2024 - 31/12/2024 - University Closure Days
- 01/01/2025 - New Year’s Day
Term Dates
- 13/01/2025 - 14/03/2025
Block 4
- 13/01/2025 - 07/02/2025
Reading Week
- 10/02/2025 - 14/02/2025
Block 5
- 17/02/2025 - 14/03/2025
Term Break
- 17/03/2025 - 04/04/2025
Term Dates
Block 6
- 07/04/2025 - 02/05/2025
Public Holidays and University Closure Days
- 18/04/2025 - Good Friday
- 21/04/2025 - Easter Monday
- 22/04/2025 - University Closure Day
- 05/05/2025 - May Bank Holiday
- 26/05/2025 - Spring Bank Holiday
- 25/08/2025 - August Bank Holiday
Graduation Date
- 11/07/2025 - *Subject to confirmation*
Birmingham
Teaching Period
- 09/09/2024 - 17/11/2024
Assessment Period
- 18/11/2024 - 01/12/2024
Term Break
- 02/12/2024 - 12/01/2025
Public Holidays and University Closure Days
- 25/12/2024 - Christmas Day
- 26/12/2024 - Boxing Day
- 27/12/2024 - 31/12/2024 - University Closure Days
- 01/01/2025 - New Year’s Day
Teaching Period
- 13/01/2025 - 23/03/2025
Assessment Period
- 24/03/2025 - 06/04/2025
Term Break
- 07/04/2025 - 11/05/2025
Public Holidays and University Closure Days
- 18/04/2025 - Good Friday
- 21/04/2025 - Easter Monday
- 22/04/2025 - University Closure Day
- 05/05/2025 - May Bank Holiday
Teaching Period
- 12/05/2025 - 20/07/2025
Assessment Period
- 21/07/2025 - 03/08/2025
Term Break
- 04/08/2025 - 07/09/2025
Public Holidays and University Closure Days
- 26/05/2025 - Spring Bank Holiday
- 25/08/2025 - August Bank Holiday
Graduation Date
- 26/06/2025 - *Subject to confirmation*
London
Teaching Period
- 07/10/2024 - 15/12/2024 (10 weeks)
Assessment Period
- 16/12/2024 - 05/01/2025 (3 weeks)
Public Holidays
- 25/12/2024 - Christmas Day
- 26/12/2024 - Boxing Day
- 27/12/2024 - 31/12/2024 - University Closure Days
- 01/01/2025 - New Year’s Day
Term Break
- 06/01/2025 - 09/02/2025 (5 weeks)
Teaching Period
- 10/02/2025 - 20/04/2025 (10 weeks)
Assessment Period
- 21/04/2025 - 04/05/2025 (2 weeks)
Public Holidays and University Closure Days
- 18/04/2025 - Good Friday
- 21/04/2025 - Easter Monday
- 22/04/2025 - University Closure Day
- 05/05/2025 - May Bank Holiday
- 26/05/2025 - Spring Bank Holiday
Term Break
- 05/05/2025 - 08/06/2025 (5 weeks)
Teaching Period
- 09/06/2025 - 17/08/2025 (10 weeks)
Assessment Period
- 18/08/2025 - 31/08/2025 (2 weeks)
Public Holidays and University Closure Days
- 25/08/2025 - August Bank Holiday
Term Break
- 01/09/2025 - 05/10/2025 (5 weeks)
Graduation Date
- TBC