Term dates 2025/26
- Induction week: Monday 15 to Friday 19 September 2025
- Semester 1 (Term 1): Monday 22 September to Friday 12 December 2025
- Christmas/Winter break: Monday 15 December to Friday 16 January 2026
- January examination period: Thursday 8 January to Friday 16 January 2026
- Reconnect week: Monday 19 January to Friday 23 January 2026
- Semester 2 (Term 2): Monday 26 January to Friday 27 March 2026
- Easter/Spring break: Monday 30 March to Friday 10 April 2026
- Semester 2 (Term 3): Monday 13 April to Friday 22 May 2026
- May examination period: Wednesday 6 May to Friday 15 May 2026
- Graduation week: Wednesday 15 July to Saturday 18 July 2026
- Summer re-sit exam period: Monday 20 July to Thursday 23 July 2026
2025/26 dates for religious observance
Term dates 2026/27
- Induction week: Monday 14 September to Friday 18 September 2026
- Semester 1 (Term 1): Monday 21 September to Friday 11 December 2026*
- Christmas/Winter break: Monday 14 December to Friday 1 January 2027
- January Assessment period: Thursday 7 January to Friday 15 January 2027
- January Welcome Week: Monday 18 January to Friday 22 January 2027
- Semester 2 (Term 2): Monday 18 January (Welcome Week) to Friday 19 March 2027
- Easter/Spring break: Monday 22 March to Friday 2 April 2027
- Semester 2 (Term 3): Monday 5 April to Friday 14 May 2027 (including Summer Assessment period)
- Summer assessment period: Monday 3 May to Friday 14 May 2027
Please note, the following dates are currently provisional only.
- Resit assessment period: Monday 12 July to Friday 16 July 2027
- Graduation Week: week commencing 19 July 2027
*Start of teaching dates for programmes which vary from those above will be uploaded in March 2026.
Our SMUOnline degrees also have six start dates throughout the year. Please double check the date your course begins.