ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2017

JANUARY JANUARY APRIL APRIL

02 Public Holiday – New Year’s Day 09 Last date to apply for Readmission after Exclusion for
mon tue wed thur fri sat sun mon tue wed thur fri sat sun Trimester 2, 2017
16 Doctor of Medicine Year 3 and Year 4
students commence 10–14 Student vacation (all campuses)
16 Orientation for Year 1 Doctor of Medicine students
SUMMER SEMESTER
TEACHING WEEK
1 1 2 TRIMESTER 1
TEACHING WEEK 14 Public Holiday – Good Friday
23 Doctor of Medicine Year 2 students commence 5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 36 4 5 6 7 8 9 6 17 Public Holiday – Easter Monday
26 Public Holiday – Australia Day 20 Preliminary Examination Timetable for Trimester 1,
6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 10 11 1 2 13 14 15 16 2017 released to students (all campuses)
31 Last day for lodgement of Credit for Prior
Learning applications to guarantee a decision for 7 16 1 7 18 19 20 2 1 22 17 1 8 1 9 20 21 2 2 23 7 24 Pure higher degree research programs Intake 2 ^^
commencement in Trimester 1, 2017 24 Apr - Convenors review period of Student Experience of
8 23 24 25 2 6 27 28 29 24 25 2 6 27 28 29 30 8 14 May Course and Teaching
25 Public Holiday – Anzac Day
9 30 31
27 Final Examination Timetable for Trimester 1, 2017,
released to students (all campuses)
FEBRUARY 30 Last date to withdraw without failure from
Trimester 1, 2017 courses
02 Registrations close for March 2017 GAMSAT
(Australia) Examination
FEBRUARY MAY
12 Last date to apply for Readmission for Trimester 1,
2017 following Administrative Withdrawal mon tue wed thur fri sat sun mon tue wed thur fri sat sun
MAY
TRIMESTER 1
TEACHING WEEK
12 Last date for applications to enrol in incoming cross-
institutional courses for Trimester 1, 2017 9 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 01 Public Holiday – Labour Day ~
12 15 May - ‘Experience@Griffith’ Course and Teaching Survey
Closing date for Internal Transfers for all students for
Trimester 1, 2017
10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 1 2 13 14 10 04 Jun open to students

12 Last date for applications requesting to undertake a 13 14 1 5 16 17 18 19 15 1 6 1 7 18 19 2 0 21 11 29–31 Open Enrolment for Trimester 2, 2017
Restricted Course for Trimester 1, 2017 29 May - Study Week (all campuses)
12 Census Date MD Program Years 1, 3 and 4
TRIMESTER 1
TEACHING WEEK
20 2 1 22 23 24 2 5 26 22 23 24 2 5 26 27 28 12 02 Jun

15 Pure Higher Degree Research programs Intake 1 ^^ 1 27 28 29 30 31

19 Census Date MD Program Year 2
20–24 Orientation for commencing students (all campuses) JUNE
03–17 Examinations (all campuses)
27 Commencement of Trimester 1 (all campuses)
MARCH JUNE 05–16 Auditions for postgraduate programs for entry into
Trimester 2, 2017 (QCGU South Bank only)
18 Last date to apply for Readmission for Trimester 2,
mon tue wed thur fri sat sun mon tue wed thur fri sat sun
MARCH 2017 following Administrative Withdrawal
TRIMESTER 1
TEACHING WEEK

12 Last date to add a course for Trimester 1, 2017 1 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 18 Last date for lodgement of Credit for Prior
Learning applications to guarantee a decision for
25 GAMSAT (Australia) Examination commencement in Trimester 2, 2017
2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
26 Last date to drop a course for Trimester 1, 2017 18 Last date for applications to enrol in incoming cross-
without being liable for fees 3 13 14 1 5 16 17 18 19 12 13 1 4 15 16 17 18 institutional courses for Trimester 2, 2017
26 Census Date for Trimester 1, 2017 #^ 18
4 20 2 1 22 23 24 2 5 26 19 20 21 22 23 2 4 25 Closing date for Internal Transfers for all students for
Trimester 2, 2017
5 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 2 8 29 30 18 Last date for applications requesting to undertake a
Restricted Course for Trimester 2, 2017
19–30 Student vacation (all campuses)
* Subject to final approval Summer Semester teaching Census date Other Academic Calendars
# Final date for payment of all Student Contributions and tuition fees for the
current Trimester Orientation week Last date to add a course griffith.edu.au/academiccalendar 28 Grade publication date for Trimester 1, 2017
^ Census dates may vary. Please check the Program and Courses website for Trimester 1 teaching Last date to withdraw School of Dentistry and Oral Health
individual course census dates without failure
^^ For higher degree research programs which include coursework, please Trimester 2 teaching School of Medicine
consult the Program and Courses website for start dates Trimester 3 teaching Show holidays Six Week Teaching
~ Deeming of days: In Trimester 1, 2017 there are three public holidays;
Monday 17 April (Easter Monday) - no classes Student vacation period Public holidays
Monday 1 May (Labour Day) - no classes. Classes for Monday 1 May will be Study week
held on Wednesday 3 May; therefore Wednesday class will not be held.
Tuesday 25 April (Anzac Day) - no classes. Examinations

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 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2017

JULY JULY OCTOBER OCTOBER

03 Commencement of Trimester 2 (all campuses) 02 Public Holiday – Queen’s Birthday
03 Pure higher degree research programs Intake 3 ^^ mon tue wed thur fri sat sun mon tue wed thur fri sat sun 15 Last date to apply for Readmission for Trimester 3,
06 Census Date MD Program Years 1 and 2 2017 following Administrative Withdrawal
08, 15, Trimester 1 Deferred and Supplementary TRIMESTER 2
TEACHING WEEK
1 2 1 15 Last date for applications to enrol in incoming cross-
22, 29 Examinations (Gold Coast, Logan and Nathan institutional courses for Trimester 3, 2017
campuses and QCGU only) 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 Closing date for Internal Transfers for all students for
15–16 Tertiary Studies Expo (TSXPO)
2 10 11 1 2 13 14 15 16 9 1 0 11 12 13 14 15 Trimester 3, 2017
16 Last date to add a course for Trimester 2, 2017 15 Last date for applications requesting to undertake a
19–20 Graduation Ceremonies* 3 17 1 8 19 20 21 2 2 23 16 1 7 1 8 19 20 2 1 22 Restricted Course for Trimester 3, 2017
(Brisbane and Logan campuses) (To be confirmed) 16 Pure higher degree research programs Intake 4 ^^
23 Census Date MD Program Years 3 and 4
4 24 25 26 2 7 28 29 30 23 24 25 2 6 27 28 29 TRIMESTER 3
TEACHING WEEK
16–18 Open Enrolment for Trimester 1, 2018
23 Open Day 5 31 30 31 1 16–27 Student vacation
(Gold Coast, Nathan and SouthBank campuses)
24 Last day for lodgement of Credit for Prior
24 Graduation Ceremonies*
Learning applications to guarantee a decision for
(Gold Coast campuses) (To be confirmed)
commencement in Trimester 3, 2017
30 Last date to drop a course for Trimester 2, without 25 Grade publication date for Trimester 2, 2017
AUGUST NOVEMBER
being liable for fees
30 Commencement of Trimester 3 (all campuses)
30 Census Date Trimester 2 #^

AUGUST mon tue wed thur fri sat sun mon tue wed thur fri sat sun
TRIMESTER 3 NOVEMBER
TEACHING WEEK
04, 11, Trimester 2 Deferred and Supplementary
04 Registrations close for September 2017 GAMSAT 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 1 18, 25 Examinations (Gold Coast, Logan and Nathan
(Australia) Examination
campuses and QCGU only)
14 Show Holiday – Logan campus only 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 2 09–11 Graduation Ceremonies*
(classes as usual at Brisbane and Gold Coast) (Brisbane and Logan campuses) (To be confirmed)
14 QCGU applications close for undergraduate study
7 14 15 1 6 17 18 19 20 13 14 1 5 16 17 18 19 3
12 Last date to add a course for Trimester 3, 2017
14 Last date for non-QCGU students to apply for internal
transfer to QCGU program
8 21 2 2 23 24 25 2 6 27 20 21 22 23 24 2 5 26 4 13–14 Graduation Ceremonies*
(Gold Coast campus only) (To be confirmed)
16 Exhibition Show Holiday – Brisbane campuses only 9 28 29 30 31 27 28 2 9 30 5
(classes as usual at Logan and Gold Coast) 26 Last date to drop a course for Trimester 3, without
being liable for fees
17 Preliminary Examination Timetable for Trimester 2
released to students (all campuses) 26 Census Date Trimester 3 #^
21 Aug - Convenors review period for Student Experience of 27 Nov - Auditions for postgraduate programs for entry into
10 Sep Course and Teaching
SEPTEMBER DECEMBER 01 Dec Trimester 1, 2018 (QCGU South Bank only)
24 Final Examination Timetable for Trimester 2 released
to students (all campuses) mon tue wed thur fri sat sun mon tue wed thur fri sat sun DECEMBER
25 Show Holiday – Gold Coast campus only 10 Last date to apply for Readmission for Trimester 1,
(classes as usual at Brisbane and Logan) 9 1 2 3 1 2 3 5 2018 following Exclusion
27 Last date to withdraw without failure for Trimester 2 12 Graduation Ceremonies* (Gold Coast – Medicine,
10 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 Dentistry and Oral Health only) (To be confirmed)
SEPTEMBER 11 11 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 11 12 1 3 14 15 16 17 7 18 Dec - Convenors review period of Student Experience of
11 Sep - ‘Experience@Griffith’ Course and Teaching Survey 21 Jan Course and Teaching
01 Oct open to students 12 18 1 9 20 21 22 2 3 24 18 19 20 21 22 2 3 24 8 24 Last date to withdraw without failure from
14 GAMSAT (Australia) Examinations Trimester 3, 2017 courses
25 26 27 28 29 30 25 26 2 7 28 29 30 31 25 Public Holiday – Christmas Day
25–27 Open Enrolment for Trimester 3, 2017
25–29 Study Week (all campuses) 26 Public Holiday – Boxing Day

25–29 Auditions for undergraduate programs (QCGU only) Summer Semester teaching Census date Other Academic Calendars
TRIMESTER 3, 2017 - ALL CAMPUSES
Orientation week Last date to add a course griffith.edu.au/academiccalendar 30 October 2017 to 2 February 2018
30 Sep - Examinations (all campuses)
Trimester 1 teaching Last date to withdraw School of Dentistry and Oral Health
14 Oct without failure
1 30 Oct–03 Nov 5 27 Nov–01 Dec 9 08 Jan–12 Jan
Trimester 2 teaching School of Medicine 2 06 Nov–10 Nov 6 04 Dec–08 Dec 10 15 Jan–19 Jan
* Subject to final approval
# Final date for payment of all Student Contributions and tuition fees for the Trimester 3 teaching Show holidays Six Week Teaching 3 13 Nov–17 Nov 7 11 Dec–15 Dec 11 22 Jan–25 Jan
current Trimester Student vacation period
^ Census dates may vary. Please check the Program and Courses website for
Public holidays 4 20 Nov–24 Nov 8 18 Dec–22 Dec 12 29 Jan–02 Feb
individual course census dates Study week 05–09 Feb Study Week (all campuses)
^^ For higher degree research programs which include coursework, please
consult the Program and Courses website for start dates Examinations 10–17 Feb Examinations (all campuses)

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respect to Elders, past and present, and extends that respect to other indigenous Australians. griffith.edu.au SECURITY INFORMATION (ALL CAMPUSES): EXTENSION 7777
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