Academic calendar and academic regulations

Approved by the Governing Council on February 27, 2020 and amended on December 9, 2020. See the calendar of each school for each of the deadlines regulated in the general calendar. This calendar may be altered by the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bachelor's degree courses and master's degree courses

2020-2021 Academic Calendar

	Sundays and public holidays
	Non-teaching days (exams may be held on Saturdays)
	Non-teaching periods ⁽¹⁾
	Teaching days for thesis examination committees and bachelor’s degree reassessment committees
⁽¹⁾	If the University decides to close its facilities to save energy, the competent bodies will stipulate whether bachelor's, master's and final thesis examination committees can meet during this period.

2020

**September**
mo	tu	we	th	fr	sa	su
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

**October**
mo	tu	we	th	fr	sa	su
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

**November**
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						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

**December**
mo	tu	we	th	fr	sa	su
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

2021

**January**
mo	tu	we	th	fr	sa	su
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

**February**
mo	tu	we	th	fr	sa	su
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28

**March**
mo	tu	we	th	fr	sa	su
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

**April**
mo	tu	we	th	fr	sa	su
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

**May**
mo	tu	we	th	fr	sa	su
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

**June**
mo	tu	we	th	fr	sa	su
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

**July**
mo	tu	we	th	fr	sa	su
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

**August**
mo	tu	we	th	fr	sa	su
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

Public holidays from 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2020

September 11, 2020
October 12, 2020
December 8, 2020
December 25, 2020
December 26, 2020
January 1, 2021
January 6, 2021
April 2, 2021
April 5, 2021
May 1, 2021
June 24, 2021

In addition to these public holidays, schools may close on local holidays.

Start and end of Academic year

Start of the academic year: 1 September 2020
End of the academic year: 31 August 2021

Non-teaching periods

Bachelor's degree courses

Master's degree courses

During these periods no classes or examinations will be held, although bachelor's, master's and final thesis examination committees may meet.

Christmas : from December 23, 2020 to January 5, 2021 ⁽¹⁾
Easter : from March 29 to April 1, 2021 ⁽¹⁾
Summer : from July 1 to August 31, 2021 ⁽¹⁾

⁽¹⁾ If the University decides to close its facilities to save energy, the competent bodies will stipulate whether bachelor's, master's and final thesis examination committees can meet during this period.

Bachelor's degree courses
Master's degree courses

1.Pre-registration periods for undergraduate studies (University Access Advisory Office, OOAU)

General pre-registration June 2020: June 23 to July 29, 2020
Pre-registration September 2020: Pending
Pre-registration for October 2020: Pending
Pre-registration February 2021: February 3 to 5, 2021

2. Enrolment periods

New students who have pre-enrolled in the general pre-enrolment period
- Persons assigned in their preference: 7 to 10 September, 2020
- Claims and definitive allocation: 10 September, 2020
- Second allocation: 21 to 23 September, 2020
- Claims, 2nd assignment and 1st reassignment: September 30 and October 1, 2020
- 2nd reassignment of June: October 7, 2020
- 3rd reassignment of June: Pending
- People assigned to the call for September: Pending
- Persons assigned to the October call: Pending

New students - Pre-enrolment in February 2019
- People assigned to the February meeting: February 10, 2021

Enrolment for students who have already enrolled in previous years
- Autumn semester and annual registration: July 14 to 24 (extended until July 31) and from 1 to 4 September 2020
- Spring Quarter: from 1 to 15 February 2021

3. Periods for bachelor's thesis defence

Semestral enrolment
- Autumn semester (enrolment) + spring semester (extended enrolment): up to 31 May 2021 ⁽¹⁾
- Spring semester (enrolment) + autumn semester (extended enrolment): up to 31 October 2021

Yearly enrolment
- No extensions may be made beyond 31 October 2021

4. Periods for applying to change university and/or degree course

Students who started in the autumn semester
- Publication of the offer of places: second fortnight of June 2020
- Submission of applications: until July 3, 2020
- Resolution of the receiving center: until 1 September 2020

Students who started in the spring semester
- Publication of the offer of places: second fortnight of December of 2020
- Submission of applications: fills on January 13, 2021
- Resolution of the receiving center: until February 15, 2021

5. Periods for applying for recognition/validation

Courses with semestral enrolment
- Autumn semester: in June, July and up to 4 September 2020
- Spring semester: in December and in the first two weeks in January 2021

Courses with yearly enrolment
- - During the months of June, July and until September 4, 2021

6. Periods for applying to continue on a degree course

Students who have not met the minimum academic progress requirements in their first year or the initial stage
- Autumn semester 2020-2021: until February 15, 2021
- Quarter Spring 2020-2021: until July 16, 2021
- Curricula with annual enrollment: until July 16, 2021

7. Deadlines for dropping subjects (section 2.7 NAGRAMA)

Autumn semester: until October 31, 2020
Spring Quarter: Until March 31, 2021

8. Deadlines for enrolment changes

The centers will establish the period of applications for each academic period from the moment of enrollment and until, at most:

For curricula with semester tuition

Autumn semester and yearly enrolment: up to 10 September 2020
Spring semester: up to 15 February 2021

For curricula with annual enrollment

Until September 10, 2020

⁽¹⁾ May 31 will advance to April 30 or extend until July 15 if, for organizational reasons, the school considers appropriate.

1. Pre-enrolment periods

New students
- Autumn semester
  - Pre-enrolment:from 7 January to 6 July, 2020⁽¹⁾
  - Publication of the list of students admitted (conditionally and definitively): deadline 24 July, 2020
- Spring semester
  - Pre-enrolment: from 13 October to 11 December 2020⁽¹⁾
  - Publication of the list of students admitted (conditionally and definitely): up to 22 January 2021
- Extraordinary pre-enrolment period in September
  - Pre-enrolment: From 2 to 4 September 2020 ⁽¹⁾
  - Publication of the list of students admitted: up to 14 September 2020
Students and students of new entry of the secondary master's degree
- For the Office for University Access
- Pre-registration: From 29 July to 15 September, 2020
Admission periods for the autumn semester of the 2021-2022 academic year
- From 7 January to 5 July 2021

2. Enrolment periods

New students
- Autumn semester and yearly enrolment
  - From 1 to 4 September 2020
- Spring semester
  - From 1 to 15 February 2020
- Extraordinary pre-enrolment period in September
  - From 15 to 18 September 2020
Students who have already enrolled in previous years
- Autumn semester and yearly enrolment
  - From 13 to 24 July 2020
  - From 1 to 4 September 2020
- Spring semester
  - From 1 January to 15 February 2021

3. Periods for master's thesis defence

Semestral enrolment
- Autumn semester (enrolment) + spring semester (extended enrolment): up to 31 May 2021 (May 31 will advance to April 30 or extend until July 15 if, for organizational reasons, the school considers appropriate.).
- Spring semester (enrolment) + autumn semester (extended enrolment): up to 31 October 2021.
Yearly enrolment
- Cannot be extended beyond 31 October 2021

4. Periods for applying for recognition/validation

Courses with semestral enrolment
- Autumn semester: in June, July 201 and up to 4 September 2020
- Spring semester: in December 2020 and in the first two weeks in January 2021
Courses with yearly enrolment
- In June, July and up to 4 September 2020

5. Periods for applying to continue on a degree course

Students who have not met the minimum academic progress requirements in their first year or the initial stage on Autumn semester 2020-2021: up to 15 February 2021
Students who have not met the minimum academic progress requirements in their first year or the initial stage on Spring semester 2020-2021 and study plans with yearly enrolment: up to 16 July 2021

Plans of study with annual enrollment until July 16, 2021

6. Deadlines for dropping subjects

Autumn semester: up to 31 October 2020
Spring semester: up to 31 March 2021

7. Deadlines for enrolment changes (section 2.7 NAGRAMA)

Autumn semester and yearly enrolment: up to 10 September 2020
Spring semester: up to 15 February 2021

Study plans with yearly enrolment: up to 10 September 2020

⁽¹⁾ Within this period, the school or university research institute may establish its own pre-enrolment and enrolment periods. The condition for this is that admission and enrolment for the previous period must have ended.
⁽²⁾ May 31 will advance to April 30 or extend until July 15 if, for organizational reasons, the school considers appropriate.