Academic year 2007/08

Semester dates for the 2007/08 academic year.

Semester 1

18 September - 14 December, 2007
DateEvent
10-14 September 2007Induction week
18 September 2007Semester 1 starts / Teaching block 1 starts
26 October 2007Teaching block 1 ends
29 October 2007Teaching block 2 starts
27-28 November 2007Graduations
30 November 2007Teaching block 2 ends
3 December 2007Examinations start
14 December 2007Semester 1 ends / Examinations end
17 December 2007Winter teaching vacation starts
22-31 December 2007University closed
1-2 January 2008University closed
3 January 2008University open
4 January 2008Winter teaching vacation ends

Semester 2

7 January - 23 May, 2008
DateEvent
7 January 2008Semester 2 starts / Teaching block 3 starts
15 February 2008Teaching block 3 ends
18 February 2008Teaching block 4 starts
20 March 2008Teaching block 4 ends
21 March 2008Good Friday*
24 March 2008Spring teaching vacation starts / Easter Monday*
11 April 2008Spring teaching vacation ends
14 April 2008Examinations start
21 April 2008Spring holiday*
19 May 2008University closed - Victoria Day
20 May 2008University closed - public holiday
23 May 2008Semester 2 ends / Examinations end
26 May 2008Summer teaching break starts
24 June 2008Graduations start
1 July 2008Graduations end

* Staff are entitled to exchange the Good Friday and Edinburgh Spring Holiday as follows:

  • The ability to exchange Good Friday for an alternative day which meets their own faith/beliefs
  • The ability to exchange the Edinburgh Spring Holiday for Easter Monday

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