2025 change of enrolment deadlines
The change of enrolment deadlines for each course depends on the course's semester code (eg 'S1' - Semester One). Find the relevant semester code below for the applicable deadline.
Deadlines for adding and dropping courses in myUC.
If you're fully enrolled, you can add or drop courses for a short period of time after the Official Course Start Date. Any courses dropped by the deadline will be fully refunded and there is no charge for adding courses to your enrolment within this timeframe.
The final date to drop courses with no refund (excluding PhD and Master's by Thesis-only students) is when approximately 75% of the teaching component of the course has been completed - see specific dates below for each semester code. Courses dropped by the specified date will not show on an Academic Transcript, will not receive a grade, and will not be eligible for a refund.
The change of enrolment deadlines for each course depends on the course's semester code (eg 'S1' - Semester One). Find the relevant semester code below for the applicable deadline.
| Course semester code | Deadline to add courses and drop courses with a full refund | Deadline to drop courses with no refund | |
| S1 Semester One | Sunday 02 March | Sunday 11 May | |
| S2 Semester Two | Sunday 27 July | Sunday 28 September | |
| W Whole Year | Sunday 16 March | Sunday 24 August | |
| FY Full Year | Sunday 16 March | Sunday 16 November | |
| B1 Bridging One | Sunday 2 March | Sunday 16 March | |
| B2 Bridging Two | Sunday 11 May | Sunday 25 May | |
| B3 Bridging Three | Sunday 27 July | Sunday 10 August | |
| B4 Bridging Four | Sunday 21 September | Sunday 5 October | |
| YA Ako - Year A (Full Year) | Sunday 23 February | Sunday 31 August | |
| YA1 Ako - Year A (First Half) | Sunday 9 February | Sunday 25 May | |
| YA2 Ako - Year A (Second Half) | Sunday 20 July | Sunday 28 September | |
| YC Ako - Year C (Full Year) | Sunday 9 March | Sunday 31 August | |
| YC1 Ako - Year C (First Half) | Sunday 23 February | Sunday 25 May | |
| YC2 Ako - Year C (Second Half) | Sunday 20 July | Sunday 28 September | |
| V3 UCIC - Trimester 3 | Sunday 26 October | Sunday 28 December |
The change of enrolment deadlines for each course depends on the course's semester code (eg 'S1' - Semester One). Find the relevant semester code below for the applicable deadline.
| Course semester code | Deadline to add courses and drop courses with a full refund | Deadline to drop courses with no refund | |
| S1 Semester One | Sunday 01 March | Sunday 10 May | |
| S2 Semester Two | Sunday 26 July | Sunday 27 September | |
| W Whole Year | Sunday 15 March | Sunday 23 August | |
| FY Full Year | Sunday 15 March | Sunday 15 November | |
| B1 Bridging One | Sunday 1 March | Sunday 15 March | |
| B2 Bridging Two | Sunday 3 May | Sunday 17 May | |
| B3 Bridging Three | Sunday 26 July | Sunday 9 August | |
| B4 Bridging Four | Sunday 20 September | Sunday 4 October | |
| MBA T1 MBA - Term One | Sunday 1 March | Sunday 19 April | |
| MBA T2 MBA - Term Two | Sunday 7 June | Sunday 26 July | |
| MBA T3 MBA - Term Three | Sunday 13 September | Sunday 1 November | |
| YA Ako - Year A (Full Year) | Sunday 22 February | Sunday 30 August | |
| YA1 Ako - Year A (First Half) | Sunday 8 February | Sunday 24 May | |
| YA2 Ako - Year A (Second Half) | Sunday 19 July | Sunday 27 September | |
| YC Ako - Year C (Full Year) | Sunday 8 March | Sunday 30 August | |
| YC1 Ako - Year C (First Half) | Sunday 22 February | Sunday 24 May | |
| YC2 Ako - Year C (Second Half) | Sunday 19 July | Sunday 27 September | |
| V1 UCIC - Trimester One | Sunday 1 March | Sunday 26 April | |
| V2 UCIC - Trimester Two | Sunday 28 June | Sunday 23 August | |
| V3 UCIC - Trimester Three | Sunday 25 October | Sunday 27 December | |
| VS1 UCIC - Semester One | Sunday 1 March | Sunday 10 May | |
| VS3 UCIC - Semester Three | Sunday 4 October | Sunday 27 December |
Some semester codes have variable start and end dates and so have variable deadlines to add and drop courses. These semester codes are:
A (Approved start) excluding thesis courses
SU1 (Summer One - Jan start)
SU2 (Summer Two - Nov start)
T1 (Term One)
T2 (Term Two)
T3 (Term Three)
T4 (Term Four)
CY (Cross Year)
X (General non-calendar-based)
X1 - X9 (General non-calendar based)
The deadline to add or drop courses with these semester codes with a full refund depends on the duration of the course:
Courses of 6 weeks or less duration
The first Sunday after the Official Course Start Date
Courses between 7 weeks and 20 weeks duration
The second Sunday after the Official Course Start Date
Courses between 21 and 30 weeks duration
The third Sunday after the Official Course Start Date
Courses of 31 weeks or more duration
The fourth Sunday after the Official Course Start Date
The deadline to drop courses with these semesters with no refund is the Sunday closest to when 75% of the course has been completed. Courses dropped by this date will not show on an Academic Transcript, will not receive a grade, and will not be eligible for a refund. Talk to the Enrolments team to calculate the deadline for your course(s) correctly.
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