Principal dates 2010

This section outlines important dates of which you must be aware. Consider highlighting those dates which apply to you for easy reference. The principal dates also include University holidays for the various campuses.

Principal dates vary according to campus:

All Australian campuses and additional exceptions for the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery
Sunway campus, Malaysia
Monash South Africa

All Australian campuses

Dates for all faculties on all Australian campuses

November 2009
30 Mon	Last day for submission of applications to graduate in semester one 2010
December 2009
04 Fri	Semester two results released
23 Wed	University closes
January 2010
04 Mon	University reopens
15 Fri	Census date for teaching periods: summer semester B (SSB-01) and summer A - semester 1 (SS-S1-01)
13 Wed	Semester one 'Enrolment details and fee statement' published on the Web Enrolment System (WES)
15 Fri	Enrolment of postgraduate students (VTAC) - first round
25 Mon	Supplementary and special (deferred) examinations commence
29 Fri	Supplementary and special (deferred) examinations conclude
25 Mon	Enrolment of first-year undergraduate students (VTAC) - first round begins
27 Wed	Enrolment of postgraduate students (VTAC) - second round
29 Fri	Enrolment of first-year undergraduate students (VTAC) - first round ends
February
8 Mon	Summer semester examinations commence
11 Thur - 12 Fri	Enrolment of first-year undergraduate students (VTAC) - second round
11 Thur	Summer semester examinations end
12 Fri	Semester one fees due. Students who have not received their 'Enrolment details and fee statement' should contact their faculty to check their enrolment status Last day to add semester one or full-year off-campus learning units without risk of late enrolment penalty
15 Mon	Census date for teaching periods: term 1 (T1-57) and trimester 1 (T1-58)
15 Mon - 17 Wed	Enrolments for international students
22 Mon - 26 Fri	Orientation at all Australian campuses - dates and times will vary from campus to campus
March
01 Mon	Semester one teaching period commences
12 Fri	Last day to add semester one or full-year on-campus units without risk of late enrolment penalty
31 Wed	Census date for teaching periods: semester one (S1-01) and semester one (extended) (S1-32) Last day to discontinue semester one units without 'withdrawn' showing on academic record Last day to discontinue semester one units without incurring fees relevant for semester one Last day to discontinue full-year units without 'withdrawn' showing on academic record
April
02 Fri	Good Friday (University closed) Mid-semester vacation begins
05 Mon	Easter Monday (University closed)
06 Tues	Easter Tuesday (University closed)
09 Fri	Last day of mid-semester vacation
21 Wed	Semester one 'Commonwealth assistance notice' forwarded to Commonwealth-supported and/or FEE-HELP students
26 Mon	Anzac Day Public Holiday (University closed in lieu of Anzac Day on Sunday 25 April)
29 Thur	Semester one exam timetable published
30 Fri	Census date for teaching periods: full-year (FY-01), full-year - extended (FY-32) and term 2 (T2-57) Last day to discontinue full-year units without incurring fees
May
02 Sun	Last day for discontinuation of semester one units with 'withdrawn' showing on academic record. Semester one units discontinued after this date will show as a 'fail'
05 Wed	Last day for lodging disputed 'Commonwealth assistance notice' for semester one
26 Wed	Semester two 'Enrolment details and fee statement' published on the Web Enrolment System (WES). See Web Enrolment System
31 Mon	Last day for submission of applications for 2010 mid-year postgraduate research scholarships
June
04 Fri	Semester one ends Last day for discontinuation of semester one units with 'withdrawn fail' on academic record. Semester one units cannot be discontinued after this date
07 Mon - 09 Wed	Swot Vac
10 Thur	Semester one examination period begins
30 Wed	Census date for teaching periods: trimester 2 (T2-58) and winter (WS-01) Last day for submission of applications to graduate in semester two 2010
July
02 Fri	Semester one examination period ends Last day to add semester two off-campus learning units without risk of late enrolment penalty
05 Mon	Mid-year enrolments begin Enrolment for international students commences
07 Wed	Enrolment for international students concludes
09 Fri	Mid-year enrolments end Semester two fees due. Students who have not received their 'Enrolment details and fee statement' should contact their faculty to check their enrolment status
12 Mon - 16 Fri	Mid-year Orientation
16 Fri	Publish semester one results
19 Mon	Semester two teaching period commences
30 Fri	Last day to add semester two on-campus units without risk of late enrolment penalty
August
01 Sun	Coursework scholarship applications for 2011 open Last day to discontinue full-year units with 'withdrawn' showing on academic record. Full-year units discontinued after this date will show as a 'fail'
16 Mon	Last day to discontinue semester two units without 'withdrawn' on academic record Supplementary and special (deferred) examinations commence
20 Fri	Supplementary and special (deferred) examinations conclude
31 Tues	Last day to discontinue semester two units without incurring fees Census date for teaching periods: semester two (S2-01), semester two - extended (S2-32) and term 3 (T3-57)
September
16 Thur	Semester two exam timetable published
19 Sun	Last day to discontinue semester two units with 'Withdrawn' showing on the student's academic record. Semester two units discontinued after this date will show as a 'fail'
22 Wed	Semester two 'Commonwealth assistance notice' forwarded to Commonwealth-supported and FEE-HELP students
27 Mon	Mid-semester vacation begins
30 Thur	Census date for teaching periods: Start semester two - finish semester one (S2-S1-01), start semester two - finish summer (S2-SS-01) and trimester 3 (T3-58)
October
01 Fri	Last day of mid-semester vacation
06 Wed	Last day for lodging disputed 'Commonwealth assistance notices' for semester two
11 Mon	2011 re-enrolment commences for coursework award and HDR students. Closing dates to be advised in August 2010 via Monash student email account
22 Fri	Semester two ends Last day for discontinuation of semester two or full year units with 'withdrawn fail' showing on academic record. Semester two and full year units cannot be discontinued after this date
25 Mon - 27 Wed	Swot Vac
28 Thur	Semester two examination period begins
31 Sun	Last day for submission of applications for 2011 postgraduate research scholarships
31 Sun	Census date for teaching period: term 4 (T4-57) Coursework scholarship applications for 2011 close
November
10 Wed	Final date for submission of supporting documentation for 2011 coursework scholarship applications
19 Fri	Semester two examination period ends
30 Tues	Last day for submission of applications to graduate in semester one 2011
December
03 Fri	Semester two results released
31 Thur	Census date for teaching period: summer A (SSA-02)

Exceptions and additional dates

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

The dates of teaching periods for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery* 2010 are as follows:

Clayton and Bendigo students
First and second year	Semester one: 1 March to 11 June Semester two: 19 July to 28 October
Third year	Semester one: 1 February to 11 June Semester two: 12 July to 11 November
Fourth year	Semester one: 1 February to 4 June Semester two: 5 July to 5 November
Fifth year	25 January - 5 March 08 March - 16 April 19 April - 28 May 31 May - 09 July 12 July - 20 August 23 August - 1 October 04 October - 12 November 15 November - 19 November (Back to Base week)
MBBS students at the Gippsland campus
First year	Semester one: 27 January to 4 June Semester two: 5 July to 12 November
Second year	Semester one: 1 February to 11 June Semester two: 12 July - 1 November
Third year	Semester one: 1 Feb to 4 June Semester two: 5 July to 5 November
MBBS students at Monash University Sunway campus
First year	Semester one: 1 March to 11 June Semester two: 19 July to 28 October
Second year	Semester one: 1 March to 11 June Semester two: 19 July to 28 October
Third year	Semester one: 1 February to11 June Semester two : 5 July to 11 November
Fourth Year	Semester one: 1 February to 25 June Semester two: 12 July to 4 November
Fifth Year	25 January - 5 March 08 March - 16 April 19 April - 28 May 31 May - 09 July 12 July - 20 August 23 August - 1 October 04 October - 12 November 15 November - 26 November (Back to Base week)

Sunway campus, Malaysia

The following information is applicable to new and returning students enrolling in semester one and/or semester two 2010.
New students who commence in August 2010 need to refer to the principal dates for the study period between Aug 2010 and Jan 2011).

* Asterisk indicates entry subject to change

November 2009
30 Mon	Last day for submission of applications to graduate in semester one 2010
December 2009
04 Fri	Semester two results released
January 2010
01 Fri	Public holiday - New Year's Day
25 Mon	Supplementary and special (deferred) examinations commence
29 Fri	Supplementary and special (deferred) examinations conclude
30 Sat	Public holiday - Thaipusam*
February
08 Mon	Summer semester examinations commence
10 Wed	Summer semester examinations conclude
12 Fri	Last day to add semester one or full-year off-campus learning units without risk of late enrolment penalty
14 Sun	Public Holiday - Chinese New Year*
15 Mon	Public Holiday - Chinese New Year*
16 Tues	Replacement of Holiday
22 Mon	Orientation week commences (all new students)*
26 Fri	Orientation week concludes* Public holiday - Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
March
01 Mon	Semester one teaching period commences
04 Thu	Release of summer semester results
05 Fri	Last day to pay all fees relevant to semester one, after which a late payment penalty of RM100 and a penalty of RM100 for every month of non-payment thereafter apply
12 Fri	Last day to add semester one or full-year units without risk of late enrolment penalty
31 Wed	Last day to discontinue semester one or full-year units without 'withdrawn' showing on the student's academic record Last day for discontinuation of semester one units or studies in order to qualify for a partial refund of fees relevant to semester one
April
05 Mon	Mid semester break begins
09 Fri	Last day of mid-semester break
29 Thur	Semester one exam timetable published
May
01 Sat	Public Holiday - Labour Day*
02 Sun	Last day for discontinuation of semester one units with 'withdrawn' showing on academic record. Semester one units discontinued after this date will show as a 'fail'
28 Fri	Public holiday - Wesak Day*
June
04 Fri	Semester one ends Last day for discontinuation of semester one units with 'withdrawn fail' on academic record. Semester one units cannot be discontinued after this date
05 Sat	Public holiday - King's Birthday*
07 Mon - 09 Wed	Swot Vac
10 Thu	Semester one examination period begins
30 Wed	Last day for submission of applications to graduate in semester two 2010 Kuala Lumpur and Australia ceremonies, including the international ceremony in December 2010
July
02 Fri	Semester one examination period ends
05 Mon	Mid year enrolments begin
09 Fri	Mid year enrolments end
12 Mon - 16 Fri	Orientation week
16 Fri	Semester one results released
19 Mon	Semester two teaching period commences
23 Fri	Last day to pay all fees relevant to semester two, after which a late payment penalty of RM100 and a penalty of RM100 for every month of non-payment thereafter apply
30 Fri	Last day to add semester two units without risk of late enrolment penalty
August
01 Sun	Last day to discontinue full-year units with 'withdrawn' showing on academic record. Full-year units discontinued after this date will show as a 'fail'
13 Fri	Last day for discontinuation of any semester two unit or studies in order to qualify for a partial refund of fees relevant to semester two
16 Mon	Last day to discontinue semester two units without 'withdrawn' showing on academic record Supplementary and special (deferred) examinations commence
20 Fri	Supplementary and special (deferred) examinations conclude
27 Fri	Public holiday - Nuzul Al-Quran Day
31 Tue	Public holiday - National Day
September
10 Fri-11 Sat	Public holiday - Hari Raya Puasa*
16 Thur	Publish semester two exam timetable Public holiday - Malaysia Day
19 Sun	Last day for discontinuation of semester two units with 'withdrawn' showing on academic record
27 Mon	Mid-semester break begins
October
01 Fri	Last day of mid semester break
11 Mon	2011 re-enrolment commences for coursework award students. Closing dates to be advised in August 2010 via Monash email account
22 Fri	Semester two ends Last day for discontinuation of semester two or full year units with 'withdrawn fail' showing on academic record. Semester two and full year units cannot be discontinued after this date
25 Mon- 27 Wed	Swot Vac
28 Thur	Semester two examination period begins
November
05 Fri	Public holiday - Deepavali*
17 Wed	Public holiday - Hari Raya Qurban*
19 Fri	Semester two examination period ends
30 Tues	Last day for submission of applications to graduate in semester one 2011 Kuala Lumpur and Australian ceremonies
December
03 Fri	Semester two results released
07 Tue	Public holiday - Awal Muharam
11 Sat	Public holiday - Birthday of the Sultan of Selangor*
25 Sat	Public holiday - Christmas

Monash University South Africa

To be advised.