UNSW Foundation Studies
Academic calendar and study streams
A wide range of dates , subjects and study streams . 2017 2018 2019
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Standard Plus Standard Transition
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
Standard Plus Semester 1 : 12 July – 2 February • Semester 2 : 5 February – 1 June
Optional English 31 July – 15 December 4 September – 15 December 9 October – 15 December
Standard Plus Semester 1 : 17 January – 27 July • Semester 2 : 30 July – 23 November
Optional English 12 March – 27 July 16 April – 27 July 21 May – 27 July
Standard Plus Semester 1 : 29 August – 22 March • Semester 2 : 25 March – 19 July
Optional English 30 July – 14 December 3 September – 14 December 8 October – 14 December
Standard Plus Starting : 16 January
Standard Semester 1 : 27 September – 2 February • Semester 2 : 5 February – 1 June
UNSW SEMESTER 2 BEGINS
Transition Program 23 August – 15 December
Transition Program 25 September – 19 January
Optional English 2 January – 9 March 9 October – 9 March
13 November – 9 March
UNSW SEMESTER 1 BEGINS
Transition Program 7 February – 1 June
Standard Semester 1 : 4 April – 27 July Semester 2 : 30 July – 23 November
Optional English 21 May – 5 October 25 June – 5 October 30 July – 5 October
UNSW SEMESTER 2 BEGINS
Transition Program 22 August – 14 December
Optional English 7 January – 15 March 8 October – 15 March
12 November – 15 March
Transition Program 24 September – 18 January
Standard Semester 1 : 14 November – 22 March Semester 2 : 25 March – 19 July
UNSW TERM 1 BEGINS
Standard Starting : 3 April
Transition Program 27 March – 19 July
We recommend students who are Australian citizens and permanent residents enrol in a program which finishes before the end of the calendar year .
Optional English courses are available before all programs if required . See page 24 for more details .
Which stream is best for you ?
If you are not sure which stream is best for you , see the recommended stream ( s ) for each degree program on pages 50 – 53 . For a complete list online see : www . ufs . unsw . edu . au / gpa or ask our team at : enquiries @ unswglobal . unsw . edu . au
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