Semester 3 Academic Calendar FAQs

As we begin the transition for 2025, there may be some impacts to the way Semester 3 courses are delivered at the end of 2024.

As we continue to move from semesters to trimesters in 2024, there will be a 4-week overlap between Semester 3, 2024 and Trimester 1, 2025 (including O-Week). To manage the transition to the new academic calendar, and this overlap, some Semester 3 courses will be offered in a shortened mode (finishing before Trimester 1 begins), called the Transition (9-week) Semester 3, while others are being offered in alternative teaching periods.

Understanding the Semester 3 academic calendar

What are the key dates of the Transition (9-week) Semester 3?

The Transition (9-week) Semester 3 starts on 11 November, 2024 and ends on 10 January, 2025.

Key dates in the Transition (9-week) Semester 3 study period are:

Last date to enrol: 13 September, 2024
Class registration opens: 3 October, 2024
Census date: Monday 9 December, 2024
Weeks 1 – 6: Learning weeks (11 November – 22 December, 2024)
Week 7: Flexible Learning Week (Monday 23 December – Sunday 29 December, 2024). The flexible learning week contains no new teaching content, but there is an expectation that students will still be engaged with other aspects of study, which may include catching up, revision, and assessment progression/submission.
Week 8-9: Learning week (30 December – 10 January, 2025)
Results Release: 15 January, 2025

Results Release for the Transition (9-week) Semester 3 will occur on 15 January, 2025 to ensure you have adequate time to make a decision about your studies in Trimester 1.

What will this mean for me?

Courses that are taught in the Transition (9-week) Semester 3 format will contain the same content as courses taught in the standard 13-week Semester model – there will be no reduction of content. This means that you will cover the same amount of learning content in the 9 weeks of the Transition Semester that you would usually cover in the 13 weeks of the standard Semester 3.

What do I need to do?

If you want to remain enrolled in the Transition (9-week) Semester 3 you won't need to do anything. Your enrolment will be transferred to the shortened delivery mode, and we will notify you once this has been finalised.

If you are planning on studying during Semester 3 2024, we encourage you to consider the dates of the courses you are planning to study (when they are being run).

View the UniSQ Course Specifications and Residential School Schedule for further information dates.

Please note, information about 2025 Trimester 1 course offerings will be available in the Handbook in October 2024.

If you are unable to enrol in the Semester 3 offerings of these courses in 2024, and cannot find a suitable alternative, then we will work with you to develop a plan for your studies to ensure you enrol in courses that will lead to the best outcomes for your study situation.

Which courses will be taught in the Transition (9-week) Semester 3?

Below is the list of courses being taught in the Transition (9-week) Semester 3. This list does not include courses being taught in the standard Semester 3 (13-week).

Please consider whether the dates of this condensed version of Semester 3 will suit your circumstances.

NUR3799	Transition to Rural & Remote
NUR1399	Foundation of Nursing Practice
NUR2299	Developing Nursing Practice A
NUR2399	Developing Nursing Practice B
NUR3599	Mental Health Care in Practice
NUR3299	Contemporary Nursing Practice
NUR3499	Transition to Professional Practice
PMC1303	Paramedic Placement 1
PMC2203	Paramedic Placement 2
PMC3103	Paramedicine Placement 3
PMC3203	Paramedic Placement 4