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April

Tue 1 Research Committee Meeting (RC)
MBChB Year 2 - Term 1 recess starts
MBChB Year 3 - Term 1 recess starts
Wed 2
Thu 3 Autumn Graduations (George) starts
Submission of Postgraduate applications for 2025 open
Fri 4 Autumn Graduations (George) ends
Sat 5 Library and Information Services: Vacation hours (10:00 - 15:00) - South & Missionvale only
Sun 6 First teaching cycle recess ends
Library and Information Services Closed
Work Integrated Learning period for Faculty of Health Sciences ends
Mon 7 Second Teaching Cycle starts
MBChB Year 1-Term 2-Class list control starts
MBChB Year 2 - Term 2 - Class list control starts
MBChB Year 3 - Term 2 - Class list control starts
MBChB Year 4 - Semester 1 - Period for Class List Control ends
MBChB Year 5 - Semester 1 - Period for Class List Control ends
Period for registration changes for the block of lectures that started on 7 April start
Library and Information Services: Term Hours (South, North, George, 2nd Avenue, Missionvale)
MBChB Year 4 - Semester 1-Students with no proof of module activity will be cancelled automatically
MBChB Year 5 - Semester 1-Students with no proof of module activity will be cancelled automatically
Last day for cancellations of registration, as well as the cancellation of particular modules for the purposes of Mid-year assessments
Period for online submission of externally moderated question papers for the Mid-year Assessment and Re-assessment periods (examinable modules) ends
Period for online submission of internally moderated question papers for the Mid-year Assessment and Re-assessment periods (examinable modules) ends
Last day for unregistered students to attend classes. Students are not allowed to continue attending classes after this date and academic support will end for Semester 1
Semester 1 Census Date Academic staff are reminded that this is the last day to provide proof of student activity for all students registered for Semester 1 modules (e.g. signed class list, assessment mark on ITS)
MBChB Year 5 - Semester 1 modules. Academic staff are reminded that this is the last day to provide proof of student activity for all students registered for the MBChB Year 5 - Semester 1 modules (e.g.signed class list,assessment mark on ITS)
MBChB Year 4 - Semester 1 modules. Academic staff are reminded that this is the last day to provide proof of student activity for all students registered for the MBChB Year 4 - Semester 1 modules (e.g. signed class list,assessment mark on ITS)
Tue 8 Professoriate and Academic Titles Committee (PATC) (09:00)
Wed 9 Extended Management Committee (E-MANCO) (08:30)
Thu 10 Research and Innovation Committee (RIC) (09:00)
Fri 11 MBChB Year 1 - Term 1 ends
Autumn Graduations (Gqeberha) starts
Assessment and re-assessment: Period for the e-submission of assessment question papers, marking guidelines mid-year-end-of-module assessment period including the mid-year end-of-module re-assessment period (examinable modules) externally moderated modules start
Assessment and re-assessment: Period for the e-submission of assessment question papers, marking guidelines mid-year-end-of-module assessment period including the mid-year end-of-module re-assessment period (examinable modules) internally moderated modules starts
Sat 12 MBChB Year 1 - Term 1 recess starts
Assessment and re-assessment: Last day for the e-submission of assessment question papers,marking guidelines mid-year end-of-module assessment period including the mid-year end-of-module re-assessment period (examinable modules)
Sun 13 MBChB Year 2 - Term 1 recess ends
MBChB Year 3 - Term 1 recess ends
Mon 14 MBChB Year 3 - Term 2 starts
MBChB Year 2 - Term 2 starts
MBChB Year 1-Term 2 modules. Academic staff are reminded that this is the last to provide proof of student activity for all students registered for the MBChB Year 1-Term 2 modules (e.g.signed class list.assessment mark on ITS)
MBChB Year 1-Term 1 modules. Academic staff are reminded that this is the last day to provide proof of student activity for all students registered for the MBChB Year 1-Term 1 modules (e.g.signed class list, assessment mark on ITS)
MBChB Year 3 - Term 1 modules. Academic staff are reminded that this is the last day to provide proof of student activity for all students registered for the MBChB Year 3 - Term 3 modules (e.g.signed class list,assessment mark on ITS)
MBChB Year 3 - Term 1 modules. Academic staff are reminded that this is the last day to provide proof of student activity for all students registered for the MBChB Year 3 - Term 1 modules (e.g.signed class list,assessment mark on ITS)
MBChB Year 2 - Term 1 modules. Academic staff are reminded that this is the last day to provide proof of student activity for all students registered for the MBChB Year 1 - Term 1 modules (e.g. signed class list,assessment mark on ITS)
MBChB Year 2 - Term 1 modules. Academic staff are reminded that this is the last day to provide proof of student activity for all student activity for all students for the MBChB Year 1 - Term 3 modules (e.g. signed class list,assessment mark on ITS)
Tue 15
Wed 16 Academic Programmes Committee (APC) (08:30)
Thu 17
Fri 18 Good Friday
Library Closed
Sat 19 Library Closed
Sun 20 Library Closed
Mon 21 Family Day
Library Closed
Tue 22 Publication of provisional consolidated Mid-Year Assessment period timetable
Semester 1 Module Cancellation ends at  50% liability tuition fees
Wed 23 Research Ethics Committee - Human (REC-H) (09:00)
Semester 1, Term 2 Modules Cancellation starts at 100% liability tuition fees
Period for submission of comments and proposals for adjustments to the consolidated Mid-Year Assessment period timetable starts
Academic staff are reminded that 5 May is the last day to provide proof of student activity for all students registered for Term 2 modules (e.g. signed class list, assessment mark on ITS)
Thu 24
Fri 25 UAC
Autumn Graduations (Gqeberha) ends
Sat 26 Period for submission of comments and proposals for adjustments to the consolidated Mid-Year Assessment period timetable starts
Sun 27 Freedom Day
Library and Information Services Closed
Mon 28 Public Holiday
MBChB Year 1 - Term 1 recess ends
Library and Information Services Closed
Period for registration changes for the block of lectures that started on 7 April end
Tue 29 MBChB Year 1 - Term 2 starts
Wed 30 Last day for approval by APC of all Form 2 new programmes for implementation in the 2026 Academic year
Last day for approval by APC of all programme amendments for implementation in the 2025 Academic year and for inclusion in the 2025 Academic Prospectuses
Last day for submission of intention to submit documentation to assessments by postgraduate students for awarding of Master's and Doctoral degrees in December