Trinity College Dublin
The University of Dublin
ACADEMIC YEAR STRUCTURE 2015 / 2016
Cal. Wk 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Dates 2015/16 (week beginning) 31-Aug-15 07-Sep-15 14-Sep-15 21-Sep-15 28-Sep-15 05-Oct-15 12-Oct-15 19-Oct-15 26-Oct-15 02-Nov-15 09-Nov-15 16-Nov-15 23-Nov-15 30-Nov-15 07-Dec-15 14-Dec-15 21-Dec-15 28-Dec-15 04-Jan-16 11-Jan-16 18-Jan-16 25-Jan-16 01-Feb-16 08-Feb-16 15-Feb-16 22-Feb-16 29-Feb-16 07-Mar-16 14-Mar-16 21-Mar-16 28-Mar-16 04-Apr-16 11-Apr-16 18-Apr-16 25-Apr-16 02-May-16 09-May-16 16-May-16 23-May-16 30-May-16
41
06-Jun-16
42
13-Jun-16
43
20-Jun-16
44
27-Jun-16
Outline Structure of Academic Year 2015/16 Supplemental Examinations Freshers' Week/Undergraduate Orientation Week Teaching Week 1 Teaching Week 2 Teaching Week 3 Teaching Week 4 Teaching Week 5 (Monday, Public Holiday) Teaching Week 6 Teaching Week 7 - Study Week Teaching Week 8 Teaching Week 9 Teaching Week 10 Teaching Week 11 Teaching Week 12 Christmas Period (College closed 24 December 2015 to 3 January 2016, inclusive) Foundation Scholarship Examinations Teaching Week 1 Teaching Week 2 Teaching Week 3 Teaching Week 4 Teaching Week 5 Teaching Week 6 Teaching Week 7 - Study Week Teaching Week 8 Teaching Week 9 (Thursday, Public Holiday) Teaching Week 10 (Friday, Good Friday) Teaching Week 11 (Monday, Easter Monday) Teaching Week 12 Revision Trinity Week (Monday, Trinity Monday) Revision Revision Annual Examinations 1 (Monday, Public Holiday) Annual Examinations 2 Annual Examinations 3 Annual Examinations 4 Marking/Courts of Examiners/Results Marking/Courts of Examiners/Results (Monday, Public Holiday) Marking/Courts of Examiners/Results Marking/Courts of Examiners/Results/ Courts of First Appeal Courts of First Appeal/Academic Appeals
45 to 04 Jul 2016 Postgraduate dissertations/theses/Research 1-8 52 22 Aug 2016
Exams and Assessment, Academic Registry
Notes Statutory Term (Michaelmas) begins
Michaelmas Lecture term begins
←Michaelmas term ends Friday 18 December 2015
Note: it may be necessary to hold some exams in the preceding week.
Hilary Term begins
←Hilary Term ends Friday 8 April 2016 Trinity Term begins
Annual Examination period: Four weeks followed by five weeks for marking, examiners' meetings, publication of results, Courts of First Appeal and Academic Appeals.
← Statutory (Trinity) Term ends Friday 1 July 2016 Eight weeks between end of statutory (Trinity) term and commencement of statutory (Michaelmas) term. This period is also used for writing up Masters dissertations and research theses due for submission in September. ← Ends Friday 26 August 2016
For details of courses taught/examined outside the formal academic year structure, contact the local School or Course Office
26 June 2015
