Semester dates 2019-2020
St Andrews has two semesters each year: Martinmas semester from September to December and Candlemas semester from February to May.
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- Semester dates 2019-2020 iCalendar (ICS)
- Key dates and deadlines for students (June 2019 – August 2020) (PDF)
- Key dates and deadlines for staff (June 2019 – August 2020) (PDF)
- Key dates and deadlines for staff (Summer 2020) (PDF)
Semester 1: Martinmas semester
Monday 16 September to Friday 20 December 2019
| Week | Week beginning | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-sessional | Monday 9 September 2019 | Orientation week |
| Week 1 | Monday 16 September 2019 | Teaching begins |
| Week 2 | Monday 23 September 2019 | |
| Week 3 | Monday 30 September 2019 | |
| Week 4 | Monday 7 October 2019 | |
| Week 5 | Monday 14 October 2019 | |
| Week 6 | Monday 21 October 2019 | Independent Learning Week (ILW) Raisin Monday: 21 October |
| Week 7 | Monday 28 October 2019 | |
| Week 8 | Monday 4 November 2019 | |
| Week 9 | Monday 11 November 2019 | |
| Week 10 | Monday 18 November 2019 | |
| Week 11 | Monday 25 November 2019 |
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| Week 12 | Monday 2 December 2019 | Revision week Graduation: Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 December Exams begin: Saturday 7 December |
| Week 13 | Monday 9 December 2019 | Semester 1 examinations |
| Week 14 | Monday 16 December 2019 | Semester 1 examinations |
Christmas vacation and inter-semester break
Monday 23 December 2019 to Friday 24 January 2020
| Week | Week beginning | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas vacation | Monday 23 December 2019 | |
| Christmas vacation | Monday 30 December 2019 | |
| Inter-semester | Monday 6 January 2020 | |
| Inter-semester | Monday 13 January 2020 | |
| Inter-semester | Monday 20 January 2020 |
Semester 2: Candlemas semester
Monday 27 January to Friday 29 May 2020
| Week | Week beginning | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Monday 27 January 2020 | Teaching begins |
| Week 2 | Monday 3 February 2020 | |
| Week 3 | Monday 10 February 2020 | |
| Week 4 | Monday 17 February 2020 | |
| Week 5 | Monday 24 February 2020 | |
| Week 6 | Monday 2 March 2020 | |
| Week 7 | Monday 9 March 2020 | |
| Vacation | Monday 16 March 2020 | Spring vacation |
| Vacation | Monday 23 March 2020 | Spring vacation |
| Week 8 | Monday 30 March 2020 | |
| Week 9 | Monday 6 April 2020 | |
| Week 10 | Monday 13 April 2020 | |
| Week 11 | Monday 20 April 2020 | |
| Week 12 | Monday 27 April 2020 | Revision week |
| Week 13 | Monday 4 May 2020 | Revision week May Day holiday: Friday 8 May Exams begin: Saturday 9 May |
| Week 14 | Monday 11 May 2020 | May examinations |
| Week 15 | Monday 18 May 2020 | May examinations |
| Week 16 | Monday 25 May 2020 |
Summer
Monday 1 June to Friday 4 September 2020
| Week | Week beginning | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Summer week 1 | Monday 1 June 2020 | |
| Summer week 2 | Monday 8 June 2020 | |
| Summer week 3 | Monday 15 June 2020 | |
| Summer graduation | Monday 27 July 2020 | Degree conferral |