Academic calendar

Four intakes a year, and the dates that decide each one

January, April, July and October. This page publishes which credentials admit in each intake, the sequence of dates inside it, and the rules that hold whatever the calendar says.

Why the dates read "Confirmed with the accreditation wave"

Application and teaching dates are fixed against the first accreditation wave and the confirmed cooperative-education placement capacity for each cohort. Publishing a date before both are signed off would mean correcting it later, so the sequence is published now and each date is filled in as it is confirmed. The structure below does not change.

Intakes

Which credential admits when

A term is six months and a block is four weeks, which is why the two pathways do not share entry points.

January intake

Open

The founding intake. The twelve first-wave programmes are the only degrees accepting applications.

Admits

Bachelor's degrees, Path One (Term Model)
Bachelor's degrees, Path Two (Block Model)
Higher Education Certificate, all three tracks
Forward College certificates and diplomas

January intake sequence of dates
Stage	Date
Applications openThe application form and the fee schedule for the intake go live on the same day.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave
Applications closeClosing is by confirmed placement capacity as well as by date, so an intake can close early.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave
Decisions issuedOffers, Bridge referrals and declines are all issued in the same window. Nobody is left without an answer.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave
Enrolment and registrationFee settlement or an agreed instalment plan, adviser allocation, and identity issue.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave
Teaching startsWeek one begins with your named academic adviser and your named co-op adviser already assigned.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave

April intake

Planned

Block Model entry only. The Term Model admits in January and July because a term is six months long.

Admits

Bachelor's degrees, Path Two (Block Model)
Forward College certificates and diplomas

April intake sequence of dates
Stage	Date
Applications openThe application form and the fee schedule for the intake go live on the same day.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave
Applications closeClosing is by confirmed placement capacity as well as by date, so an intake can close early.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave
Decisions issuedOffers, Bridge referrals and declines are all issued in the same window. Nobody is left without an answer.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave
Enrolment and registrationFee settlement or an agreed instalment plan, adviser allocation, and identity issue.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave
Teaching startsWeek one begins with your named academic adviser and your named co-op adviser already assigned.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave

July intake

Planned

The main second entry point, sized to the placement capacity confirmed for that cohort.

Admits

Bachelor's degrees, Path One (Term Model)
Bachelor's degrees, Path Two (Block Model)
Higher Education Certificate, all three tracks
Forward College certificates and diplomas

July intake sequence of dates
Stage	Date
Applications openThe application form and the fee schedule for the intake go live on the same day.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave
Applications closeClosing is by confirmed placement capacity as well as by date, so an intake can close early.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave
Decisions issuedOffers, Bridge referrals and declines are all issued in the same window. Nobody is left without an answer.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave
Enrolment and registrationFee settlement or an agreed instalment plan, adviser allocation, and identity issue.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave
Teaching startsWeek one begins with your named academic adviser and your named co-op adviser already assigned.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave

October intake

Planned

Block Model entry only, and the usual entry point for applicants awaiting a UNEB release.

Admits

Bachelor's degrees, Path Two (Block Model)
Forward College certificates and diplomas

October intake sequence of dates
Stage	Date
Applications openThe application form and the fee schedule for the intake go live on the same day.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave
Applications closeClosing is by confirmed placement capacity as well as by date, so an intake can close early.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave
Decisions issuedOffers, Bridge referrals and declines are all issued in the same window. Nobody is left without an answer.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave
Enrolment and registrationFee settlement or an agreed instalment plan, adviser allocation, and identity issue.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave
Teaching startsWeek one begins with your named academic adviser and your named co-op adviser already assigned.	Confirmed with the accreditation wave

Calendar rules

Five rules that hold whatever the dates are

These govern the calendar, so you can plan against them before a single date is confirmed.

An intake closes on capacity, not only on a date

Because the twelve-month placement is compulsory, no cohort is admitted larger than the confirmed placement capacity for that intake. When capacity is reached, applications close early and the next intake opens.

Every applicant gets a dated answer

Decisions for an intake are issued inside one published window. If your profile is a near miss, the answer is a Bridge referral with its own dates, never a dead decline.

Fees are published before applications open

The fee schedule for an intake goes live on the same day the application form does, so no applicant accepts an offer without the cost in front of them.

Term Model and Block Model do not share entry points

A term is six months, so the Term Model admits twice a year. A block is four weeks, so the Block Model admits four times a year.

Results still pending is not a reason to wait a year

Applicants awaiting a UNEB release can apply to the next intake and be assessed conditionally, or be referred to the Higher Education Certificate if the result lands as a near miss.

Costs, funding, or straight to the application

Awards are assessed alongside your application, so applying early is how you keep every funding option open.

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