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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 1-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.

For 2025, the School of Nursing and Midwifery and the Bachelor of Paramedicine courses will move into Transition Semester 3 whilst School of Creative Arts will remain in the traditional Semester 3. 

Understanding the Semester 3 academic calendar

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).

For 2025 the School of Nursing and Midwifery and the Bachelor of Paramedicine courses will move into Transition Semester 3 whilst School of Creative Arts will remain in the traditional Semester 3. 

Bachelor of Nursing students can find out more information on the Transition Semester 3 Important Dates for Professional Placement via the Professional Placement Hub.

BIO1203 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1
BIO1206 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2
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

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
  • 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: 22 January, 2025

Results Release for the Transition (9-week) Semester 3 will occur on 22 January, 2025 to ensure you have adequate time to make a decision about your studies in Trimester 1.

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.

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.