Your academic year in UCC follows a schedule of important dates. As a student in UCC meeting the deadlines found in the schedule of dates will help you organise your year ahead. Key milestones are listed so that you can take control and ensure that you get the best out of what UCC can offer you. The following deadlines are carefully planned so that there is as little disruption to your studies as possible.
Most Postgraduate Taught courses commence on the same date as the
Start of Academic Year - second years and beyond (mentioned below). Some however start earlier or later. The start date of your Postgraduate Taught course can be found on your course
Postgraduate prospectus webpage
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Academic Calendar 2026-27
| Milestone event 2026 - 2027 | Date (Subject to change) |
|---|---|
| Start of Academic Year 2026-27 - second years and beyond | 07 September 2026 |
| Start of Academic Year 2026-27 - first years only | 14 September 2026 |
| Public Holiday - no lectures | 26 October 2026 |
| Start of winter supplemental repeat examinations - Final Medical students only | TBC |
| End of winter supplemental repeat examinations - Final Medical students only | TBC |
| End of Semester 1 lectures - second years and beyond | 27 November 2026 |
| Study Period S1 (one week) - second years and beyond | 30 November 2026 |
| Last week of S1 lectures - first year students | 30 November 2026 |
| Start of winter examinations - second years and beyond | 07 December 2026 |
| Study Period S1 - first years only | 07 December 2026 |
| Start of winter examinations - first years only | 14 December 2026 |
| End of winter examinations | 18 December 2026 |
| Christmas recess (three weeks) | 18 December 2026 |
| Lectures begin semester 2 - all years | 11 January 2027 |
| Public Holiday - St Brigid’s Day - no lectures | 01 February 2027 |
| Start of Spring Examinations | TBC |
| Public Holiday - St Patrick’s Day - no lectures | 17 March 2027 |
| End of Spring Examinations | TBC |
| Easter Recess (two weeks) | 19 Mar-02 April 2027 |
| Last week of S2 lectures | 12 April 2027 |
| Study Period S2 (1 week) | 19 April 2027 |
| Start of summer examinations | 23 April 2027 |
| Public Holiday - no exams | 03 May 2027 |
| End of summer examinations | 7 May 2027 |
| Summer Recess | 31 May 2027 |
| Start of autumn examinations | 30 July 2027 |
| Public Holiday - August Bank Holiday - no lectures | 03 August 2027 |
| End of autumn examinations | 13 August 2027 |
| Provisional Start Dates 2027 - 28 | |
| Start of Academic Year 2027-28 - second years and beyond | 06 September 2027 |
| Start of Academic Year 2027-28 - first years only | 13 September 2027 |
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