Semester dates
Key teaching and exam dates for each semester at the University of Stirling.
Semester dates for the 2024-25 academic year will be published in mid-September 2023.
Undergraduate 2023-24
Semester dates for undergraduate students starting in academic year 2023-24
| Teaching starts | Monday 11 September 2023 |
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| Mid-semester reading week | Monday 23 October - Friday 27 October 2023 (inclusive) |
| Teaching ends | Friday 1 December 2023 |
| Autumn examination period | Wednesday 6 December - Friday 15 December 2023 |
| Autumn resit/deferred examination period |
Monday 13 May – Friday 17 May 2024 (inclusive) |
| Teaching starts | Monday 22 January 2024 |
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| Mid-semester reading week | Monday 4 March – Friday 8 March 2024 (inclusive) |
| Teaching ends | Wednesday 17 April 2024 |
| Spring examination period | Monday 22 April – Friday 10 May 2024 (inclusive) |
| Spring resit/deferred examination period | Monday 17 June – Monday 24 June 2024 (inclusive) |
Postgraduate 2023-24
Semester dates for postgraduate students starting in academic year 2023-24
| Teaching starts | Monday 25 September 2023 |
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| Mid-semester reading week | Monday 23 October - Friday 27 October 2023 (inclusive) |
| Teaching ends | Friday 8 December 2023 |
| Autumn examination period | Monday 8 January – Friday 12 January 2024 |
| Autumn resit/deferred examination period | Monday 13 May – Friday 17 May 2024 (inclusive) |
| Teaching starts | Monday 22 January 2024 |
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| Mid-semester reading week | Monday 4 March – Friday 8 March 2024 (inclusive) |
| Teaching ends | Wednesday 10 April 2024 |
| Spring examination period | Thursday 18 April - Thursday 25 April 2024 (inclusive) |
| Spring resit/deferred examination period | Monday 17 June – Monday 24 June 2024 (inclusive) |
| Teaching window start date* | Monday 29 April 2024 |
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| Teaching window end date* | Friday 26 July 2024 |
| Summer examination period | Monday 8 July - Monday 15 July 2024 |
| Summer resit/deferred examination period | Tuesday 20 August - Tuesday 27 August 2024 (inclusive) |
* Specific teaching patterns will vary across Faculties and therefore in the summer semester, the particular dates upon which teaching starts and ends within specific programmes may vary and can be decided upon by Faculties. However, teaching in the summer semester will not take place outwith these dates and will be delivered over a minimum and maximum period of 9 or 10 weeks respectively.