UNSW courses are offered in defined teaching periods of varying lengths and usually within the main terms/semesters. See Academic Calendar for specific dates.

Each teaching period has associated payment and census dates, and enrolment deadlines. You can check the teaching period of your courses in your myUNSW Class Timetable or Enrolment Basket. For a list of subjects in each teaching period, visit the Class Timetable.

Teaching period names

Listed here are Teaching Period names and where they fall in the academic year.

T and U prefixes

Main Kensington/Paddington programs.

Here you can find an explanation of abbreviations (such as T1A). Check the Academic Calendar for specific dates.

Summer Term

Commences on first working day of the calendar year

U1: 5 weeks over January and February

Term 1

T1: Mid-February to mid-May (10 weeks)

T1A: First 5 weeks of T1

T1B: Last 5 weeks of T1

T1C: 4 weeks from end of T1

Term 2

T2: June to August (10 weeks)

T2A: First 5 weeks of T2

T2B: Last 5 weeks of T2

T2C: 4 weeks from end of T2

Term 3

T3: Mid-September to mid-December (10 weeks)

T3A: First 5 weeks of T3

T3B: Last 5 weeks of T3

T3C: 4 weeks from end of T3

A prefixes

PLuS Alliance at Arizona State University

See also Key dates for PluS Alliance.

Summer Term

ASA: January to February

ASC: January to May

Term 1

ASB: March to April

Term 2

AUA: May to June

AUB: July to August

AUC: May to July

AFA: August to October

Term 3

AFB: October to December

AFC: August to December

G Prefixes

UNSW Diploma

See also Key dates for UNSW Diploma.

GD1: January to May

GD2: May to August

GD3: August to December

M prefixes

Medicine Undergraduate

See also Academic Calendar and Key dates for Medicine

Medicine I, II

M1A: February to April

M1B: April to June

M2A: July to September

M3A: September to November

Medicine III - Coursework

MS1: January to February

M1A: February to May

MT2: May to September

M3A: September to November

Medicine IV - ILP

M1A: February to May

MT2: June to August

M3A: September to November

Medicine V, VI

MS1: January to March

M1A: March to May

M1B: May to June

M2A: July to September

M3A: September to November

EM and MG prefixes

AGSM MBA Programs

EM1: January to April

EM2: April to June

EM3: July to September

EM4: September to December

MG1: Mid-February to May

MG2: June to August

MG3: September to December

Z prefixes

UNSW Canberra at ADFA

Check Academic Calendar for specific dates.

Semester 1

Z1: March to mid-June

Semester 2

Z2: late July to October

Hexamesters

Hexamester Calendar Programs

The below Hexamester teaching periods only apply to students studying these programs.

Check the Hexamester Academic Calendar for specific dates. All terms are six weeks in duration.

Hexamester 1: January to February

Hexamester 2: March to April

Hexamester 3: May to June

Hexamester 4: July to August

Hexamester 5: August to October

Hexamester 6: October to December

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