University of Limerick (UL) Academic Calendar

This is to educate you about the school calendar and the necessary information you need to know about the school admission date, graduation dates and other things been observed in the school, example holidays and breaks

I hope this information will guide you through

uly 2025
Week Date Activity/Action Activity/Action relates to A/Y Notes
08 Jul 2025
to 15 Jul 2025
School of Medicine BMBS Viewing School Grade Recheck Applications Spring – Faculty return (non-clinical)
07 Jul 2025
to 16 Dec 2025
School of Medicine Weeks 1-24
25 Jul 2025
to 19 Aug 2025
Spring Scheduling data collection by Academic Registry via ASCS
August 2025
Week Date Activity/Action Activity/Action relates to A/Y Notes
15 Aug 2025 Annual Registration opens (for all returning students except Research students) Please note: Registration on 15/Aug/2025 relates to all students (except Research) returning on 05/Sep/2025. For students commencing their studies prior to this date, annual registration will open 3 weeks prior to their return date.
0 29 Aug 2025
to 02 Sep 2025
Week 0 of Academic Year
September 2025
Week Date Activity/Action Activity/Action relates to A/Y Notes
0 02 Sep 2025 Autumn Orientation for new students (Postgraduate students, Graduate entry medicine and continuing professional education courses)
1 – 12 05 Sep 2025
to 25 Nov 2025
Weeks 1 – 12
1 – 15 05 Sep 2025
to 17 Dec 2025
Autumn semester commences including exams (Weeks 1-15)
1 – 2 05 Sep 2025
to 16 Sep 2025
Grade recheck applications for Repeat/Summer exams 2025/22
2 13 Sep 2025
to 14 Sep 2025
Viewing days Repeat/Summer scripts 2025/22
2 14 Sep 2025 Grading submissions for September Exam Board (Masters) 2025/22
2 14 Sep 2025 Student Status Committee 2025/22
2 15 Sep 2025 Prospective Grad reports & Electronic Broadsheet issued 2025/22
3 19 Sep 2025
to 22 Sep 2025
Autumn semester Orientation for 1st Year CAO-entry undergraduate courses
3 22 Sep 2025
to 23 Sep 2025
University Graduate Exam Board 2025/22
3 23 Sep 2025 Academic Council
3 23 Sep 2025 Results available online 2025/22 from the Sept Exam Board. Available in the pm
4 – 12 26 Sep 2025
to 25 Nov 2025
Autumn semester commences for 1st year CAO-entry undergraduate courses (weeks 4-12)
October 2025
Week Date Activity/Action Activity/Action relates to A/Y Notes
6 12 Oct 2025
to 14 Oct 2025
Module Selection for Spring (programmes with electives only)
7 20 Oct 2025
to 21 Oct 2025
Autumn Open Days
8 24 Oct 2025 Publication of provisional Exam timetable
8 27 Oct 2025 Deadline for change requests to provisional timetable
November 2025
Week Date Activity/Action Activity/Action relates to A/Y Notes
11 15 Nov 2025
to 16 Nov 2025
Grading submissions for December Exam Board
12 21 Nov 2025 Prospective Grad reports & Electronic Broadsheet issued
9 01 Nov 2025 HEA provisional returns
10 07 Nov 2025 Publication of final Exam timetable
12 25 Nov 2025 Deadline submission of Autumn Semester exam papers to Academic Registry
13 28 Nov 2025
to 02 Dec 2025
Week 13
December 2025
Week Date Activity/Action Activity/Action relates to A/Y Notes
13 01 Dec 2025 University Graduate Exam Board Winter
13 03 Dec 2025
to 17 Dec 2025
Autumn Examination period
14 07 Dec 2025 Results available online (from the Dec Exam Board. Available in the pm)
14 03 Dec 2025
to 10 Jan 2025
Module Grade Entry for Autumn Exams
15 12 Dec 2025
to 16 Dec 2025
School of Medicine BMBS Examinations Autumn – UL Week 15
January 2025
Week Date Activity/Action Activity/Action relates to A/Y Notes
0 16 Jan 2025
to 19 Jan 2025
UL Winter Conferring Ceremonies
1 – 15 23 Jan 2025
to 15 May 2025
Spring Teaching Term (including Exams)
02 Jan 2025
to 23 Jun 2025
School of Medicine BMBS Weeks 27-51
02 Jan 2025
to 20 Jan 2025
Inter Semester break
0 16 Jan 2025
to 18 Jan 2025
Progression reports for Autumn Exams *16.01.2025 (PM), 18.01.2025 (AM)
0 16 Jan 2025
to 20 Jan 2025
Online registration for Spring (All returning students)
0 16 Jan 2025
to 20 Jan 2025
Spring Orientation (Students commencing in Spring Semester)
0 18 Jan 2025 Academic Council Grading Committee Autumn Exams afternoon
0 19 Jan 2025 Results available online (Autumn Semester)
0 19 Jan 2025
to 02 Feb 2025
Consider recheck applications for Autumn Exams
0 21 Jan 2025 January Open Day
1 – 15 23 Jan 2025
to 15 May 2025
Spring Teaching Term (including Exams)
1 – 12 23 Jan 2025
to 21 Apr 2025
Weeks 1-12
1 24 Jan 2025
to 25 Jan 2025
Viewing days for scripts Autumn (within Faculty, tbc)
2 30 Jan 2025
to 03 Feb 2025
Spring Exam Requirements online (MERCS)
February 2025
Week Date Activity/Action Activity/Action relates to A/Y Notes
01 Jan 2025 Last APRC for consideration of items affecting Autumn schedule Date to be confirmed
2 01 Feb 2025 Semester 1 Exam Board (Jan/Feb)
2 01 Feb 2025 Student Status Committee
2 03 Feb 2025 Exam Board Results/Awards available online (Autumn Semester)
March 2025
Week Date Activity/Action Activity/Action relates to A/Y Notes
6 01 Mar 2025 HEA final returns
7 06 Mar 2025
to 10 Mar 2025
Final award entry forms issued to potential graduates
7 – 9 08 Mar 2025
to 24 Mar 2025
Autumn Scheduling data collection by Academic Registry via ASCS 2025/24
8 13 Mar 2025 Publication of provisional Exam timetable
8 13 Mar 2025
to 20 Mar 2025
Module Selection for Autumn (programmes with electives only)
8 16 Mar 2025 Deadline for change requests to provisional Exam timetable
10 27 Mar 2025 Publication of final Exam timetable
April 2025
Week Date Activity/Action Activity/Action relates to A/Y Notes
03 Apr 2025
to 10 Apr 2025
Easter Break (students)
03 Apr 2025
to 11 Apr 2025
Issue Prospective graduate reports to Faculty
13 Apr 2025
to 09 Jun 2025
School of Medicine BMBS Examinations Year 1-4
12 21 Apr 2025 Deadline submission of Spring Semester exam papers to Academic Registry
May 2025
Week Date Activity/Action Activity/Action relates to A/Y Notes
13 – 14 02 May 2025
to 15 May 2025
Spring Examinations period
15 May 2025
to 02 Sep 2025
Summer Period
23 May 2025 Last APRC for consideration of items affecting Spring schedule
02 May 2025
to 23 May 2025
Module Grade Entry for Spring Exams
10 May 2025 School of Medicine BMBS Grading Deadline Spring – Graduating Only (Module Grade Entry Final Deadline) *5PM
15 May 2025 School of Medicine BMBS Progression Reports to Faculty Spring (Graduating Only)
22 May 2025 School of Medicine BMBS Results Available Online (Graduating Only)
22 May 2025
to 06 Jun 2025
School of Medicine BMBS Consider Recheck Applications for Spring Exams (Graduating Only)
30 May 2025
to 02 Jun 2025
Progression Decision Entry
31 May 2025 School of Medicine BMBS Viewing Days for Scripts Spring (Graduating Only)
June 2025
Week Date Activity/Action Activity/Action relates to A/Y Notes
02 Jun 2025 Academic Council Grading Committee Spring
05 Jun 2025
to 16 Jun 2025
School of Medicine BMBS Year 2 Special Study Module
08 Jun 2025 University Grading Exam Board Summer
12 Jun 2025 School of Medicine BMBS Final Day for Student Grading Recheck – Faculty return (Graduating Only)
13 Jun 2025 UL Summer Conferring Ceremonies
19 Jun 2025 Results available online
19 Jun 2025
to 03 Jul 2025
Consider recheck applications Spring Exams
21 Jun 2025
to 28 Jun 2025
Repeats online registration
22 Jun 2025 School of Medicine BMBS Grading Deadline (non-clinical)
22 Jun 2025 School of Medicine BMBS Progression Reports to Faculty Spring (non-clinical)
23 Jun 2025 Academic Council Grading Committee Spring (Medical School/ETC)
26 Jun 2025 School of Medicine BMBS Results Available Online (non- clinical)
26 Jun 2025
to 10 Jul 2025
School of Medicine BMBS Consider Recheck Applications Spring – Student (non- clinical)
27 Jun 2025
to 28 Jun 2025
Viewing days for scripts Summer (proposed)
28 Jun 2025 Student Status Committee
28 Jun 2025
to 29 Jun 2025
School of Medicine BMBS Viewing Days for Scripts Spring (non- clinical)
August 2025
Week Date Activity/Action Activity/Action relates to A/Y Notes
28 Aug 2025
to 01 Sep 2025
UL Autumn Conferring Ceremonies
28 Aug 2025
to 02 Sep 2025
Summer Exam Period
11 Aug 2025 Deadline submission of repeat/summer examination papers to Academic Registry 5PM
28 Aug 2025
to 04 Sep 2025
Module Grade Entry for Repeats/Summer Exams