Teaching periods

We created teaching periods for some units to:

  • better reflect the length of the unit
  • support your study by assisting the governing business processes.

Teaching period dates will be displayed in QUT Virtual to help you accurately choose units during the enrolment process.

Most students will continue to enrol in semester 1 and 2 teaching periods. However, some students, such as those undertaking BGSB 6 credit point units and students undertaking QUTIC courses, must be aware of the correct teaching period they need to enrol in.

These teaching periods are based on specific dates that relate to the addition and withdrawal of units and the associated academic and financial penalty.

Teaching periods
 Length Course, unit or student group
Semester 1 (Sem1) and Semesters 2 (Sem2) 13 Weeks Majority of students undertaking standard undergraduate and postgraduate 12 credit point units.
5TP1-9 5 weeks English language programs
6TP1-6 6 weeks Students undertaking 6 credit point BGSB units
12TP1-3 12 weeks EAP program
13TP1-3 13 weeks QUTIC courses and units taken from QUTIC
Sum 12 weeks Units taken over the summer program which commence in one year and finish in the next year
Sum1 6 weeks Units taken in the summer program that commence in November and finish in December
Sum2 6 weeks Units taken in the summer program that commence in January and finish in February.

The teaching periods may also be used by other courses that are not specified here.

When do the teaching periods start and finish?