Special circumstances deadlines
Schools have deadlines for special circumstances applications. Applications made after the school deadline will not be considered unless there is an exceptional reason. Each semester has a final cutoff date for applications. Talk to your Student Support Team before submitting your application to get support and a faster decision.
School deadlines
Schools have a set of application deadlines. You must apply before the deadline for the school you belong to rather than the school that your course is part of. For example, if you belong to the Business School but it is an Economics course you need support with, you must apply before the Business School deadline.
Your application must be complete by your school deadline - this includes providing any supporting evidence.
Applications made after the school deadline
If you have missed the school deadline, your application will only be considered if there is an exceptional reason.
If you feel that you have an exceptional reason, you must provide:
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the reason why you could not submit your application by the school deadline
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additional evidence in the evidence section of the application, explaining why you could not meet the school deadline.
Final semester deadlines 2023/24
Each semester, there is a final cutoff date for applications.
Semester 1
Friday 12th January 2024, 12 noon.
Semester 2
Friday 31st May 2024, 12 noon.
Resit diet
TBC
Taught Postgraduate dissertations
TBC
Applications made after the final semester deadline
Applications after the final semester deadlines will not be considered.
It is vital that you speak to your Student Support Team as soon as you start to experience difficulties. This will allow them to guide you through the application and ensure you meet the deadlines for the semester.
Getting a faster decision
If you would like your School to consider an expedited decision on your application (a decision made before the relevant Board of Examiners meeting), contact your Student Support Team before submitting your application.
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Business
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Centre for Open Learning
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| IFP | Term 1 | |
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| Short Courses | Term 1 | |
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| ELE (Credit bearing visiting student courses- AEVS & EIBC) | Term 1 | |
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| LfA (BSL, Gaelic, Swahili) | Semester 1 | |
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| Pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes (10 Weeks ) | VSNGTPEAP10F | |
| Pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes (6 Weeks ) | VSNGTPEAP06F |
Divinity
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
Economics
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
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Edinburgh College of Art
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
Edinburgh Futures Institute
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
Health in Social Sciences
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Semester one: 12/01/2024 at 12:00 Noon | Semester one: 12/01/2024 at 12:00 Noon |
History, Classics and Archaeology
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
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Semester one: 12/01/2024 at 12:00 Noon Semester two: 24/05/2024 at 12:00 Noon |
Law
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
Literature, Languages and Culture
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Semester one: 12/01/2024 at 12:00 Noon | Semester one: 12/01/2024 at 12:00 Noon |
Moray House
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
Social and Political Sciences
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Biomedical Sciences
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
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Semester one: 05/01/2024 at 12:00 Noon |
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Clinical Sciences
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Edinburgh Medical School
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Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences
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Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
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Semesters one and two: Please check with the School. |
Semesters one and two: Standard PGT deadlines for the submission of Special Circumstances applications fall approximately 3 weeks after the course end date, as follows:
Special Circumstances submission deadlines for courses that do not fit within the above delivery periods (eg. full year courses) will be published in the LEARN course. |
College of Science and Engineering
Biological Sciences
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Semester one: 05/01/2024 at 12:00 Noon | Semester one: 05/01/2024 at 12:00 Noon |
Chemistry
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
DSTI (Bayes)
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
Engineering
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
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GeoSciences
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
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Semester one: 12/01/2024 at 12:00 Noon Semester two: 24/05/2024 at 12:00 Noon |
Semester one: 12/01/2024 at 12:00 Noon Semester two: 24/05/2024 at 12:00 Noon |
Informatics
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Postgraduate |
Mathematics
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
Physics and Astronomy
Undergraduate |
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