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 2022/23
Each semester, there is a final cutoff date for applications.
Semester 1
Friday 13th January 2023, 12 noon.
Semester 2
Friday 2nd June 2023, 12 noon.
Resit diet
Monday 28th August, 12 noon.
Taught Postgraduate dissertations
One week after your School deadline.
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
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Resit diet: 21/08/2023 at 14:00 |
Resit diet: 21/08/2023 at 14:00 PGT dissertations: 31/08/2023 at 14:00 |
Centre for Open Learning
| Access | Semester 1 | 30/11/2022 |
| Semester 2 | 21/06/2023 | |
| IFP | Term 1 | 26/01/2023 |
| Term 2 | 11/05/2023 | |
| Term 3 | 11/07/2023 | |
| Short Courses | Term 1 | 31/01/2023 |
| Term 2 | 04/05/2023 | |
| Term 3 | 02/08/2023 | |
| ELE (Credit bearing visiting student courses- AEVS & EIBC) | Term 1 | 19/01/2023 |
| Term 2 | 15/05/2023 | |
| LfA (BSL, Gaelic, Swahili) | Semester 1 | 24/01/2023 |
| Semester 2 | 18/05/2023 | |
| Pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes (10 Weeks ) | VSNGTPEAP10F | 25/08/2023 at 17:00 |
| Pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes (6 Weeks ) | VSNGTPEAP06F | 25/08/2023 at 17:00 |
Divinity
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Resit diet: 28/08/2023 at 12:00 noon
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Resit diet: 28/08/2023 at 12:00 noon PGT dissertations: |
Economics
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Resit diet: 25/08/2023 at 17:00
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Resit diet: 28/08/2023 at 12:00 noon PGT dissertations: 05/09/2023 at 17:00
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Edinburgh College of Art
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Resit diet: 18/08/2023 at 17:00 |
Resit diet: 18/08/2023 at 17:00 PGT dissertations: 01/09/2023 at 17:00 |
Edinburgh Futures Institute
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Resit diet: 25/08/2023 at 12:00 noon |
Resit diet: 25/08/2023 at 12:00 noon PGT dissertations: 31/08/2023 at 12:00 noon |
Health in Social Sciences
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Resit diet: 16/08/2023 at 12:00 noon |
Resit diet: 28/08/2023 at 12:00 noon PGT dissertations: 28/08/2023 at 12:00 noon |
History, Classics and Archaeology
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Resit diet: 21/08/2023 at 12:00 noon |
Resit diet: 28/08/2023 at 12:00 noon PGT dissertations: 28/08/2023 at 12:00 noon |
Law
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Resit diet: 21/08/2023 at 17:00 |
Resit diet: PGT dissertations: 08/09/2023 at 17:00 |
Literature, Languages and Culture
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Resit diet: 25/08/2023, 5PM |
Resit diet: 25/08/2023, 5PM PGT dissertations: 01/09/2023, 5PM |
Moray House
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Resit diet: 18/08/2023 at 12:00 noon |
Resit diet: 18/08/2023 at 12:00 noon PGT dissertations: 31/08/2023 at 12:00 noon |
Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Resit diet: 25/08/2023 at 12:00 noon |
Resit diet: 04/08/2023 at 17:00 PGT dissertations: 25/08/2023 at 17:00 |
Social and Political Sciences
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Resit diet: 17/08/2023 at 23:59 |
Semester 3 and null-sit submissions: 31/08/2023 PGT Dissertations: 31/08/2023 |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Biomedical Sciences
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
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Resit diet: Years 1, 2 & 3: 21/08/2023 at 12:00 noon Senior Honours: 18/08/2023 at 12:00 noon |
Semester three/full year courses: 17/07/2023 at 12:00 Noon for the following programmes: Science Communication and Public Engagement – Online Biodiversity Wildlife and Ecosystem Health - Online Cancer Biology and Precision Oncology - Online Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - Online Global Health and Infectious Diseases- Online International Animal Health - Online Anatomical Sciences- Online Semester three/full year courses: 04/09/2023 at 12:00 Noon for the following programmes: Human Anatomy- On campus Clinical Anatomy - On campus Science Communication and Public Engagement - on campus Integrative Neuroscience - On campus Biomedical Sciences (Life Sciences) - On campus
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Clinical Sciences
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
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Semester two: 17/07/2023 at 17:00 Resit diet: |
Semester two: - MSc Primary Care Ophthalmology courses: 30/06/2023 - ChM Clinical Ophthalmology courses: 30/06/2023 - ChM Trauma and Orthopaedics courses: 10/07/2023 - ChM Vascular & Endovascular Surgery courses: 12/07/2023 - MSc in Surgical Sciences courses: 27/06/2023 - ALL other programmes: 17/07/2023 at 17:00 Resit diet: PGT dissertations: |
Edinburgh Medical School
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
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MBChB Medicine: Years 1 and 2: 23/05/2023 at 17:00 Years 1 and 2 (Resit Diet): 09/08/2023 at 23:59 Years 4 and 5: 23/06/2023 at 17:00 Year 6: 03/03/2023 at 17:00 HCP-Med: Year 1: 10/07/2023 at 17:00 Year 2: 11/07/2023 at 17:00 |
Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences
Postgraduate |
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Term 3: 24/07/2023, 17:00- All online programmes Term 3: 07/09/2023, 17:00- Public Health (MPH) Dissertation: 24/07/2023, 17:00- All online programmes Dissertation: 07/09/2023, 17:00- Public Health (MPH) |
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
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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 |
| Resit diet: 21/08/2023 at 12:00 noon
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PGT dissertations: 25/08/2023 at 14:00 |
Chemistry
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Resit diet: 28/08/2023 at 12:00 noon |
Resit diet: 28/08/2023 at 12:00 noon PGT dissertations: 28/08/2023 at 12:00 noon |
DSTI (Bayes)
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
Engineering
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Resit diet: 21/08/2023 at 12:00 noon
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Resit diet: 28/08/2023 at 12:00 noon PGT dissertations: 28/08/2023 at 12:00 noon |
GeoSciences
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Resit diet: 28/08/2023 at 12:00 noon |
PGT dissertations: 28/08/2023 at 12:00 noon |
Informatics
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Resit diet: 24/08/2023 at 17.00 |
Resit diet: 24/08/2023 at 17.00 PGT dissertations: 24/08/2023 at 17.00 |
Mathematics
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Resit diet: 28/08/2023 at 12:00 noon |
Resit diet: 28/08/2023 at 12:00 noon PGT dissertations: 15/09/2023 at 12:00 noon |
Physics and Astronomy
Undergraduate |
Postgraduate |
| Resit diet: 21/08/2023 at 12:00 noon |
Resit diet: 21/08/2023 at 12:00 noon PGT dissertations: |