Summer Semester is an optional third semester for UQ students, or an opportunity to discover new knowledge and skills for non-UQ students.

Why study in Summer Semester?

UQ has a number of courses available for enrolment in the intensive 8-week Summer Semester each year, providing an opportunity to:

  • Finish your degree faster (if you're a UQ student).
  • Undertake courses to meet prerequisite requirements for another program.
  • Discover new subject areas like anthropology, history, nutrition, criminology and economics.
  • Study during a concentrated period and in smaller classes than ordinary semesters.
  • Gain experience studying at university.
  • Develop new skills and new ways of understanding the world.
  • Enjoy the opportunity to study with a diverse group of people in a supportive environment.

If you're considering enrolling in Summer Semester because you want to satisfy program prerequisites or entry requirements, please contact Admissions for advice:

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Who can apply?

Anyone is eligible to enrol in the Summer Semester, but please note some courses are only available to UQ award students (i.e. current students who are enrolled in a UQ degree).

Past applicants have included:

  • current UQ students
  • students from other universities, including international students
  • professionals
  • adults from a range of backgrounds
  • high-school students.

Before deciding to enrol, please read the course details carefully to determine if you meet eligibility requirements. Some courses may be restricted, or may have specific prerequisites.

In addition to courses offered through Summer Semester, the Institute of Modern Languages offers more than 30 language courses and UQ College offers English-language training.

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What can I study?

The list of courses available in Summer Semester is published when enrolments open. Available courses may change from year to year.

View 2023/24 Summer Semester courses

Before deciding to enrol, please read the course details carefully to determine if you meet eligibility requirements. Some courses may be restricted or have specific prerequisites.

If you're a current UQ student, please note that you must not enrol in more than 6 units during Summer Semester.

If you want to enrol in more than 6 units, in accordance with the Enrolment Procedures Policy, you will need special permission from your faculty's Associate Dean (Academic).

Please refer to Enrolment limits for details.

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How to apply

Current UQ students

Use mySI-net to enrol

Other university students

If you're enrolled at another Australian university and you want to undertake a course at UQ during Summer Semester for credit towards your program at your home institution, you should apply as a "cross-institutional student".

Before you apply, make sure you get approval from your home university and confirm you can get credit for your UQ studies.

Apply for cross-institutional enrolment

All other interested applicants

All other interested applicants should enrol in Summer Semester as "non-award students".

"Non-award" simply means you are not enrolled in a program that would lead to award of a degree (i.e. an "award" is the qualification you earn after completing an academic program).

Non-award students typically undertake UQ courses for a range of reasons, including personal or professional development.

Before applying, please carefully read course details to determine if you meet eligibility requirements. Some courses may be restricted or have specific prerequisites.

Apply for non-award study

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Fees

See the 2023 fee schedules for the tuition fees and administrative charges applicable for Summer Semester 2023. Invoices for Summer Semester enrolments will become available in mid-November.

If you have any questions, please contact a Student Central.

Commonwealth Supported students

If you're a domestic UQ student studying in a Commonwealth Supported place or a domestic cross-institutional student, you may be eligible to enrol in Summer Semester as a Commonwealth Supported student if:

  • you meet course eligibility requirements, and
  • the course will count for credit towards your degree / program.

Submit a new HECS-HELP eCAF if:

  • you're a cross-institutional student from another university and you are approved to enrol as a Commonwealth Supported student at UQ,
  • you're a current UQ Commonwealth Supported student and you want to change your existing method of payment,
  • you're commencing in a Commonwealth Supported Place in a new program in Summer Semester, or
  • you have become eligible for a HECS-HELP loan for the first time in Summer Semester.

More information is available about HECS-HELP

Full fee paying students 

Full fee-paying students include:

  • international students
  • non-award students
  • most domestic postgraduate students
  • some domestic undergraduate students (e.g. current UQ students who have recently gained permanent residency and do not have a Commonwealth Supported Place).

Domestic fee-paying students may be eligible to defer payment of their tuition fees through FEE-HELP

How to make a payment

See the How to Pay page for information about payment methods.

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Enrolling, timetables and class allocation

New students

If you're a new student, see the Starting at UQ website for advice on:

Current students

If you're a current student, see the my.UQ website for advice on: 

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Summer Semester important dates

DateEvent
Monday 29 May 2023mySI-net opens for addition of Summer Semester courses
Monday 11 September 2023Summer Semester class timetable available to students
Tuesday 31 October 2023Application for cross-institutional enrolment due
Tuesday 31 October 2023Application for non-award enrolment due
Friday 10 November 2023Due date for enrolment
Monday 27 November 2023Classes commence
Friday 8 December 2023Last date for addition or substitution of courses
Friday 8 December 2023Due date for payment of fees and charges
Sunday 18 December 2023Summer Semester census date
Sunday 18 December 2023Last date to drop courses without financial liability
Saturday 24 December 2023Mid-semester break commences
Tuesday 2 January 2023Classes resume after mid-semester break
Tuesday 2 January 2023Final date to withdraw without academic penalty – financial liability remains
Saturday 27 January 2023Classes end
Monday 29 January 2023Revision period commences
Friday 2 February 2023Last day to withdraw from a Summer Semester course in mySI-net incurring financial liability and academic penalty
Saturday 3 February 2023Examination period commences
Saturday 10 February 2023Examination period and Summer Semester ends
Thursday 22 February 2023Summer Semester finalisation of grades
Saturday 9 March 2023Summer Semester Deferred and Supplementary exams
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Help and advice

Admission or enrolling (domestic students)

Admission or enrolling (international students) 

Fees

UQ usernames and passwords

All other inquiries

  • Contact or visit a Student Central for help with academic and administrative matters
  • Contact Student Services for matters relating to disability plans, student support etc
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