Returning UCAB Students 2025
We are excited to be welcoming back our students to their next year of study in September. Keep checking on this page for any updates nearer to the time of you returning to your studies*
Key Dates
Welcome Week: Starts w/c 8th September
Semester 1: Starts w/c 15th September
Semester 1 Study Days
Extended FdSc Agriculture Level 4 – Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday
FdSc Agriculture Level 5 –Â Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday
BSc Agriculture Level 5 –Â Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
BSc Agriculture Level 6 – Thursday/Friday
Welcome Week Timetables:Â
First Day – Where and When
Welcome Week – When you arrive for Welcome Week, please make your way to the Conference Centre where you will be collected by your Course Manager.
First Day of Semester 1 – Your first lesson will be at 9.15am. Links to your full timetable will be added to your Course Team Page very soon.
Semester 1 Study Days
Extended FdSc’s Level 4 – Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday
Extended FdSc Canine & Feline Behaviour and Training Level 4 – Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
Extended FdSc’s Level 5 – Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
Extended FdSc Canine & Feline Behaviour and Training Level 5 – Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
FdSc Animal Science with Management Level 5 –Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
FdSc Wildlife & Environmental Conservation Level 5 – Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
FdSc Management of Animal Collections with Conservation Level 5 –Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
FdSc Canine & Feline Behaviour and Training Level 5 – Tuesday/Wednesday/ Thursday
BSc Hons Animal Bioscience and Management Level 5 – Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
BSc Hons Animal Bioscience and Management Level 6 – Thursday/Friday
Welcome Week Timetables:Â
First Day – Where and When
Welcome Week – When you arrive for Welcome Week, please make your way to the Conference Centre where you will be collected by your Course Manager.
First Day of Semester 1 – Your first lesson will be at 9.15am. Links to your full timetable will be added to your Course Team Page very soon.
Semester 1 Study Days
Extended FdSc Level 4 – Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday
FdSc Equine Science and Management Level 5 – Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
BSc Hons Equine Science and Management Level 5 – Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
BSc Hons Equine Science and Management Level 6 – Thursday/Friday
Welcome Week Timetables:Â
First Day – Where and When
Welcome Week – When you arrive for Welcome Week, please make your way to the Conference Centre where you will be collected by your Course Manager.
First Day of Semester 1 – Your first lesson will be at 9.15am. Links to your full timetable will be added to your Course Team Page very soon.
Semester 1 Study DaysÂ
FdSc Veterinary Nursing York Level 5 – Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
Welcome Week Timetables:Â
First Day – Where and When
York Welcome Week – When you arrive for Welcome Week, please make your way to the Conference Centre where you will be collected by your Course Manager.
First Day of Semester 1 – Your first lesson will be at 9.15am. Links to your full timetable will be added to your Course Team Page very soon.
*Subject to you receiving confirmation of your right to progress to the next level of your studies from the Programme Assessment Board
University Centre Askham Bryan (UCAB) 2025/26
- HE Welcome Week (New Starters): 8 – 12 September (Onsite)
- HE Returners Start – 15 September
Semester 1: Monday 15 September 2025 – Thursday 18 December 2025
- Friday 24 October – college closed due to training day
- Christmas Study Break: 19 December 2025 – 5 January 2026 (Monday 5 January – college closed due to training day)
- HE TCA Week: 6 – 10 January 2025
Semester 2: Monday 12 January – Friday 24 April 2026
- Easter Study Break: 30 March – 16 April (Gateshead 6 April – 17 April)
- HE TCA Weeks: 27 April – 8 May (Land based and L5 VN)
- Veterinary Nursing OSCE Examination Week: 12th May – 16th May
UCAB Term Ends: 15 May 2026