The academic year, semesters and periods
The academic year and semesters
The courses and programmes at the University are provided during the academic year, which lasts for 40 weeks. The academic year is divided into two semesters, the autumn semester and the spring semester.
The autumn semester begins on the Monday that occurs between 28 August and 3 September and lasts for 20 weeks. The spring semester begins on the Monday that occurs 20 weeks after the beginning of the autumn semester and lasts for 20 weeks.
In the period between the spring semester and the autumn semester, summer courses may be given. These may not be scheduled to start or end during the semesters.
For a few courses or programmes, exemptions from the regulations on the semester periods have been approved.
The Vice Chancellor's decision on the academic year and semesters (UFV 2020/314) (in Swedish)
Semester periods
Autumn term 2023: 2023-08-28 – 2024-01-14
Spring term 2024: 2024-01-15 – 2024-06-02
Summer period 2024: 2024-06-03 – 2024-09-01
Autumn term 2024: 2024-09-02 – 2025-01-19
Spring term 2025: 2025-01-20 – 2025-06-08
Periods
Most faculties have divided the academic year into periods with established break points for the courses.
Faculty of Theology
Autumn semester 2023
- 2023-08-28–2023-11-05
- 2023-11-06–2024-01-14
Spring semester 2024
- 2024-01-15–2024-03-24
- 2024-03-25–2024-06-02
Autumn semester 2024
- 2024-09-02 – 2024-11-10
- 2024-11-11 – 2025-01-19
Spring semester 2025
- 2025-01-20 – 2025-03-30
- 2025-03-31 – 2025-06-08
Faculty of Law
Autumn semester 2023
- 2023-08-28 – 2023-11-05 (A)
- 2023-11-06 – 2024-01-14 (B)
Spring semester 2024
- 2024-01-15 – 2024-03-24 (A)
- 2024-03-25 – 2024-06-02 (B)
Autumn semester 2024
- 2024-09-02 – 2024-11-10 (A)
- 2024-11-11 – 2025-01-19 (B)
Spring semester 2025
- 2025-01-20 – 2025-03-30 (A)
- 2025-03-31 – 2025-06-08 (B)
Faculty of Pharmacy
This applies to freestanding courses and elective programme courses.
Autumn semester 2023
- 2023-08-28 – 2023-09-27 (A)
- 2023-09-28 – 2023-10-29 (B)
- 2023-10-30 – 2023-11-28 (C)
- 2023-11-29 – 2024-01-14 (D)
Spring semester 2024
- 2024-01-15 – 2024-02-15 (A)
- 2024-02-16 – 2024-03-19 (B)
- 2024-03-20 – 2024-04-24 (C)
- 2024-04-25 – 2024-06-02 (D)
Autumn semester 2024
- 2024-09-02 – 2024-10-02 (A)
- 2024-10-03 – 2024-11-03 (B)
- 2024-11-04 – 2024-12-03 (C)
- 2024-12-04 – 2025-01-19 (D)
Spring semester 2025
- 2025-01-20 – 2025-02-20 (A)
- 2025-02-21 – 2025-03-24 (B)
- 2025-03-25 – 2025-04-28 (C)
- 2025-04-29 – 2025-06-08 (D)
Faculty of Arts
Autumn semester 2023
- 2023-08-28 – 2023-10-29 (1)
- 2023-10-30 – 2024-01-14 (2)
Spring semester 2024
- 2024-01-15 – 2024-03-24 (3)
- 2024-03-25 – 2024-06-02 (4)
Autumn semester 2024
- 2024-09-02 – 2024-11-10 (1)
- 2024-11-11 – 2025-01-19 (2)
Spring semester 2025
- 2025-01-20 – 2025-03-30 (3)
- 2025-03-31 – 2025-06-08 (4)
Faculty of Social Sciences
Autumn semester 2023
- 2023-08-28 – 2023-09-28 (1)
- 2023-09-29 – 2023-11-01 (2)
- 2023-11-02 – 2023-12-05 (3)
- 2023-12-06 – 2024-01-14 (4)
Spring semester 2024
- 2024-01-15 – 2024-02-15 (1)
- 2024-02-16 – 2024-03-20 (2)
- 2024-03-21 – 2024-04-25 (3)
- 2024-04-26 – 2024-06-02 (4)
Autumn semester 2024
- 2024-09-02 – 2024-10-02 (1)
- 2024-10-03 – 2024-11-05 (2)
- 2024-11-06 – 2024-12-06 (3)
- 2024-12-07 – 2025-01-19 (4)
Spring semester 2025
- 2025-01-20 – 2025-02-19 (1)
- 2025-02-20 – 2025-03-24 (2)
- 2025-03-25 – 2025-04-29 (3)
- 2025-04-30 – 2025-06-08 (4)
Faculty of Science and Technology
Autumn semester 2023
- 2023-08-28–2023-10-30 (1)
- 2023-10-31–2024-01-14 (2)
Spring semester 2024
- 2024-01-15–2024-03-17 (3)
- 2024-03-18–2024-06-02 (4)
Autumn semester 2024
- 2024-09-02 – 2024-11-03 (1)
- 2024-11-04 – 2025-01-19 (2)
Spring semester 2025
- 2025-01-20 – 2025-03-23 (3)
- 2025-03-24 – 2025-06-08 (4)