Academic Year

While DCU's official academic calendar of the university is very detailed, here is a outline summary:

Weeks No.	Dates	Semester	Period
0	22 Sep - 26 Sep	Registration	Student Orientation period
1 - 12	29 Sep - 19 Dec	Semester 1	Lectures
13 - 14	24 Dec - 02 Jan		University Closed
15 - 16	05 Jan - 16 Jan		Study Period
17 - 18	19 Jan - 30 Jan		Examinations
19	02 Feb - 06 Feb		Inter-Semester Break
20 - 31	09 Feb - 01 May	Semester 2	Lectures
32 - 33	04 May - 15 May		Study Period
34 - 35	18 May - 30 May		Examinations