Orientation
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Undergraduate Students
(including Trinity Access Programmes, mature students, disabled students, and non-EU full degree students) -
Visiting Students (Undergraduate)
(including Erasmus, consortium, EU visiting, exchange, study abroad, and agency students) -
Postgraduate Students
(including PG visiting students)
2026-2027 KEY DATES
Please see www.tcd.ie/students/orientation/dates and www.tcd.ie/calendar/ for full details of the 2026/27 Academic Year
07 - 11 September 2026 |
Postgraduate Orientation Week |
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08 - 09 September 2026 |
Mature Student Orientation |
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09 - 18 September 2026 |
TAP Foundation Course Orientation |
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10 - 12 September 2026 |
TAP Pre-Uni HEAR Student Orientation |
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TBC |
Disability Service Pre-Orientation: 'Getting to Know the Disability Service at Trinity College Dublin' (1st Year Undergraduates) |
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TBC |
Disability Service Neurodiversity+ Pre-Orientation Programme (1st Year Undergraduates) |
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14 September 2026 |
Teaching Begins for Postgraduate, Visiting, and Continuing Students |
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14 - 18 September 2026 |
Undergraduate Orientation Week (1st Years) |
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21 September 2026 |
Teaching Begins for 1st Year Undergraduate Students |
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26 - 30 October 2026 |
Reading Week |
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04 December 2026 |
Michaelmas Term Teaching Ends |
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11 - 15 January 2027 |
January Orientation (Semester 2 Visiting Students) |
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18 January 2027 |
Hilary Term Teaching Begins |
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01 - 05 March 2027 |
Reading Week |
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09 April 2027 |
Hilary Term Teaching Ends |
* Examination dates December 16 & 17 and April 23, 24 & 25 are contingency dates only. Please do not make travel arrangements until you have seen your examination timetable (approx 4 weeks before the examination period). You can find more information on the Academic Registry Exams page.
Preparing for College
Please follow the links above for Undergraduate, Visiting, and Postgraduate Students to find out more about your Orientation Programme