2025 RMIT Online important dates

2025 RMIT Online important dates

2025 key academic dates and deadlines for students studying through RMIT Online.

Standard postgraduate and undergraduate program important dates

Dates apply to the following programs:

Bachelor
  • Bachelor of Business
Graduate Certificate
  • Graduate Certificate in Customer Success Management
  • Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security Governance & Risk Management
  • Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security
  • Graduate Certificate in Digital Communications Strategy
  • Graduate Certificate in Digital Product Design
  • Graduate Certificate in Digital Transformation
  • Graduate Certificate in Product Management
  • Graduate Certificate in Service Design
  • Graduate Certificate in User Experience Design
Graduate Diploma
  • Graduate Diploma in Digital Product Design
  • Graduate Diploma in Psychology

Teaching period dates

Teaching period Start and end dates
TP1 13 January - 28 March
TP2 14 April - 23 June
TP3 7 July - 19 September
TP4 29 September - 12 December*

Important dates

  RMIT Online January - June 2025 RMIT Online July - December 2025
Event or deadline Teaching period 1 Teaching period 2 Teaching period 3 Teaching period 4
Last day to apply 9 December 2024 31 March 23 June 15 September
Last day to accept 2 January 3 April 26 June 18 September
Canvas open 6 January 7 April 30 June 22 September
Orientation 6-10 January 7-11 April 30 June - 4 July 22-26 September
Classes begin 13 January 14 April 7 July 29 September
Last date to add classes 13 January 14 April 7 July 29 September
Census date 28 January 29 April 22 July 14 October
Mid-term break 17-21 February 19-23 May 11-15 August 3-7 November
Last day to drop classes without academic penalty 3 March 2 June 25 August 17 November
Classes end 28 March 23 June 19 September 12 December
Results release 4 April 4 July 29 September 19 December*
*Melbourne Graduation Ceremony

Students enrolling in Teaching Period 4 should note that the result release date (19 December 2025) is after the Melbourne Graduation Ceremony (17 December 2025). AIf you are enrolled in Teaching Period 4 you will not be eligible to attend the 2025 Melbourne Graduation Ceremony.

If you want to attend the Melbourne Graduation Ceremony in 2025, you will need to complete all required courses in the first three teaching periods. Please take this into account when planning your enrolment. The last day to apply to graduate and confirm attendance at the 2025 Melbourne Graduation Ceremony is Friday 25 October 2025.

Accelerated postgraduate program important dates

Dates apply to the following programs:

Graduate Certificate
  • Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
  • Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics
  • Graduate Certificate in Data Science
  • Graduate Certificate in Digital Marketing Leadership
  • Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management
  • Graduate Certificate in Marketing
  • Graduate Certificate in Project Management
  • Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain and Logistics Management
  • Graduate Certificate in Workforce Transformation
  • Graduate Certificate in Leadership
  • Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Enterprise
  • Graduate Certificate in People Analytics
Graduate Diploma
  • Graduate Diploma in Project Management
Master
  • Master of Data Science Strategy & Leadership
  • Master of Human Resource Management
  • Master of Marketing
  • Master of Supply Chain and Logistics Management
  • Master of Business Administration

Teaching period dates

Teaching period Start and end dates
TP1 13 January - 28 February
TP2 11 March - 24 April
TP3 5 May - 20 June
TP4 7 July - 22 August
TP5 1 September - 17 October
TP6 27 October - 12 December*

Important dates

  RMIT Online January - June 2025 RMIT Online July - December 2025
Event or deadline Teaching period 1 Teaching period 2 Teaching period 3  Teaching period 4 Teaching period 5 Teaching period 6
Last day to apply

2 January

3 March

 28 April 30 June 25 August

20 October

Canvas opens

6 January 

3 March

28 April

30 June

25 August

20 October

Orientation

 6-10 January 3-7 March 28 April - 2 May 30 June - 4 July 25-29 August 20-24 October
Classes begin

13 January

11 March

5 May

7 July

 1 September

27 October
Last day to add classes 13 January 11 March 5 May 7 July 1 September

27 October

Census date

23 January

20 March 

15 May

17 July 

11 September

6 November
Last day to drop classes without academic penalty

14 February

11 April

6 June

8 August

 3 October

28 November
Classes end

28 February

24 April

20 June

22 August

17 October

12 December
Result release

7 March

1 May

27 June

29 August

24 October

19 December*
*Melbourne Graduation Ceremony

Students enrolling in Teaching Period 6 should note that the result release date (19 December 2025) is after the Melbourne Graduation Ceremony (17 December 2025). Any graduating students enrolled in Teaching Period 6 will not be eligible to attend the 2025 Melbourne Graduation Ceremony.

Graduating students wishing to attend the Melbourne Graduation Ceremony in 2025 will need to have completed all required courses in the first five teaching periods, so please take this into account when planning your enrolment. Graduating students should also note that the last day to apply to graduate and confirm attendance at the 2025 Melbourne Graduation Ceremony is Friday 25 October 2025.

Juris Doctor postgraduate important dates

Teaching period dates

Online term Start and end dates
Online term 1 3 March - 30 May
Online term 2 21 July - 17 October
Online term 3** 17 November - 6 February 2026

Important dates

Event or deadline Online Term 1 Online Term 2
 Online Term  3
Last day to apply

CSP* - TBC

Full Fee - 4 March

CSP* - TBC

Full Fee - 19 July

 NA**
Last day to accept 5 March 23 July NA***
Canvas open 24 February  14 July  10 November 
Orientation 24-28 February 14-18 July 10-14 November
Classes begin 3 March  21 July  17 November 
Last date to add classes 11 March  28 July 24 November
Census date 31 March 31 August 6 December
Mid-term break 18-25 April
 1-5 September
 N/A
Last day to drop classes without academic penalty 2 May 19 September 23 January 2026
Classes end 30 May 17 October  13 February 2026
Study break 2-6 June  
 20-24 October  N/A
Assessment period begins 10 June 27 October  16 February 2026
Assessment period ends 27 June  14 November  20 February 2026
Result release 14 July 1 December  27 February 2026

*A limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) are available and applications may close early if places are exhausted.

**Online Term 3 is for continuing students studying over summer. New students can start the Juris Doctor in Online Terms 1 or 2.

Melbourne Graduation Ceremony: If you are graduating and want to attend the Melbourne Graduation Ceremony in 2025, you need to complete all required courses in Online Terms 1 and 2. Please take this into account when planning your enrolment. The last day to apply to graduate and confirm attendance at the 2025 Melbourne Graduation Ceremony is Friday 25 October 2025.

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