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Faculty of Sciences
Ground Floor, Darling Building
(entrance opposite the Barr Smith Library)
North Terrace Campus
The University of Adelaide
SA 5005 AUSTRALIA

Phone: +61 8 8303 5673
Fax: +61 8 8303 4386
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First Year Students in the Faculty of Sciences

Welcome to all students about to start their first year of studies with the Faculty of Sciences!

Studying at University can be exciting but also challenging with so many new experiences and things to learn. The academic staff and your lecturers are committed to our undergraduate teaching, and are here to help you in your transition to University life. To asssit we have placed material online. Please take time to have a look, and always feel free to stop past the Faculty of Sciences office if you have any questions, or require help or advice.

Important Dates
Mentee Handbook
Orientation Week Presentations
Orientation Tour

You can also find helpful information on the University's general website for First-Year students.

Important Dates

Semester 1
Semester begins	Monday 2 March 2009
Last day to add courses online	Monday 16 March 2009
Last day to pay upfront student contributions & tuition fees	Monday 16 March 2009
Last day to delete courses from a student's record	Tuesday 31 March 2009
Census Date: Last day to withdraw without incurring liability for student contributions or tuition fees	Tuesday 31 March 2009
Last day to withdraw without failure (WNF)	Friday 8 May 2009
Last day to withdraw fail (WF)	Friday 5 June 2009
Exam period	Saturday 20 June 2009 - Saturday 4 July 2009
Supplementary exams	Monday 20 July 2009 - Saturday 25 July 2009

Semester 2
Semester begins	Monday 27 July
Last day to add courses online	Monday 10 August
Last day to pay upfront student contributions & tuition fees	Monday 17 August
Last day to delete courses from a student's record	Monday 31 August
Census Date: Last day to withdraw without incurring liability for student contributions or tuition fees	Monday 31 August
Last day to withdraw without failure (WNF)	Friday 31 September
Last day to withdraw fail (WF)	Friday 30 October
Exam period	Saturday 7 to Saturday 21 November
Supplementary exams	Monday 14 to Saturday 19 December

Mentee Handbook

Welcome to the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Adelaide. As a first year student in a Sciences program, you are part of our Academic mentoring program. We hope your time at University will be enjoyable, rewarding and fun.

Please download the Mentee Handbook for important information regarding the mentoring program. It will also help you find many of the important services the University has to offer and provide some helpful hints.

Orientation Week Presentations

On Monday 23 February a series of presentations were provided to students commencing in Faculty of Sciences programs. They are now available for you to download:

Orientation Tour

If you missed the Sciences tours on Monday, you might like to take a self guided tour around the venues where your first year classes will be held.