Important Dates

The University is always available to answer any queries you may have regarding coming to Cardiff Metropolitan and making the most of the services we provide.

Overseas fee paying students must make a deposit fee payment as stipulated on our official offer letter to join your course. Excluding the International Foundation Course at ELTC who require full course payment, all undergraduate and postgraduate programmes require a 50% deposit of your total course fee. For example, if you course fee after scholarship is £16,000, you will be required to make £8,000 deposit by the deadline as stated below and on the offer letter. Our offer letters also include the payment schedule for the year you intend to join the University.

Details of the payment methods for the University can be found at Fees and Finance Make a Payment pages.


In order to ensure you do not miss any important dates, we recommend that you add the following dates to your diary:

September 2025

PLEASE NOTE: Deadlines for applications, offers and deposit payment is by 12noon UK TIME on the date specified above.

** Dates are subject to change. Where possible, any changes to these deadlines or dates will be communicated as quickly as possible.

Undergraduate Courses

Deadline Date
Application25 July 2025**
Conditions15 August 2025**
Deposit Payment22 August 2025**
Enrolment & Induction22 September 2025
First Week of Teaching29 September 2025


Postgraduate Courses (excluding PGCE and MSc Sports Rehabilitation & Conditioning)

Deadline Date
Application25 July 2025**
Conditions4 August 2025**
Deposit Payment11 August 2025**
Enrolment & Induction22 September 2025
First Week of Teaching29 September 2025


PGCE Primary and Secondary Dates

Deadline Date
Application13 June 2025**
Conditions27 June 2025**
Deposit Payment4 July 2025**
Inductionw/c 2 September 2025**
First Week of Teachingw/c 8 September 2025**


MSc Sports Rehabilitation & Conditioning Dates

DeadlineDate
Application29 March 2025**
InterviewsFrom April 2025**
Conditions4 July 2025**
Deposit Payment11 July 2025**

January 2025

PLEASE NOTE: Deadlines for applications, offers and deposits is by 12noon UK TIME on the date specified below.

Dates are subject to change. Where possible, any changes to these deadlines or dates will be communicated as quickly as possible.

Undergraduate Courses

Deadline Date
Application22 November 2024
Conditions Deadline6 December 2024
Deposit Deadline13 December 2024
Course Induction20 January 2025
First Week of Teaching27 January 2025


Postgraduate Courses

Deadline Date
Application22 November 2024
Conditions Deadline6 December 2024
Deposit Deadline13 December 2024
Course Induction27 January 2025
First Week of Teaching3 February 2025

You can view the full calendar for the upcoming academic years here.