Vacation dates 2026–2027

Find your official vacation and term dates for the 2026–27 academic year.Use the documents below to check your vacation periods, provide evidence to an employer, or confirm when you are expected to attend your course.

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These documents only apply to the 2026–2027 academic year unless otherwise indicated.


How do I find my vacation dates?

  1. Find your School and course in the lists below.
  2. Choose the document that matches when you started your course:
    • Semester A (September start)
    • Semester B (January start)
  3. Open the document to view your term and vacation dates.

Not sure which School your course belongs to?

Search for your course on the University website and download the programme specification. This will show which School delivers your course.

Need to prove your vacation dates to an employer?

See our Providing evidence of vacation periods to employers page for guidance on using these documents.

Important

Your student status letter may show a different start date from the vacation date documents. If this happens, use your student status letter as proof of when you started your studies.

Verification of documents

We cannot stamp or sign student status letters or vacation date documents.

If an organisation needs to verify your documents, they can contact us through the Ask Herts contact form. You can also request an express student status letter, which is usually available within 15 minutes.

Do not alter or edit these documents. Any suspected amendments may be investigated under the University's Student Discipline Procedure.

Vacation and term dates for each School

Hertfordshire Business School (HBS)

School of Creative Arts

School of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (HLS)

School of Law and Education

  • Documents will be added by the end of September 2026

School of Physics, Engineering, Computer Science (SPECS)

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