Important Dates — 2002
| Monday 21 January | Supplementary/deferred examinations beginExamination dates |
| Friday 1 February | Supplementary/deferred examinations end |
| Friday 8 February | Publication of supplementary/deferred results |
| Monday 18 February | Orientation Week begins |
| Monday 25 February | Semester 1 beginsSemester dates |
| Friday 8 March | Last date for all students (domestic and international) to add or substitute Semester 1 subjects or full-year subjects without approval of subject coordinator |
| Friday 22 March | Graduation Ceremony — Townsville — Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences (Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre) |
| Saturday 23 March | Graduation Ceremonies — Townsville — Faculties of Law, Business and the Creative Arts; Science and Engineering and Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences (Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre) |
| Thursday 28 March | Last date for all students (domestic and international) to withdraw from semester based Semester 1 subjects without HECS or tuition fee penalty Last date for full refund of Association Services Fee if enrolled for Semester 1 or full-year subjects |
| Sunday 31 March | HECS Census Date (Semester 1)* |
| Friday 19 April | Last date for all students (domestic and international) to withdraw without academic penalty from Semester 1 subjects. |
| Monday 22 April | Lecture recess begins |
| Friday 26 April | Lecture recess ends |
| Saturday 27 April | Prize Presentation Ceremony — Townsville — all Faculties (Sir George Kneipp Auditorium) |
| Monday 29 April | Semester 1 resumes |
| Friday 10 May | Prize Presentation Ceremony — Cairns — all Faculties (Crowther Theatre) |
| Saturday 11 May | Graduation Ceremony — Cairns — all Faculties (Cairns Convention Centre)Graduation dates |
| Friday 31 May | Semester 1 ends |
| Monday 3 June | Study vacation beginsHoliday dates |
| Friday 7 June | Study vacation endsVacation dates |
| Tuesday 11 June | Examinations begin |
| Friday 28 June | Examinations end |
| Monday 1 July | Vacation begins |
| Wednesday 3 July | Townsville Show Holiday (public holiday, Townsville campus) |
| Monday 15 July | Publication of Semester 1 results for all Faculties |
| Friday 19 July | Cairns Show Holiday (public holiday, Cairns campus) |
| Monday 22 July | Orientation Week begins for students (domestic and international) who commence studies in Semester 2 |
| Friday 26 July | Vacation ends |
| Monday 29 July | Semester 2 begins |
| 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 August | Supplementary/deferred examinations from Semester 1 |
| Friday 9 August | Last date for all students (domestic and international) to add or substitute Semester 2 subjects without approval of subject coordinator |
| Friday 23 August | Last date for all students (domestic and international) to withdraw without academic penalty from full-year subjects Publication of supplementary/deferred results from Semester 1 |
| Friday 30 August | Last date for all students (domestic and international) to withdraw from semester based Semester 2 subjects without HECS or tuition fee penalty Last date for full refund of Association Services Fee if enrolled for Semester 2 only |
| Saturday 31 August | HECS Census Date (Semester 2)HECS dates* |
| Friday 20 September | Last date for all students (domestic and international) to withdraw without academic penalty from Semester 2 subjects. |
| Monday 30 September | Lecture recess begins |
| Friday 4 October | Lecture recess ends |
| Monday 7 October | Semester 2 resumes |
| Friday 1 November | Semester 2 ends |
| Monday 4 November | Study vacation begins |
| Friday 8 November | Study vacation ends Due date for lodging Application for Enrolment forms for continuing students for 2002 |
| Monday 11 November | Examinations begin |
| Friday 29 November | Examinations end |
| Monday 16 December | Publication of results for all Faculties |
| * The census dates for block mode and vacation school subjects is the first day of teaching. | |