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. 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:
PLEASE NOTE: Deadlines for applications, offers and deposit payment 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 |
| Application | 25 July 2025** |
| Conditions | 15 August 2025** |
| Deposit Payment | 22 August 2025** |
| Start Date | 22 September 2025 |
Postgraduate Courses (excluding PGCE and MSc Sports Rehabilitation & Conditioning)
| Deadline | Date |
| Application | 25 July 2025** |
| Conditions | 4 August 2025** |
| Deposit Payment | 11 August 2025** |
| Start Date | 22 September 2025 |
PGCE Primary and Secondary Dates
| Deadline | Date |
| Application | 13 June 2025** |
| Conditions | 27 June 2025** |
| Deposit Payment | 4 July 2025** |
| Start Date | 3 September 2025** |
MSc Sports Rehabilitation & Conditioning Dates
| Deadline | Date |
| Application | 29 March 2025** |
| Interviews | From April 2025** |
| Conditions | 4 July 2025** |
| Deposit Payment | 11 July 2025** |
PLEASE NOTE: Deadlines for applications, offers and deposit payment is by 12noon UK TIME on the date specified below.
Undergraduate Courses
| Deadline | Date |
| Application | 21 November 2025 |
| Conditions | 28 November 2025 |
| Deposit Payment | 5 December 2025 |
| Start Date | 19 January 2026 |
Postgraduate Courses
| Deadline | Date |
| Application | 28 November 2025 |
| Conditions | 5 December 2025 |
| Deposit Payment | 12 December 2025 |
| Start Date | 26 January 2026 |
PLEASE NOTE: Deadlines for applications, offers and deposit payment 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.
| Deadline | Date |
| Application | 3 April 2026 |
| Conditions Deadline | 10 April 2026 |
| Deposit Deadline | 17 April 2026 |
| Start Date | 18 May 2026 |
PLEASE NOTE: Deadlines for applications, offers and deposit payment 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 |
| Application | 17 July 2026** |
| Conditions | 14 August 2026** |
| Deposit Payment | 21 August 2026** |
| Start Date | 21 September 2026 |
Postgraduate Courses excluding PGCE and MSc Sports Rehabilitation & Conditioning:
| Deadline | Date |
| Application | 17 July 2026** |
| Conditions | 31 July 2026** |
| Deposit Payment | 7 August 2026** |
| Start Date | 21 September 2026 |
PGCE Primary and Secondary Dates
| Deadline | Date |
| Application | 12 June 2026** |
| Conditions | 10 July 2026** |
| Deposit Payment | 17 July 2026** |
| Start Date | 2 September 2026** |
MSc Sports Rehabilitation & Conditioning Dates
| Deadline | Date |
| Application | 27 March 2026** |
| Interviews | From April 2026** |
| Conditions | 10 July 2026** |
| Deposit Payment | 17 July 2026** |
MRes and Research courses
| Deadline | Date |
| Application | 1 June 2026** |
| Conditions Deadline | 10 July 2026** |
| Deposit Deadline | 17 July 2026** |
| Start Date | 21 September 2026** |
You can view the full calendar for the upcoming academic years here.