The table below contains important dates pertaining to faculty examinations as well as readmission appeal submissions.

DateActivityCommentsResponsibility
05 December 2025Marks captured on PeopleSoftAcademic departments will capture all student marks by the deadlineDepartments
12 December 2025Leave of Absence (LOA) application deadline.The deadline for students to submit applications to return from Leave of Absence (LOA) via the Fit to Study Panel.  Students
17 December 2025COM Faculty Examinations Committee (FEC) MeetingThe Commerce FEC will sit and assess the performance of all students in taught programmes. Students registered in research programmes will be assessed in November and sent outcomes by the end of November.Faculty
18 December 2025FEC OutcomesStudents will be informed of their FEC outcome. Academically excluded students (and students at risk of academic exclusion pending SUPP/DE outcome) will be guided on the process to submit an appeal and applicable deadlines.Faculty + Student Records Office
07 January 2026RAC Appeal submission deadline

All Commerce RAC appeals must be submitted by 14h00.

**Please note this is a Commerce deadline only. Refer to the specific faculty for the relevant appeal deadline if you wish to have your appeal considered by another faculty. 

Students
13-15 January 2026RAC MeetingsThe Commerce Readmission Appeals Committee (RAC) will sit and consider all appeals that have been submitted by the deadline.COM RAC
19-21 January 2026RAC OutcomesStudents will be informed of RAC outcomes.COM RAC
23  January 2026SUPP/DE exams results captured on systemThe Exams Office will capture all SUPP/DE exam marks by the deadline.Exams Office
29 January 2026COM Faculty Examinations Committee (FEC) MeetingThe Commerce FEC will sit and assess the performance of all students who had SUPPs and DEs as well as Summer Term results.Faculty
02-04 February 2026RAC MeetingsThe Commerce RAC will sit and consider all appeals that have been submitted by the deadline. This meeting will only consider those students whose academic exclusion was pending an unsuccessful SUPP/DE outcome.COM RAC
06 February 2026RAC OutcomesStudents will be informed of the RAC outcome.COM RAC

If you have any questions regarding your academic standing, please contact your home department Student Advisors or convenor.

If you need guidance on your FEC outcome or RAC appeal, please contact com-rac@uct.ac.za