Second Year: A Broad Timeline
- Beth Hamilton
- Sep 12, 2018
- 2 min read

Of course you’ll have other things to organise as well as what is listed here (i.e. travel, applications and accommodation), but these will be relative to each student dependent on which languages they study. Nevertheless, I hope this serves to be a useful guide which will relieve some of that well-known Year Abroad prep. stress!
August
ERASMUS OLS Assessment (Tests competency in the language of first placement)
Student Finance England Course Abroad Form (you will receive this form from SFE)
September
ERASMUS Certificate of Arrival
Choose course modules at placement university
ERASMUS Learning Agreement (a.k.a. Form 2A)
October
ERASMUS grant instalment for first placement
November
Skype call with DELC
December
Exams at placement university
ERASMUS Certificate of Departure (If second placement is based at another university)
ERASMUS OLS Assessment (Tests progress in competency in the language of first placement)
January
Return to placement university (If attending the same university for both terms)
February
Re-apply for SFE (If applicable)
March
ERASMUS Certificate of Arrival (If second placement is based at another university)
Receive exam results from first placement institution (At latest)
April
ERASMUS OLS Assessment (Tests competency in the language of second placement)
Choose course modules at second placement university
ERASMUS Learning Agreement (a.k.a. Form 2A) – Second placement
Enrolment on DELC Third Year modules
May
DELC Coddington Year Abroad Photo Competition deadline
Exams at placement university (If term ends in May)
ERASMUS Certificate of Departure (If term ends in May)
ERASMUS OLS Assessment (Tests progress in competency in the language of placement if term ends in May)
June
ERASMUS grant instalment for second placement
July
DELC210 Project/s deadline
Exams at placement university (If term ends in July)
ERASMUS Certificate of Departure (If term ends in July)
ERASMUS OLS Assessment (Tests progress in competency in the language of placement if term ends in July)
Receive exam results from second placement institution
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