The examinations for the Certificate and for the Associateship and Fellowship Diplomas are held in January and July each year. The examinations for the Licentiateship in Teaching and the Choral Directing Diploma are held in October.
Application deadlines for examination year July (Summer) 2025 to January (Winter) 2026 are as follows:
Summer 2025
Click here for the schedules for Written Papers in Summer 2025.
The relevant guidance document on the submission of digitised work will be made available on the RCO Diplomas page in due course.
Summer 2025
Click here for the schedule for Organ Performance examinations in Summer 2025.
Click here for the schedule for Keyboard Skills Portfolio examinations in Summer 2025.
The relevant guidance document on the submission of audio-visual material will be made available on the RCO Diplomas page in due course.
Practical examinations in person will take place during the following periods:
London
Weeks commencing 14 and 28 July.
Huddersfield
10 and 11 July.
Specifications of the examination organs may be downloaded by clicking on these links: