Sessional dates - Fall Term 2019
Fall Term 2019 | Dates |
Length of term | September 1 to December 31 |
Orientation: Mandatory activities to welcome all students (no classes held) | September 3 |
Course dates | September 4 to December 3 |
Teaching and course evaluations | November 18 to 29 |
Statutory holidays, breaks and special events | |
Labour Day: No classes | September 2 |
Thanksgiving: No classes | October 14 |
Reading week: No classes | October 13 to 19 |
Study Break: No classes and no final exams | December 4 |
Holiday break. University closed. | December 23, 2019, at 4 p.m. until January 3, 2020, at 8:00 a.m. |
Changes to regular course schedule | |
None | N/A |
Enrolment, courses, withdrawals and reimbursements | |
First day to enrol (undergraduate students) | May 22 |
First day to enrol (graduate students) | May 22 |
First day to enrol (special students) | May 22 |
Last day to enrol or change course selection | September 17 |
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor) | September 17 |
Last day to request leave of absence (graduate studies) | September 27 |
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit, less administrative fees. The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the ancillary fees associated with a course may differ and even be earlier. Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. The date may differ for some faculties and programs, so please confirm the date with your academic advisor. | September 27 |
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity, with no financial credit. The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the ancillary fees associated to a course may differ and even be earlier. Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. Course withdrawal is not possible after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. | November 15 |
Grades and exams | |
Exam period: Exams are scheduled during the day and evening on weekdays | December 5 to 18 |
Official final grades for the Fall term posted | January 16 |
Official academic standing posted | January 23 |
Tuition fee payment | |
Last day to pay tuition fees without late payment fees. See Payment of fees on the Financial Services website. | September 1 |
Student services | |
U-Pass distribution | To be determined |
Last day to apply for a U-Pass exemption | To be determined |
Last day to opt out of medical or dental insurance plans | October 1 |
Reports, major research papers, and theses (graduate studies) | |
Last day of the Spring–Summer term to submit a thesis without having to enrol in the Fall term. | August 31 |
Last day to submit a thesis and receive a 100% financial credit (applies only for thesis option and if you were enrolled in the previous term). Submission of your thesis by this date results in the cancellation of your enrolment for the current term. Credit not available if you are submitting a revised thesis. | October 4 |
Last day of the Fall term to submit a thesis without having to enrol in the Winter term. | December 20 |
Making changes to your program (undergraduate studies) | |
Period to make changes to your program for the Winter 2020 term. | October 1 to November 30 |