Sessional dates - Winter Term 2018
Winter Term 2018 | Dates |
Length of term | January 1 to April 30 |
Courses | January 8 to April 11 |
Teaching and course evaluations | March 19 to 30 |
Statutory holidays, breaks and special events | |
Holiday break. University closed | December 22, 2017 at 5 p.m. to January 3, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. |
Reading week : no classes | February 18 to 24 |
Family Day : no classes | 19-Feb |
Easter break : no classes | March 30 to April 2 |
Study Break : no classes, no final exams | 12-Apr |
Changes to regular course schedule | |
Classes on Friday, March 30, Good Friday (a statutory holiday), are cancelled. They will take place on Tuesday, April 10, when the usual Friday course schedule will apply. | 10-Apr |
Classes on Saturday, March 31, Easter break (a statutory holiday), are cancelled. They will take place on Wednesday, April 11, when the usual Saturday course schedule will apply. | 11-Apr |
Enrolment, courses, withdrawals and reimbursements | |
First day to enrol | 23-May 2017 |
Last day to enrol and to change course selection | 26-Jan |
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor) | 26-Jan |
Last day to request leave of absence (graduate students) | 26-Jan |
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 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. The date may differ for some faculties and programs, so please confirm date with your academic unit. | 2-Feb |
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity, 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. | 23-Mar |
Grades and exams | |
Winter term exam period: Exams are scheduled during the day and evening, on weekdays and on weekends | Apr 13 to 26 |
Official final grades for the Winter term posted online | 12-May |
Last day to submit a grade review for a final exam. For information about reviewing grades and appeals, consult academic regulations. | 30-May |
Official academic standing posted online | 28-May |
Tuition fee payment | |
Last day to pay tuition fees without late payment fees. Consult Payment of fees on the Financial Resources website. | 5-Jan |
Student services | |
U-Pass distribution | January 3 to 12 |
Last day to apply for a U-Pass exemption | January 31 |
Reports, major research papers, and theses (graduate studies) | |
Last day of the Fall term to submit a thesis without having to enrol inthe Winter term | 22-Dec |
Last day to submit a thesis and receive a 100% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the previous term). Submission by this date results in the cancellation of your enrolment for the current term. Credit not available if you are submitting a revised thesis | 2-Feb |
Last day of the Winter term to submit a thesis without having to enrol in the Spring-Summer term. | April 30 |
Making changes to your program (undergraduate studies) | |
Period to make changes to your program for the Summer 2018 term. | March 1 to April 8 |