Sessional dates - Fall Term 2017
Fall Term 2017 | Dates |
Length of term | September 1 to December 31 |
Orientation : Mandatory activities to welcome all students (no courses offered) | September 5 |
Courses | September 6 to December 6 |
Teaching and course evaluations | November 13 to 24 |
Statutory holidays, breaks and special events | |
Labour Day : No classes | 4-Sep |
Thanksgiving : No classes | 9-Oct |
Reading week : No classes | October 22 to 28 |
Study Break : No classes and no final exams | 7-Dec |
Holiday break: University closed. | December 22, 2017 at 5 p.m. to January 3, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. |
Changes to regular course schedule | |
Classes on Monday, October 9, Thanksgiving (a statutory holiday), are cancelled. They will take place on Wednesday, December 6, when the usual Monday course schedule will apply. | 6-Dec |
Enrolment, courses, withdrawals and reimbursements | |
First day to enrol | 23-May |
Last day to enrol and to change course selection | 22-Sept |
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor) | 22-Sept |
Last day to request leave of absence (graduate studies) | 29-Sep |
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. | 29-Sep |
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. | 17-Nov |
Grades and exams | |
Exam period: Exams are scheduled during the day and evening, on weekdays and on weekends. | December 8 to 21 |
Official final grades for the Fall term posted online | 18-Jan |
Official academic standing posted online | 25-Jan |
Last day to submit a grade review for a final exam. For information about reviewing grades and appeals, consult academic regulations. | 1-Feb |
Tuition fee payment | |
Last day to pay tuition fees without late payment fees. Consult Payment of fees on the Financial Services website. | 23-Aug |
Student services | |
U-Pass distribution | August 28 to September 15 |
Last day to apply for a U-Pass exemption | 29-Sep |
Last day to opt out of medical or dental insurance plans | 30-Sep |
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 | 31-Aug |
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 | 6-Oct |
Last day of the Winter term to submit a thesis without having to enrol in the Spring-Summer term. | 22-Dec |
Making changes to your program (undergraduate studies) | |
Period to make changes to your program for the Summer 2018 term. | Oct 2 to November 30 |