So many questions and so little time face a student each day. Important dates and deadlines, if missed, can cause trouble for all. You can refer to the page for dates and deadline which include the following schedules:
| Fall Term 2013 | |
| Tuesday, Sep. 3 |
Fall Term begins. Last day to drop Block Week courses. |
| Tuesday, Sep. 3 – Saturday, Sep. 7 |
Fall Term Block Week |
| Saturday, Sep. 7 | Last day to withdraw from Block Week courses |
| Monday, Sep. 9 | Regular term lectures begin |
| Friday, Sep. 20 | Last day to drop full courses and Fall Term half courses. No refunds for full courses (Multi-term) or Fall Term half courses after this date. |
| Monday, Sep. 23 | Last day to add or swap full courses and Fall Term half courses. Last day for change of registration from audit to credit or credit to audit. |
| Friday, Dec. 6 | Fall Term Lectures End. Last day to withdraw with permission from Fall Term half courses. |
| Tuesday, Dec. 31 | Last day to submit Application for Degree for the February 2014 conferral of degrees. |
| Winter Term 2014 | |
| Tuesday, Jan. 2 | Last day to drop Block Week courses. |
| Monday, Jan. 7 | Last day to withdraw from Block Week courses. |
| Friday, Jan. 18 | Last day to drop Winter Term half-courses. |
| Monday, Jan. 21 | Last day to add or swap Winter Term half courses. Last day for change of registration from audit to credit or credit to audit. |
| Tuesday, Apr. 16 | Last day to withdraw from full courses and Winter Term half courses. |
Visit the Spring and Summer website to see registration dates for Spring 2013 and Summer 2013.
| Fall Term 2013 | |
| Friday, Sep. 20 | No refunds for full courses (Multi-term) or Fall Term half courses after this date. |
| Friday, Sep. 27 | Fee payment deadline for Fall Term full and half courses. |
| Winter Term 2014 | |
| Friday, Jan. 18 | No refunds for Winter Term half courses after this date. |
| Friday, Jan. 25 | Fee payment deadline for Winter Term half-courses. |
| Thursday, Feb. 28 | T2202A Certificates for the 2012 tax year will be available for students to print directly from their online Student Centre. |
Visit the Spring and Summer website to see fee deadlines for Spring 2013 and Summer 2013.
Find out more about Open Studies and Visiting student registration.
An examination schedule is produced for each session and is published approximately six weeks after the start of the Fall and Winter Sessions and three weeks after the start of Spring and Summer sessions. Click here to find out more about final exams.
| Semester | Final Examination Dates | Deferred Examination Application Deadline | Deferred Examination Date(s) |
| Fall | December 10-19, 2012 | December 21, 2012 | January 24-26, 2013 |
| Winter | April 19-30, 2013 | May 2, 2013 | May 23-25, 2013 |
| Spring | June 27-29, 2013 | July 2, 2013 | July 18-20, 2013 |
| Summer | August 15-17, 2013 | August 19, 2013 | August 29-30, 2013 |
*Students must notify the department offering the examination within 48 hours of the missed examination and apply no later than the given deadline.
Graduation and Convocation are a great time of celebration for the University, graduates, their families and friends. Find out more about Graduation and Convocation including deadlines to apply for a degree/diploma.
| Dates | Convocation |
| Thursday , May 9 | May Convocation 2013 |
| Monday, June 10 – Friday, June 14 | June Convocation |
| Tuesday, November 12 | Fall Convocation 2013 |