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Fall Term 2024
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| Fall Term begins |
Monday August 26 |
| Block Week |
Monday-Friday August 26-30 |
| Last day to withdraw from Block Week courses |
Friday August 30 |
| †Orientation |
Thursday-Friday August 29-30 |
| †Labour Day, University closed |
Monday September 2 |
| Classes begin |
Tuesday September 3 |
| †Deadline to apply to graduate – November convocation |
September 15 |
| †Last day to drop Fall Term and multi-term courses |
Thursday September 12 |
| †Last day to drop a Fall Term or multi-term course without financial penalty |
Thursday September 12 |
| †Last day to add, swap or change registration status between audit and credit for Fall and multi-term courses |
Friday September 13 |
| †Fee payment deadline for Fall Term and multi-term courses |
Friday September 20 |
†National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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Monday September 30 |
| †Thanksgiving Day, University closed* |
Monday October 14 |
| Fall Break, no lectures, University open |
Sunday-Saturday November 10-16 |
| †Remembrance Day, University closed* |
Monday November 11
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| †Fall Convocation |
Thursday November 14 |
| Fall Term classes end |
Friday December 6 |
| Last day to withdraw |
Friday December 6 |
| Final examinations |
Monday-Thursday December 9-19 |
| Fall Term ends |
Tuesday December 24 |
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Winter Term 2025
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| Winter Term begins |
Monday January 6 |
| Block Week |
Monday-Friday January 6-10 |
| Last day to withdraw from Block Week courses |
Friday January 10 |
| Classes begin |
Monday January 13 |
| †Deadline to apply to graduate – February conferral |
January 15 |
| †Last day to drop Winter Term courses |
Thursday January 23 |
| †Last day to drop a Winter Term course without financial penalty |
Thursday January 23 |
| †Last day to add, swap or change registration status between audit and credit for Winter courses |
Friday January 24 |
| †Fee payment deadline for Winter Term courses |
Friday January 31 |
| February Conferral |
February 13 |
| Term Break, no lectures, University open |
Sunday-Saturday February 16-22 |
| †Alberta Family Day, University closed* |
Monday February 17 |
| †Deadline to apply to graduate - June Convocation |
March 31 |
| Winter Term classes end |
Friday April 11 |
| Last day to withdraw |
Friday April 11 |
| Final examinations |
Monday-Monday April 14-28 |
| †Good Friday, University closed* |
Friday April 18 |
| Easter Monday, University closed |
Monday April 21 |
| Winter Term ends |
Wednesday April 30 |
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Spring Intersession 2025
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| Summer Term begins |
Thursday May 1 |
| Spring intersession classes begin |
Monday May 5 |
| †Last day to add/drop/swap courses |
Thursday May 8 |
| †Last day for drop a course without financial penalty |
Thursday May 8 |
| †Fee payment deadline |
Tuesday May 13 |
| †Victoria Day, University closed |
Monday May 19 |
| †June Convocation |
Monday-Wednesday June 2-11 |
| Spring intersession classes end |
Monday June 16 |
| Last day to withdraw |
Monday June 16 |
| Final examinations |
Wednesday-Saturday June 18-21 |
| Spring intersession classes end |
Sunday June 29
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Summer Intersession 2025
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| Summer intersession classes begins |
Monday June 30 |
| †Last day to add/drop/swap courses |
Friday July 4 |
| †Last day for drop a course without financial penalty |
Friday July 4 |
| †Canada Day, University closed |
Tuesday July 1 |
| †Fee payment deadline |
Wednesday July 9 |
| †Alberta Heritage Day, University closed |
Monday August 4 |
| Summer Intersession classes end |
Tuesday August 12 |
| Last day to withdraw |
Tuesday August 12 |
| Final examinations |
Thursday-Monday August 14-18 |
| Summer Term ends |
Sunday August 24 |
† Administrative dates — do not require GFC approval.
*Except Taylor Family Digital Library, Law, Medical and Gallagher Libraries
Notes:
(1) The Cumming School of Medicine (MD program) has lecture start and end dates that differ from the regular dates to accommodate the unique needs of their program.
(2) The Faculty of Law (JD program) has some lecture start and end dates that differ from the regular dates to accommodate the unique needs of their programs.
(3) The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (DVM program) has some lecture start and end dates that differ from the regular dates to accommodate the unique needs of their programs.
(4) The Qatar Faculty will follow the Academic Schedule of the University, but will reflect some different dates within a term, including start, end and holiday dates, due to local customs and convention.
(5) Three-week spring/summer courses may be scheduled using non-standard schedule requests within the appropriate intersession.
Academic Schedule