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Fall Term 2023
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| Fall Term begins |
Monday August 28 |
| Block Week |
Monday-Friday August 28-September 1 |
| Last day to withdraw from Block Week courses |
Friday September 1 |
| †Orientation |
Thursday-Friday August 31-September 1 |
| †Labour Day, University closed |
Monday September 4 |
| Classes begin |
Tuesday September 5 |
| †Deadline to apply to graduate – November convocation |
Friday September 15 |
| †Last day to drop Fall Term and multi-term courses |
Thursday September 14 |
| †Last day to drop a Fall Term or multi-term course without financial penalty |
Thursday September 14 |
| †Last day to add, swap or change registration status between audit and credit for Fall and multi-term courses |
Friday September 15 |
| †Fee payment deadline for Fall Term and multi-term courses |
Friday September 22 |
| †Thanksgiving Day, University closed* |
Monday October 9 |
| Fall Break, no lectures, University open |
Saturday-Saturday November 11-18 |
| †Remembrance Day, University closed* |
Saturday November 11, observed Monday November 13
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| †Fall Convocation |
Friday November 10 |
| Fall Term classes end |
Tuesday December 5 |
| Last day to withdraw |
Tuesday December 5 |
| Final examinations |
Friday-Tuesday December 8-19 |
| Fall Term ends |
Friday December 22 |
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Winter Term 2024
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| Winter Term begins |
Tuesday January 2 |
| Block Week |
Tuesday-Saturday January 2-6 |
| Last day to withdraw from Block Week courses |
Saturday January 6 |
| Classes begin |
Monday January 8 |
| †Deadline to apply to graduate – February conferral |
January 15 |
| †Last day to drop Winter Term courses |
Thursday January 18 |
| †Last day to drop a Winter Term course without financial penalty |
Thursday January 18 |
| †Last day to add, swap or change registration status between audit and credit for Winter courses |
Friday January 19 |
| †Fee payment deadline for Winter Term courses |
Friday January 26 |
| February Conferral |
February 13 |
| Term Break, no lectures, University open |
Sunday-Saturday February 18-24 |
| †Alberta Family Day, University closed* |
Monday February 19 |
| †Deadline to apply to graduate - June Convocation |
March 31 |
| Winter Term classes end |
Tuesday April 9 |
| Last day to withdraw |
Tuesday April 9 |
| †Good Friday, University closed* |
Friday March 29
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| Easter Monday, University closed |
Monday April 1 |
| Final examinations |
Friday-Tuesday April 12-23 |
| Winter Term ends |
Tuesday April 30 |
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Spring Intersession 2024
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| Summer Term begins |
Wednesday May 1 |
| Spring intersession classes begin |
Monday May 6 |
| †Last day to add/drop/swap courses |
Friday May 10 |
| †Last day for drop a course without financial penalty |
Friday May 10 |
| †Fee payment deadline |
Wednesday May 15 |
| †Victoria Day, University closed |
Monday May 20 |
| †June Convocation |
Monday-Friday May 27–31 |
| Spring intersession classes end |
Monday June 17 |
| Last day to withdraw |
Monday June 17 |
| Final examinations |
Wednesday-Friday June 19-21 |
| Mid-term break for Summer term courses, no lectures |
Wednesday-Friday June 19-21 |
| Spring intersession classes end |
Friday June 21 |
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Summer Intersession 2024
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| Summer intersession classes begins |
Monday June 24 |
| †Last day to add/drop/swap courses |
Friday June 28 |
| †Last day for drop a course without financial penalty |
Friday June 28 |
| †Canada Day, University closed |
Monday July 1 |
| †Fee payment deadline |
Wednesday July 3 |
| †Alberta Heritage Day, University closed |
Monday August 5 |
| Summer Intersession classes end |
Tuesday August 6 |
| Last day to withdraw |
Tuesday August 6 |
| Final examinations |
Thursday-Friday; Monday August 8-9, 12 |
| Summer Term ends |
Friday August 23 |
† 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