Important academic dates and deadlines

Dates and deadlines per term

Dates may vary for certain programs (Education, Common Law, Civil Law, Engineering, Medicine, MBA, Master of Health Administration (MHA), Health Sciences, etc.) and for work terms. Please check with the academic unit concerned and refer to the CO-OP website for work-term deadlines. Consult the calendars below to find out more about their important dates and deadlines. This information can change without notice.

Last reviewed: June 2025

Topic	Dates
Term dates	May 1 to August 31
Courses (Session A)	May 5 to July 25
Courses (Session B)	May 5 to June 13
Courses (Session C)	June 23 to August 1
Courses (Session D)	July 14 to August 22
Teaching and course evaluations (Session A)	July 14 to 25
Teaching and course evaluations (Session B)	June 2 to 13
Teaching and course evaluations (Session C)	July 21 to August 1
Teaching and course evaluations (Session D)	August 11 to 22

Topic	Dates
Victoria Day	May 19
University holiday	June 30
Canada Day	July 1
Civic Holiday	August 4

Topic	Dates
Classes are cancelled on Monday, May 19, in lieu of Victoria Day (statutory holiday). They will be held on Saturday, May 24, when the usual Monday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP or clinical placements.	May 24
Classes are cancelled on Tuesday, July 1, in lieu of Canada Day (statutory holiday). They will be held on Saturday, July 5 when the usual Tuesday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP or clinical placements.	July 5
Classes are cancelled on Monday, June 30. They will be held on Saturday, July 19, when the usual Monday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP or clinical placements.	July 19
Classes are cancelled on Monday, August 4, in lieu of Civic Holiday (statutory holiday). They will be held on Saturday, August 9, when the usual Monday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP or clinical placements.	August 9

Topic	Dates
Course schedule posted in uoZone	March 17
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students)	March 20, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (graduate students)	March 18, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol — non-degree students transferring units (credits) and uOttawa-Carleton exchange students	March 27, starting at 9 a.m.
First day to enrol as non-degree students (undergraduate students and graduate students). For graduate students, please contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures.	April 3, one minute past midnight

Session A (May 5 to July 25)

Topic	Dates
Last day to enrol or change course selection	May 16
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	May 16
Last day for graduate students to change part-time/full-time status	May 16
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	May 23
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	July 11
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades	July 11

Session B (May 5 to June 13)

Topic	Dates
Last day to enrol or change course selection	May 9
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	May 9
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	May 14
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	June 5
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades	June 5

Session C (June 23 to August 1)

Topic	Dates
Last day to enrol or change course selection	June 27
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	June 27
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	July 3
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	July 25
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades	July 25

Session D (July 14 to August 22)

Topic	Dates
Last day to enrol or change course selection	July 18
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	July 18
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	July 23
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	August 15
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades	August 15

Topic	Dates
All other sessions held between May 1 and August 31: Last day to enrol or withdraw from a course or an activity may vary. Please note that some sessions may end after August 31 (e.g. multi-term).	Consult your faculty or unit.

These figures are based on a 120-unit program. For programs that are not 120 units, the number of units you need to enrol in second, third or fourth year is 90% of units recommended in your course sequence. For more information, visit the Understanding course enrolment terminology webpage.

Topic	Dates
Session A (May 5 to July 25) exam period	July 28 to August 3
Session B (May 5 to June 13) exam period	June 16 to 18
Session C (June 23 to August 1) exam period	August 5 to 7
Session D (July 14 to August 22) exam period	August 25 to 27
Exam schedule posted in uoZone (Session B)	June 5
Exam schedule posted in uoZone (Session A)	July 2
Exam schedule posted in uoZone (Session D) Please note that this is a fixed date and will pass to the following business day when July 15 falls on a weekend.	July 15
Exam schedule posted in uoZone (Session C)	July 17
Final grades for the Spring–Summer term officially posted	September 15
Deferred exam period for faculties of Arts, Civil Law, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Contact your faculty for exam dates.	October 12 to 18
Last day to submit a request for a grade review for a final exam. For information on grade reviews and appeals, please consult the appropriate academic regulations.	September 29
Official standings posted	September 22

Topic	Dates
Session A (May 5 to July 25): Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Student accounts website.	May 23
Session B (May 5 to June 13): Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Student accounts website.	May 14
Session C (June 23 to August 1): Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Student accounts website.	July 3
Session D (July 14 to August 22): Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Student accounts website.	July 23
All other sessions taking place between May 1 and August 31: Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Student accounts website.	May 23
Last day to pay housing fees. Consult the dates and deadlines and fees section of the Housing and Residence Life website.	May 30

Topic	Dates
Last day to receive a full refund on your U-Pass. After this date, reimbursements are pro-rated.	Consult the U-Pass website.

Topic	Dates
Last day to submit a thesis for written evaluation and receive a 100% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous term). If you receive a 100% financial credit, your enrolment for the current term will be cancelled. Credit not applicable if you are submitting an amended thesis.	May 23
Last day to submit a thesis for written evaluation and receive a 50% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous session). Credit not applicable if you are submitting an amended thesis.	July 4
Last day of the Spring–Summer term to submit a thesis for written evaluation without having to enrol in the Fall term.	August 29
Last day of the Spring–Summer term to submit an engineering report without having to enrol in the Fall term. Deadline for submitting engineering reports may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.	August 29
Last day of the Spring–Summer term to submit a major research paper. Deadline for submitting major research papers may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.	August 27

Topic	Dates
Period to make changes to your program for the Fall 2025 term	March 1 to August 31

Topic	Dates
Term dates	January 1 to April 30
Course dates	January 6 to April 5
Teaching and course evaluation period	March 17 to 28

Topic	Dates
Holiday break. University is closed.	From 5 p.m. December 20, 2024, to 8:45 a.m. January 6, 2025
Reading week. No classes in programs at the faculties of Arts, Law (except Common Law), Engineering, Medicine (except for the MD program), Health Sciences, Science and Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Some exceptions may apply at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. CO-OP work terms and clinical and non-clinical placements are not affected. No exams are held and no assignments are due during Reading Week. No reading week for: Faculty of Education, the English Teacher Education program and the French Formation à l’enseignement program.	February 16 to 22
Family Day	February 17
Easter break	April 18 to 21
Study break except in MD Program	April 7

Topic	Dates
None	N/A

Topic	Dates
Course schedule posted in uoZone	May 3
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — first year and newly-admitted students coming from CÉGEP or college)	May 21, 2024, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — fourth year) (having successfully completed at least 81 units*)	May 28, 2024, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — third year) (having successfully completed at least 54 units*)	June 4, 2024, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — second year) (having successfully completed at least 24 units*)	June 11, 2024, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (graduate students)	June 18, 2024, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (Common Law and second, third year Civil Law) (Civil Law students must have successfully completed at least 24 units*)	June 18, 2024, starting at 10 a.m.
First day to enrol (Faculty of Education)	June 18, 2024, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol — non-degree students transferring units (credits) and uOttawa-Carleton exchange students	December 3, 2024, starting at 9 a.m.
First day to enrol as non-degree students (undergraduate students and graduate students). For graduate students, please contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures.	December 10, 2024, one minute past midnight
Last day to enrol and to change course selection	January 17, 2025
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	January 17, 2025
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline of a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	January 24, 2025
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	March 21, 2025
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades	March 21, 2025
All other sessions held between January 1 and April 30: Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity may vary.	Consult your faculty or unit.

These figures are based on a 120-unit program. For programs that are not 120 units, the number of units you need to enrol in second, third or fourth year is 90% of units recommended in your course sequence. For more information, visit the Understanding course enrolment terminology webpage.

Topic	Dates
Exam schedule posted in uoZone	February 13
Winter term exam period. Exams are scheduled during the week and on the weekend, both during the day and in the evening.	April 8 to 25
Official final grades for the Winter term posted	May 13
Last day to submit a request for a grade review for a final exam. For information on grade reviews and appeals, please consult the appropriate academic regulations.	May 28
Official academic standings posted	May 23
Deferred and supplemental exam period for 1000-level anatomy (ANP) courses. Contact your faculty for exam dates.	June 2 to 11
Deferred exam period for faculties of Arts, Civil Law, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Contact your faculty for exam dates.	July 6 to 12

Topic	Dates
Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Student accounts website.	January 24

Topic	Dates
Last day to receive a full refund on your U-Pass. After this date, reimbursements are pro-rated.	January 24

Topic	Dates
Last day to submit a thesis for written evaluation and receive a 100% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous term). If you receive a 100% financial credit, your enrolment for the current term will be cancelled. Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis.	February 7
Last day to submit a thesis for written evaluation and receive a 50% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous session). Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis.	March 7
Last day of the Winter term to submit a thesis for written evaluation without having to enrol in the Spring–Summer term	April 30
Last day of the Winter term to submit an engineering report without having to enrol in the Spring–Summer term. Deadline for submitting engineering reports may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.	April 25
Last day of the Winter term to submit a major research paper. Deadline for submitting major research papers may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.	April 25

Topic	Dates
Period to make changes to your program for the Spring-Summer 2025 term	March 1 to 31

Topic	Dates
Term dates	September 1 to December 31
Starting Point (mandatory activities in academic units to welcome all students). No classes held.	September 2
Course dates	September 3 to December 2
Teaching and course evaluations	November 17 to 28

Topic	Dates
Labour Day	September 1
Thanksgiving	October 13
Reading week. No classes in programs at the faculties of Arts, Law (except Common Law), Engineering, Medicine (except for the MD program), Health Sciences, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Some exceptions may apply at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. CO-OP work terms, research activities for graduate studies and clinical and non-clinical placements are not affected. No exams are held and no assignments are due during Reading Week.	October 12 to 18
Study break. No study break for students in the MD Program.	December 3
Holiday break. University is closed.	From 5 p.m. December 22, 2025, to 8:45 a.m. January 5, 2026

Topic	Dates
None	N/A

Topic	Dates
Course schedule posted in uoZone	May 1, 2025
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — first year and newly-admitted students coming from CÉGEP or college)	May 20, 2025, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — fourth year) (having successfully completed at least 81 units*)	May 27, 2025, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — third year) (having successfully completed at least 54 units*)	June 3, 2025, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — second year) (having successfully completed at least 24 units*)	June 17, 2025, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (graduate students)	June 19, 2025, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (Common Law and second, third year Civil Law) (Civil Law students must have successfully completed at least 24 units.*)	June 19, 2025, starting at 10 a.m.
First day to enrol (Faculty of Education)	June 19, 2025, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol — non-degree students transferring units (credits) and uOttawa-Carleton exchange students	August 12, 2025, starting at 9 a.m
First day to enrol as non-degree students (undergraduate students and graduate students). For graduate students, please contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures.	August 19, 2025, one minute past midnight
Last day to enrol and to change course selection	September 16, 2025
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	September 16, 2025
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	September 26, 2025
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	November 14, 2025
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades	November 14, 2025
All other sessions held between September 1 and December 31: Last day to enrol or withdraw from a course or an activity may vary. Please note that some sessions may end after December 31 (e.g. multi-term).	Consult your faculty or unit.

These figures are based on a 120-unit program. For programs that are not 120 units, the number of units you need to enrol in second, third or fourth year is 90% of units recommended in your course sequence. For more information, visit the Understanding course enrolment terminology webpage.

Topic	Dates
Exam schedule posted in uoZone	October 9
Exam period. Exams are scheduled during the week and on the weekend, both during the day and in the evening.	December 4 to 17
Official final grades for the Fall term posted	January 15
Official academic standings posted	January 22
Last day to submit a request for a grade review for a final exam. For information on grade reviews and appeals, please consult the appropriate academic regulations.	January 29
Deferred exam period for faculties of Arts, Civil Law, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Contact your faculty for exam dates.	February 15 to 21
Deferred and supplemental exam period for 1000-level anatomy (ANP) courses. Contact your faculty for exam dates.	February 15 to 21

Topic	Dates
Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Student accounts website.	September 26, 2025

Topic	Dates
Period of opting out of health and dental insurance (regular undergraduate students)	September 3 to 26
Period of opting out of health and dental insurance (graduate students)	August 1 to October 1
Last day to receive a full refund on your U-Pass. After this date, reimbursements are pro-rated.	September 26

Topic	Dates
Last day to submit a thesis for written evaluation and receive a 100% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous term). If you receive a 100% financial credit, your enrolment for the current term will be cancelled. Credit not applicable if you are submitting an amended thesis.	September 26
Last day to submit a thesis for written evaluation and receive a 50% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous session). Credit not applicable if you are submitting an amended thesis.	October 24
Last day of the Fall term to submit a thesis for written evaluation without having to enrol in the Winter term.	December 22
Last day of the Fall term to submit an engineering report without having to enrol in the Winter term. The deadline for submitting engineering reports may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.	December 17
Last day of the Fall term to submit a major research paper. The deadline for submitting major research papers may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.	December 17

Topic	Dates
Deadline to pass the mandatory training on academic integrity (newly admitted students in January, May and September 2025)	November 1

Topic	Dates
Period for making changes to your program for the Winter 2026 term	October 1 to November 30

Topic	Dates
Term dates	January 1 to April 30
Course dates	January 12 to April 15
Teaching and course evaluation period	March 30 to April 12

Topic	Dates
Holiday break. University is closed.	From 5 p.m. December 22, 2025, to 8:45 a.m. January 5, 2026
Reading week. No classes offered at the faculties of Arts, Law (except Common Law), Engineering, Medicine (except for the MD program), Health Sciences, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Some exceptions may apply at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. CO-OP work terms, research activities for graduate studies and clinical and non-clinical placements are not affected. No exams are held and no assignments are due during Reading Week. No reading week for: Faculty of Education, the English Teacher Education program and the French Formation à l’enseignement program.	February 15 to 21
Family Day	February 16
Easter break	April 3 to 6
Study break except in MD Program	April 16

Topic	Dates
Classes on Friday, April 3, Good Friday and statutory holiday, are cancelled. They will take place on Tuesday, April 14, when the usual Friday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP and clinical placements	April 14
Classes on Saturday, April 4, Easter break (a statutory holiday, are cancelled. They will take place on Wednesday, April 15, when the usual Saturday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP and clinical placements	April 15

Topic	Dates
Course schedule posted in uoZone	May 1, 2025
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — first year and newly-admitted students coming from CÉGEP or college)	May 20, 2025, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — fourth year) (having successfully completed at least 81 units*)	May 27, 2025, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — third year) (having successfully completed at least 54 units*)	June 3, 2025, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — second year) (having successfully completed at least 24 units*)	June 17, 2025, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (graduate students)	June 19, 2025, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (Common Law and second, third year Civil Law) (Civil Law students must have successfully completed at least 24 units.*)	June 19, 2025, starting at 10 a.m.
First day to enrol (Faculty of Education)	June 19 2025, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol — non-degree students transferring units (credits) and uOttawa-Carleton exchange students	December 2, 2025, starting at 9 a.m.
First day to enrol as non-degree students (special students) (undergraduate students and graduate students). For graduate students, please contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures.	December 9, 2025, one minute past midnight
Last day to enrol and to change course selection	January 23, 2026
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	January 23, 2026
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline of a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	January 30, 2026
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	March 27, 2026
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades	March 27, 2026
All other sessions held between January 1 and April 30: Last day to enrol or withdraw from a course or an activity may vary. Please note that some sessions may end after April 30 (e.g. multi-term).	Consult your faculty or unit.

These figures are based on a 120-unit program. For programs that are not 120 units, the number of units you need to enrol in second, third or fourth year is 90% of units recommended in your course sequence. For more information, visit the Understanding course enrolment terminology webpage.

Topic	Dates
Exam schedule posted in uoZone	February 12
Winter term exam period. Exams are scheduled during the week and on the weekend, both during the day and in the evening.	April 17 to 30
Official final grades for the Winter term posted	May 19
Last day to submit a request for a grade review for a final exam. For information on grade reviews and appeals, please consult the appropriate academic regulations.	June 1
Official academic standings posted	May 26
Deferred and supplemental exam period for 1000-level anatomy (ANP) courses. Contact your faculty for exam dates.	June 3 to 12
Deferred exam period for faculties of Arts, Civil Law, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Contact your faculty for exam dates.	July 5 to 11

Topic	Dates
Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Student accounts website.	January 30

Topic	Dates
Last day to receive a full refund on your U-Pass. After this date, reimbursements are pro-rated.	January 30

Topic	Dates
Last day to submit a thesis for written evaluation and receive a 100% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous term). If you receive a 100% financial credit, your enrolment for the current term will be cancelled. Credit is not applicable if you are submitting an amended thesis.	January 30
Last day to submit a thesis for written evaluation and receive a 50% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous session). Credit is not applicable if you are submitting an amended thesis.	March 6
Last day of the Winter term to submit a thesis for written evaluation without having to enrol in the Spring–Summer term	April 30
Last day of the Winter term to submit an engineering report without having to enrol in the Spring–Summer term. The deadline for submitting engineering reports may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.	April 30
Last day of the Winter term to submit a major research paper. The deadline for submitting major research papers may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.	April 30

Topic	Dates
Period to make changes to your program for the Spring-Summer 2026 term	March 1 to 31

Topic	Dates
Term dates	September 1 to December 31
Starting Point (mandatory activities in academic units to welcome all students). No classes held.	September 3
Course dates	September 4 to December 3
Teaching and course evaluations	November 18 to 29

Topic	Dates
Labour Day	September 2
Thanksgiving	October 14
Reading week. No classes in programs at the faculties of Arts, Law (except Common Law), Engineering, Medicine (except for the MD program), Health Sciences, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Some exceptions may apply at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. CO-OP work terms and clinical and non-clinical placements are not affected. No exams are held and no assignments are due during Reading Week.	October 13 to 19
Study break. No study break for students in the MD Program.	December 4
Holiday break. University is closed.	From 5 p.m. December 20, 2024, to 8:45 a.m. January 6, 2025

Topic	Dates
None	N/A

Topic	Dates
Course schedule posted in uoZone	May 3, 2024
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — first year and newly-admitted students coming from CÉGEP or college)	May 21, 2024, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — fourth year) (having successfully completed at least 81 units*)	May 28, 2024, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — third year) (having successfully completed at least 54 units*)	June 4, 2024, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — second year) (having successfully completed at least 24 units*)	June 11, 2024, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (graduate students)	June 18, 2024, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (Common Law and second, third year Civil Law) (Civil Law students must have successfully completed at least 24 units.*)	June 18, 2024, starting at 10 a.m.
First day to enrol (Faculty of Education)	June 18, 2024, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol — non-degree students transferring units (credits) and uOttawa-Carleton exchange students	August 13, 2024, starting at 9 a.m.
First day to enrol as non-degree students (undergraduate students and graduate students). For graduate students, please contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures.	August 20, 2024, one minute past midnight
Last day to enrol and to change course selection	September 17, 2024
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	September 17, 2024
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	September 27, 2024
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	November 15, 2024
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades	November 15, 2024
All other sessions held between September 1 and December 31: Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity may vary.	Consult your faculty or unit.

These figures are based on a 120-unit program. For programs that are not 120 units, the number of units you need to enrol in second, third or fourth year is 90% of units recommended in your course sequence. For more information, visit the Understanding course enrolment terminology webpage.

Topic	Dates
Exam schedule posted in uoZone	October 10
Exam period. Exams are scheduled during the week and on the weekend, both during the day and in the evening.	December 5 to 18
Official final grades for the Fall term posted	January 17
Official academic standings posted	January 24
Last day to submit a request for a grade review for a final exam. For information on grade reviews and appeals, please consult the appropriate academic regulations.	January 31
Deferred exam period for faculties of Arts, Civil Law, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Contact your faculty for exam dates.	February 16 to 22
Deferred and supplemental exam period for 1000-level anatomy (ANP) courses. Contact your faculty for exam dates.	February 16 to 22

Topic	Dates
Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Student accounts website.	September 27, 2024

Topic	Dates
Period of opting out of health and dental insurance (regular undergraduate students)	September 4 to 27
Period of opting out of health and dental insurance (graduate students)	August 1 to October 1
Last day to receive a full refund on your U-Pass. After this date, reimbursements are pro-rated.	September 27

Topic	Dates
Last day to submit a thesis for written evaluation and receive a 100% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous term). If you receive a 100% financial credit, your enrolment for the current term will be cancelled. Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis.	September 27
Last day to submit a thesis for written evaluation and receive a 50% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous session). Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis.	October 25
Last day of the Fall term to submit a thesis without having to enrol in the Winter term.	December 20
Last day of the Fall term to submit an engineering report without having to enrol in the Winter term. The deadline for submitting engineering reports may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.	December 18
Last day of the Fall term to submit a major research paper. The deadline for submitting major research papers may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with you academic unit	December 18

Convocation

Topic	Dates
Last day to register to receive your degree in Spring 2025 (Spring 2025 Convocation Ceremony)	March 31, 2025
Spring 2025 Convocation Ceremony	June 8 to 12, 2025
Last day to register to receive your degree in Fall 2025 (Spring 2026 Convocation Ceremony)	September 15, 2025
Last day to register to receive your degree in Spring 2026 (Spring 2026 Convocation Ceremony)	March 31, 2026

Commonly-recognized religious holidays 2025–2026

Here is a list of the most commonly recognized religious holidays. However, this list is not all inclusive; students may choose to observe a holiday from a tradition not reflected in this list. Any student who requires an accommodation based on their religious observance must request one by following the procedure outlined in Academic Regulation A-5.

Note that holiday dates are generally determined by the religion’s own calendar and may therefore vary by year in the secular (Gregorian) calendar.

Topic	Dates
Christmas (Christianity: Orthodox)	January 6 to 7, 2025
Birth of Guru Gobind Singh Ji (Sikhism)	January 06, 2025
Maghi (Sikhism)	January 13, 2025
Makar Sankranti (Sikhism)	January 14, 2025
Mahayana New Year (Buddhism)	January 14, 2025
Epiphany (Christianity: Orthodox)	January 19, 2025
Laylat al Miraj (Islam)	January 27, 2025
Lunar New Year/Chinese New Year (Buddhism/Confucianism)	January 29, 2025
Vasanta Panchami (Hinduism)	February 02, 2025
Magha Puja Day (Buddhism)	February 12, 2025
Laylat al Bara'at (Islam) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	February 13 to 14, 2025
Ramadan (Islam) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	February 28 to March 29, 2025
Purim (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	March 13 to 14, 2025
Holi (Hinduism/Sikhism)	March 14, 2025
Naw-Rúz (Bahá’í) (Islam) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	March 19 to 20, 2025
Laylat al-Qadr (Islam)	March 27, 2025
Eid Al Fitr (Islam) Final determination for local dates is usually made at the last minute depending on the time and visibility of the new moon.	March 30 to 31, 2025
Navratri (Hinduism)	March 30 to April 07, 2025
Pesach/Passover (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	April 12 to 20, 2025
Vaisakhi (Hinduism)	April 14, 2025
Good Friday (Christianity: Protestant, Roman Catholic)	April 18, 2025
Good Friday (Christianity: Orthodox)	April 18, 2025
Easter (Christianity: Protestant, Roman Catholic)	April 20, 2025
Ridvan (1st Day) (Bahá’í)	April 20, 2025
Easter (Christianity: Orthodox)	April 20, 2025
Yom HaShoah (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	April 23 to 24, 2025
Ridvan (9th Day) (Bahá’í)	April 28, 2025
Ridvan (12th Day) (Bahá’í)	May 1, 2025
Wesak/Vesak (Buddhism)	May 12, 2025
Declaration of the Bab (Bahá’í)	May 23, 2025
Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Bahá’í)	May 28, 2025
Shavuot (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	June 6 to 10, 2025
Eid Al Adah (Islam) Final determination for local dates is usually made at the last minute depending on the time and visibility of the new moon.	June 6 to 7, 2025
Pentecost (Christianity: Orthodox)	June 8, 2025
Islamic New Year (Islam)	June 25 to 26, 2025
Martyrdom of the Bab (Baha’i)	July 9, 2025
Ashura (Islam)	July 5 to 6, 2025
Asalha Puja Day (Buddhism)	July 10, 2025
Tish'a B'Av (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	August 2 to 3, 2025
Sri Krishna Jayanti/Janmashtami (Hinduism)	August 15, 2025
Mawlid an Nabi (Islam) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	September 4 to 5, 2025
Rosh Hashanah (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	September 22 to 24, 2025
Yom Kippur (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	October 01 to 02, 2025
Dussehra (Hinduism)	October 2, 2025
Sukkot (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	October 06 to 13, 2025
Shemini Atzeret (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	October 13 to 15, 2025
Simchat Torah (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	October 14 to 15, 2025
Diwali (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism)	October 20, 2025
Birth of the Báb ( Baha’i)	October 22, 2025
Birth of Baha’u’llah ( Baha’i)	October 23, 2025
All Saints Day (Christianity: Protestant, Roman Catholic)	November 1, 2025
All Souls Day (Christianity: Roman Catholic)	November 2, 2025
Gurpurab/Birthdate of Guru Nanak Dev Ji (Sikhism)	November 05, 2025
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Sikhism)	November 24, 2025
Hanukkah (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	December 14 to 22, 2025
Christmas (Christianity: Protestant, Roman Catholic)	December 25, 2025
Mahayana New Year (Buddhism)	January 3, 2026
Birth of Guru Gobind Singh Ji (Sikhism)	January 6, 2026
Christmas (Christianity: Orthodox)	January 6 to 7, 2026
Maghi (Sikhism)	January 13, 2026
Makar Sankranti (Sikhism)	January 14, 2026
Laylat al Miraj (Islam)	January 16, 2026
Epiphany (Christianity: Orthodox)	January 19, 2026
Vasanta Panchami (Hinduism)	January 23, 2026
Laylat al Baraat (Islam) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	February 2 to 3, 2026
Lunar New Year/Chinese New Year	February 17, 2026
Ramadan (Islam) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	February 18 to March 20, 2026
Purim (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	March 2 to 3, 2026
Magha Puja Day (Buddhism)	March 3, 2026
Holi (Hinduism/Sikhism)	March 4, 2026
Laylat al-Qadr (Islam)	March 15, 2026
Eid Al Fitr (Islam) Final determination for local dates is usually made at the last minute depending on the time and visibility of the new moon.	March 20, 2026
Naw-Rúz (Bahá’í) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	March 21, 2026
Pesach/Passover (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	April 1 to 09, 2026
Good Friday (Christianity: Protestant, Roman Catholic)	April 03, 2026
Easter (Christianity: Protestant, Roman Catholic)	April 5, 2026
Good Friday (Christianity: Orthodox)	April 10, 2026
Easter (Christianity: Orthodox)	April 12, 2026
Vaisakhi (Hinduism)	April 13, 2026
Yom HaShoah (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	April 13 to 14, 2026
Ridvan (1st Day) (Bahá’í)	April 21, 2026
Ridvan (9th Day) (Bahá’í)	April 29, 2026
Wesak/Vesak (Buddhism)	May 1, 2026
Ridvan (12th Day) (Bahá’í)	May 2, 2026
Shavuot (Judaism)	May 21 to 23, 2026
Declaration of the Bab (Bahá’í)	May 24, 2026
Eid Al Adah (Islam) final determination for local dates is usually made at the last minute depending on the time and visibility of the moon	May 27 to 28, 2026
Ascension of Baha’u’llah (Bahá’í)	May 29, 2026
Pentecost (Christianity: Orthodox)	May 31, 2026
Islamic New Year (Islam)	June 16, 2026
Ashura (Islam)	June 25, 2026
Martyrdom of the Bab (Bahá’í)	July 10, 2026
Tish’a B’Av (Judaism)	July 21 to 22, 2026
Asalha Puja Day (Buddhism)	July 29, 2026
Mawlid an Nabi (Islam) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	August 25 to 26, 2026
Sri Krishna Jayanti/Janmashtami (Hinduism)	September 4, 2026
Rosh Hashanah (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	September 11 to 13, 2026
Yom Kippur (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	September 20 to 21, 2026
Sukkot (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	September 25 to October 2, 2026
Shemini Atzeret (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	October 2 to 4, 2026
Simchat Torah (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	October 2 to 4, 2026
Dussehra (Hinduism)	October 20, 2026
All Saints Day (Christianity: Protestant, Roman Catholic)	November 1, 2026
All Souls Day (Christianity: Roman Catholic)	November 2, 2026
Diwali (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism)	November 8, 2026
Birth of the Báb (Bahá’í)	November 10, 2026
The Birth of the Bahá’ulláh (Bahá’í)	November 11, 2026
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (Sikhism)	November 24, 2026
Birthdate of Guru Nanak Dev Ji (Sikhism)	November 24, 2026
Hanukkah (Judaism) The holiday begins at the sundown on the evening before the specified date.	December 4 to 12, 2026
Christmas (Christianity: Protestant, Roman Catholic)	December 25, 2026

Past important dates and deadlines

Topic	Dates
Term dates	May 1 to August 31
Courses (Session A)	May 1 to July 23
Courses (Session B)	May 1 to June 11
Courses (Session C)	June 17 to July 26
Courses (Session D)	July 15 to August 23
Teaching and course evaluations (Session A)	July 12 to 23
Teaching and course evaluations (Session B)	May 31 to June 11
Teaching and course evaluations (Session C)	July 15 to 26
Teaching and course evaluations (Session D)	August 12 to 23

Topic	Dates
Classes are cancelled on Monday, May 20, in lieu of Victoria Day (statutory holiday). They will be held on Saturday, May 25, when the usual Monday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP or clinical placements.	May 25
Classes are cancelled on Monday, July 1, in lieu of Canada Day (statutory holiday). They will be held on Saturday, July 6 when the usual Monday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP or clinical placements.	July 6
Classes are cancelled on Monday, August 5, in lieu of Civic Holiday (statutory holiday). They will be held on Saturday, August 10, when the usual Monday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP or clinical placements.	August 10

Topic	Dates
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students)	March 21, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (graduate students)	March 19, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol — non-degree students transferring units (credits) and uOttawa-Carleton exchange students	March 27, starting at 9 a.m.
First day to enrol as non-degree students (undergraduate students and graduate students). For graduate students, please contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures.	April 10, one minute past midnight

Session A (May 1 to July 23)

Topic	Dates
Last day to enrol or change course selection	May 17
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	May 17
Last day for graduate students to change part-time/full-time status	May 17
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	May 24
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	July 12
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades	July 12

Session B (May 1 to June 11)

Topic	Dates
Last day to enrol or change course selection	May 7
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	May 7
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	May 10
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	June 4
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades	June 4

Session C (June 17 to July 26)

Topic	Dates
Last day to enrol or change course selection	June 21
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	June 21
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	June 26
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	July 19
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades	July 19

Session D (July 15 to August 23)

Topic	Dates
Last day to enrol or change course selection	July 19
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	July 19
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	July 24
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	August 15
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades	August 15

Topic	Dates
All other sessions held between May 1 and August 31: Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity may vary	Consult your faculty or unit.

These figures are based on a 120-unit program. For programs that are not 120 units, the number of units you need to enrol in second, third or fourth year is 90% of units recommended in your course sequence. For more information, visit the Understanding course enrolment terminology webpage.

Topic	Dates
Session A (May 1 to July 23) exam period	July 26 to August 2
Session B (May 1 to June 11) exam period	June 14 to 16
Session C (June 17 to July 26) exam period	July 29 to 31
Session D (July 15 to August 23) exam period	August 26 to 28
Exam schedule posted in uoZone (Session B) Please note that this is a fixed date and will pass to the following business day when June 1 falls on a weekend.	June 3
Exam schedule posted in uoZone (Sessions A, C and D) Please note that this is a fixed date and will pass to the following business day when July 15 falls on a weekend.	July 15
Final grades for the Spring–Summer term officially posted	September 16
Deferred exam period for faculties of Arts, Civil Law, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Contact your faculty for exams dates.	October 13 to 19
Last day to submit a request for a grade review for a final exam. For information on grade reviews and appeals, please consult the appropriate academic regulations.	September 30
Official standings posted	September 23

Topic	Dates
Session A (May 1 to July 23): Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website.	May 24
Session B (May 1 to June 11): Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website.	May 10
Session C (June 17 to July 26): Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website.	June 26
Session D (July 10 to August 18): Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website.	July 24
All other sessions taking place between May 1 and August 31: Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website.	May 24

Topic	Dates
Last day to submit a thesis for written evaluation and receive a 100% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous term). If you receive a 100% financial credit, your enrolment for the current term will be cancelled. Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis.	June 7
Last day to submit a thesis for written evaluation and receive a 50% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous session). Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis.	July 5
Last day of the Spring–Summer term to submit a thesis without having to enrol in the Fall term.	August 30
Last day of the Spring–Summer term to submit the engineering report without having to enrol in the Fall term. Deadline for submitting engineering reports may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.	August 30
Last day of the Spring-Summer term to submit the major research paper. Deadline for submitting major research papers may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.	August 28

Topic	Dates
Term dates	January 1 to April 30
Course dates	January 8 to April 10
Teaching and course evaluation period	March 25 to April 5

Topic	Dates
Holiday break. University is closed.	From 5 p.m. December 22, 2023, to 8:45 a.m. January 3, 2024
Reading week. No classes offered at the faculties of Arts, Law (except Common Law), Engineering, Medicine (except for the M.D. program), Health Sciences, Science and Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. No reading week in: the English Teacher Education program and the French Formation à l’enseignement program. Some exceptions may apply at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. CO-OP work terms and clinical and non-clinical placements are not affected.	February 18 to 24
Family Day	February 19
Easter break	March 29 to April 1
Study break except in MD Program	April 11

Topic	Dates
Classes on Friday, March 29, Good Friday and statutory holiday, are cancelled. They will take place on Tuesday, April 9, when the usual Friday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP and clinical placements	April 9
Classes on Saturday, March 30, Easter Saturday and statutory holiday, are cancelled. They will take place on Wednesday, April 10, when the usual Saturday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP and clinical placements	April 10
Classes on Monday, April 1, Easter Monday and statutory holiday, are cancelled. They will take place on Monday, April 8.	N/A

Topic	Dates
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — first year and newly-admitted students coming from CÉGEP or college)	May 23, 2023, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — fourth year) (having successfully completed at least 81 units*)	May 30, 2023, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — third year) (having successfully completed at least 54 units*)	June 6, 2023, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — second year) (having successfully completed at least 24 units*)	June 13, 2023, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (graduate students)	June 20, 2023, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (Common Law and second, third year Civil Law) (Civil Law students must have successfully completed at least 24 units*)	June 20, 2023, starting at 10 a.m.
First day to enrol (Faculty of Education)	June 22, 2023, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol — non-degree students (special students) transferring units (credits) and uOttawa-Carleton exchange students	December 5, 2023, starting at 9 a.m.
First day to enrol as non-degree students (special students) (undergraduate students and graduate students). For graduate students, please contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures.	December 12, 2023, one minute past midnight
Last day to enrol and to change course selection	January 19, 2024
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	January 19, 2024
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline of a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	February 2, 2024
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	March 22, 2024
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades	March 22, 2024
All other sessions held between January 1 and April 30: Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity may vary.	Consult your faculty or unit

These figures are based on a 120-unit program. For programs that are not 120 units, the number of units you need to enrol in second, third or fourth year is 90% of units recommended in your course sequence. For more information, visit the Understanding course enrolment terminology webpage.

Topic	Dates
Exam schedule posted in uoZone.	February 16
Winter term exam period. Exams are scheduled during the week and on the weekend, both during the day and in the evening.	April 12 to 25
Official final grades for the Winter term posted	May 13
Last day to submit a request for a grade review for a final exam. For information on grade reviews and appeals, please consult the appropriate academic regulations.	May 28
Official academic standings posted	May 23
Deferred and supplemental exam period for 1000-level anatomy (ANP) courses. Contact your faculty for exam dates.	June 3 to 12
Deferred exam period for faculties of Arts, Civil Law, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Contact your faculty for exams dates.	July 7 to 13

Topic	Dates
Last day to submit a thesis for written evaluation and receive a 100% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous term). If you receive a 100% financial credit, your enrolment for the current term will be cancelled. Credit is not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis.	February 2
Last day to submit a thesis for written evaluation and receive a 50% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous session). Credit is not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis.	March 1
Last day of the Winter term to submit the major research paper. The deadline for submitting major research papers may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.	April 25
Last day of the Winter term to submit the engineering report without having to enrol in the Spring–Summer term. The deadline for submitting the engineering reports may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.	April 30
Last day of the Winter term to submit a thesis for written evaluation without having to enrol in the Spring-Summer term	April 30

Topic	Dates
Term dates	September 1 to December 31
Starting Point (mandatory activities in academic units to welcome all students). No classes held.	September 5
Course dates	September 6 to December 6
Teaching and course evaluations	November 20 to December 1

Topic	Dates
Labour Day	September 4
Thanksgiving	October 9
Reading week. No classes in programs at the faculties of Arts, Law, Engineering, Medicine (except for the M.D. program), Health Sciences, Science and Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Some exceptions may apply at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. CO-OP work terms and clinical and non-clinical placements are not affected.	October 22 to 28
Study break. No study break for students in the MD Program.	December 7
Holiday break. University is closed.	From 5 p.m. December 22, 2023, to 8:45 a.m. January 3, 2024

Topic	Dates
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. This does not affect CO-OP and clinical placements	December 6

Topic	Dates
First day to enrol (regular undegraduate students — first year and newly-admitted students coming from CÉGEP or college)	May 23, 2023, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — fourth year) (having successfully completed at least 81 units*)	May 30, 2023, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — third year) (having successfully completed at least 54 units*)	June 6, 2023, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — second year) (having successfully completed at least 24 units*)	June 13, 2023, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (graduate students)	June 20, 2023, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (Common Law and second, third year Civil Law) (Civil Law students must have successfully completed at least 24 units*)	June 20, 2023, starting at 10 a.m.
First day to enrol (Faculty of Education)	June 22, 2023, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol — non-degree students (special students) transferring units (credits) and uOttawa-Carleton exchange students	August 15, 2023, starting at 9 a.m
First day to enrol as non-degree students (special students) (undergraduate students and graduate students). For graduate students, please contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures.	August 22, 2023, one minute past midnight
Last day to enrol and to change course selection	September 19, 2023
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	September 19, 2023
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	September 29, 2023
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	November 17, 2023
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades.	November 17, 2023
All other sessions held between September 1 and December 31: Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity may vary.	Consult your faculty or unit.

These figures are based on a 120-unit program. For programs that are not 120 units, the number of units you need to enrol in second, third or fourth year is 90% of units recommended in your course sequence. For more information, visit the Understanding course enrolment terminology webpage.

Topic	Dates
Exam schedule posted in uoZone. Due to a change in our current system, the publication of the exam schedule may be delayed.	October 19
Exam period. Exams are scheduled during the week and on the weekend, both during the day and in the evening.	December 8 to 21
Official final grades for the Fall term posted	January 17
Official academic standings posted	January 24
Last day to submit a request for a grade review for a final exam. For information on grade reviews and appeals, please consult the appropriate academic regulations.	January 31
Deferred exam period for faculties of Arts, Civil Law, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Contact your faculty for exam dates.	February 18 to 24
Deferred and supplemental exam period for 1000-level anatomy (ANP) courses. Contact your faculty for exam dates.	February 18 to 24

Topic	Dates
Period of opting out of health and dental insurance (regular undergraduate students)	September 6 to 29
Period of opting out of health and dental insurance (graduate students)	August 1 to October 1
Last day to receive a full refund on your U-Pass. After this date, reimbursements are pro-rated.	September 29

Topic	Dates
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 thesis in the previous term). If you receive a 100% financial credit, your enrolment for the current term will be cancelled. Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis.	September 29
Last day to submit a thesis and receive a 50% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous session). Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis.	October 27
Last day of the Fall term to submit a thesis without having to enrol in the Winter term	December 21
Last day of the Fall term to submit the engineering report without having to enrol in the Winter term. The deadline for submitting the engineering reports may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.	December 21
Last day of the Fall term to submit the major research paper. The deadline for submitting the major research paper may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with you academic unit	December 21

Topic	Dates
Term dates	May 1 to August 31
Courses (Session A)	May 1 to July 21
Courses (Session B)	May 1 to June 9
Courses (Session C)	June 19 to July 28
Courses (Session D)	July 10 to August 18
Teaching and course evaluations (Session A)	July 10 to 21
Teaching and course evaluations (Session B)	May 29 to June 9
Teaching and course evaluations (Session C)	July 17 to 28
Teaching and course evaluations (Session D)	August 7 to 18

Topic	Dates
Classes are cancelled on Monday, May 22, in lieu of Victoria Day (statutory holiday). They will be held on Saturday, May 27, when the usual Monday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP or clinical placements.	May 27
Classes are cancelled on Monday, July 3, in lieu of Canada Day (statutory holiday). They will be held on Saturday, July 8 when the usual Monday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP or clinical placements.	July 8
Classes are cancelled on Monday, August 7, in lieu of Civic Holiday (statutory holiday). They will be held on Saturday, August 12, when the usual Monday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP or clinical placements.	August 12

Topic	Dates
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students)	March 30, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (graduate students)	March 23, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol — non-degree students (special students) transferring units (credits) and uOttawa-Carleton exchange students	April 5, starting at 9 a.m.
First day to enrol as non-degree students (special students) (undergraduate students and graduate students). For graduate students, please contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures.	April 12, one minute past midnight

Session A (May 1 to July 21)

Topic	Dates
Last day to enrol or change course selection	May 12
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	May 12
Last day for graduate students to change part-time/full-time status	May 12
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	May 26
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	July 7
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades	July 7

Session B (May 1 to June 9)

Topic	Dates
Last day to enrol or change course selection	May 8
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	May 8
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	May 12
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	June 2
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades	June 2

Session C (June 19 to July 28)

Topic	Dates
Last day to enrol or change course selection	June 26
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	June 26
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less incidental fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the ancillary fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	July 7
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	July 21
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades	July 21

Session D (July 10 to August 18)

Topic	Dates
Last day to enrol or change course selection	July 17
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	July 17
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	July 21
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	August 11
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades	August 11

Topic	Dates
All other sessions held between May 1 and August 31: Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity may vary	Consult your faculty or unit.

These figures are based on a 120-unit program. For programs that are not 120 units, the number of units you need to enrol in second, third or fourth year is 90% of units recommended in your course sequence. For more information, visit the Understanding course enrolment terminology webpage.

Topic	Dates
Session A (May 1 to July 21) exam period	July 24 to 30
Session B (May 1 to June 9) exam period	June 12 to 15
Session C (June 20 to July 29) exam period	July 31 to August 3
Session D (July 11 to August 18) exam period	August 21 to 23
Exam schedule posted in uoZone (Session B) Please note that this is a fixed date and will pass to the following business day when June 1 falls on a weekend.	June 1
Exam schedule posted in uoZone (Sessions A, C and D ) Please note that this is a fixed date and will pass to the following business day when July 15 falls on a weekend.	July 15
Final grades for the Spring–Summer term officially posted	September 11
Deferred exam period for faculties of Arts, Civil Law, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Contact your faculty for exams dates.	October 22 to 28
Last day to submit a request for a grade review for a final exam. For information on grade reviews and appeals, please consult the appropriate academic regulations.	September 25
Official standings posted	September 18

Topic	Dates
Session A (May 1 to July 21): Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website.	May 26
Session B (May 1 to June 9): Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website.	May 26
Session C (June 19 to July 28): Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website.	July 7
Session D (July 10 to August 18): Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website.	July 21
All other sessions taking place between May 1 and August 31: Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website.	May 26

Topic	Dates
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 thesis in the previous term). If you receive a 100% financial credit, your enrolment for the current term will be cancelled. Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis.	June 2
Last day to submit a thesis and receive a 50% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous session). Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis.	July 4
Last day of the Spring–Summer term to submit a thesis without having to enrol in the Fall term.	August 31
Last day of the Spring–Summer term to submit the major research paper or engineering report without having to enrol in the Fall term. Deadline for submitting major research papers and engineering reports may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.	August 31

Topic	Dates
Term dates	January 1 to April 30
Course dates	January 9 to April 12
Teaching and course evaluation period	March 27 to April 7

Topic	Dates
Holiday break. University is closed.	From 5 p.m. December 22, 2022, to 8:45 a.m. January 3, 2023
Reading week. No classes in programs at the faculties of Arts, Law (except Common Law), Engineering, Medicine (except for the M.D. program), Health Sciences, Science and Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. No reading week for: the English Teacher Education program and the French Formation à l’enseignement program. Some exceptions may apply at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. CO-OP work terms and clinical and non-clinical placements are not affected.	February 19 to 25
Family Day	February 20
Easter break	April 7 to 10
Study break except in MD Program	April 13

Topic	Dates
Classes on Friday, April 7, Good Friday (a statutory holiday), are cancelled. They will take place on Tuesday, April 11, when the usual Friday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP and clinical placements.	April 11
Classes on Saturday, April 8, Easter break (a statutory holiday), are cancelled. They will take place on Wednesday, April 12, when the usual Saturday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP and clinical placements.	April 12

Topic	Dates
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — first year and newly-admitted students coming from CÉGEP or college)	May 24, 2022, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — fourth year) (having successfully completed at least 81 units*)	May 31, 2022, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — third year) (having successfully completed at least 54 units*)	June 14, 2022, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — second year) (having successfully completed at least 24 units*)	June 16, 2022, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (graduate students)	June 21, 2022, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (Common Law and second, third year Civil Law) (Civil Law students must have successfully completed at least 24 units*)	June 21, 2022, starting at 10 a.m.
First day to enrol (Faculty of Education)	June 23, 2022, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol — special students transferring units (credits) and uOttawa-Carleton exchange students	December 7, 2022, starting at 9 a.m.
First day to enrol as special students (undergraduate students and graduate students). For graduate students, please contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures.	December 14, 2022, one minute past midnight
Last day to enrol and to change course selection	January 20, 2023
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	January 20, 2023
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline of a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. 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.	February 3, 2023
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). 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. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	March 31, 2023
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades.	March 31, 2023
All other sessions held between January 1 and April 30: Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity may vary.	Consult your faculty or unit.

These figures are based on a 120-unit program. For programs that are not 120 units, the number of units you need to enrol in second, third or fourth year is 90% of units recommended in your course sequence. For more information, visit the Understanding course enrolment terminology webpage.

Topic	Dates
Exam schedule posted in uoZone. Due to a change in our current system, the publication of the exam schedule may be delayed.	February 21
Winter term exam period. Exams are scheduled during the week and on the weekend, both during the day and in the evening.	April 14 to 27
Official final grades for the Winter term posted	May 15
Last day to submit a request for a grade review for a final exam. For information on grade reviews and appeals, please consult the appropriate academic regulations.	May 30
Official academic standings posted	May 25
Deferred and supplemental exam period for 1000-level anatomy (ANP) courses. Contact your faculty for exam dates.	May 31 to June 9
Deferred exam period for faculties of Arts, Civil Law, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Contact your faculty for exams dates.	July 9 to 15

Topic	Dates
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 thesis in the previous term). If you receive a 100% financial credit, your enrolment for the current term will be cancelled. Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis.	February 3
Last day to submit a thesis and receive a 50% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous session). Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis.	March 3
Last day of the Winter term to submit a thesis without having to enrol in the Spring–Summer term	April 30
Last day of the Winter term to submit the major research paper or engineering report without having to enrol in the Spring–Summer term. Deadline for submitting major research papers and engineering reports may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.	April 30

Topic	Dates
91st ACFAS Conference During this conference, all courses will be online* and follow the regular schedule.*	May 13 to 17
Victoria Day	May 20
Canada Day	July 1
Civic Holiday	August 5

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