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Combinatorics & Optimization
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada N2L 3G1
Phone: 519-888-4567, ext 33038
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Fall 2021
| Title | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Class enrollment period |
During this period, graduate students can enrol themselves in classes using Quest, and can also drop classes in Quest. Graduate students who are not fee arranged and have enrolled in classes will have their classes dropped at the end of the third week of classes (end of class enrolment period). |
Aug 4, 2021 to Sep 28, 2021 |
| Tuition and fees due |
Pay in full or become "Fees Arranged"; late fees apply after this date and/or access to LEARN may be affected. |
Aug 24, 2021 |
| Late fees begin |
See Student Financial Services website for late fee amounts by date. |
Aug 25, 2021 |
| Labour Day | No classes and offices closed. | Sep 6, 2021 |
| Classes begin | Laurier may have a different schedule - visit their website for applicable start dates. | Sep 8, 2021 |
| NSERC Doctoral Scholarships program transcript request deadline | Official transcript request deadline still to be determined. See Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs website. | Sep 2021 |
| Tuition and fee refund deadline - 100% | See Student Financial Services website. | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Class drop with grade of Withdrawn, no grade granted (WD) |
During this period, graduate students can continue to drop classes in Quest but a grade of Withdrawn, no credit granted (WD) will be applied and the class will remain on the transcript. Note that WD is not an academic penalty. Outside of this period, students with special circumstances can petition to drop or add a class using a course drop add form (Graduate Studies forms website). |
Sep 29, 2021 to Nov 23, 2021 |
| International Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) competition transcript request deadline | Official transcript request deadline still to be determined. See Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs website. | October 2021 |
| International Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) competition application and academic assessment report deadline | Official transcript application and academic assessment report deadline still to be determined. See Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs website. | October 2021 |
| Reading Week |
All classes cancelled; offices closed on the weekends and the holiday Monday. Undergraduate students: view the Undergraduate Studies Academic Calendar for more details. |
Oct 9, 2021 to Oct 17, 2021 |
| Thanksgiving Day |
All classes cancelled and offices closed. |
Oct 11, 2021 |
| NSERC Doctoral Scholarships program application deadline | Official application deadline still to be determined. See Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs website. | Oct 2021 |
| Convocation - fall 2021 | Visit the Convocation website for details. | Oct 22, 2021 to Oct 23, 2021 |
| Tuition and fee refund deadline - 50% | See Student Financial Services website. | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Last day to start PhD student degree completion process | Last day fo PhD students to submit their documents to have their PhD defence from Dec 6, 2021 to Dec 10, 2021 to ensure degree completion on December 31, 2021. | Oct 29, 2021 |
| Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarship Master’s (CGS M) competition transcript request deadline | Official transcript request deadline still to be determined. See Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs website. | Nov 2021 |
| Last day to start Master's student degree completion process | Last day for Master's students to submit their thesis for display to ensure degree completion on December 31, 2021. | Nov 26, 2021 |
| Tri-Agency Canada Graduate Scholarship Master’s (CGS M) competition application deadline | Official application eadline still to be determined. See Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs website. | Dec 1, 2021 |
| Classes end | Laurier may have a different schedule - visit their website for applicable end dates. | Dec 7, 2021 |
| Final examinations begins | First day of the final examination period. |
Dec 9, 2021 |
| PhD defence black out dates | No PhD defences will be allowed during these dates. | Dec 13, 2021 to Jan 5, 2022 |
| Final examinations ends | Last day of the final examination period. | Dec 23, 2021 |
| Grades begin to appear in Quest |
Registered students can view their unofficial term grades in Quest. Note: Not all grades will be available on this date. |
Dec 24, 2021 |
| University holiday closure | No classes and offices closed. | Dec 24, 2021 to Jan 3, 2022 |