These important dates are provided for historical purposes.

Sep. 1, 2021 to Aug. 31, 2022 - Winter

TitleDescriptionAcademic termDate
Class enrolment 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).

Winter 2022Dec 1, 2021 to Jan 25, 2022
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.

Winter 2022Dec 14, 2021
University holiday closure

No classes and offices closed.

Winter 2022Jan 1, 2022 to Jan 3, 2022
New Year's Day
Winter 2022Jan 1, 2022
Co-operative work term begins

Actual dates may vary depending on employer or student requirements.

Winter 2022Jan 4, 2022
Classes begin

Laurier may have a different schedule - visit their website for applicable start dates.

Winter 2022Jan 5, 2022
Tuition and fee refund deadline - 100%

See Student Financial Services website.

Winter 2022Jan 25, 2022
Late fees begin
Revised from December 15, 2021.

See Student Financial Services website for late fee amounts by date.

Winter 2022Jan 26, 2022
Class drop with grade of Withdrawn, no credit granted (WD)

During this period, graduate students can continue to drop classes in Quest but a grade of Withdrawn, no credit granted (WD) will be applied and the class will remain on the transcript.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).

Winter 2022Jan 26, 2022 to Mar 22, 2022
Last day to arrange tuition and fees

Refer to tuition and fees deadlines. Late fees apply, see Student Financial Services for details.

This is also the last day to submit a Promissory Note in Quest.

Winter 2022Jan 31, 2022
Final examination schedules released

Go to the final examination schedule.

Winter 2022Feb 11, 2022
Tuition and fee refund deadline - 50%

See Student Financial Services website.

Winter 2022Feb 18, 2022
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.
Graduate students: view the Graduate Studies Academic Calendar for more details.

Winter 2022Feb 19, 2022 to Feb 27, 2022
Family Day

All classes cancelled and offices closed.

Winter 2022Feb 21, 2022
University closure

All offices are closed for an employee Thank You Day.

Winter 2022Feb 22, 2022
Classes end

Laurier may have a different schedule - visit their website for applicable end dates.

Winter 2022Apr 5, 2022
Pre-examination study days
Winter 2022Apr 6, 2022 to Apr 7, 2022
Final examinations begin

First day of the final examination period.

Winter 2022Apr 8, 2022
In-person exam days for online courses
Winter 2022Apr 8, 2022 to Apr 9, 2022
Good Friday

No final examinations are held and offices closed.

Winter 2022Apr 15, 2022
No final examinations scheduled

No final examinations are held on the Saturday following or preceding a public holiday.

Winter 2022Apr 16, 2022
Co-operative work term ends

Actual dates may vary depending on employer or student requirements.

Winter 2022Apr 22, 2022
Final examinations end

Last day of the final examination period.

Winter 2022Apr 26, 2022
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.

Winter 2022Apr 27, 2022