| 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 2023 | Dec 5, 2022 to Jan 29, 2023 |
| 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 2023 | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Fees Arranged Extension fees begin |
| Winter 2023 | Dec 16, 2022 |
| University holiday closure | No classes and offices closed.
| Winter 2023 | Jan 1, 2023 |
| New Year's Day The New Year's Day holiday is taken on Monday, January 2. | | Winter 2023 | Jan 2, 2023 |
| Co-operative work term begins | Actual dates may vary depending on employer or student requirements.
| Winter 2023 | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Classes begin | Laurier may have a different schedule - visit their website for applicable start dates.
| Winter 2023 | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Not Fees Arranged (NFA) holds applied | Not Fees Arranged (NFA) holds applied to students who are not yet Fees Arranged for the term.
Undergraduate students: Find out more about how this hold will impact your course registration process for future terms.
| Winter 2023 | Jan 21, 2023 |
| Tuition and fee refund deadline - 100% | See Student Financial Services website.
| Winter 2023 | Jan 27, 2023 |
| Class drop with grade of Withdrawn, no credit granted (WD) | During this period, graduate students can continue to drop classes in Quest but a grade of Withdrawn, no credit granted (WD) will be applied and the class will remain on the transcript.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 2023 | Jan 30, 2023 to Mar 26, 2023 |
| 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 2023 | Jan 31, 2023 |
| Final examination schedules released | Go to the final examination schedule.
| Winter 2023 | Feb 3, 2023 |
| Tuition and fee refund deadline - 50% | See Student Financial Services website.
| Winter 2023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| 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 2023 | Feb 18, 2023 to Feb 26, 2023 |
| Family Day | All classes cancelled and offices closed.
| Winter 2023 | Feb 20, 2023 |
| Last day to select an examination centre or submit a proctor for online course exams | View details about writing exams for online courses. Deadline is 4 p.m. ET on date listed.
| Winter 2023 | Mar 3, 2023 |
| Good Friday | No final examinations are held and offices closed.
| Winter 2023 | Apr 7, 2023 |
| Classes end | Laurier may have a different schedule - visit their website for applicable end dates.
| Winter 2023 | Apr 10, 2023 |
| Make-up day for Good Friday | The loss of a Friday class on April 7 will be made up by following a Friday schedule on April 10.
| Winter 2023 | Apr 10, 2023 |
| Pre-examination study days | | Winter 2023 | Apr 11, 2023 to Apr 12, 2023 |
| Final examinations begin | First day of the final examination period.
| Winter 2023 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| In-person exam days for online courses | Winter 2023 term dates.
| Winter 2023 | Apr 14, 2023 to Apr 15, 2023 |
| In-person exam days for online courses | Winter 2023 term dates.
| Winter 2023 | Apr 19, 2023 |
| In-person exam days for online courses | Winter 2023 term dates.
| Winter 2023 | Apr 22, 2023 |
| Co-operative work term ends | Actual dates may vary depending on employer or student requirements.
| Winter 2023 | Apr 28, 2023 |
