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Academic Deadlines & Events

Calendar of Events & Academic Deadlines
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  • LEGEND: 
    The following symbols and abbreviations are used throughout this table:
    Days of the week: (M) Monday, (T) Tuesday, (W) Wednesday, (R) Thursday, (F) Friday, (S) Saturday, (SU) Sunday, (TBA) To Be Announced, (N/A) Not Applicable

Tuition and Fee Payment Information 

Refer to the Finance website: www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infofin/students/stdfees.htm 
for the following: 

  • Graduate Fee Schedule 
  • Incidental Fees
  • Fee Payment Instructions
  • Finance Forms: Promissory Note, Tuition Benefit Form and UHIP Applications
  • Fee Payments and Deadlines (See Important Dates: Payment Due Dates and Late Fees on the above site)
  • Tax Receipts

2012-2013 Academic Term Date Deadlines

Terms and Deadlines

Winter 2012

Jan 1 - April 30
Spring 2012

May 1 - Aug 31
Fall 2012

Sept 1 - Dec 31

Graduate Open Class Enrolment Begins

Nov 25 (F)
March 23 (F)

July 23 (M)

Lectures Begin

Jan 3 (T)
May 1 (T)

Sept 10 (M)

Course Drop/Add Deadline

Feb 14 (T)
June 12 (T)

Oct 19 (F)

Reading Week

Feb 20-24 (M-F)
N/A

N/A

Electronic Grade Submission Dates/Grades Deadlines

April 3 (T) - May 1 (T) Midnight
Aug 6 (M) - Sept 4 (T) Midnight

Dec 13 (R), 2012 - Jan 8 (T), 2013 Midnight

Program Completion Deadline for Convocation (see below)

Spring Convocation April 30 (M)
Fall Convocation August 31 (F)
Spring Convocation April 30 (M)

100% Refund Deadline

Jan 23 (M)
May 22 (T)

Sept 28 (F)

50% Withdrawal Refund Deadline

Feb 21 (T)
June 19 (T)

Oct 26 (F)

Registration/Enrolment Closes Last day for students to pay fees/enrol or change status

Jan 30 (M)
May 31 (R)

Sept 30 (SU)

Centre For Extended Learning Open Class Enrolment Ends

Jan 9 (M)
May 7 (M)

Sept 14 (F)

Government Reporting Date

Feb 1 (W)
June 30 (S)

Nov 1 (R)

Lectures End

April 2 (M)
July 25 (W)

Dec 3 (M)

Examinations Begin

April 9 (M)
July 30 (M)

Dec 6 (R)

Center For Extended Learning Examination Days

April 13 (F), 14 (S)
Aug 3 (F), 4 (S)

Dec 7 (F), 8 (S)

Examinations End

April 21 (S)
Aug 10 (F)

Dec 20 (R)

Grades available on QUEST

May 1 (T)
Sept 1 (S)

Jan 7 (M), 2013

*For information on Payment Instructions and Graduate Student Fees refer to: http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infofin/students/stdfees.htm



 

Deadlines for submission of the Graduate Studies Intention to Graduate/Program Completion Form to the
Graduate Studies Office are:

Convocation

Spring
(June)

April 30 - for students degree completing in the Fall (Sept-Dec) and Winter (Jan-April) terms.

Fall
(October)

August 31 - for students degree completing in the Spring (May-August) term.

Notes:

1) Students who have completed all program requirements must submit the Graduate Studies Intention to Graduate/Program Completion Form to their department to initiate a formal review and verification of their program completion status and approval to graduate. Once approved by the department the form will be submitted to the GSO for completion processing. 

2) Receipt of this completed form (in the GSO) by the deadline indicated above, acknowledges a student's intention to graduate and completion of all degree requirements (for programs with a thesis, completion includes submission and approval from the GSO of the thesis in UWSpace).

3) The completion, degree, and convocation dates will appear on student academic records/transcripts.

Full Convocation information is available through the Registrar's Office website.




Holidays

Winter 2012

Spring 2012

Fall 2012

Labour Day

Sept 3 (M)

Thanksgiving Day

Oct 8 (M)

Christmas Holidays

Dec 24-31 (M-M)

New Years Day

Jan 1 (SU)

University Holiday

Jan 2 (M)

Family Day

Feb 20 (M)

Good Friday

April 6 (F)

Victoria Day

 

May 21 (M)

Canada Day

 

July 2 (M)

Civic Holiday

 

Aug 6 (M)

*Note: Some University Departments may be open for limited service on these days



UW Committees and Meeting Dates:

UW Committee and Councils
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Committees/committees.htm

Senate Executive Committee
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Committees/senate/sec.htm

University Senate
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/governance/senate.htm

Board of Governors
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/governance/bog.htm

Senate Graduate and Research Council
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Committees/senate/sgrc.htm


Graduate Studies Office
Needles Hall, Room 2201
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
519 888 4567 x35411

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