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Calendar of Events & Academic Deadlines
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Academic Term Deadlines

Terms and Deadlines Fall 2013
September 1 - December 31
Winter 2014
January 1 - April 30
Spring 2014
May 1 - August 31
Graduate Open Class Enrolment Begins July 22 (M) November 25 (M) March 24 (M)
Lectures Begin September 9 (M) January 6 (M) May 5 (M)
Centre For Extended Learning Open Class Enrolment Ends September 13 (F) January 10 (F) May 9 (F)
100% Tuition Refund Deadline September 27 (F) January 24 (F) May 23 (F)
Registration/Enrolment Closes - Last day for students to pay fees/enrol or change status September 30 (M) January 31 (F) May 30 (F)
Graduate Open Class Enrolment Ends October 21 (M) February 17 (M) June 9 (M)
Reading Week N/A February 17-21 (M-F) N/A
50% Tuition Refund Deadline October 25 (F) February 21 (F) June 20 (F)
Government Reporting Date November 1 (F) February 1 (S) June 30 (M)
Electronic Grade Submission Dates/Grades Deadlines December 2 - January 5, 2014 (M-U) April 4 - May 4 (F-U) July 23 - September 1 (W-M)
Lectures End December 2 (M) April 4 (F) July 30 (W)
Examinations Begin December 5 (Th) April 8 (T) August 5 (T)
Centre For Extended Learning Examination Days December 6, 7 (F, S) April 11, 12 (F, S) August 8, 9 (F, S)
Examinations End December 20 (F) April 24 (Th) August 16 (S)
Program Completion Deadline for Convocation (see below) Spring Convocation
April 30 (W)
Spring Convocation
April 30 (W)
Fall Convocation
August 31 (SU) 
Grades available on Quest January 1 (W), 2014 May 1 (Th) September 1 (M)

Note: For information on payment instructions and graduate student fees please refer to the Finance website.



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

Convocation ceremony Deadline
Spring Convocation
(June)
April 30 - for students degree completing in the Fall (Sept-Dec) and Winter (Jan-April) terms
Fall Convocation
(October)
August 31 - for students degree completing in the Spring (May-Aug) term

Note:

  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 Graduate Studies Office website.

Holidays 

Holidays  Fall 2013  Winter 2014 Spring 2014
Labour Day  September 2 (M)     
Thanksgiving Day  October 14 (M)     
Christmas Holidays  December 24-31 (T-T)     
New Year's Day    January 1 (W)   
Family Day    February 17 (M)  
Good Friday    April 18 (F)  
Victoria Day      May 19 (M)
University Holiday     June 30 (M)
Canada Day      July 1 (T)
Civic Holiday      August 4 (M)

Note: Some University departments may be open for limited service on these days.

University of Waterloo Committees and Meeting Dates

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Key Description 
(M)  Monday 
(T)  Tuesday 
(W)  Wednesday 
(Th)  Thursday 
(F)  Friday 
(S)  Saturday 
(U)  Sunday 
(TBA)  To be announced 
(N/A)  Not applicable 

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

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