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Winter 2013

Calendar - General Information & Regulations


Academic Deadlines & Events

Calendar of Events & Academic Deadlines
 

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


2013 Academic Term Date Deadlines

Terms and Deadlines

Winter 2013

Jan 1 - April 30

Spring 2013

May 1 - Aug 31
Fall 2013

Sept 1 - Dec 31

Graduate Open Class Enrolment Begins

Nov 26 (M)
March 25 (M)
July 22 (M)

Lectures Begin

Jan 7 (M)
May 6 (M)
Sept 9 (M)

Course Drop/Add Deadline

Feb 15 (F)
June 14 (F)
Oct 21 (M)

Reading Week

Feb 18-22 (M-F)
N/A
N/A

Electronic Grade Submission Dates/Grades Deadlines

April 18 (R) - May 5 (SU)
Midnight
Aug 13 (T) - Sept 3 (T)
Midnight
Jan 5 (SU), 2014  Midnight

Program Completion Deadline for Convocation (see below)

Spring Convocation
April 30 (T)
Fall Convocation
Aug 30 (F)
Spring Convocation
April 30 (W)

100% Refund Deadline

Jan 25 (F)
May 24 (F)
Sept 27 (F)

50% Withdrawal Refund Deadline

Feb 22 (F)
June 21 (F)
Oct 25 (F)

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

Jan 30 (W)
May 31 (F)
Sept 30 (M)

Centre For Extended Learning Open Class Enrolment Ends

Jan 11 (F)
May 10 (F)
Sept 13 (F)

Government Reporting Date

Feb 1 (F)
June 30 (SU)
Nov 1 (R)

Lectures End

April 8 (M)
July 30 (T)
Dec 2 (M)

Examinations Begin

April 11 (R)
Aug 6 (T)
Dec 5 (R)

Centre For Extended Learning Examination Days

April 12 (F), 13 (S)
Aug 9 (F), 10 (S)
Dec 6 (F), 7 (S)

Examinations End

April 25 (R)
Aug 17 (S)
Dec 20 (F)

Grades available on Quest

May 1 (W)
Sept 1 (SU)
Jan 1 (W), 2014

*For information on payment instructions and graduate student fees please refer to the Finance web site.



 

Deadlines for submission of the Graduate Studies Intention to Graduate/Program Completion Form (pdf) 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 (pdf) 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 2013  Spring 2013  Fall 2013 
Labour Day      Sept 2 (M) 
Thanksgiving Day      Oct 14 (M) 
Christmas Holidays      Dec 24-31 (T-T) 
New Years Day  Jan 1 (T)     
Family Day  Feb 18 (M)     
Good Friday  March 29 (F)     
Victoria Day    May 20 (M)   
Canada Day    July 1 (M)   
Civic Holiday    Aug 5 (M)   

*Note: some University Departments may beopen for limited service on these days



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University Senate

Board of Governors

Senate Graduate and Research Council


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