Important dates

Title Description Academic term Datesort descending
Add Period ends

Last day to add a class. See how to add or swap classes in Quest.

Winter 2025 Jan 17, 2025
Standing decisions and official grades are available in Quest

Registered students can view their official and complete term grades, along with academic standing, in Quest.

Fall 2024 Jan 21, 2025
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 2025 Jan 21, 2025
Last day to drop a class from the academic record

The Drop Period ends. Classes dropped prior to or on this day will be removed from the academic record. See how to drop a class in Quest.

Winter 2025 Jan 24, 2025
Tuition and fee refund deadline - 100%

See Student Financial Services website.

Winter 2025 Jan 24, 2025
Drop with WD begins

WD (Withdrew, no credit granted) grade assigned for class(es) dropped during this period.

Winter 2025 Jan 25, 2025
Course Selection Period

See How do I select courses for a future term?

Spring 2025 Jan 27, 2025 to Feb 4, 2025
Class drop with grade of Withdrawn, no credit granted (WD)

During this period, graduate students can continue to drop classes in Quest but a grade of Withdrawn, no credit granted (WD) will be applied and the class will remain on the transcript.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 2025 Jan 27, 2025 to Mar 23, 2025
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 2025 Jan 31, 2025
Tuition and fee refund deadline - 50%

See Student Financial Services website.

Winter 2025 Feb 14, 2025
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 2025 Feb 15, 2025 to Feb 23, 2025
Family Day

All classes cancelled and offices closed.

Winter 2025 Feb 17, 2025
Application to Graduate due

Complete an Application to Graduate for the June convocation ceremony (undergraduate students).

Winter 2025 Mar 1, 2025
View next term's schedule and appointments

Registered students can begin to view, in Quest, their next term's class schedule and appointment time. See How to view appointment time for the beginning of drop/add?

Spring 2025 Mar 13, 2025
Drop/Add Period begins

The Drop/Add Period begins with individualized Quest appointment times. See How to view appointment time for the beginning of drop/add.

Dates listed indicate Quest appointment period. The Add Period continues for all students until the last day to add a class.

Spring 2025 Mar 17, 2025 to Mar 18, 2025
Add Period begins (open enrolment)

The first day of the Drop/Add Period where all undergraduate students have equal access to make changes to their term class schedule (add, drop, swap) in Quest. The Add Period continues for all students until the last day to add a class.

Spring 2025 Mar 19, 2025
Drop with WD ends

Last day to drop a class and receive a WD (Withdrew, no credit granted) grade.

Winter 2025 Mar 21, 2025
Drop with WF begins

WF (Withdrew/Failure, no credit granted, value 32) grade assigned for class(es) dropped during this period.

Engineering students: Visit course load and withdrawal in the Undergraduate Calendar for specific regulations.

Winter 2025 Mar 22, 2025
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).

Spring 2025 Mar 31, 2025 to May 25, 2025
Classes end

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

Winter 2025 Apr 4, 2025
Pre-examination study days
Winter 2025 Apr 7, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
Drop with WF ends

Last day to drop a class without a petition and receive a WF (Withdrew/Failure, no credit granted, value 32) grade.

Winter 2025 Apr 8, 2025
Final examinations begin

First day of the Final Examination Period.

Winter 2025 Apr 9, 2025
In-person exam days for online courses

Winter 2025 term dates; not all dates may be used.

Winter 2025 Apr 11, 2025 to Apr 12, 2025
Final examination emergency days

Dates reserved to hold final examinations in the event the University is closed during the winter 2025 Final Examination Period: Examinations will be rescheduled on the next available day, including Sunday, on which examinations have not been scheduled.

Winter 2025 Apr 13, 2025

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