Important dates

See historical important dates
Title Description Academic term Datesort ascending
Make-up day for Good Friday

The loss of a Friday class on April 3 will be made up by following a Friday schedule on Monday, April 6.

 Winter 2026 Apr 6, 2026
Classes end

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

 Winter 2026 Apr 6, 2026
Good Friday

All classes cancelled and offices closed.

 Winter 2026 Apr 3, 2026
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 2026 Mar 25, 2026
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 2026 Mar 23, 2026 to Mar 24, 2026
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 2026 Mar 21, 2026
Drop with WD ends

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

 Winter 2026 Mar 20, 2026
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 2026 Mar 19, 2026
Class drop with grade of Withdrawn, no credit granted (WD)

During this period, graduate students can continue to drop classes in Quest but a grade of Withdrawn, no credit granted (WD) will be applied and the class will remain on the transcript.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 2026 Jan 26, 2026 to Mar 22, 2026

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