Important dates

Title Description Academic termsort ascending Date
Co-operative work term ends

Actual dates may vary depending on employer or student requirements.

Spring 2025 Aug 22, 2025
Apply for Graduation

Deadline for graduate students to apply for graduation in Quest for fall ceremony (degree completion in spring term).

Spring 2025 Aug 31, 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.

Spring 2025 Sep 12, 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Class drop with grade of Withdrawn, no credit granted (WD)

During this period, graduate students can continue to drop classes in Quest but a grade of Withdrawn, no credit granted (WD) will be applied and the class will remain on the transcript.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

Fall 2024 Sep 25, 2024 to Nov 19, 2024
Drop with WD ends

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

Fall 2024 Nov 19, 2024
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.

Fall 2024 Nov 20, 2024
Classes end

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

Fall 2024 Dec 3, 2024
Pre-examination study days
Fall 2024 Dec 4, 2024 to Dec 5, 2024
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.

Fall 2024 Dec 5, 2024
In-person exam days for online courses

Fall 2024 term dates; not all dates may be used.

Fall 2024 Dec 6, 2024 to Dec 7, 2024
Final examinations begin

First day of the Final Examination Period.

Fall 2024 Dec 6, 2024
Examinations on Sunday

Final examinations can be held on this day for the fall 2024 term.

Fall 2024 Dec 8, 2024
Final examination emergency days

Dates reserved to hold final examinations in the event the University is closed during the fall 2024 Final Examination Period: Examinations will be rescheduled on the next available day, including Sunday, on which examinations have not been scheduled.

Fall 2024 Dec 15, 2024
Final examinations end

Last day of the Final Examination Period.

Fall 2024 Dec 19, 2024
Co-operative work term ends

Actual dates may vary depending on employer or student requirements.

Fall 2024 Dec 20, 2024
Grades begin to appear in Quest

Registered students can view their unofficial term grades in Quest.

Note: Not all grades will be available on this date.

Fall 2024 Dec 21, 2024
University holiday closure

No classes and offices closed.

Fall 2024 Dec 23, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Apply for Graduation

Deadline for graduate students to apply for graduation in Quest for spring ceremony (degree completion in fall term).

Fall 2024 Dec 31, 2024
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

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