TitleDescriptionAcademic termDate
Tuition and fee refund deadline - 50%

See Student Financial Services website.

Winter 2025Feb 14, 2025
Requests due for accommodations on religious or creed grounds

Requests for accommodations on religious or creed grounds for final examinations should normally be made within two weeks of the final examination schedule being published. Students must contact their instructor by the deadline.

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

All classes cancelled and offices closed.

Winter 2025Feb 17, 2025
Final examination relief requests due

Requests for relief for consecutive final exams are generally due two weeks after the final examination schedule is published.

Winter 2025Feb 18, 2025
Application to Graduate due

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

Winter 2025Mar 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 2025Mar 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 2025Mar 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 2025Mar 19, 2025
Drop with WD ends

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

Winter 2025Mar 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 2025Mar 22, 2025
Classes end

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

Winter 2025Apr 4, 2025
Pre-examination study days
Winter 2025Apr 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 2025Apr 8, 2025
Final examinations begin

First day of the Final Examination Period.

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

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

Winter 2025Apr 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 2025Apr 13, 2025
In-person exam days for online courses

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

Winter 2025Apr 16, 2025 to Apr 17, 2025
Good Friday

No final examinations are held and offices closed.

Winter 2025Apr 18, 2025
Opt out of optional/voluntary fees deadline

See how to opt out of optional or voluntary fees in Quest.

Spring 2025Apr 24, 2025
Tuition and fees due

Pay in full or become "Fees Arranged"; a Fees Arranged Extension fee applies after this date.

Spring 2025Apr 24, 2025
Co-operative work term ends

Actual dates may vary depending on employer or student requirements.

Winter 2025Apr 25, 2025
Final examinations end

Last day of the Final Examination Period.

Winter 2025Apr 25, 2025
Fees Arranged Extension fees begin

See Student Financial Services website for Fees Arranged Extension fee amounts by date.

Spring 2025Apr 25, 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 2025Apr 26, 2025

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