| University holiday closure | No classes and offices closed.
| Winter 2025 | Jan 1, 2025 |
| Co-operative work term begins | Actual dates may vary depending on employer or student requirements.
| Winter 2025 | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Classes begin | Laurier may have a different schedule - visit their website for applicable start dates.
| Winter 2025 | Jan 6, 2025 |
| Reserves removed | Reserves on most classes will be removed on this date, opening remaining spaces to all students. See Schedule of Classes for spaces.
| Winter 2025 | Jan 13, 2025 |
| Add Period ends | Last day to add a class. See how to add or swap classes in Quest.
| Winter 2025 | Jan 17, 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 |
| Final examination schedules released | Go to the final examination schedule.
| Winter 2025 | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Tuition and fee refund deadline - 50% | See Student Financial Services website.
| Winter 2025 | Feb 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| In-person exam days for online courses | Winter 2025 term dates; not all dates may be used.
| Winter 2025 | Apr 16, 2025 to Apr 17, 2025 |
| Good Friday | No final examinations are held and offices closed.
| Winter 2025 | Apr 18, 2025 |
