See the School of Graduate Studies website for full 2024–25 Sessional Dates.
For students currently enrolled, see below for the academic year dates.
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| July 1, 2025 | Canada Day (University closed) |
| July 7, 2025 | Final date to enrol in July-August S courses |
| July 14, 2025 | Registration for fall session opens |
| July 28, 2025 | Final date to drop July-August S section courses without academic penalty |
| August 4, 2025 | Civic Holiday (University closed) |
| August 22, 2025 | Recommended tuition fee payment deadline to ensure payment is received by the deadline of September 13 |
| Sept 1, 2025 | Labour Day (University closed) |
| September 2, 2025 | Courses begin |
| September 5, 2025 | TA Orientation Workshop #1 |
| September 12, 2025 | Registration for Fall session ends |
| September 17, 2025 | Final date to register for Fall/Full-Year courses |
| September 29, 2025 | Final date to submit PhD theses to SGS to avoid the fee charges for 2025-2026 |
| October 13, 2025 | Thanksgiving Day (University closed) |
| October 27, 2025 | Final date to drop fall session full or half courses without academic penalty |
| December 2, 2025 | Last day of class for Fall session |
| December 24, 2025 until January 2, 20256 |
Holidays (University closed) |
| January 5, 2026 | Winter courses begin. Full-Year courses resume |
| January 8, 2026 | Deadline to apply for PhD program |
| January 15, 2026 | Deadline to apply for MA program |
| January 15, 2026 | Deadline to submit PhD thesis without fee payment for January session |
| January 19, 2026 | Final date to add winter session courses |
| January 23, 2026 |
Deadline for receipt of degree recommendations for MA students without fees being charged for January session (applies to only 2nd year+ students) Deadline to request degree conferral in absentia for March |
| February 16, 2026 | Family Day (University closed) |
| February 17-20, 2026 | Reading Week (University open but no classes) |
| February 27, 2026 | Deadline to drop second-term or full-year courses without academic penalty |
| April 3, 2026 | Good Friday (University closed) |
| April 6, 2026 | Classes end |
| April 10, 2026 |
Deadline for instructors to submit final grades to Grad Office for second-term and full-year courses for MA students convocating in June. Deadline for final PhD theses submission for degrees to be conferred at June Convocation. Deadline for MAs to be recommended for graduation for degrees to be conferred at June convocation. |
| May 13, 2026 | Field Exams — Canadian Politics, Comparative Politics |
| May 14, 2026 | Field Exams — Political Theory, Public Policy |
| May 15, 2026 | Field Exams — Development Studies, International Relations |
| August 12, 2026 | Major Field Exams — Canadian, Comparative, IR, Theory, Public Policy, Development Studies |
Dates Tentative, as of June 5th, 2025