The following important dates and deadlines apply to the entire student population, whether you are studying at the undergraduate, graduate or postdoctoral level.
Dates may vary for certain programs (Education, Common Law, Civil Law, Engineering, Medicine, MBA, Master of Health Administration (MHA), Health Sciences, etc.) and for work terms. Please check with the academic unit concerned and refer to the CO-OP website for work-term deadlines. Consult the calendars below to find out more about their important dates and deadlines. This information can change without notice.
Last reviewed: January 2022
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Term dates | September 1 to December 31 |
| Starting Point (mandatory activities in academic units to welcome all students). No classes held. |
September 7 |
| Course dates | September 8 to December 8 |
| Teaching and course evaluations | November 22 to December 3 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Labour Day | September 6 |
| Thanksgiving | October 11 |
| Reading week. No classes in programs at the faculties of Arts, Law, Engineering, Medicine (except for the M.D. program), Health Sciences, Science and Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Some exceptions may apply at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. CO-OP work terms and clinical and non-clinical placements are not affected. | October 24 to 30 |
| Study Break. No study break for students in the MD Program. | NA |
| Holiday break. University is closed. | From 5 p.m. December 22, 2021, to 8:45 a.m. January 4, 2022 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Classes on Monday, October 11, Thanksgiving (a statutory holiday), are cancelled. They will take place on Wednesday, December 8, when the usual Monday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP and clinical placements | December 8 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| First day to enrol (regular undegraduate students — first year and newly-admitted students coming from CÉGEP or college) | May 25, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — fourth year) (having successfully completed at least 81 units*) | June 1, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — third year) (having successfully completed at least 54 units*) | June 8, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — second year) (having successfully completed at least 24 units*) | June 10, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (graduate students) | June 22, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (Common Law and second, third year Civil Law) (Civil Law students must have successfully completed at least 24 units*) | June 22, starting at 10 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (Faculty of Education) | June 24, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol — special students transferring units (credits) and uOttawa-Carleton exchange students | August 17 |
| First day to enrol as special students (undergraduate students and graduate students). For graduate students, please contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures. | August 24, one minute past midnight |
| Last day to enrol for clinical placements (Faculty of Health Sciences) | June 20, to be confirmed |
| Last day to enrol and to change course selection | September 21 |
| Last day to change student status (regular/auditor) | September 21 |
| Last day to request leave of absence (graduate studies) | October 1st |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time. The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the ancillary fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. | October 1st |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. | November 19 |
| Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades. | November 19 |
* These figures are based on a 120-unit program. For programs that are not 120 units, the number of units you need to enrol in second, third or fourth year is 90% of units recommended in your course sequence. For more information, visit the Understanding course enrolment terminology webpage.
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Exam schedule posted in uoZone. Due to a change in our current system, the publication of the exam schedule may be delayed. | October 15 |
| Exam period. Exams are scheduled during the week and on the weekend, both during the day and in the evening. | December 9 to 22 |
| Official final grades for the Fall term posted | January 19 |
| Official academic standings posted | January 26 |
| Last day to submit a request for a grade review for a final exam. For information on grade reviews and appeals, please consult the appropriate academic regulations. | February 1st |
| Deferred exam period for faculties of Arts, Civil Law, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Contact your faculty for exams dates. | February 20 to 26 |
| Deferred and supplemental exam period for 1000-level anatomy (ANP) courses. Contact your faculty for exam dates. | February 20 to 26 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website. | October 1st |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Period for opting out of health and dental insurance (regular undergraduate students) | August 16 to October 1 |
| Period for opting out of health and dental insurance (graduate students) | August 1 to October 1 |
| Last day to receive a full refund on your U-Pass. After this date, reimbursements are pro-rated. | September 30 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last day to submit a thesis and receive a 100% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous term). If you receive a 100% financial credit, your enrolment for the current term will be cancelled. Credit is not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis. | October 1st |
| Last day to submit a thesis and receive a 50% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous session). Credit is not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis. | November 5 |
| Last day of the Fall term to submit the major research paper or engineering report without having to enrol in the Winter term. The deadline for submitting major research papers and engineering reports may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit. | December 22 |
| Last day of the Fall term to submit a thesis without having to enrol in the Winter term | December 22 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Deadline to pass the mandatory training on academic integrity (first year students) | October 15 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Period for making changes to your program for the Winter 2022 term | October 1st to November 30 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Term dates | January 1 to April 30 |
| Course dates | January 10 to April 9 |
| Teaching and course evaluation period | March 28 to April 8 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Holiday break. University is closed. | From 5 p.m. December 22, 2021, to 8:45 a.m. January 4, 2022 |
| Reading week. No classes offered at the faculties of Arts, Law (except Common Law), Engineering, Medicine (except for the M.D. program), Health Sciences, Science and Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. No reading week in: the English Teacher Education program and the French Formation à l’enseignement program. Some exceptions may apply at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. CO-OP work terms and clinical and non-clinical placements are not affected. |
February 20 to 26 |
| Family Day | February 21 |
| Easter break | April 15 to 18 |
| Study break except in MD Program | April 11 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — first year and newly-admitted students coming from CÉGEP or college) | May 25, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — fourth year) (having successfully completed at least 81 units*) | June 1, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — third year) (having successfully completed at least 54 units*) | June 8, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — second year) (having successfully completed at least 24 units*) | June 10, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (graduate students) | June 22, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (Common Law and second, third year Civil Law) (Civil Law students must have successfully completed at least 24 units*) | June 22, starting at 10 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (Faculty of Education) | June 24, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol — special students transferring units (credits) and uOttawa-Carleton exchange students | December 8 |
| First day to enrol as special students (undergraduate students and graduate students). For graduate students, please contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures. | December 15, one minute past midnight |
| Last day to enrol for clinical placements (Faculty of Health Sciences) | June 20 |
| Last day to enrol and to change course selection | January 21 |
| Last day to change student status (regular/auditor) | January 21 |
| Last day to request leave of absence (graduate students) | February 4 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time. The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the ancillary fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline of a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. | February 4 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. | March 25 |
| Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades | March 25 |
* These figures are based on a 120-unit program. For programs that are not 120 units, the number of units you need to enrol in second, third or fourth year is 90% of units recommended in your course sequence. For more information, visit the Understanding course enrolment terminology webpage.
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Exam schedule posted in uoZone. Due to a change in our current system, the publication of the exam schedule may be delayed. | February 18 |
| Winter term exam period. Exams are scheduled during the week and on the weekend, both during the day and in the evening. | April 12 to 29 |
| Official final grades for the Winter term posted | May 17 |
| Last day to submit a request for a grade review for a final exam. For information on grade reviews and appeals, please consult the appropriate academic regulations. | June 1st |
| Official academic standings posted | May 27 |
| Deferred and supplemental exam period for 1000-level anatomy (ANP) courses. Contact your faculty for exam dates. | June 1 to 10 |
| Deferred exam period for faculties of Arts, Civil Law, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Contact your faculty for exams dates. | July 4 to 8 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website. | February 4 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last day to receive a full refund on your U-Pass. After this date, reimbursements are pro-rated | January 14 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last day to submit a thesis and receive a 100% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous term). If you receive a 100% financial credit, your enrolment for the current term will be cancelled. Credit is not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis. | February 4 |
| Last day to submit a thesis and receive a 50% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous session). Credit is not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis. | March 4 |
| Last day of the Winter term to submit a thesis without having to enrol in the Spring–Summer term | April 30 |
| Last day of the Winter term to submit the major research paper or engineering report without having to enrol in the Spring–Summer term. Deadline for submitting major research papers and engineering reports may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit. | April 30 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Deadline to pass the mandatory training on academic integrity (first year students) | October 15 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Period to make changes to your program for the Spring-Summer 2022 term | March 1 to 31 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Term dates |
May 1 to August 31 |
| Courses (Session A) | May 2 to July 22 |
| Courses (Session B) | May 2 to June 10 |
| Courses (Session C) | June 20 to July 29 |
| Courses (Session D) |
July 11 to August 22 |
| Teaching and course evaluations (Session A) | July 11 to 22 |
| Teaching and course evaluations (Session B) |
May 30 to June 10 |
| Teaching and course evaluations (Session C) | July 18 to 29 |
| Teaching and course evaluations (Session D) | August 11 to 22 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Victoria Day | May 23 |
| Canada Day | July 1 |
| Civic Holiday | August 1 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Classes are cancelled on Monday, May 23, in lieu of Victoria Day (statutory holiday). They will be held on Saturday, May 28, when the usual Monday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP or clinical placements. | May 28 |
| Classes are cancelled on Thursday, July 1, in lieu of Canada Day (statutory holiday). They will be held on Saturday, July 9 when the usual Thursday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP or clinical placements. | July 9 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last day to receive a full refund on your U-Pass. After this date, reimbursements are pro-rated. | May 13 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students) | March 31, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (graduate students) | March 24, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol — special students transferring units (credits) and uOttawa-Carleton exchange students | April 7, starting at 9 a.m. |
| First day to enrol as special students (undergraduate students and graduate students). For graduate students, please contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures. | April 12, one minute past midnight |
| Last day to enrol in Faculty of Health Sciences clinical placements | To be determined |
| Last day for graduate students to request a leave of absence | May 27 |
| All other sessions held between May 1 and August 31: Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity may vary, consult your faculty or unit. | To be determined |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last day to enrol or change course selection | May 13 |
| Last day to change student status (regular/auditor) | May 13 |
| Last day for graduate students to change part-time/full-time status | May 13 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time. The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the ancillary fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. | May 27 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. | July 8 |
| Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades. | July 8 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last day to enrol or change course selection | May 9 |
| Last day to change student status (regular/auditor) | May 9 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time. The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the ancillary fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. | May 13 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. | June 3 |
| Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades. | June 3 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last day to enrol or change course selection | June 27 |
| Last day to change student status (regular/auditor) | June 27 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time. The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the ancillary fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. | July 8 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. | July 22 |
| Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades. | July 22 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last day to enrol or change course selection | July 18 |
| Last day to change student status (regular/auditor) | July 18 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time. The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the ancillary fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. | July 22 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. | August 19 |
| Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades. | August 19 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| All other sessions held between May 1 and August 31: Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity may vary, consult your faculty or unit. | To be determined |
* These figures are based on a 120-unit program. For programs that are not 120 units, the number of units you need to enrol in second, third or fourth year is 90% of units recommended in your course sequence. For more information, visit the Understanding course enrolment terminology webpage.
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Session A (May 2 to July 22) exam period | July 25 to 29 |
| Session B (May 2 to June 10) exam period | June 13 to 16 |
| Session C (June 20 to July 29) exam period | August 2 to 5 |
| Session D (July 11 to August 22) exam period | August 23 to 25 |
| Exam schedule posted in uoZone (Session B) | June 1 |
| Exam schedule posted in uoZone (Sessions A, C and D ) | July 15 |
| Final grades for the Spring–Summer term officially posted | September 13 |
| Deferred exam period for faculties of Arts, Civil Law, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Contact your faculty for exams dates. | October 23 to 29 |
| Last day to submit a request for a grade review for a final exam. For information on grade reviews and appeals, please consult the appropriate academic regulations. | September 27 |
| Official standings posted | September 20 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Session A (May 2 to July 22): Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website. | May 27 |
| Session B (May 2 to June 10): Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website. | May 27 |
| Session C (June 20 to July 29): Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website. | July 4 |
| Session D (July 11 to August 22): Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website. | July 22 |
| All other sessions taking place between May 1 and August 31: Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website. | May 27 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last day to submit a thesis and receive a 100% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous term). If you receive a 100% financial credit, your enrolment for the current term will be cancelled. Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis. | June 3 |
| Last day to submit a thesis and receive a 50% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous session). Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis. | July 4 |
| Last day of the Spring–Summer term to submit a thesis without having to enrol in the Fall term. | August 31 |
| Last day of the Spring–Summer term to submit the major research paper or engineering report without having to enrol in the Fall term. Deadline for submitting major research papers and engineering reports may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit. | August 31 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Period to make changes to your program for the Fall 2022 term | March 1 to 31 August |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Term dates | September 1 to December 31 |
| Starting Point (mandatory activities in academic units to welcome all students). No classes held. | September 6 |
| Course dates | September 7 to December 7 |
| Teaching and course evaluations | November 21 to December 2 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Labour Day | September 5 |
| Thanksgiving | October 10 |
| Reading week. No classes in programs at the faculties of Arts, Law, Engineering, Medicine (except for the M.D. program), Health Sciences, Science and Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Some exceptions may apply at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. CO-OP work terms and clinical and non-clinical placements are not affected. | October 23 to 29 |
| Study break. No study break for students in the MD Program. | December 8 |
| Holiday break. University is closed. |
From 5 p.m. December 22, 2022, to 8:45 a.m. January 3, 2023 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Classes on Monday, October 10, Thanksgiving (a statutory holiday), are cancelled. They will take place on Wednesday, December 7, when the usual Monday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP and clinical placements | December 7 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| First day to enrol (regular undegraduate students — first year and newly-admitted students coming from CÉGEP or college) | May 24, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — fourth year) (having successfully completed at least 81 units*) | May 31, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — third year) (having successfully completed at least 54 units*) | June 14, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — second year) (having successfully completed at least 24 units*) | June 16, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (graduate students) | June 21, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (Common Law and second, third year Civil Law) (Civil Law students must have successfully completed at least 24 units*) | June 21, starting at 10 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (Faculty of Education) | June 23, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol — special students transferring units (credits) and uOttawa-Carleton exchange students | August 16, starting at 9 a.m |
| First day to enrol as special students (undergraduate students and graduate students). For graduate students, please contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures. | August 23, one minute past midnight |
| Last day to enrol for clinical placements (Faculty of Health Sciences) | To be determined |
| Last day to enrol and to change course selection | September 20 |
| Last day to change student status (regular/auditor) | September 20 |
| Last day to request leave of absence (graduate studies) | September 30 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time. The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the ancillary fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. | September 30 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. | November 18 |
| Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades. | November 18 |
| All other sessions held between September 1 and December 31: Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity may vary, consult your faculty or unit. | To be determined |
| Last day to enrol or change course selection | June 27 |
| Last day to change student status (regular/auditor) | June 27 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time. The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the ancillary fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. | July 8 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. | July 22 |
| Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades. | July 22 |
| Last day to enrol or change course selection | July 18 |
| Last day to change student status (regular/auditor) | July 18 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time. The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the ancillary fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. | July 22 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. | August 19 |
| Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades. | August 19 |
| All other sessions held between May 1 and August 31: Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity may vary, consult your faculty or unit. | To be determined |
*These figures are based on a 120-unit program. For programs that are not 120 units, the number of units you need to enrol in second, third or fourth year is 90% of units recommended in your course sequence. For more information, visit the Understanding course enrolment terminology webpage.
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Exam schedule posted in uoZone. Due to a change in our current system, the publication of the exam schedule may be delayed. | To be determined |
| Exam period. Exams are scheduled during the week and on the weekend, both during the day and in the evening. | December 9 to 22 |
| Official final grades for the Fall term posted | January 18 |
| Official academic standings posted | January 25 |
| Last day to submit a request for a grade review for a final exam. For information on grade reviews and appeals, please consult the appropriate academic regulations. | February 1 |
| Deferred exam period for faculties of Arts, Civil Law, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Contact your faculty for exam dates. | February 19 to 25 |
| Deferred and supplemental exam period for 1000-level anatomy (ANP) courses. Contact your faculty for exam dates. | February 19 to 25 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website. | September 30 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Period of opting out of health and dental insurance (regular undergraduate students) | To be determined |
| Period of opting out of health and dental insurance (graduate students) | August 1 to October 1 |
| Last day to receive a full refund on your U-Pass. After this date, reimbursements are pro-rated. | September 30 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last day to submit a thesis and receive a 100% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous term). If you receive a 100% financial credit, your enrolment for the current term will be cancelled. Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis. | September 30 |
| Last day to submit a thesis and receive a 50% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous session). Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis. | October 28 |
| Last day of the Fall term to submit the major research paper or engineering report without having to enrol in the Winter term. The deadline for submitting major research papers and engineering reports may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit. | December 22 |
| Last day of the Fall term to submit a thesis without having to enrol in the Winter term | December 22 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Deadline to pass the mandatory training on academic integrity | To be determined |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Period for making changes to your program for the Winter 2023 term | October 1 to November 30 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Term dates | January 1 to April 30 |
| Course dates | January 9 to April 12 |
| Teaching and course evaluation period | March 27 to April 7 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Holiday break. University is closed. |
From 5 p.m. December 22, 2022, to 8:45 a.m. January 3, 2023 |
| Reading week. No classes in programs at the faculties of Arts, Law (except Common Law), Engineering, Medicine (except for the M.D. program), Health Sciences, Science and Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. No reading week for: the English Teacher Education program and the French Formation à l’enseignement program. Some exceptions may apply at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. CO-OP work terms and clinical and non-clinical placements are not affected. | February 19 to 25 |
| Family Day | February 20 |
| Easter break | April 7 to 10 |
| Study break except in MD Program | April 13 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — first year and newly-admitted students coming from CÉGEP or college) | May 24, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — fourth year) (having successfully completed at least 81 units*) | May 31, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — third year) (having successfully completed at least 54 units*) | June 14, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — second year) (having successfully completed at least 24 units*) | June 16, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (graduate students) | June 21, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (Common Law and second, third year Civil Law) (Civil Law students must have successfully completed at least 24 units*) | June 21, starting at 10 a.m. |
| First day to enrol (Faculty of Education) | June 23, starting at 8 a.m. |
| First day to enrol — special students transferring units (credits) and uOttawa-Carleton exchange students | December 7, starting at 9 a.m. |
| First day to enrol as special students (undergraduate students and graduate students). For graduate students, please contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures. | December 14, one minute past midnight |
| Last day to enrol for clinical placements (Faculty of Health Sciences) | To be determined |
| Last day to enrol and to change course selection | January 20 |
| Last day to change student status (regular/auditor) | January 20 |
| Last day to request leave of absence (graduate students) | February 3 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time. The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the ancillary fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline of a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. | February 3 |
| Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. | March 31 |
| Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades. | March 31 |
| All other sessions held between January 1 and April 30: Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity may vary, consult your faculty or unit. | To be determined |
*These figures are based on a 120-unit program. For programs that are not 120 units, the number of units you need to enrol in second, third or fourth year is 90% of units recommended in your course sequence. For more information, visit the Understanding course enrolment terminology webpage.
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Exam schedule posted in uoZone. Due to a change in our current system, the publication of the exam schedule may be delayed. | To be determined |
| Winter term exam period. Exams are scheduled during the week and on the weekend, both during the day and in the evening. | April 14 to 27 |
| Official final grades for the Winter term posted | May 15 |
| Last day to submit a request for a grade review for a final exam. For information on grade reviews and appeals, please consult the appropriate academic regulations. | May 30 |
| Official academic standings posted | May 26 |
| Deferred and supplemental exam period for 1000-level anatomy (ANP) courses. Contact your faculty for exam dates. | May 31 to June 9 |
| Deferred exam period for faculties of Arts, Civil Law, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Contact your faculty for exams dates. | July 9 to 15 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website. | February 3 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last day to receive a full refund on your U-Pass. After this date, reimbursements are pro-rated | January 13 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last day to submit a thesis and receive a 100% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous term). If you receive a 100% financial credit, your enrolment for the current term will be cancelled. Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis. | February 3 |
| Last day to submit a thesis and receive a 50% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous session). Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis. | March 3 |
| Last day of the Winter term to submit a thesis without having to enrol in the Spring–Summer term | April 30 |
| Last day of the Winter term to submit the major research paper or engineering report without having to enrol in the Spring–Summer term. Deadline for submitting major research papers and engineering reports may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit. | April 30 |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Deadline to pass the mandatory training on academic integrity | To be determined |
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Period to make changes to your program for the Summer 2023 term | March 1 to 31 |
There are two Convocation periods each academic year, one in the spring and one in the fall.
| Topic | Dates |
|---|---|
| Last day to register for a degree for Spring 2022 Convocation | March 31, 2022 |
| Last day to register for a degree for Fall 2022 Convocation | September 15 |
| Spring 2022 Convocation | To be determined |
| Fall 2022 Convocation | To be determined |
| Last day to register for a degree for Spring 2023 Convocation | March 31 |
