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Academic Deadlines & Events

Calendar of Events & Academic Deadlines
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  • LEGEND: 
    The following symbols and abbreviations are used throughout this table:
    Days of the Week: (M) Monday, (T) Tuesday, (W) Wednesday, (R) Thursday, (F) Friday, (S) Saturday, (SU) Sunday, TBA: To Be Announced, N/A: Not Applicable

Tuition and Fee Payment Information 

Refer to the Finance website:   www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infofin/students/stdfees.htm 
for the following: 

  • Graduate Fee Schedule 
  • Incidental Fees
  • Fee Payment Instructions
  • Finance Forms: Promissory Note, Tuition Benefit Form and UHIP Applications
  • Fee Payments and Deadlines (See Important Dates: Payment Due Dates and Late Fees on the above site)
  • Tax Receipts

2009-2010 Academic Term Date Deadlines

Terms and Deadlines

Spring
2009

May 1 - Aug 31

Fall
2009

Sept 1 -
Dec 31

Winter
2010

Jan 1 -
April 30

Graduate Open Class Enrolment Begins

Mar 23 (M)

July 24 (F)

 Nov 20 (F)

Lectures Begin

May 4 (M)

Sept 14 (M)

Jan 4 (M)

Course Drop/Add Deadline

June 12(F)

Oct 23 (F)

Feb 12 (F)

Reading Week

N/A

N/A

Feb 15-19 (M-F)

Electronic Grade Submission Dates/Grades Deadlines

Aug 18 – Sept 2

Dec 10 – Jan 4, 2010

April 24 - May 4

Program Completion Deadline for Convocation
(see below)

Fall Convocation Aug 31 (M)

Spring Convocation April 30 (R)

Spring Convocation April 30 (R)

100% Refund Deadline

May 22 (F)

Oct 2 (F)

Jan 22 (F)

50% Withdrawal Refund Deadline

June 19 (F)

Oct 30 (F)

Feb 19 (F)

Registration/Enrolment Closes
Last day for students to pay fees/enrol or change status

May 29 (F)

Sept 30 (W)

Jan 29 (F)

Distance Education Open Class Enrolment Ends

May 8 (F)

Sept 18 (F)

Jan 8 (F)

Government Reporting Date

June 30 (T)

Nov 1 (SU)

Feb 1 (M)

Lectures End

July 28 (T)

Dec 5 (S)

April 5 (M)

Examinations Begin

Aug 4 (T)

Dec 9 (W)

April 9 (F)

Distance Education Examination Days

Aug 7 (F), 8 (S)

Dec 11 (F), 12 (S)

April 9 (F), 10 (S)

Examinations End

Aug 15 (S)

Dec 22 (T)

April 23 (F)

Grades available on QUEST

Sept 1 (T)

Jan 4, 2010 (M)

May 1 (S)

*For information on Payment Instructions and Graduate Student Fees refer to: http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infofin/students/stdfees.htm


Deadlines for submission of the Graduate Studies Intention to Graduate/Program Completion Form to the Graduate Studies Office are:

Convocation:

Spring
(June)

April 30 - for students degree completing in the Fall (Sept-Dec) and Winter (Jan-April) terms.

Fall
(October)

August 31 - for students degree completing in the Spring (May-August) term.

Notes:

1) Students who have completed all program requirements must submit the Graduate Studies Intention to Graduate/Program Completion Form to their department to initiate a formal review and verification of their program completion status and approval to graduate. Once approved by the department the form will be submitted to the GSO for completion processing. 

2) Receipt of this completed form (in the GSO) by the deadline indicated above, acknowledges a student's intention to graduate and completion of all degree requirements (for programs with a thesis, completion includes submission and approval from the GSO of the thesis in UWSpace).

3) The completion, degree, and convocation dates will appear on student academic records/transcripts.

Full Convocation information is available through the Registrar's Office website.


Holidays

Winter
2009

Spring
2009

Fall
2009

Labour Day

Sept 7 (M)

Thanksgiving Day

Oct 12 (M)

Christmas Holidays

Dec 24-31 (R-R)

New Years Day

Jan 1 (R)

Family Day

Feb 16 (M)

Good Friday

April 10 (F)

Victoria Day

May 18 (M)

University Holiday

Jan 2 (F) 

Canada Day

July 1 (W)

Civic Holiday

Aug 3 (M)

*Note: Some University Departments may be open for limited service on these days


UW Committees and Meeting Dates:

UW Committee and Councils
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Committees/committees.htm

Senate Executive Committee
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Committees/senate/sec.htm

University Senate
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/governance/senate.htm

Board of Governors
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/governance/bog.htm

Senate Graduate and Research Council
http://www.adm.uwaterloo.ca/infosec/Committees/senate/sgrc.htm



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