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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

2010-2011 Academic Term Date Deadlines

Terms and Deadlines

Spring 2010

May 1 - Aug 31

Fall 2010

Sept 1 - Dec 31

Winter 2011

Jan 1- April 30

Spring 2011

May 1 - Aug 31

Graduate Open Class Enrolment Begins

March 22 (M)

July 27 (T)

Nov 22 (M)

March 21 (M)

Lectures Begin

May 3 (M)

Sept 13 (M)

Jan 4 (T)

May 3 (T)

Course Drop/Add Deadline

June 11 (F)

Oct 24 (SU)

Feb 5 (S)

June 14 (T)

Reading Week

N/A

N/A

Feb 21-25 (M-F)

N/A

Electronic Grade Submission Dates/Grades Deadlines

July 28 - Sept 5

Dec 15-23 & Jan 4, 2011

April 15 - May 2

Aug 9 - Sept 2

Program Completion Deadline for Convocation (see below)

Fall Convocation August 31 (T)

Spring Convocation April 30 (S)

Spring Convocation April 30 (S)

Fall Convocation August 31 (W)

100% Refund Deadline

May 21 (F)

Oct 1 (F)

Jan 24 (M)

May 20 (F)

50% Withdrawal Refund Deadline

June 18 (F)

Oct 29 (F)

Feb 21 (M)

June 17 (F)

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

May 31 (M)

Sept 30 (R)

Jan 31 (M)

May 31 (T)

Distance Education Open Class Enrolment Ends

May 7 (F)

Sept 17 (F)

Jan 10 (M)

May 6 (F)

Government Reporting Date

June 30 (W)

Nov 1 (M)

Feb 1 (T)

June 30 (R)

Lectures End

July 28 (W)

Dec 6 (M)

April 5 (T)

July 26 (T)

Examinations Begin

Aug 3 (T)

Dec 9 (R)

April 8 (F)

Aug 2 (T)

Distance Education Examination Days

Aug 6 (F), 7 (S)

Dec 10 (F), 11 (S)

April 8 (F), 9 (S)

Aug 5 (F), 6 (S)

Examinations End

Aug 14 (S)

Dec 22 (W)

April 21 (R)

Aug 13 (S)

Grades available on QUEST

Sept 1 (W)

Jan 1, 2011 (S)

May 1 (SU)

Sept 1 (R)

*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

Spring
2010

Fall
2010

Winter
2011

Spring
2011

Labour Day

Sept 6 (M)

Thanksgiving Day

Oct 11 (M)

Christmas Holidays

Dec 24-31 (F-F)

New Years Day

 

Jan 1-3 (S-M)

Family Day

 

Feb 21 (M)

Good Friday

 

April 22 (F)

Victoria Day

May 24 (M)

May 23 (M)

University Holiday

July 1 (R)

 

Canada Day

July 2 (F)

 

July 1 (F)

Civic Holiday

Aug 2 (M)

Aug 1 (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


Graduate Studies Office
Needles Hall, Room 2201
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
519 888 4567 x35411
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