Academic Term Deadlines
| Terms and Deadlines |
Winter 2015
January 1 - April 30 |
Spring 2015
May 1 - August 31 |
Fall 2015
September 1 - December 31 |
| Graduate Open Class Enrolment Begins |
November 24 (M) |
March 23 (M) |
July 27 (M)
|
Term Begins
|
January 1 (T) |
May 1 (F) |
September 1 (T) |
| Lectures Begin |
January 5 (M) |
May 4 (M) |
September 14 (M) |
| Centre For Extended Learning Open Class Enrolment Ends |
January 16 (F) |
May 15 (F) |
TBA |
| 100% Tuition Refund Deadline |
January 23 (F) |
May 22 (F) |
October 2 (F) |
| Registration/Enrolment Closes - Last day for students to pay fees/enrol or change status |
February 1 (U) |
June 30 (T) |
November 1 (U)
|
| Graduate Open Class Enrolment Ends |
February 13 (F) |
June 12 (F) |
October 23 (F)
|
| Reading Week |
February 16-20 (M-F) |
N/A |
N/A |
| 50% Tuition Refund Deadline |
February 20 (F) |
June 19 (F) |
October 30 (F) |
| Government Reporting Date |
February 1 (U) |
June 30 (T) |
November 1 (U) |
| Electronic Grade Submission Dates/Grades Deadlines |
April 7 - May 4 (T-M) |
July 29 - August 31 (W-M) |
TBA |
| Lectures End |
April 6 (M) |
July 28 (T) |
December 4 (F) |
| Examinations Begin |
April 10 (F) |
August 4 (T) |
December 8 (T) |
| Centre For Extended Learning Examination Days |
April 10, 11 (F, S) |
August 7, 8 (F, S) |
December 11, 12 (F, S) |
| Examinations End |
April 25 (S) |
August 15 (S) |
December 22 (T) |
| Program Completion Deadline for Convocation (see below) |
Spring Convocation
April 30 (Th) |
Fall Convocation
August 31 (M) |
Spring Convocation
April 30, 2016 (S) |
| Grades available on Quest |
May 1 (F) |
September 1 (T) |
January 1, 2016 (F) |
Note: For information on payment instructions and graduate student fees please refer to the Finance website.
Deadlines for submission of the Graduate Studies Intention to Graduate/Program Completion Form to the
Graduate Studies Office (GSO) are:
Note:
- 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.
- 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).
- The completion, degree, and convocation dates will appear on student academic records/transcripts.
Full Convocation information is available through the Graduate Studies Office website.
Holidays
| Holidays |
Winter 2015 |
Spring 2015 |
Fall 2015 |
| Labour Day |
N/A |
N/A |
September 7 (M) |
| Thanksgiving Day |
N/A |
N/A |
October 12 (M) |
| Christmas Holidays |
N/A |
N/A |
December 24 -31 (Th-Th) |
| New Year's Day |
January 1 (Th) |
N/A |
N/A |
University Holiday
|
January 2 (F) |
N/A |
N/A |
| Family Day |
February 16 (M) |
N/A |
N/A |
| Good Friday |
April 3 (F) |
N/A |
N/A |
| Victoria Day |
N/A |
May 18 (M) |
N/A |
| Canada Day |
N/A |
July 1 (W) |
N/A |
| Civic Holiday |
N/A |
August 3 (M) |
N/A |
Note: Some University departments may be open for limited service on these days.
University of Waterloo Committees and Meeting Dates
Legend
| Key |
Description |
| (M) |
Monday |
| (T) |
Tuesday |
| (W) |
Wednesday |
| (Th) |
Thursday |
| (F) |
Friday |
| (S) |
Saturday |
| (U) |
Sunday |
| (TBA) |
To be announced |
| (N/A) |
Not applicable |