The Calendar of Academic Dates 2013-14 originally approved by Senate in April 2011. This document contains the dates around which all other academic activities are built; however, the information on this page is not comprehensive.
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Fall 2013
- Classes begin Tuesday, September 3 (except for Dentistry and Medicine students – please see faculty schedules)
- Add/Drop deadline Tuesday, September 17
- Classes end Tuesday, December 3*
- Exams begin Thursday, December 5
- Exams end Wednesday, December 18 (10 days, including evening exams)
* On Tuesday, December 3, the normal Tuesday schedule of course lectures, labs and conferences activities will be replaced by a Monday schedule to make up for a shortfall of Mondays in the fall term.
Class end dates by schedule pattern
| End dates by schedule pattern | |
|---|---|
| M, MW, MWF & MTR* | Tuesday, Dec. 3** |
| WF, TRF & F | Friday, Nov. 29 |
| TR & R | Thursday, Nov. 28 |
| °ÂÌý | Wednesday, Nov. 27 |
| T | Tuesday, Nov. 26 |
* The schedule patterns in this table follow the same convention as course listings in Minerva, where M = Monday, T = Tuesday, W = Wednesday, R = Thursday and F = Friday. Each pattern indicates the days on which a course is normally held – for example, a course with a MWF pattern is normally held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
** Tuesday, Dec 3 will follow a Monday schedule.
Legal holidays
Administrative offices are closed on the following dates:
- Labour Day: Monday, September 2
- Thanksgiving: Monday, October 14
- Holiday break: Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013 to Thursday, January 2, 2014 inclusive
Library hours are available on the Library website.
Winter 2014
- Classes begin Monday, January 6
- Add/Drop deadline Tuesday, January 21
- Study break from March 3 to 7 (some exceptions apply)
- Classes end Friday, April 11*
- Exams begin Monday, April 14
- Exams end Tuesday, April 29 (10 days, including evening exams)
* No make up day required; Good Friday and Easter Monday occur during the exam period.
Class end dates by schedule pattern
| End dates by schedule pattern | |
|---|---|
| MWF, TRF, WF & F* | Friday, April 11 |
| TR, MTR & R | Thursday, April 10 |
| MW & W | Wednesday, April 9 |
| T | Tuesday, April 8 |
| M | Monday, April 7 |
* The schedule patterns in this table follow the same convention as course listings in Minerva, where M = Monday, T = Tuesday, W = Wednesday, R = Thursday and F = Friday. Each pattern indicates the days on which a course is normally held – for example, a course with a MWF pattern is normally held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Legal holidays
Administrative offices are closed on the following dates:
- Holiday break:Â Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013 to Thursday, January 2, 2014 inclusive
- New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1
- Good Friday: April 18
- Easter Monday: April 21
Library hours are available on the Library website.