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University of Alberta Calendar 2024-2025

Academic Schedule, Dates and Deadlines

The dates and deadlines on this page have been approved for the 2024-2025 academic year. See About the Calendar  for more information on the effective dates of the University Calendar.

Please Note:

Major Dates and Deadlines 

Academic Schedule 2024-2025

July 2024

July 1
  • One hundred and eighteenth University year begins.
  • Canada Day; University buildings closed.
July 2
  • Students in year three of the BSc in Medical Laboratory Science program begin year of practical training.
July 5
  • Summer program ends for students in years one, two and three of the DDS programs.
July 8
  • Summer Term classes begin.
July 8 - July 11
  • Deadline: Auditor registrations for Summer Term courses will be accepted only on these days.
July 11
  • Deadline: Last day for students enrolled in the University of Alberta Health Insurance Program (UAHIP) to opt out of this insurance coverage by providing proof of enrolment in the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan to the University of Alberta International.
  • Deadline: Summer Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or drop six-week courses and courses offered in the first three weeks of Summer Term (Bear Tracks web registration available until midnight). Students wishing to add or drop three-week courses offered during the last three weeks of the term should seek assistance at department offices.
  • Deadline: Payment Deadline. Last day for payment of Summer Term fees. Students who have not paid their fees in full, or made satisfactory alternate arrangements, will be assessed late payment penalty charges.
July 12
  • Last day of Spring Term classes for students in the MSc and PhD Orthodontics, Oral Medicine, and Periodontology programs.
July 15
  • Deadline: Summer Term Refund Deadline for three-week courses: Students withdrawing from courses taught in the first three weeks of Summer Term will be assessed full fees after this date. See Tuition Model for additional information.
July 22
  • Deadline: Summer Term Refund Deadline for six-week courses: Students withdrawing from courses taught for six weeks will be assessed full fees after this date. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Last day for withdrawal from courses taught in the first three weeks of Summer Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for 3-week courses offered in the first half of the Summer Term.
July 26
  • Last day of classes taught in the first three weeks of Summer Term.
July 29
  • Classes begin for courses taught in the last three weeks of Summer Term.
July 31
  • Deadline: Deadline to write a special deferred examination for students who have missed a deferred examination for cause. Please refer to University Calendar; University Regulations and Information for Students; Academic Regulations; Attendance; Absence from Final Exams section.

August 2024

August 1
  • Deadline: Second half Summer Term Registration Deadline for three-week courses. Last day to add or drop courses offered in the last three weeks of Summer Term. Students can contact department for assistance.
August 5
  • Heritage Day; University buildings closed.
August 6
  • Deadline: Summer Term Refund Deadline for three-week courses. Students withdrawing from courses taught in the last three weeks of Summer Term will be assessed full fees after this date. See Tuition Model for additional information.
August 7
  • Deadline: Last day for withdrawal from six-week courses in Summer Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for 6-week Summer term courses.
August 8
  • Deadline: Last day for withdrawal from courses taught in the last three-weeks of Summer Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for 3-week courses offered in the second half of the Summer Term.
August 12
  • Classes begin for years three and four of the MD program.
  • Fall term classes begin for all students in the MSc and PhD Orthodontics and Oral Medicine programs.
August 14
  • Last day of Summer Term classes, exceptions may apply.
August 15 - August 16
  • Final examinations for Summer Term classes, exceptions may apply.
August 19
  • Registration opens for Open Studies students in courses designated for delayed registration.
  • Classes begin for students in year two of the Medical Laboratory Science program.
August 22
  • Classes begin for students in year two of the Radiation Therapy program.
  • Augustana Faculty Fall Term 3-week classes begin. (subject to change)
August 23
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Fall Term 3-week classes registration deadline; students withdrawing after this date through August 31 will be assessed 50% fees. See Tuition Model for additional information. (subject to change)
August 26
  • Classes begin for students in the Dentistry program.
  • Classes begin for students in year four of the Radiation Therapy program.
  • Classes begin for students in year one and two of the MD program.
  • Classes begin for students in the BSc Dental Hygiene program.
  • Fall term classes begin for students in the MSc and PhD Periodontology program.
August 28
  • Classes begin for students in year three of the Radiation Therapy program.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Fall Term 3-week classes Refund Deadline; students withdrawing after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information. (subject to change)
August 31 - September 2
  • Orientation for new undergraduate students.

September 2024

September 1
  • Deadline: Last day for undergraduate students to apply through Bear Tracks for permission to graduate at Fall Convocation.
September 2
  • Labour Day; University buildings closed.
September 3
  • Fall Term and Fall/Winter two-term classes begin. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office.
September 4
  • Fall Term classes begin for students in the Faculty of Law.
September 5
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to withdraw from Fall Term 3-week classes.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to apply for Exploration Credits for Fall Term 3-week classes.
September 10
  • Last day of Fall Term 3-week classes for Augustana Faculty students.
September 16
  • Deadline: Fall Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or drop Fall Term and Fall/Winter two-term courses (Bear Tracks web registration system available until midnight): Students withdrawing after this date through October 3 will be assessed 50% fees for withdrawn courses. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Augustana Faculty classes begin for 5-week classes offered in the first half of the Fall Term.
  • Augustana Faculty Fall Term 11-week and Fall/Winter two-term 11- week classes begin.
September 17
  • Deadline: SU Health and Dental Plan Change of Coverage Deadline. Students wishing to opt-out of this service or change their coverage must do so through www.ihaveaplan.ca.
September 17 - September 23
  • Deadline: Registration by undergraduate and graduate students to change to audit or change from ‘credit’ to ‘audit’ in Fall Term and Fall/Winter Term courses will be accepted only during this period.
September 19
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty registration deadline for 5-week classes offered in the first half of the Fall Term.
September 25
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Fall Term 11-week and Fall/Winter two-term 11- week classes registration deadline; students withdrawing after this date through October 11 will be assessed 50% fees. Students must contact a Faculty advisor for assistance. See Tuition Model for additional information.
September 26
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty refund deadline for 5-week classes offered in the first half of the Fall Term; students withdrawing after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Fall Term Refund Deadline for six-week courses: Students withdrawing from courses offered in the first six weeks of Fall Term will be assessed full fees after this date. See Tuition Model for additional information.
September 27
  • Deadline: Payment Deadline: Last day for payment of Fall Term fees. Students who have not paid their fees in full, or made satisfactory alternate arrangements, will be assessed late penalty charges.
  • Deadline: Last day for students enrolled in the University of Alberta Health Insurance Program (UAHIP) to opt out of this insurance coverage by providing proof of enrolment in the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan to the University of Alberta International.
  • Deadline: Last day for graduate students in thesis-based programs to submit theses to and be approved by the Faculty of Graduate Studies to ensure graduation at Fall Convocation.
  • Deadline: Last day for Departments to submit Report of Completion of coursebased masters, postgraduate diploma, or embedded certificate programs to the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies to ensure graduation at Fall Convocation.
  • Deadline: Last day for graduate students to apply through Bear Tracks to ensure graduation at Fall Convocation.
September 30
  • University closed in honor of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

October 2024

October 3
  • Deadline: Fall Term Refund Deadline: Students withdrawing after this date will be assessed full fees. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Refund Deadline for Fall Term portion of Fall/Winter two-term (A/B) courses: Students withdrawing after this date will be assessed full fees for the A portion. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office. See Tuition Model for additional information.
October 4
  • Deadline: Last day for withdrawal from six-week courses offered in the first half of the Fall Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for 6-week courses offered in the first half of the Fall Term.
October 11
  • Last day of classes for six-week courses offered in the first half of Fall Term.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Fall Term 11-week classes refund deadline; students withdrawing after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Fall/Winter two-term 11-week classes refund deadline for Fall Term portion; students withdrawing after this date will be assessed full fees for the fall portion. See Tuition Model for additional information.
October 14
  • Thanksgiving Day; University buildings closed.
October 15
  • No classes for first, second and third year PharmD students.
October 17
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to withdraw from 5-week classes offered in the first half of the Fall Term.
October 21
  • Classes begin for six-week courses offered in the second half of the Fall Term.
October 23
  • Augustana Faculty last day of 5-week classes offered in the first half of the Fall Term.
October 24
  • Augustana Faculty classes begin for 5-week classes offered in the second half of the Fall Term.
October 29
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty registration deadline for 5-week classes offered in the second half of the Fall Term.

November 2024

November 1
  • Deadline: Last day to drop six-week courses offered in the second half of the Fall Term. Students can contact the teaching department for assistance.
November 5
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty refund deadline for 5-week classes offered in the second half of the Fall Term; students withdrawing after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
November 8
  • No classes for first, second and third year PharmD students.
November 11
  • Remembrance Day; University buildings closed.
November 12 - November 15
  • Fall Term Reading week. Classes withdrawn for a full week, except for students in Faculty of Law; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (excluding the BSc Dental Hygiene program); Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine; students in the PharmD program and students in Cooperative Education, Experiential Learning Placement, Clinical Placement and Work Placement terms.
November 20
  • Deadline: Fall Term Refund Deadline for six-week courses: After this date students withdrawing from courses offered in the last six weeks of Fall Term will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
November 26 - November 27
  • Fall Convocation, Part I, Parts II and III.
November 27
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to withdraw for 5-week classes offered in the second half of the Fall Term.
November 29
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to withdraw from Fall Term 11-week classes.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to apply for Exploration Credits for Fall Term 11-week classes.

December 2024

December 3
  • Deadline: Last day for withdrawal from six-week courses offered in the second half of Fall Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for 6-week courses offered in the second half of the Fall Term.
  • Deadline: Last day for withdrawal from Fall Term courses. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for 13-week courses offered in Fall Term.
December 4
  • Last day of Fall Term classes for students in the Faculty of Law.
  • Augustana Faculty last day of 5-week classes offered in the second half of the Fall Term.
December 9
  • Last day of Fall Term 11-week classes for Augustana Faculty students.
  • Last day of Fall Term classes. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office.
December 10 - December 20
  • Final exam period for students in year two of the BSc Dental Hygiene program.
December 10 - December 22
  • Fall Term examinations (including consolidated examinations). Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office. University-organized extracurricular activities will normally not be allowed during this period.
December 11
  • Last day of classes for students in year three and four of the BSc Dental Hygiene Program.
December 12 - December 20
  • Final exam period for students in year three and four of the BSc Dental Hygiene program.
December 13
  • Last day of Fall Term classes for students in year four of the BSc Radiation Therapy program.
  • Last day of Fall Term classes for students in the MSc and PhD Orthodontics, Oral Medicine and Periodontology programs.
December 13 - December 19
  • Augustana Faculty final examinations in Fall Term courses and midyear examinations in two-term courses. Extracurricular activities sponsored by Augustana Faculty will normally not be allowed during this period.
December 20
  • Last day of Fall Term classes for students in the DDS program.
  • Last day of Fall term for the MD program.
December 25 - December 31
  • Christmas holiday period; University buildings closed.
December 30
  • Winter term classes begin for students in year three and four of the MD program.

January 2025

January 1
  • New Year’s Day; University buildings closed.
January 2
  • Winter Term classes begin for students in year four of the BSc Radiation Therapy program.
January 6
  • Winter Term classes begin for all students in the MSc and PhD Orthodontics, Oral Medicine, and Periodontology programs.
  • Augustana Faculty Winter Term 3-week classes begin.
  • Winter Term classes begin for the BSc Dental Hygiene program.
  • Winter Term classes begin for all students in the DDS program.
  • Winter Term classes begin for students in year one and two of the MD program.
  • Winter Term classes begin. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office.
January 7
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Winter Term 3-week classes registration deadline; students withdrawing after this date through January 10 will be assessed 50% fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
January 10
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Winter Term 3-week classes refund deadline; students withdrawing after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
January 17
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to withdraw from Winter Term 3-week classes.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to apply for Exploration Credits for Winter Term 3-week classes.
  • Deadline: Winter Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or drop Winter Term courses (Bear Tracks web registration system available until midnight): Students withdrawing after this date through February 5 will be assessed 50% fees for withdrawn courses. Exceptions may apply; students can consult with their Faculty office. See Tuition Model for additional information.
January 20 - January 24
  • Deadline: Registration by undergraduate and graduate students to change to audit or change from ‘credit’ to ‘audit’ in Winter Term courses will be accepted only during this period.
January 22
  • Last day of Winter Term 3-week classes for Augustana Faculty students.
January 24
  • Deadline: Winter Term Refund Deadline for six-week courses: After this date students withdrawing from courses offered in the first six weeks of Winter Term will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
January 27
  • Augustana Faculty classes begin for 5-week classes offered in the first half of the Winter Term.
  • Augustana Faculty Winter Term 11-week classes begin.
January 30
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty registration deadline for 5-week classes offered in the first half of the Winter Term.
January 31
  • Deadline: Payment Deadline: Last day for payment of Winter Term fees. Students who have not paid their fees in full, or made satisfactory alternate arrangements, will be assessed late payment penalty charges.
  • Deadline: Last day for students enrolled in the University of Alberta Health Insurance Program (UAHIP) to opt out of this insurance coverage by providing proof of enrolment in the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan to the University of Alberta International.

February 2025

February 1
  • Deadline: Last day for undergraduate students to apply through Bear Tracks for permission to graduate at Spring Convocation.
February 3
  • Deadline: Last day for application for reappraisal of final examinations for Fall Term courses.
February 5
  • Deadline: Winter Term Refund Deadline: Students withdrawing from courses after this date will be assessed full fees. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Refund Deadline for Winter Term portion of Fall/Winter two-term (A/B) courses: Students withdrawing after this date will be assessed full fees for the B portion. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Winter Term 11-week classes registration deadline; students withdrawing after this date through February 28 will be assessed 50% fees. Students must contact a faculty advisor for assistance. See Tuition Model for additional information.
February 6
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty refund deadline for 5-week classes offered in the first half of the Winter Term; students withdrawing after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
February 7
  • Deadline: Last day for withdrawal from six-week courses offered in the first half of Winter Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for 6-week courses offered in the first half of the Winter Term.
February 13
  • Registration system opens for Spring/Summer 2025.
February 14
  • Last day of classes for six-week courses offered in the first half of Winter Term.
February 17
  • Statutory Provincial holiday; University buildings closed.
February 18 - February 21
  • Winter Term Reading Week. Classes withdrawn for a full week, except for students in Nursing undergraduate focused practicum courses, Experiential Learning placement, years three and four of the MD program, year four Pharmacy, and students in the clinical component of the Radiation Therapy program. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office.
February 24
  • Classes begin for six-week courses offered in the second half of Winter Term.
February 28
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Winter Term 11-week classes refund deadline; students withdrawing after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Fall/Winter two-term 11-week classes refund deadline for Winter Term portion; students withdrawing after this date will be assessed full fees for the winter portion. See Tuition Model for additional information.

March 2025

March 3
  • 12:00 to 1:00 pm Students’ Union Election Forum in the Myer Horowitz Theatre (SUB). Classes withdrawn for this time period.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to withdraw from 5-week classes offered in the first half of the Winter Term.
March 7
  • Deadline: Last day to drop from six-week courses offered in the second half of Winter Term. Students can contact Department for assistance.
  • Augustana Faculty last day of 5-week classes offered in the first half of the Winter Term.
March 12
  • Augustana Faculty classes begin for 5-week classes offered in the second half of the Winter Term.
March 14
  • Deadline: Winter Term Refund Deadline for six-week courses: After this date students withdrawing from courses offered in the last six weeks of Winter Term will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
March 17
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty registration deadline for 5-week classes offered in the second half of the Winter Term.
March 24
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty refund deadline for 5-week classes offered in the second half of the Winter Term; students withdrawing after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.

April 2025

April 1
  • Deadline: Last day for students in thesis-based programs to submit theses for approval by the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies to ensure graduation at Spring Convocation.
  • Deadline: Last day for departments to submit Report of Completion of coursebased master’s, postgraduate diploma or embedded certificate programs to the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies to ensure graduation at Spring Convocation.
  • Deadline: Last day for graduate students to apply through Bear Tracks to ensure graduation at Spring Convocation.
April 2
  • Deadline: Last day for withdrawal from six-week courses offered in the second half of Winter Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for 6-week courses offered in the second half of the Winter Term.
  • Deadline: Last day for withdrawal from Winter Term courses. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for 13-week courses offered in Winter Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to withdrawal from Fall/Winter two-term (A/B) courses.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for Fall/Winter two-term (A/B) courses.
April 8
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to withdraw for 5-week classes offered in the second half of the Winter Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to withdraw from Fall/Winter two-term 11-week classes for Augustana Faculty.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to withdraw from Winter Term 11-week classes.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to apply for Exploration Credits for Winter Term 11-week classes.
April 9
  • Last day of Winter Term classes. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office.
April 11 - April 26
  • Winter Term examinations (including consolidated examinations). Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office. University-organized extracurricular activities will normally not be allowed during this period.
April 14
  • Last day of Winter Term Classes for students in year two of the BSc Dental Hygiene Program.
April 15
  • Augustana Faculty last day of 5-week classes offered in the second half of the Winter Term.
  • Last day of Winter Term 11-week classes for Augustana Faculty students.
April 15 - April 29
  • Final exam period for students in year two of the BSc Dental Hygiene program.
April 16
  • Last day of Winter Term Classes for students in years three and four of the BSc Dental Hygiene Program.
April 17 - April 29
  • Final Exam period for students in years three and four of the BSc Dental Hygiene program.
April 18
  • Good Friday; University buildings closed.
April 21
  • Easter Monday; University buildings closed.
April 22 - April 28
  • Augustana Faculty final examinations period. Extracurricular activities sponsored by the Augustana Faculty will normally not be allowed during this period.

May 2025

May 2
  • Last day of Winter Term classes for students in the MSc and PhD Orthodontics, Oral Medicine, and Periodontology programs.
  • Last day of Winter Term classes for students in the DDS program.
May 5
  • Spring Term classes begin for all students in the MSc and PhD Orthodontics, Oral Medicine, and Periodontology programs.
  • Spring Term classes begin.
  • Classes begin for courses taught in the first three weeks of Spring Term.
  • Classes begin for A portion of thirteen-week (13-week) A/B Engineering classes offered across the Spring and Summer Terms.
May 5 - May 8
  • Deadline: Auditor registrations for Spring Term courses will be accepted only on these days.
May 8
  • Deadline: Payment Deadline. Last day for payment of Spring Term fees. Students who have not paid their fees in full, or made satisfactory alternate arrangements, will be assessed late payment penalty charges.
  • Deadline: Last day for students enrolled in the University of Alberta Health Insurance Program (UAHIP) to opt out of this insurance coverage by providing proof of enrolment in the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan to the University of Alberta International.
  • Deadline: Spring Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or drop six-week courses and courses offered in the first three weeks of the term: (Bear Tracks web registration available until midnight.) Students wishing to add or drop three-week courses offered during the last three weeks of the term should seek assistance at department offices.
May 9
  • Charter Day.
  • Last day of Winter term classes and examinations for students in year one of the MD program.
May 12
  • Summer program begins for students in years one, two and three of the DDS program.
  • Deadline: Spring Term Refund Deadline for three-week courses: Students withdrawing from courses taught in the first three weeks of Spring Term will be assessed full fees after this date. See Tuition Model for additional information.
May 16
  • Deadline: Last day for withdrawal from courses taught in the first three weeks of Spring Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for 3-week courses offered in the first half of the Spring Term.
  • Deadline: Spring Registration Deadline. Last day to add or delete both the A and B portions of thirteen-week (13-week) A/B Engineering classes offered across the Spring and Summer Terms.
May 17 - May 20
  • Deadline: Spring Term registration change to audit or change from ‘credit’ to ‘audit’ for A and B portions of thirteen-week (13-week) A/B Engineering classes offered across the Spring and Summer Terms will only be accepted during this period.
May 19
  • Victoria Day; University buildings closed.
May 20
  • Deadline: Spring Term Refund Deadline for six-week courses: Students withdrawing after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
May 23
  • Last day for classes taught in the first three weeks of Spring Term.
May 26
  • Classes begin for courses taught in the last three weeks of Spring Term.
May 29
  • Deadline: Last day to add or drop courses taught in the last three weeks of Spring Term. Students can contact Department for assistance.
May 30
  • Last day of classes and examinations for students in year four of the MD program.

June 2025

June 2
  • Deadline: Spring Term Refund Deadline for three-week courses. Students withdrawing from courses taught in the last three weeks of Spring Term will be assessed full fees after this date. See Tuition Model for additional information.
June 4
  • Deadline: Last day for withdrawal from six-week courses in Spring Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for 6-week Spring Term courses.
  • Deadline: Last day for withdrawal from courses in the last three weeks of Spring Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for 3-week courses offered in the second half of the Spring Term.
June 5
  • Deadline: Spring Term Refund Deadline for thirteen-week (13-week) A/B Engineering classes offered across the Spring and Summer Terms. Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
June 10 - June 13
  • Spring Term 2025 Convocation parts I to VIII.
June 11
  • Last day of Spring Term classes, exceptions may apply.
June 12
  • Last day of classes and examinations for students in year two of the MD program.
June 12 - June 13
  • Final examinations for Spring Term classes, exceptions may apply.
June 16 - June 19
  • Spring Term 2025 Convocation, parts IX to XIII.
June 30
  • One hundred and eighteenth University year ends.

July 2025

July 1
  • One hundred and nineteenth University year begins.
  • Canada Day; University buildings closed.
July 2
  • Students in year three of the BSc in Medical Laboratory Science program begin year of practical training.
July 7
  • Summer Term classes begin.
  • Classes begin for courses taught in the first three weeks of Summer Term.
July 7 - July 10
  • Deadline: Auditor registrations for Summer Term courses will be accepted only on these days.
July 10
  • Deadline: Last day for students enrolled in the University of Alberta Health Insurance Program (UAHIP) to opt out of this insurance coverage by providing proof of enrolment in the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan to the University of Alberta International.
  • Deadline: Summer Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or drop six-week courses and courses offered in the first three weeks of Summer Term (Bear Tracks web registration available until midnight). Students wishing to add or drop three-week courses offered during the last three weeks of the term should seek assistance at department offices.
  • Deadline: Payment Deadline. Last day for payment of Summer Term fees. Students who have not paid their fees in full, or made satisfactory alternate arrangements, will be assessed late payment penalty charges.
July 11
  • Summer program ends for students in years one, two and three of the DDS programs.
  • Last day of Spring Term classes for students in the MSc and PhD Orthodontics, Oral Medicine, and Periodontology programs.
July 14
  • Deadline: Summer Term Refund Deadline for three-week courses: Students withdrawing from courses taught in the first three weeks of Summer Term will be assessed full fees after this date. See Tuition Model for additional information.
July 16
  • Deadline: Last day to withdraw from both the A and B portions of thirteen-week (13-week) A/B Engineering classes offered across the Spring and Summer Terms.
July 21
  • Deadline: Summer Term Refund Deadline for six-week courses: Students withdrawing from courses taught for six weeks will be assessed full fees after this date. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Last day for withdrawal from courses taught in the first three weeks of Summer Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for 3-week courses offered in the first half of the Summer Term.
July 25
  • Last day of classes taught in the first three weeks of Summer Term.
July 28
  • Classes begin for courses taught in the last three weeks of Summer Term.
July 31
  • Deadline: Deadline to write a special deferred examination for students who have missed a deferred examination for cause. Please refer to University Calendar; University Regulations and Information for Students; Academic Regulations; Attendance; Absence from Final Exams section.
  • Deadline: Second half Summer Term Registration Deadline for three-week courses: Last day to add or drop courses offered in the last three weeks of Summer Term. Students can contact department for assistance.

August 2025

August 1
  • Classes end for thirteen-week (13-week) A/B Engineering classes offered across the Spring and Summer Terms.
August 4
  • Heritage Day; University buildings closed.
August 5
  • Deadline: Summer Term Refund Deadline for three-week courses: Students withdrawing from courses taught in the last three weeks of Summer Term will be assessed full fees after this date. See Tuition Model for additional information.
August 5 - August 12
  • Final examinations for thirteen-week (13-week) A/B Engineering classes offered across the Spring and Summer Terms.
August 6
  • Deadline: Last day for withdrawal from six-week courses in Summer Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for 6-week Summer term courses.
  • Deadline: Last day for withdrawal from courses taught in the last three-weeks of Summer Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for 3-week courses offered in the second half of the Summer Term.
August 11
  • Classes begin for years three and four of the MD program.
August 13
  • Last day of Summer Term classes, exceptions may apply.
August 14 - August 15
  • Final examinations for Summer Term classes, exceptions may apply.
August 18
  • Registration opens for Open Studies students in courses designated for delayed registration.
  • Classes begin for students in year two of Medical Laboratory Science program.
  • Fall term classes begin for all students in the MSc and PhD Orthodontics and Oral Medicine programs.
August 21
  • Classes begin for students in year two of the Radiation Therapy program.
August 25
  • Classes begin for students in year one and two of the MD program.
  • Classes begin for students in the BSc Dental Hygiene and Dentistry programs.
  • Fall term classes begin for students in the MSc and PhD Periodontology program.
  • Classes begin for students in year four of the Radiation Therapy program.
August 28
  • Augustana Faculty Fall Term 3-week classes begin. (subject to change)
August 29
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Fall Term 3-week classes’ registration deadline; students withdrawing after this date through August 31 will be assessed 50% fees. See Tuition Model for additional information. (subject to change)
August 30 - September 1
  • Orientation for new undergraduate students.