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University of Alberta Calendar 2025-2026

Academic Schedule, Dates and Deadlines

The dates and deadlines on this page have been approved for the 2025-2026 academic year. See About the Calendar  for more information on the effective dates of the University Calendar.

Major Dates and Deadlines 

Academic Schedule 2025-2026

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 classes taught in the first three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term.
July 7 - July 10
  • Deadline: Registration by undergraduate and graduate students to change to audit or change from ‘credit’ to ‘audit’ in Summer Term classes will be accepted only during this period.
July 10
  • Deadline: Summer Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or delete six-week (6-week) classes, and classes offered in the first three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term (Bear Tracks web registration available until midnight). Students wishing to add or delete classes offered in the second three-weeks (3-weeks) of the Summer Term should contact the teaching department for assistance.
  • 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 Payment Deadline: Last day for payment of Summer Term and B portion of Spring/Summer two-term fees. Students who have not paid their fees in full, or made satisfactory alternate arrangements, will be assessed late payment penalty charges. Refer to Deadline for Fee Payments  for details.
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 classes offered in the first three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. 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 (6-week) classes offered in Summer Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
July 23
  • Deadline: Last day to withdraw from classes offered in the first three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for classes offered in the first three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term.
July 25
  • Last day of classes offered in the first three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term.
July 28
  • Classes begin for classes offered in the second three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term.
July 31
  • Deadline: Summer Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or delete classes offered in the second three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term. Students can contact the teaching department for assistance.
  • Deadline: Deadline to write a special deferred examination for students who have missed a deferred examination for cause. Please refer to Absence from Final Exams .

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 classes offered in the second three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Classes begin for year three of the MD program.
August 5 - August 12
  • Final examinations for thirteen-week (13-week) A/B Engineering classes offered across the Spring and Summer Terms.
August 11
  • Deadline: Last day to withdraw from six-week (6-week) classes offered in Summer Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for six-week (6-week) classes offered in Summer term.
  • Deadline: Last day to withdraw from classes offered in the second three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for classes offered in the second three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term.
  • Classes begin for year 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 the 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 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 and Dentistry programs.
  • Fall term classes begin for students in the MSc and PhD Periodontology programs.
August 28
  • Augustana Faculty classes begin for three-week (3-week) classes offered in Fall Term. (subject to change)
August 29
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Fall Term Registration Deadline for three-week (3-week) classes offered in Fall Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through September 3 will be assessed 50% fees. See Tuition Model for additional information. (subject to change)
August 30 - September 1
  • Orientation for new undergraduate students.

September 2025

September 1
  • Deadline: Last day for undergraduate students to apply through Bear Tracks for permission to graduate at Fall Convocation.
  • Labour Day; University buildings closed.
September 2
  • Fall Term and Fall/Winter two-term classes begin. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office.
  • Classes begin for students in year three of the Radiation Therapy program.
September 3
  • Fall Term classes begin for students in the Faculty of Law.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Fall Term Refund Deadline for three-week (3-week) classes offered in Fall Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information. (subject to change)
September 5
  • Deadline: Education Faculty Fall Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or delete classes offered in the Fall Term Advanced Professional Term (APT) on-campus session. Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through September 15 will be assessed 50% fees for withdrawn courses. See Tuition Model for additional information.
September 9
  • Deadline: Education Faculty Fall Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or delete classes offered in the Fall Term Introductory Professional Term (IPT) on-campus session. Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through September 25 will be assessed 50% fees for withdrawn courses. See Tuition Model for additional information.
September 11
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to withdraw from three-week (3-week) classes offered in Fall Term.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to apply for Exploration Credits for three-week (3-week) classes offered in Fall Term.
September 15
  • Deadline: Fall Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or delete Fall Term and Fall/Winter two-term classes (Bear Tracks web registration system available until midnight): Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through October 2 will be assessed 50% fees for withdrawn courses. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Education Faculty Fall Term Refund Deadline for classes offered in the Fall Term Advanced Professional Term (APT) on-campus session: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
September 16
  • Augustana Faculty last day of three-week (3-week) classes offered in Fall Term.
  • 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 16 - September 22
  • Deadline: Registration by undergraduate and graduate students to change to audit or change from ‘credit’ to ‘audit’ in Fall Term and Fall/Winter Term classes will be accepted only during this period.
September 22
  • Augustana Faculty classes begin for eleven-week (11-week) classes offered in Fall Term.
  • Augustana Faculty classes begin for A portion of two-term eleven-week (11-week) A/B classes offered across the Fall and Winter Terms.
  • Augustana Faculty classes begin for five-week (5-week) classes offered in the first half of Fall Term.
September 25
  • Deadline: Fall Term Refund Deadline for classes offered in the first six-weeks (6-weeks) of Fall Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Fall Term Registration Deadline for five-week (5-week) classes offered in the first half of Fall Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through October 2 will be assessed 50% fees.
  • Deadline: Education Faculty Fall Term Refund Deadline for classes offered in the Fall Term Introductory Professional Term (IPT) on-campus session: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
September 26
  • Deadline: Education Faculty last day to withdraw from classes offered in the Fall Term Advanced Professional Term (APT) on-campus session.
  • Deadline: Last day for graduate students in thesis-based programs to submit theses to and be approved by the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies to ensure graduation at Fall Convocation.
  • Deadline: Last day for Departments to submit Report of Completion of course-based masters, postgraduate diploma, or embedded certificate programs to the Faculty of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies to ensure graduation at Fall Convocation.
September 30
  • Deadline: Fall Term Payment Deadline: Last day for payment of Fall Term and A portion of Fall/Winter two-term fees. Students who have not paid their fees in full, or made satisfactory alternate arrangements, will be assessed late penalty charges. Refer to Deadline for Fee Payments  for details.
  • 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.
  • University closed in honor of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

October 2025

October 1
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Registration Deadline for eleven-week (11-week) classes offered in Fall Term. Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through October 17 will be assessed 50% fees. Students must contact a Faculty advisor for assistance. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Registration Deadline for two-term eleven-week (11-week) A/B classes offered across the Fall and Winter Terms. Students withdrawing from these courses after this date through October 17 will be assessed 50% fees for the A portion. Students must contact a Faculty advisor for assistance. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Last day for graduate students to apply through Bear Tracks to ensure graduation at Fall Convocation.
October 2
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Fall Term Refund Deadline for five-week (5-week) classes offered in the first half of Fall Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Fall Term Refund Deadline for classes offered in Fall Term: Students withdrawing from these classes 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: Fall Term Refund Deadline for Fall Term portion of two-term classes offered across the Fall and Winter Terms (A/B classes): Students withdrawing from these classes 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 3
  • Deadline: Last day to withdraw from classes offered in the first six-weeks (6-weeks) of Fall Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for classes offered in the first six-weeks (6-weeks) of Fall Term.
October 10
  • Last day of classes for classes offered in the first six-weeks (6-weeks) of Fall Term.
October 13
  • Thanksgiving Day; University buildings closed.
October 15
  • Deadline: Education Faculty Fall Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or delete classes offered in the Fall Term Advanced Field Experience (AFX) session. Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through November 3 will be assessed 50% fees for withdrawn courses. See Tuition Model for additional information.
October 17
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Fall Term Refund Deadline for eleven-week (11- week) classes offered in Fall Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Fall Term Refund Deadline for Fall Term portion of eleven-week (11-week) classes offered across the Fall and Winter Terms (A/B classes): Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees for the A portion. See Tuition Model for additional information.
October 20
  • Classes begin for classes offered in the second six-weeks (6-weeks) of Fall Term.
October 22
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to withdraw from five-week (5-week) classes offered in the first half of Fall Term.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to apply for Exploration Credits for five-week (5-week) classes offered in the first half of Fall Term.
October 24
  • Deadline: Education Faculty last day to withdraw from classes offered in the Fall Term Introductory Professional Term (IPT) on-campus session.
October 28
  • Augustana Faculty last day of five-week (5-week) classes offered in the first half of Fall Term.
October 31
  • Augustana Faculty classes begin for five-week (5-week) classes offered in the second half of Fall Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to delete classes offered in the second six-weeks (6-weeks) of Fall Term. Students can contact the teaching department for assistance.

November 2025

November 3
  • Deadline: Education Faculty Fall Term Refund Deadline for classes offered in the Fall Term Advanced Field Experience (AFX) session. Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
November 5
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Fall Term Registration Deadline for five-week (5-week) classes offered in the second half of Fall Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through November 19 will be assessed 50% fees.
November 10
  • Deadline: Education Faculty Fall Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or delete classes offered in the Fall Term Introductory Field Experience (IFX) session. Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through November 19 will be assessed 50% fees for withdrawn courses. See Tuition Model for additional information.
November 10 - November 14
  • Fall Term Reading week. Classes withdrawn for a full week, except for students in Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (excluding the BSc Dental Hygiene program); Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine; students in Cooperative Education, Experiential Learning Placement, Clinical Placement and Work Placement terms.
November 11
  • Remembrance Day; University buildings closed.
November 19
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Fall Term Refund Deadline for five-week (5-week) classes offered in the second half of Fall Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Education Faculty Fall Term Refund Deadline for classes offered in the Fall Term Introductory Field Experience (IFX) session: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Fall Term Refund Deadline for classes offered in the second six-weeks (6-weeks) of Fall Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
November 25 - November 26
  • Fall Convocation

December 2025

December 2
  • Deadline: Last day to withdraw from Fall Term classes. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office.
  • Deadline: Last day to withdraw from classes offered in the second six-weeks (6-weeks) of Fall Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for classes offered in the second six-weeks (6-weeks) of Fall Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for thirteen-week (13-week) classes offered in Fall Term.
December 3
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to withdraw from five-week (5-week) classes offered in the second half of Fall Term.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to apply for Exploration Credits for five-week (5-week) classes offered in the second half of Fall Term.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to withdraw from eleven-week (11-week) classes offered in Fall Term.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to apply for Exploration Credits for eleven-week (11-week) classes offered in Fall Term.
  • Last day of Fall Term classes for students in the Faculty of Law.
December 8
  • Last day of Fall Term classes. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office.
December 8 - December 19
  • Final exam period for students in year two of the BSc Dental Hygiene program.
December 10
  • Last day of classes for students in year three and four 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
  • Augustana Faculty last day of five-week (5-week) classes offered in the second half of the Fall Term.
  • Augustana Faculty last day of eleven-week (11-week) classes offered in Fall Term.
  • Augustana Faculty last day for A portion of two-term eleven-week (11-week) A/B classes offered across the Fall and Winter Terms.
December 11 - December 19
  • Final exam period for students in year three and four of the BSc Dental Hygiene program.
December 12
  • 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.
  • Deadline: Education Faculty last day to withdraw from the field experience practicum offered in the Fall Term Advanced Field Experience (AFX) session.
  • Deadline: Education Faculty last day to withdraw from the field experience practicum offered in the Fall Term Introductory Field Experience (IFX) session.
December 16 - December 22
  • Augustana Faculty final examinations in Fall Term classes and mid-year examinations in two-term classes. Extracurricular activities sponsored by Augustana Faculty will normally not be allowed during this period.
December 19
  • 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 29
  • Winter term classes begin for students in year three and four of the MD program.

January 2026

January 1
  • New Year’s Day; University buildings closed.
January 5
  • Winter Term classes begin. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office.
  • Winter Term classes begin for students in year four of the BSc Radiation Therapy program.
  • Winter Term classes begin for all students in the MSc and PhD Orthodontics, Oral Medicine, and Periodontology programs.
  • 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.
  • Augustana Faculty classes begin for three-week (3-week) classes offered in Winter Term.
January 6
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Winter Term Registration Deadline for three-week (3-week) classes offered in Winter Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through January 9 will be assessed 50% fees.
January 8
  • Deadline: Education Faculty Winter Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or delete classes offered in the Winter Term Advanced Professional Term (APT) on-campus session. Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through January 16 will be assessed 50% fees for withdrawn courses. See Tuition Model for additional information.
January 9
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Winter Term Refund Deadline for three-week (3-week) classes offered in Winter Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
January 12
  • Deadline: Education Faculty Winter Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or delete classes offered in the Winter Term Introductory Professional Term (IPT) on-campus session. Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through January 28 will be assessed 50% fees for withdrawn courses. See Tuition Model for additional information.
January 16
  • Deadline: Education Faculty Winter Term Refund Deadline for classes offered in the Winter Term Advanced Professional Term (APT) on-campus session: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Winter Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or delete Winter Term classes (Bear Tracks web registration system available until midnight): Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through February 4 will be assessed 50% fees for withdrawn courses. Exceptions may apply; students can consult with their Faculty office. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to withdraw from three-week (3-week) classes offered in Winter Term.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to apply for Exploration Credits for three-week (3-week) classes offered in Winter Term.
January 19 - January 23
  • Deadline: Registration by undergraduate and graduate students to change to audit or change from ‘credit’ to ‘audit’ in Winter Term classes will be accepted only during this period.
January 21
  • Augustana Faculty last day of three-week (3-week) classes offered in Winter Term.
January 23
  • Deadline: Winter Term Refund Deadline for classes offered in the first six-weeks (6-weeks) of Winter Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
January 26
  • Augustana Faculty classes begin for eleven-week (11-week) classes offered in Winter Term.
  • Augustana Faculty classes begin for B portion of two-term eleven-week (11-week) A/B classes offered across the Fall and Winter Terms.
  • Augustana Faculty classes begin for five-week (5-week) classes offered in the first half of Winter Term.
January 28
  • Deadline: Education Faculty Winter Term Refund Deadline for classes offered in the Winter Term Introductory Professional Term (IPT) on-campus session: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
January 29
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Winter Term Registration Deadline for five-week (5-week) classes offered in the first half of Winter Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through February 5 will be assessed 50% fees.
January 30
  • Deadline: Education Faculty last day to withdraw from classes offered in the Winter Term Advanced Professional Term (APT) on-campus session.
  • Deadline: Winter Term Payment Deadline: Last day for payment of WinterTerm and B portion of Fall/Winter two-term fees. Students who have not paid their fees in full, or made satisfactory alternate arrangements, will be assessed late payment penalty charges. Refer to Deadline for Fee Payments  for details.
  • 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 2026

February 1
  • Deadline: Last day for undergraduate students to apply through Bear Tracks for permission to graduate at Spring Convocation.
February 2
  • Deadline: Last day for application for reappraisal of final examinations for Fall Term classes.
February 4
  • Deadline: Winter Term Refund Deadline for classes offered in Winter Term: Students withdrawing from these classes 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: Winter Term Refund Deadline for Winter Term portion of two-term classes offered across the Fall and Winter Terms (A/B classes): Students withdrawing from these classes 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 Registration Deadline for eleven-week (11-week) classes offered in Winter Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through February 27 will be assessed 50% fees. Students must contact a faculty advisor for assistance.
February 5
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Winter Term Refund Deadline for five-week (5-week) classes offered in the first half of the Winter Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
February 6
  • Deadline: Last day to withdraw from classes offered in the first six-weeks (6-weeks) of Winter Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for classes offered in the first six-weeks (6-weeks) of Winter Term.
February 12
  • Registration system opens for Spring/Summer 2026.
February 13
  • Last day of classes offered in the first six-weeks (6-weeks) of Winter Term.
February 16
  • Statutory Provincial holiday; University buildings closed.
February 17 - February 20
  • 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 18
  • Deadline: Education Faculty Winter Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or delete EDFX classes offered in the Winter Term Advanced Field Experience (AFX) session. Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through March 9 will be assessed 50% fees for withdrawn courses. See Tuition Model for additional information
February 23
  • Classes begin for classes offered in the second six-weeks (6-weeks) of Winter Term.
February 27
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Winter Term Refund Deadline for eleven-week (11-week) classes offered in Winter Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Winter Term Refund Deadline for Winter Term portion of two-term eleven-week (11-week) A/B classes offered across the Fall and Winter terms: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees for the B portion. See Tuition Model for additional information.
  • Deadline: Education Faculty last day to withdraw from classes offered in the Winter Term Introductory Professional Term (IPT) on-campus session.

March 2026

March 2
  • 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 five-week (5-week) classes offered in the first half of Winter Term.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to apply for Exploration Credits for five-week (5-week) classes offered in the first half of Winter Term.
March 6
  • Deadline: Last day to delete classes offered in the second six-weeks (6-weeks) of Winter Term. Students can contact the teaching department for assistance.
  • Augustana Faculty last day of five-week (5-week) classes offered in the first half of Winter Term.
March 9
  • Deadline: Education Faculty Winter Term Refund Deadline for classes offered in the Winter Term Advanced Field Experience (AFX) session. Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
March 11
  • Augustana Faculty classes begin for five-week (5-week) classes offered in the second half of Winter Term.
March 13
  • Deadline: Winter Term Refund Deadline for classes offered in the second six-weeks (6-weeks) of Winter Term. Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
March 16
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Winter Term Registration Deadline for five-week (5-week) classes offered in the second half of Winter Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through March 23 will be assessed 50% fees.
  • Deadline: Education Faculty Winter Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or delete classes offered in the Winter Term Introductory Field Experience (IFX) session. Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through March 25 will be assessed 50% fees for withdrawn courses. See Tuition Model for additional information.
March 23
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Winter Term Refund Deadline for five-week (5-week) classes offered in the second half of Winter Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
March 25
  • Deadline: Education Faculty Winter Term Refund Deadline for classes offered in the Winter Term Introductory Field Experience (IFX) session: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.

April 2026

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 course-based 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 3
  • Good Friday; University buildings closed.
  • Deadline: Last day for withdrawal from Winter Term courses. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office.
  • Deadline: Last day to withdraw from classes offered in the second six-weeks (6-weeks) of Winter Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for classes offered in the second six-weeks (6-weeks) of Winter Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for thirteen-week (13-week) classes offered in Winter Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to withdraw from two-term A/B courses offered across the Fall and Winter Terms.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for two-term A/B courses offered across the Fall and Winter Terms.
April 6
  • Easter Monday; University buildings closed.
April 10
  • Last day of Winter Term classes. Exceptions may apply; students must consult with their Faculty office.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to withdraw from five-week (5-week) classes offered in the second half of Winter Term.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to apply for Exploration Credits for five-week (5-week) classes offered in the second half of Winter Term.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to withdraw from two-term eleven-week (11-week) A/B classes offered across the Fall and Winter terms.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to apply for Exploration Credits for two-term eleven-week (11-week) A/B classes offered across the Fall and Winter terms.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to withdraw from eleven-week (11-week) classes offered in Winter Term.
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty last day to apply for Exploration Credits for eleven-week (11-week) classes offered in Winter Term.
April 13
  • Last day of Winter Term Classes for students in year two of the BSc Dental Hygiene Program.
April 13 - April 25
  • 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 - April 28
  • Final exam period for students in year two of the BSc Dental Hygiene program.
April 15
  • Last day of Winter Term Classes for students in years three and four of the BSc Dental Hygiene Program.
April 16 - April 28
  • Final exam period for students in years three and four of the BSc Dental Hygiene program.
April 17
  • Augustana Faculty last day for B portion of two-term eleven-week (11-week) A/B classes offered across the Fall and Winter Terms.
  • Augustana Faculty last day of eleven-week (11-week) classes offered in Winter Term.
  • Augustana Faculty last day of five-week (5-week) week classes offered in the second half of Winter Term.
  • Deadline: Education Faculty last day to withdraw from the field experience practicum offered in the Winter Term Advanced Field Experience (AFX) session.
  • Deadline: Education Faculty last day to withdraw from withdraw from the field experience practicum offered in the Winter Term Introductory Field Experience (IFX) session.
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 2026

May 1
  • 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 4
  • 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 classes offered in the first three-weeks (3-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 4 - May 7
  • Deadline: Registration by undergraduate and graduate students to change to audit or change from ‘credit’ to ‘audit’ in Spring Term classes will be accepted only during this period.
May 7
  • Deadline: Spring Term Payment Deadline: Last day for payment of Spring Term and A portion of Spring/Summer two-term fees. Students who have not paid their fees in full, or made satisfactory alternate arrangements, will be assessed late payment penalty charges. Refer to Deadline for Fee Payments  for details.
  • Deadline: Spring Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or delete six-week (6-week) classes, and classes offered in the first three-weeks (3-weeks) of Spring Term (Bear Tracks web registration available until midnight). Students wishing to add or delete classes offered in the second three-weeks (3-weeks) of Spring Term should contact the teaching department for assistance.
  • 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.
May 8
  • Last day of Winter term classes and examinations for students in year one of the MD program.
May 9
  • Charter Day.
May 11
  • Summer program begins for students in years one, two and three of the DDS program.
  • Deadline: Spring Term Refund Deadline for classes offered in the first three-weeks (3-weeks) of Spring Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
May 15
  • 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 16 - May 19
  • 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 18
  • Victoria Day; University buildings closed.
May 19
  • Deadline: Spring Term Refund Deadline for six-week (6-week) classes offered in Spring Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
May 20
  • Deadline: Last day to withdraw from classes offered in the first three-weeks (3-weeks) of Spring Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for classes offered in the first three-weeks (3-weeks) of Spring Term.
May 22
  • Last day of classes offered in the first three-weeks (3-weeks) of Spring Term.
May 25
  • Classes begin for classes offered in the second three-weeks (3-weeks) of Spring Term.
May 28
  • Deadline: Last day to add or delete classes offered in the second three-weeks (3-weeks) of Spring Term. Students can contact the teaching department for assistance.
May 29
  • Last day of classes and examinations for students in year four of the MD program.

June 2026

June 1
  • Deadline: Spring Term Refund Deadline for classes offered in the second three-weeks (3-weeks) of Spring Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
June 4
  • 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 8
  • Deadline: Last day to withdraw from six-week (6-week) classes offered in Spring Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for six-week (6-week) classes offered in Spring Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to withdraw from classes offered in the second three-weeks (3-weeks) of Spring Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for classes offered in the second three-weeks (3-weeks) of Spring Term.
June 8 - June 12
  • First week of Spring Convocation
June 10
  • Last day of Spring Term classes, exceptions may apply.
June 11
  • Last day of classes and examinations for students in year two of the MD program.
June 11 - June 12
  • Final examinations for Spring Term classes, exceptions may apply.
June 15 - June 18
  • Second week of Spring Convocation.
June 22
  • Students in year three of the BSc in Medical Laboratory Science program begin year of practical training.
June 30
  • One hundred and nineteenth University year ends.

July 2026

July 1
  • One hundred and nineteenth University year begins.
  • Canada Day; University buildings closed.
July 6
  • Summer Term classes begin.
  • Classes begin for classes offered in the first three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term.
July 6 - July 9
  • Deadline: Registration by undergraduate and graduate students to change to audit or change from ‘credit’ to ‘audit’ in Summer Term classes will be accepted only during this period.
July 9
  • Deadline: Summer Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or delete six-week (6-week) classes, and classes offered in the first three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term (Bear Tracks web registration available until midnight). Students wishing to add or delete classes offered in the second three-weeks (3-weeks) of the Summer Term should contact the teaching department for assistance.
  • 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 Payment Deadline: Last day for payment of Summer Term and B portion of Spring/Summer two-term fees. Students who have not paid their fees in full, or made satisfactory alternate arrangements, will be assessed late payment penalty charges. Refer to Deadline for Fee Payments  for details.
July 10
  • 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 13
  • Deadline: Summer Term Refund Deadline for classes offered in the first three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
July 15
  • 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 20
  • Deadline: Summer Term Refund Deadline for six-week (6-week) classes offered in Summer Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
July 22
  • Deadline: Last day to withdraw from classes offered in the first three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for classes offered in the first three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term.
July 24
  • Last day of classes for classes offered in the first three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term.
July 27
  • Classes begin for classes offered in the second three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term.
July 30
  • Deadline: Summer Term Registration Deadline. Last day to add or delete classes offered in the second three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term. Students can contact the teaching department for assistance.
July 31
  • Classes end for thirteen-week (13-week) A/B Engineering classes offered across the Spring and Summer Terms.
  • Deadline: Deadline to write a special deferred examination for students who have missed a deferred examination for cause. Please refer to Absence from Final Exams .

August 2026

August 3
  • Heritage Day; University buildings closed.
August 4 - August 11
  • Final examinations for thirteen-week (13-week) A/B Engineering classes offered across the Spring and Summer Terms.
August 4
  • Deadline: Summer Term Refund Deadline for classes offered in the second three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date will be assessed full fees. See Tuition Model for additional information.
August 10
  • Deadline: Last day to withdraw from six-week (6-week) classes offered in Summer Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for six-week (6-week) week classes offered in Summer term.
  • Deadline: Last day to withdraw from classes offered in the second three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term.
  • Deadline: Last day to apply for Exploration Credits for classes offered in the second three-weeks (3-weeks) of Summer Term.
  • Classes begin for years three and four of the MD program.
August 12
  • Last day of Summer Term classes, exceptions may apply.
August 13 - August 14
  • Final examinations for Summer Term classes, exceptions may apply.
August 17
  • Registration opens for Open Studies students in courses designated for delayed registration.
  • Classes begin for students in year two of Medical Laboratory Science program.
August 24
  • Classes begin for students in year two 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 and Dentistry programs.
August 27
  • Augustana Faculty classes begin for three-week (3-week) classes offered in Fall Term. (subject to change)
August 28
  • Deadline: Augustana Faculty Fall Term Registration Deadline for three-week (3-week) classes offered in Fall Term: Students withdrawing from these classes after this date through September 2 will be assessed 50% fees. See Tuition Model for additional information. (subject to change)
August 29 - August 31
  • Orientation for new undergraduate students.