Important Dates and Deadlines
These dates and deadlines are primarily for undergraduate students. Graduate students should refer to the sessional dates outlined in the SGPS Regulation 1.01 Calendar of Events.
* Note: Any of the following deadlines that occur on a Saturday, Sunday or Statutory holiday will be extended to the next working day.
2024
March 2024
1st
- Intent to Register (ITR) opens
- Application for Spring Convocation opens
7th
- Last day to withdraw from a second-term half (0.5) course, or a second-term full (1.0) course resulting in a grade of ‘WDN’ (withdrawn, without academic penalty). Course withdrawals after this date will appear on a transcript with a grade of ‘F’
29th
- Good Friday
31st
- Easter Sunday
April 2024
2nd
- Deadline to complete Intent to Register
8th
- Fall/Winter term classes end
9th - 10th
- Study Days
30th
- Deadline to apply for graduation in Spring Convocation
May 2024
7th
- Due date for Graduate summer term tuition (first installment)
10th
- Summer Distance Studies: Last day to add or drop a 12-week full (1.0) course or half (0.5) course, or a 6-week first-term half (0.5) course
- Summer Evening: Last day to add or drop a 12-week full (1.0) course or half (0.5) course, or a 6-week first-term half (0.5) course
- Summer courses will appear on transcrips ordered on and after this date
13th
- Intersession: 6-week full (1.0) courses and half (0.5) courses, and 3-week first-term half (0.5) courses begin
14th
- Intersession: Last day to add or drop a 6-week full (1.0) course or half (0.5) course, and 3-week first-term half (0.5) course
15th
- Deadline to declare a Discovery Credit for Winter (second-term) or Fall/Winter (full-term) course
- Last day for students on exchange or a letter of permission to submit transcripts for graduation at Spring Convocation
- Summer tuition due
20th
- Victoria Day
27th
- Intersession: Last day to withdraw from a 3-week first-term half (0.5) course resulting in a grade of ‘WDN’
31st
- Intersession: 3-week first-term half (0.5) courses end
June 2024
3rd
- Summer Evening: Last day to withdraw from a 6-week first-term half (0.5) course resulting in a grade of ‘WDN'
- Intersession: 3-week second-term half (0.5) courses begin
- Intersession: Last day to withdraw from a 6-week full (1.0) course or half (0.5) course resulting in a grade of ‘WDN’
- Summer Distance Studies: Last day to withdraw from a 6-week first-term half (0.5) course resulting in a grade of ‘WDN’
4th
- Intersession: Last day to add or drop a 3-week second-term half (0.5) course
10th
- Summer Distance Studies: Last day to withdraw from a 12-week full (1.0) course or half (0.5) course resulting in a grade of ‘WDN’
- Summer Evening: Last day to withdraw from a 12-week full (1.0) course or half (0.5) course resulting in a grade of ‘WDN’
11th
- Due date for second installment of Graduate summer term tuition for those paying in 2 installments
10th - 14th
- Spring Convocation
17th - 21st
- Spring Convocation
21st
- Intersession: 6-week full (1.0) courses and half (0.5) courses, and 3-week second-term half (0.5) courses end
- Summer Evening: Last day to add or drop a 6-week second-term half (0.5) course
- Summer Distance Studies: Last day to add or drop a 6-week second-term half (0.5) course
25th - 25th
- Intersession: Examinations.
30th
- Deadline to apply for relief against a final grade in a Fall/Winter second-term or a full (1.0) year course
July 2024
1st
- Canada Day
8th
- Summer Day: 6-week full (1.0) courses and half (0.5) courses, and 3-week first-term half (0.5) courses begin
9th
- Summer Day: Last day to add or drop a 6-week full (1.0) course or half (0.5) course, or 3-week first-term half (0.5) course
15th
- Intersession: Deadline to declare a Discovery Credit course
- Summer Distance Studies: Last day to withdraw from a 6-week second-term half (0.5) course resulting in a grade of ‘WDN’
- Summer Evening: Last day to withdraw from a 6-week second-term half (0.5) course resulting in a grade of ‘WDN’
19th
- Summer Day: Last day to withdraw from a 3-week first-term half (0.5) course resulting in a grade of ‘WDN’
26th
- Summer Day: 3 week first-term half (0.5) courses end
- Summer Day: Last day to withdraw from a 6-week full (1.0) course or half (0.5) course resulting in a grade of ‘WDN’
- Summer Distance Studies: 12-week full (1.0) courses and half (0.5) courses, and 6-week second-term half (0.5) courses end
- Summer Evening: 12-week full (1.0) courses and half (0.5) courses, and 6-week second-term half (0.5) courses end
29th
- Summer Day: 3-week second-term half (0.5) courses begin
29th - 30th
- Summer Evening: Examinations
29th - August 1st
- Summer Distance Studies: Examinations
30th
- Summer Day: Last day to add or drop a 3-week second-term half (0.5) course
- Last day to term activate for Summer term
31st
- Deadline to apply for relief against a final grade in an Intersession course
August 2024
1st
- First-year tuition and residence fees due
2nd
- Deadline for in-coming students to upload a photo for their ONECard
5th
- Civic Holiday
12th
- Summer Day: Last day to withdraw from a 3-week second-term half (0.5) course resulting in a grade of ‘WDN’
15th
- Summer Distance Studies: Deadline to declare a Discovery Credit course
- Summer Evening: Deadline to declare a Discovery Credit course
16th
- Summer Day: 6-week full (1.0) courses and half (0.5) courses, and 3-week second-term half (0.5) courses end
19th - 20th
- Summer Day: Examinations
September 2024
5th
- Fall term begins
13th
- Last day to add or drop a full (1.0) course, a first-term half (0.5) course, a first-term full (1.0) course, or a full-year half (0.5) course. Courses dropped by this date will not appear on a transcript; no fee penalty. Courses dropped after this date will appear on a transcript with a grade of ‘WDN’ (withdrawn, without academic penalty)
16th
- Deadline to apply for relief against a final grade in a Summer Day course
30th
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (observed as a non-instructional day at Western)
October 2024
1st
- Last day for students on exchange or a letter of permission to submit transcripts for graduation at Autumn Convocation
12th - 20th
- Fall Reading Week
23rd - 25th
- Autumn Convocation
November 2024
1st
- Deadline for official transcripts for courses taken on Letters of Permission during the academic year 2023-24 and the Spring/Summer Terms of 2024
12th
- Last day to withdraw from a first-term half (0.5) course or a first-term full (1.0) course resulting in a grade of ‘WDN’ (withdrawn, without academic penalty). Course withdrawals after this date will appear on a transcript with a grade of ‘F’
December 2024
2nd
- Last day to withdraw from a full (1.0) course and full-year half (0.5) course resulting in a grade of ‘WDN’ (withdrawn, without academic penalty). Course withdrawals after this date will appear on a transcript with a grade of ‘F’
6th
- Fall classes end
7th-8th
- Study Days
9th-22nd
- Mid-year Examination Period