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day to withdraw from a second-term half (0.5) course, or a second-term full (1.0) course resulting in a grade of ‘WDN’ (withdrawn, without academic penalty).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