Oct 16, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Academic Calendar 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Academic Calendar [ARCHIVED CALENDAR]

Academic schedule


 

Fall semester

August 15, 2016 First instalment of fall semester fees due.
September 5, 2016 Labour Day, no lectures.
September 6, 2016 Start date, Bachelor of Education (see Faculty of Education’s Field Experience Handbook).
September 6 to 7, 2016 Fall semester orientation.
September 8, 2016 Lectures begin, fall semester.
September 21, 2016 End of regular registration period; last day to add courses, fall semester.
  Last day to drop courses and receive a 100 per cent refund of tuition fees, fall semester.
  Final instalment of fall semester fees due.
October 1, 2016 Last day to submit online application for graduation for students completing degree requirements at the end of the summer semester.
October 5, 2016 Last day to withdraw from fall semester courses without academic consequences (i.e. without receiving a grade). Courses dropped after this date will be recorded on the academic transcript with a grade of W to indicate withdrawal.
  Last day to drop courses and receive a 50 per cent refund of tuition fees, fall semester.
October 10, 2016 Thanksgiving Day, no lectures.
October 27 to 30, 2016 Co-curricular period, no scheduled academic activities.
November 14, 2016 Last day to withdraw from fall semester courses. Active fall semester courses will be graded by instructors.
December 5, 2016 Lectures end, fall semester, except Bachelor of Education.
December 7 to 18, 2016 Fall semester final examination period. Students are advised not to make commitments during this period (i.e. vacation, travel plans).
December 19, 2016 Lectures end, Bachelor of Education
December 24, 2016 to January 1, 2017 University closed.
December 31, 2016 Last day to submit online application for graduation for students completing degree requirements at the end of the fall semester.

Winter semester

January 2, 2017 University reopens.
January 9, 2017 Lectures begin for all programs, winter semester.
  First instalment of winter semester fees due.
January 20, 2017 End of regular registration period; last day to add courses, winter semester.
  Last day to drop courses and receive a 100 per cent refund of tuition fees, winter semester.
  Final instalment of winter semester fees due.
February 3, 2017 Last day to withdraw from winter semester courses without academic consequences (i.e. without receiving a grade). Courses dropped after this date will be recorded on the academic transcript with a grade of W to indicate withdrawal.
  Last day to drop courses and receive a 50 per cent refund of tuition fees, winter semester.
February 20, 2017 Family Day.
February 20 to 26, 2017 Midterm break, no lectures.
February 28, 2017 Last day to submit online application for graduation for the spring session of convocation for students completing degree requirements at the end of the winter semester.
March 17, 2017 Last day to withdraw from winter semester courses. Active winter semester courses will be graded by instructors.
April 8, 2017 Lectures end, winter semester, except for Bachelor of Education.
April 10 to 22, 2017 Winter semester final examination period. Students are advised not to make commitments during this period (i.e. vacation, travel plans).
April 14, 2017 Good Friday, no final examinations.
April 27, 2017 Lectures end, Bachelor of Education.

Spring/Summer semester

April 21, 2017 First instalment of six-week spring session and 12-week summer semester fees due.
May 8, 2017 Lectures begin, summer semester, (including 12-week summer semester and six-week spring session).
May 12, 2017 Last day to add six-week spring session courses.
  Last day to drop six-week spring session courses and receive a 100 per cent refund of tuition fees.
  Final instalment of six-week spring session fees due.
May 19, 2017 Last day to add courses, 12-week summer semester.
  Last day to drop 12-week summer semester courses and receive a 100 per cent refund of tuition fees.
  Last day to withdraw from six-week spring session courses and receive a 50 per cent refund of tuition fees.
  Last day to withdraw from six-week spring session courses without academic consequences (i.e. without receiving a grade). Courses dropped after this date will be recorded on the academic transcript with a grade of W to indicate withdrawal.
  Final instalment of 12-week summer semester fees due.
May 22, 2017 Victoria Day, no lectures.
June 5, 2017 Last day to drop 12-week summer semester courses and receive a 50 per cent refund of tuition fees.
  Last day to withdraw from 12-week summer semester courses without academic consequences (i.e. without receiving a grade). Courses dropped after this date will be recorded on the academic transcript with a grade of W to indicate withdrawal.
  Last day to withdraw from six-week spring session courses. Active six-week spring session courses will be graded by instructors.
June 8 and 9, 2017 Spring convocation. For more details, please refer to uoit.ca/convocation.
June 16, 2017 First instalment of six-week summer session fees due.
June 19, 2017 Lectures end, six-week spring session.
June 20 to 24, 2017 Spring session final examination period. Students are advised not to make commitments during this period (i.e. vacation, travel plans).
June 20 to 24, 2017 Midterm break, 12-week summer semester, except Bachelor of Education.
June 26, 2017 Lectures begin, six-week summer session.
  Lectures resume, 12-week summer semester.
June 30, 2017 Last day to add courses, six-week summer session.
  Last day to drop six-week summer session courses and receive a 100 per cent refund of tuition fees.
  Final instalment of six-week summer session fees due.
July 3, 2017 Canada Day observance, no lectures.
July 7, 2017 Lectures end, Bachelor of Education nine-week session.
July 10, 2017 Last day to drop six-week summer session courses and receive a 50 per cent refund of tuition fees.
  Last day to withdraw from six-week summer session courses without academic consequences (i.e. without receiving a grade). Courses dropped after this date will be recorded on the academic transcript with a grade of W to indicate withdrawal.
July 17, 2017 Last day to withdraw from 12-week summer semester courses.
  Active 12-week summer semester courses will be graded by instructors.
July 24, 2017 Last day to withdraw from six-week summer session courses.
  Active six-week summer session courses will be graded by instructors.
August 7, 2017 Civic holiday, no lectures.
August 8, 2017 Lectures end 12-week summer semester and six-week summer session.
August 10 to 13, 2017 Summer semester final examination period (includes six-week and 12-week courses). Students are advised not to make commitments during this period (i.e. vacation, travel plans).
Notes:
  • Courses offered outside the normal teaching timeframe will have add/drop deadlines prorated accordingly. In such cases, faculties will advise students of appropriate deadline dates during the first meeting of the class.
  • Fourth-year students in the Medical Laboratory Science program will have program start dates prior to the first week of lectures stated in this academic schedule. See Medical Laboratory Science  program start dates for details.
  • See the Faculty of Education website for Bachelor of Education for important program dates and details.