Academic schedule

Fall semester
Winter semester
Spring/Summer semester

Fall semester

September 7, 2020	Labour Day, no lectures.
September 8, 2020	Lectures begin, fall semester.
	Deadline for payment of fees or submission of the Graduate Student Promissory Note, fall semester.
	Last day to submit a program change request, fall semester.
	Last day to change full-time/part-time status, fall semester.
	Last day to submit a leave of absence form, fall semester.
September 21, 2020	End of regular registration period; last day to add courses, fall semester.
	Last day to drop courses in fee-per-credit graduate programs and receive a 100 per cent refund of tuition and ancillary fees, fall semester.*

October 1, 2020	Last day to submit online application for graduation for students completing degree requirements at the end of the summer semester.
October 5, 2020	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 in fee-per-credit graduate programs and receive a 50 per cent refund of tuition fees, fall semester.
October 9, 2020	Last day to withdraw fully from a flat-fee or fee-per-credit graduate program and receive a 100 per cent refund of tuition and ancillary fees, fall semester.
October 12, 2020	Thanksgiving Day, no lectures.
October 13 to 18, 2020	Fall study week, no lectures.
November 16, 2020	Last day to withdraw from fall semester courses. Active fall semester courses will be graded by instructors.
December 7, 2020	Lectures end, fall semester.
December 8, 2020	Study break, no lectures.
December 9 to 20, 2020	Fall semester final examination period. Students are advised not to make commitments during this period (i.e., vacation, travel plans).
December 16, 2020	Last day to submit final thesis package to program office to ensure graduation by end of fall semester.
	Last day for faculty to submit Certificate of Approval for project/paper to the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to ensure graduation by end of fall semester.
December 24, 2020 to January 1, 2021	University closed.
December 31, 2020	Last day to submit online application for graduation for students completing degree requirements at the end of the fall semester.

Winter semester

January 4, 2021	University reopens.
January 11, 2021	Lectures begin, winter semester.
	Deadline for payment of fees or submission of Graduate Student Promissory Note, winter semester.
	Last day to submit a program change request, winter semester.
	Last day to change full-time/part-time status, winter semester.
	Last day to submit a leave of absence form, winter semester.
January 22, 2021	End of regular registration period; last day to add courses, winter semester.
	Last day to drop courses in fee-per-credit graduate programs and receive a 100 per cent refund of tuition fees, winter semester.
	Last day to withdraw from a flat-fee graduate program and receive a 100 per cent refund of tuition fees, winter semester.
February 5, 2021	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 in fee-per-credit graduate programs and receive a 50 per cent refund of tuition fees, winter semester.
	Last day to withdraw from a flat-fee graduate program and receive a 50 per cent refund of tuition fees, winter semester.
February 15, 2021	Family Day, no lectures.
February 16 to 21, 2021	Winter study week, no lectures.
February 28, 2021	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 12, 2021	Last day to withdraw from winter semester courses. Active winter semester courses will be graded by instructors.
April 2, 2021	Good Friday, no scheduled academic activities.
April 4, 2021	Easter Sunday, no scheduled academic activities.
April 12, 2021	Lectures will follow the Friday schedule on this day only. Lectures end, winter semester.
April 13, 2021	Study break, no lectures.
April 14 to 25, 2021	Winter semester final examination period. Students are advised not to make commitments during this period (i.e., vacation, travel plans).
April 21, 2021	Last day to submit final thesis package to program office to ensure graduation by end of winter semester.
	Last day for faculty to submit Certificate of Approval for project/paper to the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to ensure graduation by end of winter semester.

Spring/Summer semester

May 3, 2021	Lectures begin, six-week spring session and 12-week summer semester.
	Deadline for payment of fees or submission of Graduate Student Promissory Note, six-week spring session and 12-week summer semester.
	Last day to submit a program change request, summer semester.
	Last day to change full-time/part-time status, summer semester.
	Last day to submit a leave of absence form, summer semester.
May 7, 2021	Last day to add six-week spring session courses.
	Last day to drop six-week spring session courses in fee-per-credit programs and receive a 100 per cent refund of tuition fees.
May 14, 2021	Last day to add courses, 12-week summer semester.
	Last day to drop 12-week summer semester courses in fee-per-credit graduate programs and receive a 100 per cent refund of tuition fees.
	Last day to withdraw from a flat-fee graduate program and receive a 100 per cent refund of tuition fees, summer semester.
	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.
	Last day to withdraw from six-week spring session courses in fee-per-credit graduate programs and receive a 50 per cent refund of tuition fees.
May 24, 2021	Victoria Day, no lectures.
May 31, 2021	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 drop 12-week summer semester courses in fee-per-credit graduate programs and receive a 50 per cent refund of tuition fees.
	Last day to withdraw from a flat-fee graduate program and receive a 50 per cent refund of tuition fees, summer semester.
	Last day to withdraw from six-week spring session courses. Active six-week spring session courses will be graded by instructors.
June 10 and 11, 2021	Spring convocation. For more details, please refer to ontariotechu.ca/convocation.
June 14, 2021	Lectures end, six-week spring session.
June 15, 2021	Spring six-week session study break, no lectures.
June 15 to 19, 2021	Study week, 12-week summer semester, no lectures.
June 16 to 19, 2021	Spring session final examination period. Students are advised not to make commitments during this period (i.e., vacation, travel plans).
June 21, 2021	Lectures begin, six-week summer session.
	Deadline for payment of fees or submission of Graduate Student Promissory Note (fee-per-credit programs only), six-week summer session.
	Lectures resume, 12-week summer semester.
June 25, 2021	Last day to add courses, six-week summer session.
	Last day to drop six-week summer session courses in fee-per-credit graduate programs and receive a 100 per cent refund of tuition fees.
July 1, 2021	Canada Day, no lectures.
July 5, 2021	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.
	Last day to drop six-week summer session courses in fee-per-credit graduate programs and receive a 50 per cent refund of tuition fees.
July 12, 2021	Last day to withdraw from 12-week summer semester courses. Active 12-week summer semester courses will be graded by instructors.
July 19, 2021	Last day to withdraw from six-week summer session courses. Active six-week summer session courses will be graded by instructors.
August 2, 2021	Civic Holiday, no lectures.
August 3, 2021	Lectures will follow the Thursday schedule on this day only. Lectures end, 12-week summer semester and six-week summer session.
August 4, 2021	Study break, no lectures.
August 5 to 8, 2021	Six-week summer session and 12-week summer semester final examination period. Students are advised not to make commitments during this period (i.e., vacation, travel plans).
August 23, 2021	Last day to submit final thesis package to program office to ensure graduation by end of summer semester.
	Last day for faculty to submit Certificate of Approval for project/paper to the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to ensure graduation by end of summer semester.

Notes:

*Dropping a course in a flat-fee program does not constitute withdrawal from the program and tuition and ancillary fees will still apply.
Courses offered outside the normal teaching timeframe will have add/drop deadlines pro-rated accordingly. In such cases, faculties will advise students of appropriate deadline dates during the first meeting of the class.
It is expected that students in a fee-per-credit program will register before the beginning of classes. If you register in a fee-per-credit course after the tuition payment deadline, your tuition fees are due immediately and you may be assessed a late payment fee. Visit gradstudies.ontariotechu.ca/tuitionandfees for a list of fee-per-credit programs.
Deadlines related to the following can be found on the Graduate Studies website: application deadlines for admission to graduate programs; deadlines for the submission of projects and major papers; deadlines for the submission of theses/dissertations and defences; tuition refund deadlines for thesis completion during a term; and deadlines for scholarships, awards and bursaries.
Spring/summer session courses in Education may run on a schedule that varies from the above. Consult the Faculty of Education’s website for specific start and end dates.