Feb 01, 2026

2025-2026 Graduate Academic Calendar

Academic schedule

Fall semester
Winter semester
Spring/Summer semester

Fall semester

August 10, 2025	Last day to submit an online application for graduation for students completing degree requirements at the end of the summer semester.
September 1, 2025	Labour Day, no lectures.
September 2, 2025	Lectures begin, fall semester.
	Last day to submit for reinstatement, fall semester.
	Last day to submit return from leave of absence form, 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 15, 2025	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.
	Last day to withdraw from a flat-fee graduate program and receive a 100 per cent refund of tuition and ancillary fees, fall semester.
September 29, 2025	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.
	Last day to withdraw from a flat-fee graduate program and receive a 50 per cent refund of tuition fees, fall semester.
October 13, 2025	Thanksgiving Day, no lectures.
October 14 to 19, 2025	Fall study week, no lectures.
October 16, 2025	Fall Convocation.
November 3, 2025	Last day to withdraw from fall semester courses. Active fall semester courses will be graded by instructors.
December 1, 2025	Lectures end, fall semester.
December 2, 2025	Study break, no lectures.
December 3 to 13, 2025	Fall semester final examination period. Students are advised not to make commitments during this period (i.e., vacation, travel plans).
December 15, 2025	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 18, 2025	Fall Semester Grades released.
December 24, 2025 to January 2, 2026	University closed.
December 31, 2025	Last day to submit online application for graduation for students completing degree requirements at the end of the fall semester.

Winter semester

January 5, 2026	University reopens.
January 12, 2026	Lectures begin, winter semester.
	Last day to submit a return from leave of absence form, winter semester.
	Last day to request reinstatement, 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 23, 2026	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 and ancillary fees, winter semester.
	Last day to withdraw from a flat-fee graduate program and receive a 100 per cent refund of tuition and ancillary fees, winter semester.
February 6, 2026	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 16, 2026	Family Day, no lectures.
February 17 to 22, 2026	Winter study week, no lectures.
February 28, 2026	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 20, 2026	Last day to withdraw from winter semester courses. Active winter semester courses will be graded by instructors.
April 3, 2026	Good Friday, no scheduled academic activities.
April 5, 2026	Easter Sunday, no scheduled academic activities.
April 13, 2026	Lectures end, winter semester. Lectures will follow the Friday schedule on this day only.
April 14, 2026	Study break, no lectures.
April 15 to 25, 2026	Winter semester final examination period. Students are advised not to make commitments during this period (i.e., vacation, travel plans).
April 22, 2026	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.
April 30, 2026	Winter Semester grades released.

Spring/Summer semester

May 11, 2026	Lectures begin, six-week spring session and 12-week summer semester.
	Last day to submit a return from leave of absence form, summer semester.
	Last day to request reinstatement, 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 15, 2026	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 and ancillary fees.
May 18, 2026	Victoria Day, no lectures.
May 25, 2026	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 and ancillary fees.
	Last day to withdraw from a flat-fee graduate program and receive a 100 per cent refund of tuition and ancillary 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.
June 3 to 5, 2026	Spring Convocation.
June 8, 2026	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.
June 10, 2026	Last day to withdraw from six-week spring session courses. Active six-week spring session courses will be graded by instructors.
June 22, 2026	Lectures end, six-week spring session.
	Last day to submit an online application for graduation for students completing degree requirements at the end of the spring session.
June 23, 2026	Spring six-week session study break, no lectures.
June 23 to 27, 2026	Study break, 12-week summer semester, no lectures.
June 24 to 27, 2026	Spring session final examination period. Students are advised not to make commitments during this period (i.e., vacation, travel plans).
June 29, 2026	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.
July 1, 2026	Canada Day, no scheduled academic activities.
July 2, 2026	Spring session grades released.
July 6, 2026	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 and ancillary fees.
July 13, 2026	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 20, 2026	Last day to withdraw from 12-week summer semester courses. Active 12-week summer semester courses will be graded by instructors.
July 29, 2026	Last day to withdraw from six-week summer session courses. Active six-week summer session courses will be graded by instructors.
August 3, 2026	Civic Holiday, no lectures.
August 10, 2026	Last day to submit online application for graduation for students completing degree requirements at the end of the summer session.
August 11, 2026	Lectures will follow the Wednesday schedule on this day only. Lectures end, 12-week summer semester and six-week summer session.
August 12, 2026	Study break, no lectures.
August 13 to 16, 2026	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 18, 2026	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.
August 18, 2026	Last day to submit final thesis package to program office to ensure graduation by end of summer semester.
August 21, 2026	Summer session and Spring/Summer semester grades released.

Notes:

The Summer session and Spring/Summer semester grade release date is not necessarily inclusive of grades associated with final thesis package submissions ahead of the August 18, 2026 deadline.
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 Frazer Faculty of Education’s website for specific start and end dates.
Fall convocation will be held in October 2025. Spring convocation will be held in June 2026. For more details, please refer to ontariotechu.ca/convocation.