Academic Calendar 2025-2026

Sessional Dates

2025-2026

May 2025

Date Event
1st Summer Term begins.
5th Summer Term classes begin (May-June and May-July).
9th Last date to add Summer Term classes (May-June and May-July).
9th Students unable to register in Summer Term (May-June and May-July) by this date must petition in writing to the Office of the Associate Dean (Academic). If the petition to register late is granted, students must pay tuition fees in full. Exception: OSAP students.
9th Last date to withdraw from Summer Term classes (May-June) without financial penalty.
15th-18th Winter Term Deferred Assessments Period. (TENTATIVE)
16th Last date to withdraw from Summer Term classes (May-July) without financial penalty.
19th Victoria Day (classes will not be held).
30th Last date to withdraw from Summer Term classes (May-June). Courses dropped after this date will remain on the transcript with a DR notation.

June 2025

Note: Spring 2025 Convocation dates will be published by the Office of the University Registrar in November 2025. Refer to the Convocation Ceremonies webpage to view these dates.

Date Event
1st Last date for Queen’s students to apply for admission to a Dual Degree program for Fall Term.
1st Last date for Queen’s students to apply to transfer into the Faculty of Arts and Science for Fall Term.
1st Last date to apply to the University for upper-year full-time or part-time admission for Fall Term from another post-secondary institution.
7th Last date to apply for accommodation for an official examination conflict for the June, July, and August assessment sessions. (TENTATIVE)
15th Last date for receipt of required documentation from students seeking admission for Fall Term to full- or part-time study, including transfer students, to ensure that an admission decision is made before the Term begins.
16th Summer Term classes end (May-June).
16th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-June).
19th-21st Summer Term assessments in May-June classes. (TENTATIVE)
30th Last date to withdraw from Summer Term classes (May-July). Courses dropped after this date will remain on the transcript with a DR notation.

July 2025

Date Event
1st Canada Day (classes will not be held).
2nd Summer Term classes begin (July-August).
8th Last date to add Summer Term classes (July-August).
8th Students unable to register in Summer Term (July-August) by this date must petition in writing to the Office of the Associate Dean (Academic). If the petition to register late is granted, students must pay tuition fees in full. Exception: OSAP students.
8th Last date to withdraw from Summer Term classes (July-August) without financial penalty.
15th First date to apply in SOLUS to graduate in Fall 2025.
21st Registration period for Fall and Winter classes starts. (TENTATIVE)
25th Summer Term (May-July) classes end.
25th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-July).
27th Summer Term assessments in May-July classes begins. (TENTATIVE)

August 2025

Date Event
1st Last date to withdraw from Summer Term classes (July-August). Courses dropped after this date will remain on the transcript with a DR notation.
3rd Summer Term assessments in May-July classes ends. (TENTATIVE)
4th Civic Holiday (classes will not be held).
6th-8th Summer Term Deferred Assessment Period (May-June). (TENTATIVE)
13th Summer Term classes end (July-August).
13th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (July-August).
15th-17th Summer Term assessments in July-August classes. (TENTATIVE)
18th Time period to add and drop classes (open enrolment period) begins.
31st Summer Term ends.

September 2025

Date Event
1st Fall Term begins.
1st Labour Day.
2nd Fall Term classes begin.
2nd-5th Summer Term Deferred Assessments period (July-August and May-July). (TENTATIVE)
15th Last date to add Fall Term and multi-term classes.
15th Students unable to register in Fall Term by this date must petition in writing to the Office of the Associate Dean (Academic). If the petition to register late is granted, students must pay tuition fees in full. Exception: OSAP students.
15th Last date to withdraw from Fall Term and multi-term classes without financial penalty.
30th National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.

October 2025

Date Event
13th Thanksgiving Day (classes will not be held).
14th-17th Fall mid-term Break.
15th Last date to apply in SOLUS to graduate in Fall 2025.
16th University Day.
27th Last date to withdraw from Fall Term classes and multi-term classes. Fall Term courses dropped after this date will remain on the transcript with a DR notation. (TENTATIVE)
28th Last date to submit or withdraw a Personal Interest Credit request for Fall term classes.

November 2025

Note: Fall 2025 Convocation dates will be published by the Office of the University Registrar in May 2025. Refer to the Convocation Ceremonies webpage to view these dates.

Date Event
7th Last date to apply for accommodation for an official examination conflict for the December examination session. (TENTATIVE)
11th Remembrance Day (classes cancelled 10:30-11:30 a.m.).

December 2025

Date Event
1st Last date for Queen’s students to apply for admission to a Dual or Second Degree Program for Winter Term.
1st First date to apply in SOLUS to graduate in Spring 2026.
2nd Fall Term classes end.
2nd Last date to drop Fall Term classes.
3rd-4th Fall Term pre-assessment study period.
6th Commemoration Day (examinations will not be held).
5th-20th Final assessments in Fall Term classes and mid-year assessments in multi-term classes.
31st Fall Term ends.

January 2026

Date Event
1st Winter Term begins.
1st New Year’s Day (University closed; classes will not be held).
5th Winter Term classes begin.
9th Last date to apply to the International Programs Office for exchange programs for 2026-2027.
15th-20th Fall Term Deferred Assessment Period. (TENTATIVE)
16th Last date to add Winter Term classes.
16th Students unable to register in Winter Term by this date must petition in writing to the Office of the Associate Dean (Academic). If the petition to register late is granted, students must pay tuition fees in full. Exception: OSAP students.
16th Last date to withdraw from Winter Term classes without financial penalty.

February 2026

Date Event
2nd Registration for Summer Term classes begins.
16th Family Day (classes will not be held).
17th-20th Winter mid-term Reading Week.
27th Last date to submit or withdraw a Personal Interest Credit request for Fall term classes.
27th Last date to withdraw from Winter Term classes. Courses dropped after this date will remain on the transcript with a DR notation. (TENTATIVE)

March 2026

Date Event
7th Last date to apply for accommodation for an official examination conflict for the April examination session.
31st Last date to apply to the University for upper-year full-time admission for Summer Term from another post-secondary institution.

April 2026

Date Event
1st Last date for Queen’s students to apply for admission to a Dual Degree Program for Summer Term.
3rd Good Friday (no classes).
6th Winter Term classes end.
6th Last date to drop multi-term and Winter Term classes.
6th Teaching Day Change – to Friday programming.
7th-8th Winter Term pre-assessment study period.
9th-23rd Final assessments in Winter Term and multi-term classes.
30th Last date for receipt of required documentation from students seeking admission for Summer Term to full- or part-time study, including transfer students, to ensure that an admission decision is made before the Term begins.
30th Last date to apply in SOLUS to graduate in Spring 2026.
30th Winter Term ends.

May 2026

Date Event
1st Summer Term begins.
4th Summer Term classes begin (May-June and May-July).
8th Last date to add Summer Term classes (May-June and May-July).
8th Students unable to register in Summer Term (May-June and May-July) by this date must petition in writing to the Office of the Associate Dean (Academic). If the petition to register late is granted, students must pay tuition fees in full. Exception: OSAP students.
8th Last date to withdraw from Summer Term classes (May-June) without financial penalty.
15th Last date to withdraw from Summer Term classes (May-July) without financial penalty.
14th-19th Winter Term Deferred Assessments Period. (TENTATIVE)
18th Victoria Day (classes will not be held).
29th Last date to withdraw from Summer Term classes (May-June). Courses dropped after this date will remain on the transcript with a DR notation. (TENTATIVE)

June 2026

Note: Spring 2026 Convocation dates will be published by the Office of the University Registrar in November 2026. Refer to the Convocation Ceremonies webpage to view these dates.

Date Event
1st Last date for Queen’s students to apply for admission to a Dual Degree program for Fall Term.
1st Last date for Queen’s students to apply to transfer into the Faculty of Arts and Science for Fall Term.
1st Last date to apply to the University for upper-year full-time or part-time admission for Fall Term from another post-secondary institution.
7th Last date to apply for accommodation for an official examination conflict for the June, July, and August assessment sessions.
15th Last date for receipt of required documentation from students seeking admission for Fall Term to full- or part-time study, including transfer students, to ensure that an admission decision is made before the Term begins.
15th Summer Term classes end (May-June).
15th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-June).
18th-20th Summer Term assessments in May-June classes.
26th Last date to withdraw from Summer Term classes (May-July). Courses dropped after this date will remain on the transcript with a DR notation. (TENTATIVE)

July 2026

Date Event
1st Canada Day (classes will not be held).
6th Summer Term classes begin (July-August).
10th Last date to add Summer Term classes (July-August).
10th Students unable to register in Summer Term (July-August) by this date must petition in writing to the Office of the Associate Dean (Academic). If the petition to register late is granted, students must pay tuition fees in full. Exception: OSAP students.
10th Last date to withdraw from Summer Term classes (July-August) without financial penalty.
15th First date to apply in SOLUS to graduate in Fall 2026.
20th Registration period for Fall and Winter classes commences.
28th Summer Term classes end (May-July).
28th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-July).
28th Teaching Day Change – to Wednesday programming.
30th Summer Term final assessments in May-July classes begins.
31st Last date to withdraw from Summer Term classes (July-August). Courses dropped after this date will remain on the transcript with a DR notation. (TENTATIVE)

August 2026

Date Event
3rd Civic Holiday (classes will not be held).
7th Summer Term final assessments in May-July classes ends.
11th-13th Summer Term Deferred Assessment Period (May-June/6W1 Session). (TENTATIVE)
17th Summer Term classes end (July-August).
17th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (July-August).
17th Time period to add and drop classes (open enrolment period) begins. (TENTATIVE)
19th-21st Summer Term assessments in July-August classes.
31st Summer Term ends.