Academic Calendar 2024-2025

Sessional Dates

2024-2025

May 2024

Date Event
1st Summer Term begins.
1st Tuition fees due in full for Summer Term classes (May-June/6W1 and May-July/12W Sessions). Exception: OSAP students.
6th Summer Term classes begin (May-June/6W1 and May-July/12W).
10th Students unable to register in Summer Term (May-June/6W1 and May-July/12W) by this date must appeal in writing to the Office of the Associate Dean (Academic). If the appeal to register late is granted, students must pay tuition fees in full. Exception: OSAP students.
10th Last date to add Summer Term classes (May-June/6W1 and May-July/12W).
10th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-June/6W1) without financial penalty.
16th-19th Winter Term Deferred Assessments Period.
17th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-July/12W Session) without financial penalty.
20th Victoria Day (classes will not be held).
31st Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-June/6W1 Session) without Faculty Office permission.

June 2024

Note: Spring 2024 Convocation dates will be published by the Office of the University Registrar in November 2023. Refer to the Convocation Ceremonies webpage to view these dates.

Date Event
1st Refer to http://www.queensu.ca/artsci_online/apply/dates-and-deadlines for deadlines for admission to Undergraduate Online Studies for the Fall Term.
1st Last date to apply to the University for admission as a part-time student for Fall Term.
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 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 examination 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.
17th Summer Term classes end (May-June/6W1 Session).
20th-22nd Summer Term examinations in May-June/6W1 Session classes.
28th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-July/12W Session) without Faculty Office permission.

July 2024

Date Event
1st Tuition fees due in full for Summer Term classes (July-August/6W2 Session). Exception: OSAP students.
1st Canada Day (classes will not be held).
2nd Summer Term classes begin (July-August/6W2 Session).
8th Students unable to register in Summer Term (July-August/6W2 Session) by this date must appeal in writing to the Office of the Associate Dean (Academic). If the appeal to register late is granted, students must pay tuition fees in full. Exception: OSAP students.
8th Last date to add Summer Term classes (July-August/6W2 Session).
8th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (July-August/6W2 Session) without financial penalty.
15th First date to apply in SOLUS to graduate in Fall 2024.
22nd Registration period for Fall and Winter classes starts.
26th Summer Term (May-July/12W) classes end.
31st Last date to drop Summer Term classes (July-August/6W2 Session) without academic penalty.

August 2024

Date Event
2nd Registration period for Fall and Winter classes ends.
2nd-10th Summer Term classes (May-July12W) final assessment period.
5th Civic Holiday (classes will not be held).
8th-9th Summer Term Deferred Assessment Period (May-June/6W1 Session).
14th Summer Term classes end (July-August/6W2 Session).
15th-17th Summer Term examinations in July-August/6W2 Session classes.
19th Time period to add and drop classes (open enrolment period) begins.
31st Summer Term ends.

September 2024

Date Event
1st Fall Term begins.
1st Tuition fees due in full for Fall Term classes. Exception: OSAP students.
2nd Labour Day.
3rd Fall Term classes begin.
3rd-6th Summer Term Deferred Assessments period (July-August/6W2 and May-July/12W).
16th Students unable to register in Fall Term by this date must appeal in writing to the Office of the Associate Dean (Academic). If the appeal to register late is granted, students must pay tuition fees in full. Exception: OSAP students.
16th Last date to add Fall Term and multi-term classes.
16th Last date to withdraw from Fall Term and multi-term classes without financial penalty.
30th National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
30th Residence, UHIP, and Student Activity fees due in full. Exception: OSAP students.

October 2024

Date Event
1st Teaching Day Change – to Monday programming.
14th Thanksgiving Day (classes will not be held).
15th-18th Fall mid-term Break.
15th Last date to apply in SOLUS to graduate in Fall 2024.
16th University Day.
28th Last date to submit or withdraw a Personal Interest Credit request for Fall term classes.
28th 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.

November 2024

Note: Fall 2024 Convocation dates will be published by the Office of the University Registrar in May 2024. Refer to the Convocation Ceremonies webpage to view these dates.

Date Event
11th Remembrance Day (classes cancelled 10:30-11:30 a.m.).
15th Last date to apply for accommodation for an official examination conflict for the December examination session.

December 2024

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 of 2025.
3rd Last date to drop Fall Term classes.
3rd Fall Term classes end.
4th-6th Fall Term pre-examination study period.
6th Commemoration Day (examinations will not be held).
7th-21st Final assessments in Fall Term classes and mid-year assessments in multi-term classes.
31st Fall Term ends.

January 2025

Date Event
1st Winter Term begins.
1st New Year's Day (University closed; classes will not be held).
6th Winter Term classes begin.
10th Last date to apply to the International Programs Office for exchange programs for 2025-2026.
16th-19th Fall Term Deferred Assessment Period.
17th Students unable to register in Winter Term by this date must appeal in writing to the Office of the Associate Dean (Academic). If the appeal to register late is granted, students must pay tuition fees in full. Exception: OSAP students.
17th Last date to add Winter Term classes.
17th Last date to withdraw from Winter Term classes without financial penalty.

February 2025

Date Event
3rd Registration for Summer Term classes begins.
17th Family Day (classes will not be held).
18th-21st Winter mid-term Reading Week.
28th Last date to submit or withdraw a Personal Interest Credit request for Winter term classes.
28th Last date to withdraw from Winter Term classes. Courses dropped after this date will remain on the transcript with a DR notation.

March 2025

Date Event
15th 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 2025

Date Event
1st Last date for Queen’s students to apply for admission to a Dual Degree Program for Summer Term.
4th Last date to drop Winter Term classes.
4th Winter Term classes end.
5th-6th Winter Term pre-assessment study period.
7th-23rd Final examinations in Winter Term and multi-term classes.
18th Good Friday (no exams).
20th Easter Sunday (no exams).
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 2025.
30th Winter Term ends.

May 2025

Date Event
1st Summer Term begins.
1st Tuition fees due in full for Summer Term classes (May-June/6W1 and May-July/12W Sessions). Exception: OSAP students.
5th Summer Term classes begin (May-June/6W1 and May-July/12W).
9th Last date to add Summer Term classes (May-June/6W1 and May-July/12W).
9th Last date to withdraw from Summer Term classes (May-June/6W1) without financial penalty.
9th Students unable to register in Summer Term (May-June/6W1 and May-July/12W) by this date must appeal in writing to the Office of the Associate Dean (Academic). If the appeal to register late is granted, students must pay tuition fees in full. Exception: OSAP students.
15th-18th Winter Term Deferred Assessments Period.
16th Last date to withdraw from Summer Term classes (May-July/12W Session) without financial penalty.
19th Victoria Day (classes will not be held).
30th Last date to withdraw from Summer Term classes (May-June/6W1 Session). 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 2024. Refer to the Convocation Ceremonies webpage to view these dates.

Date Event
1st Last date to apply to the University for admission as a part-time student for Fall Term.
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 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 examination 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.
16th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-June/6W1 Session).
16th Summer Term classes end (May-June/6W1 Session).
19th-21st Summer Term assessments in May-June/6W1 Session classes. (TENTATIVE)
30th Last date to withdraw from Summer Term classes (May-July/12W Session). Courses dropped after this date will remain on the transcript with a DR notation.

July 2025

Date Event
1st Tuition fees due in full for Summer Term classes (July-August/6W2 Session). Exception: OSAP students.
1st Canada Day (classes will not be held).
2nd Summer Term classes begin (July-August/6W2 Session).
8th Students unable to register in Summer Term (July-August/6W2 Session) by this date must submit an academic petition to the Office of the Associate Dean (Academic). If the academic petition to register late is granted, students must pay tuition fees in full. Exception: OSAP students.
8th Last date to add Summer Term classes (July-August/6W2 Session).
8th Last date to withdraw from Summer Term classes (July-August/6W2) without financial penalty.
15th First date to apply in SOLUS to graduate in Fall 2025.
21st Registration period for Fall and Winter classes commences. (TENTATIVE)
25th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-July/12W Session).
25th Summer Term classes end (May-July/12W Session).
27th Summer Term final assessments in May-July/12W Session classes begins. (TENTATIVE)

August 2025

Date Event
1st Last date to withdraw from Summer Term classes (July-August/6W2 Session). Courses dropped after this date will remain on the transcript with a DR notation.
3rd Summer Term final assessments in May-July/12W Session classes ends. (TENTATIVE)
4th Civic Holiday (classes will not be held).
7th-15th Summer Term Deferred Assessment Period (May-June/6W1 Session). (TENTATIVE)
13th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (July-August/6W2 Session).
13th Summer Term classes end (July-August/6W2 Session).
15th-17th Summer Term examinations in July-August/6W2 Session classes. (TENTATIVE)
20th Time period to add and drop classes (open enrolment period) begins. (TENTATIVE)
31st Summer Term ends.