Academic Dates and Deadlines < Queen's University

2026-2027 Academic Year

Students are responsible for being familiar with, and adhering to, published dates and deadlines, especially in relation to adding and dropping courses. Certain dates are established by other units of Queen's University; links to the originating source are provided where applicable.

Convocation dates are published by the Office of the University Registrar. Please refer to the Graduation webpage to view these dates.
Refer to Faith Dates when scheduling events using the Queen's Multifaith Calendar.
The key dates of the academic year are also referred to as "Sessional Dates".

Summer 2026

May 2026

Academic Dates
Date	Event
1^st	Summer Term begins.
4^th	Summer Term (May–June and May–July) classes begin.
8^th	Last date to add Summer Term (May–June and May–July) classes.
8^th	Students unable to register in Summer Term (May–June and May–July) classes 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.
8^th	Last date to withdraw from Summer Term (May–June) classes without financial penalty. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
15^th	Last date to withdraw from Summer Term (May–July) classes without financial penalty. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
18^th	Victoria Day (classes will not be held).
19^th–22^nd	Deferred assessment period (Winter Term). Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
29^th	Last date to apply for exam conflicts and/or accommodations for Summer Term (May–June) assessments. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/academic-info/exams/students.
29^th	Last date to withdraw from Summer Term (May–June) classes. Courses dropped after this date will remain on the transcript with a DR notation.

June 2026

Academic Dates
Date	Event
1^st	Last date for Queen's students to apply to transfer into the Faculty of Arts and Science for Fall Term.
1^st	Last date to apply to the University for upper-year full-time or part-time admission for Fall Term from another post-secondary institution.
15^th	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.
15^th	Last date to drop Summer Term (May–June) classes.
15^th	Summer Term (May–June) classes end.
18^th–20^th	Final assessment period Summer Term (May–June) classes. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
26^th	Last date to withdraw from Summer Term (May–July) classes. Courses dropped after this date will remain on the transcript with a DR notation.

July 2026

Academic Dates
Date	Event
1^st	Canada Day (classes will not be held).
6^th	Summer Term (July–August) classes begin.
10^th	Last date to add Summer Term (July–August) classes.
10^th	Students unable to register in Summer Term (July–August) classes 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.
10^th	Last date to withdraw from Summer Term (July–August) classes without financial penalty. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
10^th	Last date to apply for exam conflicts and/or accommodations for Summer Term (May–July and July–August) assessments. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/academic-info/exams/students.
20^th	First date to apply in SOLUS to graduate in Fall 2026.
20^th	Registration period for Fall 2026 and Winter 2027 classes begins.
28^th	Last date to drop Summer Term (May–July) classes.
28^th	Summer Term (May–July) classes end.
28^th	Teaching Day Change – to Wednesday programming.
29^th	Registration Pause Day.
30^th	Final assessment period Summer Term (May–July) classes begins. See August 2026 for the end date of this period. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
31^st	Last date to withdraw from Summer Term (July–August) classes. Courses dropped after this date will remain on the transcript with a DR notation.

August 2026

Academic Dates
Date	Event
3^rd	Civic Holiday (classes will not be held).
7^th	Final assessment period Summer Term (May–July) classes ends. See July 2026 for the start date of this period. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
11^th–13^th	Deferred assessment period Summer Term (May–June) classes – TENTATIVE. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
17^th	Last date to drop Summer Term (July–August) classes.
17^th	Summer Term (July–August) classes end.
17^th	Open enrolment period begins.
19^th–21^st	Final assessment period Summer Term (July–August) classes. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
31^st	Summer Term ends.

Fall 2026

September 2026

Academic Dates
Date	Event
1^st	Fall Term begins.
2^nd–5^th	Deferred assessment period Summer Term (May–July and July–August) classes – TENTATIVE. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
7^th	Labour Day.
8^th	Fall Term classes begin.
21^st	Last date to add Fall Term and multi-term classes.
21^st	Students unable to register in Fall Term and multi-term classes 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.
21^st	Last date to withdraw from Fall Term and multi-term classes without financial penalty. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
30^th	National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (classes will not be held).

October 2026

Academic Dates
Date	Event
5^th	Last date to apply in SOLUS to graduate in Fall 2026.
12^th	Thanksgiving Day (classes will not be held).
13^th–16^th	Fall Term Reading Break.
16^th	University Day.

November 2026

Academic Dates
Date	Event
2^nd	Last date to submit or withdraw a Personal Interest Credit request for Fall term classes.
2^nd	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.
11^th	Remembrance Day (classes cancelled 10:30-11:30 a.m.).
15^th	Last date to apply for exam conflicts and/or accommodations for Fall Term assessments. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/academic-info/exams/students.

December 2026

Academic Dates
Date	Event
1^st	Last date for Queen's students to apply for admission to a Second Degree Program for Winter Term.
1^st	First date to apply in SOLUS to graduate in Spring 2027.
6^th	National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (classes/examinations will not be held).
8^th	Last date to drop Fall Term classes.
8^th	Fall Term classes end.
8^th	Teaching Day Change – to Wednesday programming.
9^th	Fall Term pre-assessment study period.
10^th–23^rd	Final assessment period Fall Term classes and mid-year assessments in multi-term classes. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
31^st	Fall Term ends.

Winter 2027

January 2027

Academic Dates
Date	Event
1^st	Winter Term begins.
1^st	New Year's Day (University closed; classes will not be held).
4^th	Winter Term classes begin.
7^th–10^th	Deferred assessment period (Fall Term) – TENTATIVE. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
8^th	Last date to apply to the International Programs Office for exchange programs for 2027-2028. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/ipo.
15^th	Last date to add Winter Term classes.
15^th	Students unable to register in Winter Term classes 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.
15^th	Last date to withdraw from Winter Term classes without financial penalty. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.

February 2027

Academic Dates
Date	Event
1^st	Registration for Summer Term classes begins.
15^th	Family Day (classes will not be held).
16^th–19^th	Winter Term Reading Break.
26^th	Last date to submit or withdraw a Personal Interest Credit request for Winter Term classes.
26^th	Last date to withdraw from Winter Term classes. Courses dropped after this date will remain on the transcript with a DR notation.

March 2027

Academic Dates
Date	Event
15^th	Last date to apply for exam conflicts and/or accommodations for Winter Term assessments. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/academic-info/exams/students.
26^th	Good Friday (no classes).
31^st	Last date to apply to the University for upper-year full-time admission for Summer Term from another post-secondary institution.

April 2027

Academic Dates
Date	Event
5^th	Last date to drop multi-term and Winter Term classes.
5^th	Winter Term classes end.
5^th	Teaching Day Change – to Friday programming.
6^th–8^th	Winter Term pre-assessment study period.
9^th–23^rd	Final assessment period Winter Term and multi-term classes. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
30^th	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.
30^th	Last date to apply in SOLUS to graduate in Spring 2027.
30^th	Winter Term ends.

Summer 2027

May 2027

Academic Dates
Date	Event
1^st	Summer Term begins.
10^th	Summer Term (May–June and May–August) classes begin.
14^th	Last date to add Summer Term (May–June and May–August) classes.
14^th	Students unable to register in Summer Term (May–June and May–August) classes 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.
14^th	Last date to withdraw from Summer Term (May–June) classes without financial penalty. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
20^th–23^rd	Deferred assessment period (Winter Term) – TENTATIVE. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
21^st	Last date to withdraw from Summer Term (May–August) classes without financial penalty. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
24^th	Victoria Day (classes will not be held).
29^th	Last date to apply for exam conflicts and/or accommodations for Summer Term (May–June) assessments. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/academic-info/exams/students.

June 2027

Academic Dates
Date	Event
1^st	Last date for Queen's students to apply to transfer into the Faculty of Arts and Science for Fall Term.
1^st	Last date to apply to the University for upper-year full-time or part-time admission for Fall Term from another post-secondary institution.
4^th	Last date to withdraw from Summer Term (May–June) classes. Courses dropped after this date will remain on the transcript with a DR notation.
15^th	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.
21^st	Last date to drop Summer Term (May–June) classes.
21^st	Summer Term (May–June) classes end.
23^rd–25^th	Final assessment period Summer Term (May–June) classes. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.

July 2027

Academic Dates
Date	Event
1^st	Canada Day (classes will not be held).
2^nd	Last date to withdraw from Summer Term (May–August) classes. Courses dropped after this date will remain on the transcript with a DR notation.
5^th	Summer Term (July–August) classes begin.
9^th	Last date to add Summer Term (July–August) classes.
9^th	Students unable to register in Summer Term (July–August) classes 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.
9^th	Last date to withdraw from Summer Term (July–August) classes without financial penalty. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
10^th	Last date to apply for exam conflicts and/or accommodations for Summer Term (May–August and July–August) assessments. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/academic-info/exams/students.
15^th	First date to apply in SOLUS to graduate in Fall 2027.
19^th	Registration period for Fall 2027 and Winter 2028 classes begins.
30^th	Last date to withdraw from Summer Term (July–August) classes. Courses dropped after this date will remain on the transcript with a DR notation.

August 2027

Academic Dates
Date	Event
2^nd	Civic Holiday (classes will not be held).
3^rd	Deferred assessment period Summer Term (May–June) – TENTATIVE. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
3^rd	Teaching Day Change – to Monday programming.
4^th	Last date to drop Summer Term (May–August) classes.
4^th	Summer Term (May–August) classes end.
4^th	Teaching Day Change – to Thursday programming.
6^th–13^th	Final assessment period Summer Term (May–August) classes. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
16^th	Last date to drop Summer Term (July–August) classes.
16^th	Summer Term (July–August) classes end.
16^th	Open enrolment period begins.
18^th–20^th	Final assessment period Summer Term (July–August) classes. Please consult: www.queensu.ca/registrar/key-dates.
31^st	Summer Term ends.

Academic Calendar 2026-2027

Academic Dates and Deadlines