Some graduate departments/programs have different start and end dates for classes and for terms throughout the academic year, as well as different examination periods. Please consult the graduate department/program for applicable dates.
For Sessional Dates for the Master of Occupational Therapy and Master of Physical Therapy programs, contact the School of Rehabilitation Therapy.
September 2024
Academic Dates
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
Fall Term begins |
| 2 |
Labour Day (University closed. Classes will not be held.) |
| 3 |
Fall Term classes begin |
| 16 |
Fall Term classes begin for GDE and PME programs |
| 30 |
Last date for reporting to SGSPA completion of degree requirements to make the Fall 2024 degree list |
| 30 |
National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (all academic activity suspended) |
October 2024
Academic Dates
| Date |
Event |
| 3 |
Last date for course changes for Fall 2024 Term without SGSPA approval |
| 3 |
Last date to enroll in Fall/Winter (full year ) courses for 2024-25 without SGSPA approval |
| 14 |
Thanksgiving Day (University closed. Classes will not be held.) |
| 15-18 |
Fall mid-term break (for undergraduate students in programs in Arts and Science, School of Nursing, Engineering and Applied Science, and Commerce, and other programs where practicable.) |
* motion approved by Queen’s Senate, November 30, 2021: “.. a four-day Fall Term break immediately following Thanksgiving Monday, with the start of classes the Tuesday after Labour Day, to be implemented for the four direct-entry programs, as well as other Queen’s programs where practicable, for the 2022-23 academic year and beyond.”
NOTE: Fall 2024 Convocation dates and the deadline to apply to graduate, will be published by the Office of the University Registrar in Summer 2024. Refer to http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/convocation/ceremonies .
November 2024
Academic Dates
| Date |
Event |
| 11 |
Remembrance Day Observance Service (Classes cancelled 10:30-11:30 a.m.) |
| 22 |
Fall Term classes end for GDE and PME programs |
December 2024
Academic Dates
| Date |
Event |
| 3 |
Fall Term classes end |
| 4-6 |
Fall Term pre-examination study period |
| 6 |
Commemoration Day (all academic activity with the exception of clinical and field work will be cancelled.) |
| 7-21 |
Fall Term examination period |
| 31 |
Fall Term ends |
January 2025
Academic Dates
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
Winter Term begins |
| 6 |
Winter term classes begin |
| 10 |
Winter Term tuition fees, or fee payment arrangements, due for graduate students |
| 10 |
Last Date to drop Fall-Winter (full year) courses without SGSPA approval |
February 2025
Academic Dates
| Date |
Event |
| 7 |
Last date for course changes for Winter Term without SGSPA approval |
| 17 |
Family Day (University closed. Classes will not be held.) |
| 18-21 |
Winter mid-term Reading Week (not applicable to M.Sc. O.T. or M.Sc. P.T. program) |
March 2025
Academic Dates
| Date |
Event |
| 14 |
Winter term classes end for GDE and PME programs |
April 2025
Academic Dates
| Date |
Event |
| 4 |
Winter Term classes end |
| 5-6 |
Winter Term pre-examination study period |
| 7-23 |
Winter Term examination period |
| 18 |
Good Friday (University closed. Classes will not be held.) |
| 25 |
Last date for reporting to SGSPA completion of degree requirements to make the Spring 2025 Degree List |
| 30 |
Winter Term ends. |
May 2025
Academic Dates
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
Summer Term begins |
| 5 |
Summer Term classes begin |
| 5 |
Spring term classes begin for GDE and PME programs |
| 9 |
Summer Term tuition fees, or fee payment arrangements, due |
| 16 |
Last date for course changes for Summer 2025 term without SGSPA approval |
| 19 |
Victoria Day (University closed. Classes will not be held.) |
NOTE: Spring 2025 Convocation dates and the deadline to apply to graduate, will be published by the Office of the University Registrar in November 2024. Refer to http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/convocation/ceremonies.
June 2025
Academic Dates
| Date |
Event |
| 20 |
Spring term classes end for GDE and PME programs |
July 2025
Academic Dates
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
Canada Day (University closed. Classes will not be held.) |
| 7 |
Summer Term classes begin for M.Ed., M.Ed. (WISE), GDE and PME programs |
| 25 |
Summer Term classes end M.Ed. and M.Ed. (WISE) programs |
August 2025
Academic Dates
| Date |
Event |
| 1 |
Civic Holiday (University closed. Classes will not be held.) |
| 13 |
Summer Term classes end (except for Summer Term graduate programs in Education) |
| 15,17 |
Summer Term examination period |
| 22 |
Summer Term classes end GDE and PME programs |
| 31 |
Summer Term ends |
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