Sessional Dates 2025-2026

Refer to the Faculty of Arts and Science website for Sessional Dates for Fall, Winter, Summer and multi-term courses in the Faculty of Arts and Science.

Refer to Faith Dates when scheduling events using the Queen's Multifaith Calendar. 

It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that all deadline dates are adhered to.

September 2025

Academic Dates

Date	Event
1	Fall Term begins.
2	Fall Term classes begin
15	Last date to add Fall Term and Multi-term classes
15	Last date to drop Fall Term and Multi-term classes with full tuition fee credit.
30	National Day of Truth and Reconciliation (classes will not be held).

October 2025

Academic Dates

Date	Event
13	Thanksgiving Day (classes will not be held).
14-17	Fall Term Reading Week
27	Last day to drop Fall Term classes without Faculty/School permission.

November 2025

Academic Dates

Date	Event
11	Remembrance Day Service (classes cancelled 10:30am-11:30am).

December 2025

Academic Dates

Date	Event
2	Fall Term classes end.
3-4	Fall Term pre-examination study period.
6	Commemoration Day (examinations will not held).
5-20	Final examinations in Fall Term classes and mid-year tests in multi-term classes.
31	Fall Term ends.

January 2026

Academic Dates

Date	Event
1	Winter Term begins.
1	New Year’s Day (University closed; classes will not be held).
5	Winter Term classes begin.
16	Last date to add Winter Term classes.
16	Last date to drop Winter Term classes with full tuition fee credit.

February 2026

Academic Dates

Date	Event
16	Family Day (classes will not be held).
17-20	Winter Term Reading Week.
27	Last date to drop Winter term classes without Faculty/School permission.

March 2026

April 2026

Academic Dates

Date	Event
6	Winter Term classes end.
6	Replace Monday academic programming with Friday academic programming.
7-8	Winter Term pre-examination study period.
9-23	Final examinations in Winter Term and Multi-term classes.
20	First date of clinical for AST Years 3 and 4 (TENTATIVE)
30	Winter term ends.

May 2026

Academic Dates

Date	Event
1	Summer Term begins.
4	Summer Term classes begin (May-June and May-July Sessions).
8	Last date to add Summer Term classes (May-June and May-July Sessions).
8	Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-June Session) with full tuition fee credit.
15	Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-July Session) with full tuition fee credit.
18	Last day of NURS 207 clinical for AST year 3 students (TENTATIVE).
29	Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-June Session) without Faculty/School permission.

June 2026

Academic Dates

Date	Event
12	Last day of NURS 345 Clinical for AST year 4 students (TENTATIVE).
15	Summer Term classes end (May-June Session) for Arts & Science Courses.
18-20	Summer Term examinations in May-June Session classes.
29	Last day to drop Summer Term classes (May-July Session) without Faculty/School permission.

July 2026

Academic Dates

Date	Event
6	Summer Term classes begin (July-August Session).
10	Last date to add Summer Term classes (July-August Session).
10	Last date to drop Summer Term classes (July-August Session) with full tuition fee credit.
15	First date to apply to graduate in SOLUS in Fall 2025 (TENTATIVE).
15	Last date of NURS 371 Clinical for AST year 3 students (TENTATIVE).
28	Summer Term classes end (May-July Session).
30-31	Summer Term examinations in May-July Session classes.

August 2026

Academic Dates

Date	Event
1-7	Summer Term examinations in May-July Session classes continued.
1	Last date to drop Summer Term classes (July-August Session) without Faculty/School permission.
17	Summer Term classes end (July-August Session).
19-21	Summer Term examinations in July-August Session classes.
28	Last date of NURS 401/NURS 492 for Year 4 AST students (TENTATIVE).
31	Summer Term ends.