Important academic dates and deadlines - Fall 2026

The following important dates and deadlines apply to the entire student population, whether you are studying at the undergraduate, graduate or postdoctoral level.

Dates and deadlines

Dates may vary for certain programs (Education, Common Law, Civil Law, Engineering, Medicine, MBA, Master of Health Administration (MHA), Health Sciences, etc.) and for work terms. Please check with the academic unit concerned and refer to the Co-op website for work-term deadlines. Consult the calendars below to find out more about their important dates and deadlines. This information can change without notice.

Last reviewed: October 2026

Topic	Dates
Term dates	September 1 to December 31
Starting Point (mandatory activities in academic units to welcome all students). No classes held.	September 8
Course dates	September 9 to December 9
Teaching and course evaluation period	November 23 to December 4

Topic	Dates
Labour Day	September 7
Thanksgiving	October 12
Reading week. No classes in programs at the faculties of Arts, Law, Engineering, Medicine (except for the MD program), Health Sciences, Science and Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Some exceptions may apply at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. CO-OP work terms, research activities for graduate studies and clinical and non-clinical placements are not affected. No exams are held and no assignments are due during Reading Week.	October 25 to 31
Study break. No study break for students in the MD Program.	NA
Holiday break. University is closed.	From 5 p.m. December 22, 2026, to 8:45 a.m. January 4, 2027

Topic	Dates
Classes on Monday, October 12, Thanksgiving (a statutory holiday), are cancelled. They will take place on December 9, when the usual Monday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP and clinical placements	December 9

Topic	Dates
Course schedule posted in uoZone	April 30
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — first year and newly-admitted students coming from CÉGEP or college)	May 19, 2026 starting at 8:30 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — fourth year) (having successfully completed at least 81 units)	May 26, 2026 starting at 8:30 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — third year) (having successfully completed at least 54 units)	June 2, 2026 starting at 8:30 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — second year) (having successfully completed at least 24 units)	June 16, 2026 starting at 8:30 a.m.
First day to enrol (graduate students)	June 23, 2026 starting at 8:30 a.m.
First day to enrol (Common Law and second, third year Civil Law) (Civil Law students must have successfully completed at least 24 units)	June 23, 2026 starting at 10 a.m.
First day to enrol (Faculty of Education)	June 23, 2026 starting at 8:30 a.m.
First day to enrol — non-degree students transferring units (credits) and uOttawa-Carleton exchange students	August 11, 2026 starting at 9 a.m.
First day to enrol as non-degree students (undergraduate students and graduate students). For graduate students, please contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures.	August 18, 2026, one minute past midnight
Last day to enrol and to change course selection	September 22, 2026
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)	September 22, 2026
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the incidental fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline of a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead.	October 2, 2026
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.	November 20, 2026
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” grades	November 20, 2026
All other sessions held between September 1 and December 31: Last day to enrol or withdraw from a course or an activity may vary. Please note that some sessions may end after December 31 (e.g. multi-term).	Consult your faculty or unit.

Topic	Dates
Exam schedule posted in uoZone	October 15
Last day to confirm you will be writing a final adapted exam (if you have an academic accommodation)	November 9
Exam period. Exams are scheduled during the week and on the weekend, both during the day and in the evening.	December 10 to 22
Official final grades for the Fall term posted	January 19
Official academic standings posted	January 26
Last day to submit a request for a grade review for a final exam. For information on grade reviews and appeals, please consult the appropriate academic regulations.	February 2
Deferred and supplemental exam period for 1000-level anatomy (ANP) courses. Contact your faculty for exam dates.	February 14 to 20
Deferred exam period for faculties of Arts, Civil Law, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Contact your faculty for exam dates.	February 14 to 20

Topic	Dates
Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Student accounts website.	October 2

Topic	Dates
Period of opting out of health and dental insurance (graduate students)	August 1 to October 1
Period of opting out of health and dental insurance (regular undergraduate students)	September 9 to October 9
Last day to receive a full refund on your U-Pass. After this date, reimbursements are pro-rated.	October 2

Topic	Dates
Last day to submit a thesis for written evaluation and receive a 100% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous term). If you receive a 100% financial credit, your enrolment for the current term will be cancelled. Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis. Note that students awaiting written evaluation of their thesis must remain enrolled in UHIP until the end of their program.	October 2
Last day to submit a thesis for written evaluation and receive a 50% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous session). Credit not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis. Note that students awaiting written evaluation of their thesis must remain enrolled in UHIP until the end of their program.	October 23
Last day of the Fall term to submit a thesis for written evaluation without having to enrol in the Winter term	December 22
Last day of the Fall term to submit the engineering report without having to enrol in the Winter term. The deadline for submitting the engineering reports may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.	December 22
Last day of the Fall term to submit the major research paper. The deadline for submitting the major research paper may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.	December 22

Topic	Dates
Deadline to pass the mandatory training on academic integrity (newly admitted students in January, May and September 2026)	November 1

Topic	Dates
Period to make changes to your program for the Winter 2027 term	October 1 to November 30

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