Academic Calendar

Dates are subject to change without notice

Spring 2024

January 2024

January 1	UNIVERSITY CLOSED, New Years Day
January 2	University re-opens Faculty return to work
January 8	First day of scheduled classes
January 15	Fall Incomplete grades due Last day to add/drop classes
January 23	Tuition Deadline

February 2024

February 19	UNIVERSITY CLOSED, Family Day
February 20 - 24	Study/Research Week
February 26 - March 1	Foundation Midterm Assessment week

March 2024

March 12	Foundation Midterm Grades due - 12:00 noon
March 15	Last day for official withdrawal (without academic penalty)
March 29	UNIVERSITY CLOSED, Good Friday

April 2024

April 1	UNIVERSITY CLOSED, Easter Monday Classes rescheduled to Monday, April 8
April 6	Last day of regularly scheduled classes
April 8	Make up day, Monday schedule in effect, rescheduled classes from Monday, April 1, Easter Monday
April 9	Make up day - Friday schedule in effect. Rescheduled classes from Friday, March 29, Good Friday
April 10 - 19	Foundation Assessment Period, Final Critiques and Exam week Years 2, 3, 4 Assessment Period, Review Panels, Critiques and Exams
April 20	Spring Semester Ends
April 24	Grade submission deadline - 12:00 noon

Summer 2024

May - June 2024: Summer Term 1

May 7	Summer Term 1 starts
May 8	Graduation Ceremony at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
May 9	Last day to add or drop Term 1 classes
May 9	Grad Show opening night
May 14	Tuition Deadline for Term 1 and 2
May 15	Spring incomplete grades due
May 17	Last Duty Day for Regular Faculty
May 20	UNIVERSITY CLOSED, Victoria Day
June 22	Last day of Term 1 classes
Jun 24 - 28	Summer break for Combined Term courses

July - August: Summer Term 2

July 1	UNIVERSITY CLOSED, Canada Day
July 2	Summer Term 2 starts
July 4	Last day to add or drop Term 2 classes
July 11	Last day to submit Summer semester Term 1 incomplete grades
July 12	Last day to Withdraw from Combined Term (May - August) classes; refer to Summer Registration Webpage for refund policy
August 2	Last day to Withdraw from Term 2 classes; refer to Summer Registration Webpage for refund policy
August 5	UNIVERSITY CLOSED, BC Day
August 17	Last day of Summer Term 2 classes
August 21	Term 2 Grade Submission deadline for Faculty by 12 noon
August 27 - 29	Student Orientation, TBD

Fall 2024

August - September 2024

12 August - 6 September	Foundation Installation week - Aug 12 - 23 Foundation Show Opening - August 21 - Sept 8
August 19	Regular Faculty return to work
August 21	Grades due by 12:00 noon
26 - 28 August	Grad Studies Orientation - dates TBD
26 August	Non-Regular Faculty return to work
27 - 29 August	Foundation Studies Orientation
September 2	UNIVERSITY CLOSED, Labour Day
September 3	First day of scheduled classes
September 10	Last day to add/drop classes
September 12	Summer Term 2 and Combined Term Incomplete grades due
TBD September	State of Practice Exhibition, Grad Studies
September 17	Fall Tuition due
September 30	UNIVERSITY CLOSED, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Classes rescheduled to Tuesday, December 3

October 2024

October 14	UNIVERSITY CLOSED, Thanksgiving
October 17	ShakeOut BC (10:20am)
October 15 - 18	Study week - no scheduled classes
October 21 - 25	Foundation Midterm Assessment week

November 2024

November 5

Foundation Midterm Grades due - 12:00 noon

November 8

Last day to withdraw without academic penalty

November 11

UNIVERSITY CLOSED, Remembrance Day

Classes rescheduled to Monday, December 9

December 2024

December 2	Last day for regularly scheduled classes
December 3	Make up day, Monday schedule in effect, rescheduled classes from Mon, Sept 30, National Day of Truth and Reconcilliation
December 9	Make up day, rescheduled classes from Monday, November 11, Remembrance Day
December 4 - 6 December 10 - 13	Assessment Period, Final Critiques, Review Panels and Exam Week
December 16	Last day of Fall semester
December 19	Grade submission deadline - 12:00 noon
December 19	Grade submission deadline
December 21	University Closed for Holidays (re-open on Thursday, January 2nd, 2025)

Spring 2025

January 2025

January 1	UNIVERSITY CLOSED, New Years Day
January 2	University re-opens
January 6	First day of scheduled classes
January 13	Fall incomplete grades due. Last day to add classes, last day to add/drop classes
January 21	Tuition Deadline

February 2025

February 17	UNIVERSITY CLOSED, Family Day
February 18 - 22	Study/Research Week 0 no classes scheduled (exception: HUMN 306 S031)
February 24 - 28	First Year Midterm Assessment week

March 2025

March 11	First Year Midterm Grades due - 12:00 noon
March 13	Last day for official withdrawal (without academic penalty)

April 2025

April 5	Last day of regularly scheduled classes
April 7 - 11 April 14 - 17	Assessment Period, Review Panels, Critiques and Exams
April 18	UNIVERSITY CLOSED, Good Friday
April 19	Spring Semester ends
April 21	UNIVERSITY CLOSED, Easter Monday
April 23	Grade submission deadline - 12:00 noon