Key Dates

Established and administered by the Office of the University Registrar.

This section includes various administrative dates and deadlines associated with registration, photo ID, payment of fees, exams, financial aid / awards, and graduation, as well as the core academic sessional dates applicable to undergraduate and undergraduate online programs in the:

Faculty of Arts and Science
Smith Engineering
Faculty of Health Sciences (e.g: Bachelor of Health Sciences, Nursing)
Faculty of Law Undergraduate Certificate in Law
Smith School of Business (e.g: Commerce)

2026

Date	Deadline
1	Winter term begins
2	Deadline to appeal to Register with Outstanding Debt for the Winter semester.
5	Winter Term classes begin
5-30	Winter Health and Dental Opt-out Period
10	Winter Term Tuition and Student Assistance Levy due
12	Fall Term grades posted to SOLUS Graduate students: Final Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal for the Fall Term
15	Queen’s Exchange Bursary deadline
15-20	Fall Term deferred exam period
16	Last day to add Winter Term courses Last day to drop Winter Term courses for a full tuition refund
30	Last day to  drop Winter Term courses for a 50% tuition refund
31	Ancillary fees due for Winter Term start students/programs. Graduate students: Payment Plan (PPL) self-enrolment deadline for Winter Term last day for completion/withdrawal for 100% tuition refund Immigration and Citizenship Law Bursary open (fall admission applicants)
Late January	Queen’s General Bursary credit refunded

Date	Deadline
1	Winter Term awards with separate application deadline
1–15	Enter your banking information on SOLUS if you have a credit on SOLUS that is eligible for a refund
2	Summer registration begins in SOLUS for undergraduate and distance students
5	Graduate students: Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal date
13	Winter Term exam schedule posted to SOLUS
15	Financial Aid and Awards Profile application deadline for prospective high school students  Commitment Scholars Award application deadline for prospective high school students  Faculty of Law Admission Bursary deadline
16	Family Day Commitment Scholars verifier submission deadline
16-20	Winter Term Reading Break – except Education, Medicine (all classes canceled)
27	Last day to drop Winter Term courses for a 25% tuition refund
28	T2202 is available in SOLUS. T4A is available in SOLUS. last day for completion/withdrawal for 50% tuition refund

Date	Deadline
5	Graduate students: Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal date
15	Deadline to report a conflict/register for an exam accommodation
16-22	Processing of refunds for eligible, unapplied credits in SOLUS
21	Summer Term Full-Time OSAP extension form available for students enrolled in study periods which are less than 12 weeks
31	School of Medicine Admission Bursary deadline last day for completion/withdrawal for 25% tuition refund

Date	Deadline
1	Graduate students: Payment Plan (PPL) enrolment open for the Summer Term, for those not already enrolled
6	Teaching Day Change - Classes follow a Friday schedule Winter Term classes end Last date to drop Winter Term course without Faculty/School permission Graduate students: Final Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal for the Winter Term
7-8	Winter term pre-examination study period
9-23	Winter term final exams (exam schedule posted in SOLUS)
30	Last day to change your name for spring degree lists Last day to apply to graduate in SOLUS (specific faculty/school deadlines here) Last day of the Winter Term

Date	Deadline
1	Summer term begins Graduate tuition and SAL are due for the summer term
4	Summer term: May-June and May-July classes begin Undergraduate students' Tuition and SAL are due for summer term classes that begin in May (6W1 and 12W sessions)
8	Last day to add May-June and May-July courses Last day to drop May-June courses for a full tuition credit
12	Student grades will appear on official transcripts for winter term classes
19-22	Winter deferred exam period
15	Last day to drop May-July courses for a full tuition credit

Date	Deadline
1	Residence deposit and application due at 4pm ET for students applying to residence
5	Graduate Students: First Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal for the summer term
15	Outstanding amounts on SOLUS need to be paid ahead of fall registration
15	May-June classes end
15-19	Engineering J Section exams
18-20	May-June courses exam period
22	Final fall/winter timetable for the upcoming academic year posted in SOLUS
26	Last day to drop May-July courses without academic penalty

Date	Deadline
6	July-August classes begin Undergraduate Tuition and Student Assistance Levy (SAL) due for Summer Term Classes that begin in July
7	Graduate students: Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal date
10	Last day to add July-August courses Last day to drop July-August courses for a full tuition refund
13	Shopping Cart opens and Enrolment Appointment times show in SOLUS
15	Application for Fall graduation opens in SOLUS Fall/Winter Work Study application opens
20	Course Selection begins as per Enrolment Appointments in SOLUS
28	May-July classes end
29	Registration Pause Day
30-Aug 7	Exams for May-July 12-week courses
30	Course selection reopens in SOLUS at 8 am EST with many enrolment restrictions lifted

Date	Deadline
1	Immigration and Citizenship Law Bursary deadline for Winter admission
2	Course registration ends
4	Summer General Bursary application deadline
5	Graduate students: Final Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal for the Summer Term
7	Exams for May-July 12-week courses end
10	Fall Term awards – first disbursement posted on SOLUS
17	July- August classes end
19–21	Exams for July–August courses
17	Open Enrolment in SOLUS begins
17	Last day to drop July-August courses without academic penalty
27	Confirmation of enrolment begins for 2026-27 full-time OSAP applications for Fall Term Confirmation of enrolment begins for 2026-27 full-time and part-time Out-of-Province applications for the Fall Term
31	Summer Term Ends

Date	Deadline
1	Fall Term begins Undergraduate Fall Tuition, Student Assistance Levy (SAL) fees due Applications open for the Queen’s General Bursary program Deadline to appeal to Register with Outstanding Debt for the Fall Term
2	Program information & confirmation of enrolment begins for Fall Term part-time OSAP
2-5	Summer Term deferred exam period (July-August and May-July)
5-6	Residence move-in weekend
8	Fall Term classes begin
1-29	AMS and SGPS Ancillary fee Opt-out period Fall Health and Dental Opt-out Period
21	Last date to add Fall Term or multi-term courses Last day to drop Fall Term or multi-term courses for a full tuition credit
27	Education Alternative Practicum Travel Fellowship application deadline
29	Last day to drop Fall Term or multi-term courses for a 50% tuition refund
30	Graduate students: Last day to self-enroll in the Fall Payment Plan (PPL) National Truth and Reconciliation Day (All academic activity suspended) last day for completion/withdrawal for 100% tuition refund

Date	Deadline
1	Ancillary and all outstanding fees are due Graduate Fall Tuition and Student Assistance Levy due Fall Term awards with separate application deadline
5	Last date to apply for fall graduation Last day to change your name for fall degree lists
6	Graduate students: Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal date
10	Fall Term exam schedule posted to SOLUS
12	Thanksgiving Day
13-16	Fall Term Reading Break
27	Last date to drop a Fall Term course for a 25% tuition refund
31	last day for completion/withdrawal for 50% tuition refund

Date	Deadline
Early November	Queen’s Exchange Bursary application opens for the 2026-2027 year
1	Conferral date for fall degrees
2-6	Fall 2025 Convocation
2	��ֱ�� General Bursary application due
5	Graduate students: Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal date
11	Remembrance Day Service (classes cancelled 10:30 –11:30 am)
15	Deadline to report a conflict/register for an exam accommodation
30	last day for completion/withdrawal for 25% tuition refund

Date	Deadline
1	Fall Term awards – second disbursement posted on SOLUS Applications for spring graduation open in SOLUS
5	Graduate students: Payment Plan (PPL) withdrawal date
6	Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (all academic activity suspended)
8	Fall Term classes end Last day to drop Fall Term courses without Faculty/School permission Major Admission Award application deadline for prospective high school students
9	Fall Term pre-examination study period Major Admission Award High School official nomination deadline for prospective high school students
10-23	Fall Term final exams (exam schedule posted in SOLUS)
Late Dec	General Bursary decisions posted on SOLUS Confirmation of enrolment begins for 2026-27 full-time OSAP applications for the Winter Term Confirmation of enrolment begins for 2026-27 full-time and part-time Out-of-Province applications for the Winter Term.
31	Fall Term Ends

Academic Calendars (Faculties and Schools)

Your academic career at Queen's will follow important faculty-specific regulations, dates and timelines. To better plan your studies, as well as other activities, we invite you to consult your calendar.

Link to Faculty and School Academic Calendars

Sessional Dates

This is the repository of the yearly official program sessional dates as submitted to the Senate Committee on Academic Development and Procedure (SCADP) for review / approval, and to the ��ֱ�� Senate for information: