Undergraduate Academic Schedule 2015-2016 Fall semester August 14, 2015 September 7, 2015 September 8, 2015 September 8 to 9, 2015 September 8 to 11, 2015 September 10, 2015 September 14, 2015 September 23, 2015 First instalment of fall semester fees due. Labour Day, no lectures. Start date for consecutive and fifth-year concurrent education. Fall semester orientation, first-year students. Field Experience I Observation Week for fifth-year concurrent education students. Lectures begin, fall semester (includes concurrent education students in years three and four). Lectures begin for Primary/Junior (P/J), Intermediate/Senior (I/S) consecutive education and fifth-year concurrent education students, fall semester. End of regular registration period; last day to add courses, fall semester. Last day to drop courses and receive a 100 per cent refund of tuition fees, fall semester. Final instalment of fall semester fees due. October 1, 2015 October 7, 2015 students completing degree requirements at the end of the summer semester. Last day to withdraw from fall semester courses without academic consequences (i.e. without receiving a grade). Courses dropped after this date will be recorded on the academic transcript with a grade of W to indicate withdrawal. Last day to drop courses and receive a 50 per cent refund of tuition fees, fall semester. October 12, 2015 Thanksgiving Day, no lectures. (see December 3) November 12, 2015 Last day to withdraw from fall semester courses. Active fall semester courses will be graded by instructors.
November 13, 2015 November 16 to December 16, 2015 December 3, 2015 December 5 to 17, 2015 December 15, 2015 Last day of classes for Bachelor of Education (P/J, I/S consecutive and fifth-year concurrent education) students, fall semester. Field Experience Practicum I for P/J, I/S consecutive education and fifth-year concurrent education students. Lectures will follow the Monday schedule on this day only. Last day of lectures, fall semester. Fall semester final examination period. Students are First instalment of winter semester fees due. December 24, 2015 to January 3, 2016 University closed. December 31, 2015 students completing degree requirements at the end of the fall semester. Winter semester January 4, 2016 January 11, 2016 January 22, 2016 University reopens. Lectures begin for all programs, winter semester. End of regular registration period; last day to add courses, winter semester. Last day to drop courses and receive a 100 per cent refund of tuition fees, winter semester. Final instalment of winter semester fees due. February 5, 2016 Last day to withdraw from winter semester courses without academic consequences (i.e. without receiving a grade). Courses dropped after this date will be recorded on the academic transcript with a grade of W to indicate withdrawal. Last day to drop courses and receive a 50 per cent refund of tuition fees, winter semester. February 15, 2016 February 15 to 19, 2016 Family Day. Midterm break, no lectures.
February 28, 2016 March 18, 2016 March 18, 2016 March 21 to April 29, 2016 the spring session of convocation for students completing degree requirements at the end of the winter semester. Last day of lectures for P/J, I/S consecutive education and fifth-year concurrent education students, winter semester. Last day to withdraw from winter semester courses. Active winter semester courses will be graded by instructors. Field Experience Practicum II for P/J, I/S consecutive education and fifth-year concurrent education students. March 25, 2016 Good Friday, no lectures. (see April 11) April 11, 2016 April 13 to 24, 2016 April 25 to May 20, 2016 Lectures will follow the Friday schedule on this day only. Last day of lectures, winter semester. Winter semester final examination period. Students are Field experience practicum for third-year concurrent education students. Spring/Summer semester April 21, 2016 April 29, 2016 May 9, 2016 May 13, 2016 First instalment of six-week spring session and 12-week summer semester fees due. Culminating day for fifth-year concurrent education students. Lectures begin, summer semester, (including 12-week summer semester and six-week spring session and nine-week consecutive education spring-summer session). Last day to add six-week spring session courses. Last day to drop six-week spring session courses and Final instalment of spring session fees due.
May 20, 2016 Last day to add courses, 12-week summer semester. Last day to drop 12-week summer semester courses and Last day to withdraw from six-week spring session course and receive a 50 per cent refund of tuition fees. Last day to withdraw from six-week spring session Final instalment of 12-week summer semester fees due. May 23, 2016 June 6, 2016 Victoria Day, no lectures. Last day to drop 12-week summer courses and receive a 50 per cent refund of tuition fees. Last day to withdraw from 12-week summer semester June 8, 2016 June 9, 2016 June 9 and 10, 2016 June 20, 2016 June 22 to 25, 2016 June 21-25, 2016 July 1, 2016 June 27, 2016 Last day to withdraw from six-week spring session courses. Active six-week spring session courses will be graded by instructors. First instalment of six-week summer session fees due. Spring convocation. For more details, please refer to uoit.ca/convocation. Last day of lectures, six-week spring session. Spring session final examination period. Students are Midterm break, 12-week summer semester. Canada Day, no lectures. Lectures begin, six-week summer session. Lectures resume, 12-week summer semester.
July 4, 2016 Last day to add courses, six-week summer session. Last day to drop six-week summer session courses and Final instalment of six-week summer session fees due. July 8, 2016 Last day to drop six-week summer session courses and receive a 50 per cent refund of tuition fees. Last day to withdraw from six-week summer session July 15, 2016 Last day to withdraw from 12-week summer semester courses. Active 12-week summer semester courses will be graded by instructors. August 1, 2016 July 27, 2016 August 8, 2016 August 10 to 13, 2016 Civic holiday, no lectures. Last day to withdraw from six-week summer session courses. Active six-week summer session courses will be graded by instructors. Last day of lectures, 12-week summer semester and six-week summer session. Summer semester final examination period (includes six-week and 12-week courses). Students are advised not to make commitments during this period (i.e. vacation, travel plans). Notes: Courses offered outside the normal teaching timeframe will have add/drop deadlines prorated accordingly. In such cases, faculties will advise students of appropriate deadline dates during the first meeting of the class. Fourth-year students in the Medical Laboratory Science program will have program start dates prior to the first week of lectures stated in this academic schedule. Program dates are scheduled according to Section 13.4.3.1 of the Undergraduate Academic Calendar and Course Catalogue.