Queen's University : Sessional Dates

		May 2008
NOTE		Spring Convocation dates will be determined in Fall 2008. See www.queensu.ca/registrar/grad/index.html to view these dates
5		Spring Term and Spring-Summer Session begins for Arts and Science courses
5		Spring-Summer Correspondence Session begins for Arts and Science courses
5		Spring-Summer Session for B.N.Sc. Compressed program begins
9		Last date to add Spring-Summer Arts and Science course
9		Last date to drop Spring Term courses without financial penalty
19		Victoria Day (classes will not be held)
30		Last date to drop Spring courses

		June 2008
1		Last day for Queen's students to apply for admission to a Dual Degree Program for Fall-Winter Session
15		First date to apply on QCARD to graduate in Fall 2008 (tentative)
16		Spring Term Arts and Science classes end
20		Spring Term B.N.Sc. AST classes end
23		Summer Term B.N.Sc. AST courses begin
27		Last date to drop Spring-Summer Session courses

		July 2008
1		Canada Day holiday (classes will not be held)
25		Spring-Summer Session B.N.Sc. Compressed program classes end

		August 2008
4		Civic Holiday (classes will not be held)
15		Minimum registration prepayment due; after this date late registration fee applies
25		Students may begin picking up validation stickers after completing the registration process on QCARD
25		Registration process on QCARD begins for students who have preregistered and made the minimum payment
29		Summer Term B.N.Sc. AST classes end
31		Orientation Week begins (arrival date)

		September 2008
1		Labour Day
2		Welcoming ceremony for new students
2		Adding and dropping courses on QCARD begins for students who preregistered and made the minimum payment and completed the registration process on QCARD (tentative)
3		School of Nursing Orientation and course counselling for first year students
8		Fall Term Classes begin
19		Last date to add a Fall-Winter course or a Fall Term half course
19		Last date to register in Fall Term and Fall-Winter Session (late registration fee applies)
19		Late date to apply on QCARD to graduate in Fall 2008
30		Deadline for payment of outstanding balance of fees (after this date, 1% per month interest will be charged on fees owing)

		October 2008
13		Thanksgiving Day (classes will not be held)
16		University Day
24-31		Fall Convovation for the School of Nursing (tentative)
31		Last date to drop a Fall Term course



		November 2008
1		First date to apply on QCARD to graduate in Spring 2009 (tentative)
11		Remembrance Day Services (classes cancelled from 10:30 am to 11:30 am)
28		Fall term classes end
29		Fall term pre-exam study period begins



		December 2008
1		Last date for Queen's students to apply for admission to Dual Degree Programs for Winter Term
2		Fall Term pre-exam study period ends
3-18		Final examinations in half courses and mid-year tests in full courses
3-Apr 4		Application to Graduate on QCard for fourth year BNSc students
6		Commemoration Day (exams will not be held)
18		Fall Term ends

		January 2009
5		Last date for students not registered in any other course to register in Winter Term without a late registration fee
5		Winter term classes begin
16		Last date to drop a Fall-Winter full course or to add a Winter Term half course
16		Last date for complete withdrawal without academic penalty
16		Last date to add Winter term courses

		February 2009
1		Last date to apply to the B.N.Sc. program (except B.N.Sc. AST program)
16-20		Mid-term Reading Week
27		Last date to drop Winter term courses



		March 2009
1		Last date to apply to the B.N.Sc. AST program
16		Registration for Spring-Summer courses begins on QCARD



		April 2009
1		Last date to apply to the University for admission to Spring Term, Spring-Summer Session & Spring-Summer Correspondence Session to Continuing and Distance Studies
3		Winter Term classes end
3		Last date to apply on QCARD to graduate in Spring 2009 (tentative)
4-8		Winter Term pre-exam study period
9-24		Final Examinations for Fall-Winter Session and Winter Term courses
10		Good Friday (classes will not be held)
24		Winter Term ends
27		Spring Term B.N.Sc. AST courses begin (tentative)

		May 2009
4		Spring Term and Spring-Summer Session begins for Arts and Science courses
4		Spring-Summer Correspondence Session begins for Arts and Science courses
4		Last date to add Spring-Summer Arts and Science courses
6		Spring-Summer Session for B.N.Sc. Compressed program begins (tentative)
8		Last date to drop Spring courses without financial penalty
18		Victoria Day (classes will not be held)
29		Last date to drop Spring courses
NOTE:		Spring Convocation dates will be determined in Fall 2008. See www.queensu.ca//registrar/grad/index.html to view these dates

		June 2009
1		Last date for Queen's students to apply for admission to a dual degree program for Fall/Winter Session
15		Spring Term Arts and Sciene classes end
17-18		Final examinations for Arts and Science Spring Term courses (tentative)
19		Spring Term B.N.Sc. AST classes end (tentataive)
22		Summer Term B.N.Sc. jAST courses begin (tentative)
26		Last date to drop Spring-Summer session courses



		July 2009
1		Canada Day (classes will not be held)
2		Summer Term begins for Arts and Science courses
22		Spring-Summer Session and Spring Correspondence Session classes end for Arts and Science courses
24-28		Final examinations for Arts and Science Spring-Summer and Spring-Summer Correspondence courses (tentative)
26		Spring-Summer Sessioni for B.N.Sc. Compressed program ends


		August 2009
3		Civic Holiday (classes will not be held)
12		Summer Term Arts and Science classes end
14		Minimum registration payment due; after this date, late registration fee applies
28		Summer Terlm B.N.Sc. AST classes end




		September 2009
6		Orientation Week begins (arrival date)
7		Labour Day
8		Welcoming Ceremony for new students
14		Fall Term classes begin