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Dates apply to the Fall-Winter academic year beginning in September 2010. See the chapter Sessional Dates at the back of the Calendar for a chronological list of events.

Registration for Fall-Winter	Degree program selection	26 April-14 May
	Students obtain time ticket for course selection	1 June
	Students view approved degree program on QCARD	7 June
	Deadline to clear outstanding debts prior to course selection	15 June
	Fall-Winter timetable available	18 June
	Course selection (Access to some courses may be limited)	28 June-16 July

Registration	Minimum registration payment due	1 August
	Completion of registration process on QCARD begins for students who have registered and prepaid	30 August

Late Registration	After 1 August (after 10 January - Winter Term)
	1 students must pay the registration administration charge: $150 for full-time students, $50 for part-time students.
	After 24 September (after 21 January - Winter Term)
	1 all courses require written verification of attendance in classes from the instructor.
	2 students must submit a written appeal to the Office of the Associate Dean (Studies), c/o the Faculty Office, F200 Mackintosh-Corry Hall, explaining why the late registration should be accepted.
	3 if the appeal is granted, students then pay the registration administration charge: $150 for full-time students, $50 for part-time students.

Orientation Week			7-10 September

Classes Begin and End	Fall Term	Classes begin	13 September
		Classes end	3 December
	Winter Term	Classes begin	10 January
		Classes end	8 April
	Spring Term 2011		2 May-13 June
	Spring-Summer Session 2011 (on-campus and correspondence)		2 May-22 July
	Summer Term 2011		4 July-12 August

Adding and Dropping Courses
Beginning 1 September, students can add and drop courses on QCARD. Verbal requests to course instructors and/or absence from class do not constitute withdrawing from courses and usually result in failure and loss of possible fee refund.
Adding	Last date to add Fall Term and Fall-Winter Session courses		24 September
	Last date to add Winter Term courses		21 January
		Last date to obtain full refund**	Last date to drop no academic penalty
Dropping	Fall Term course	24 September	5 November
	Fall-Winter Session course	24 September	21 January
	Winter Term course	21 January	4 March
Adding and Dropping Courses Late	Students must submit a written appeal and a non-refundable payment of $50 to the Office of the Associate Dean (Studies), c/o the Faculty Office, F200 Mackintosh-Corry Hall, and should explain the reasons for being late.
Complete Withdrawal from the University
Last date to withdraw and obtain full refund**			24 September
NOTE Student and Bus-It cards must be returned for full or partial refunds of student interest fees.

Fall Term Study Period		4-7 December
Reading Week		21-25 February
Winter Term Study Period		9-13 April
Examination Dates	Fall	8-22 December
	Fall-Winter and Winter	14-30 April
	Spring 2011	16,17 June
	Spring-Summer 2011 (on-campus and correspondence)	27,28,29 July
Application to Graduate	Time period to apply on QCARD to graduate in Fall 2010	15 July to 30 September
	Time period to apply on QCARD to graduate in Spring 2011	15 November 2010 to 30 April 2011
Convocation	Fall 2010	28,29 October
	Spring 2011 dates will be determined in fall 2010 (see http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/grad/index.html)

** Refunds are calculated from the date that students enter the course drop on QCARD. When the full refund period ends, an initial 25 per cent is deducted from the total fee charged; thereafter a daily percentage is deducted until 5 November for Fall Term courses and 4 March for Winter Term courses, when zero refund is left. Fall-Winter Session courses are treated as a combination of a Fall Term course and a Winter Term course.

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