School of Policy Studies
Queen's UniversityAcademic Dates 2012-2013
| August 2012 | ||
| 6 | Monday | Statutory holiday - UNIVERSITY CLOSED |
| September 2012 | ||
| 1 | Saturday | Fall and Winter tuition Fees, or fee payment arrangements due |
| 2 | Sunday | Late Registration Administration Fee penalty applied to students making tuition payment arrangements after September 1st |
| 3 | Monday | Labour Day - UNIVERSITY CLOSED |
| 4-7 | Tuesday-Friday | MIR / MPA Orientation |
| 6 | Thursday | PMIR Orientation (new students only) |
| 7-8 | Friday-Saturday | PMIR Classes |
| 10 | Monday | MIR / MPA Fall Term classes begin |
| 13 | Thursday | PMPA Orientation (new students only) |
| 14-15 | Friday-Saturday | PMPA Classes |
| 28-29 | Friday | PMIR Classes |
| October 2012 | ||
| 8 | Monday | Thanksgiving Day - UNIVERSITY CLOSED |
| 12 | Friday | Last date for course changes for Fall 2012 Term without SGS approval |
| 12-13 | Friday-Saturday | PMPA Classes |
| 16 | Tuesday | University Day (commemorates the grant of a Royal Charter to Queen's University on October 16, 1841; classes are NOT cancelled) |
| 26-27 | Friday-Saturday | PMIR Classes |
| November 2012 | ||
| 1 | Thursday | Additional late registration fees apply after this date |
| 2-3 | Friday-Saturday | PMPA Classes |
| 9 | Friday | University Remembrance Day Commemoration (Classes cancelled 10:30 - 11:30 am) |
| 11 | Sunday | Remembrance Day |
| 20 OR 21 | Wednesday OR Thursday | Convocation (to be confirmed) |
| 23-24 | Friday-Saturday | PMIR Classes |
| 30 | Friday | MIR / MPA Fall Term Classes end |
| 30 | Friday | PMPA Classes |
| December 2012 | ||
| 1 | Saturday | PMPA Classes |
| 1-4 | Saturday-Tuesday | MIR / MPA Pre-exam Study Period |
| 6 | Thursday | Commemoration (academic activities cancelled) |
| 5-19 | Wednesday-Wednesday | MIR / MPA Exam Period |
| 31 | Friday | Fall Term ends |
| January 2013 | ||
| 7 | Monday | MIR / MPA Winter Term classes begin |
| 11-12 | Friday-Saturday | PMPA Classes |
| 11 | Friday | Winter tuition fees due |
| 14 | Monday | Last date to report fall-winter course changes without SGS approval |
| 18-19 | Friday-Saturday | PMIR Classes |
| February 2013 | ||
| 1-2 | Friday-Saturday | PMPA Classes |
| 7 | Thursday | Last date for course changes for Winter Term without SGS approval |
| 8-9 | Friday-Saturday | PMIR Classes |
| 18 | Monday | Family Day - UNIVERSITY CLOSED |
| 18-22 | Monday-Friday | Reading Week |
| March 2013 | ||
| 1-2 | Friday-Saturday | PMIR Classes |
| 22-23 | Friday-Saturday | PMPA Classes |
| 29 | Friday | Statutory Holiday - UNIVERSITY CLOSED |
| April 2013 | ||
| 5 | Friday | MIR / MPA (full-time) Winter term classes end |
| 6-10 | Saturday-Wednesday | MIR / MPA Pre-exam study period |
| 15-24 | Monday-Wednesday | MIR / MPA Exam Period |
| 24 | Wednesday | Winter term ends (SPS) |
| 25-27 | Thursday-Saturday | Summer Term classes begin (all programs) |
| May 2013 | ||
| 1 | Wednesday | Tuition fees due for Summer term |
| 13 | Monday | Last date for course changes for Summer Term without SGS approval |
| 14 | Tuesday | Summer tuition fees due |
| 13-17 | Monday-Friday | Summer Term classes (PMIR, MPA and PMPA) |
| 20 | Monday | Statutory Holiday - UNIVERSITY CLOSED |
| 31 | Friday | Last date for course changes for Summer Term with SGS approval |
| June 2013 | ||
| Early June | Spring 2012 Convocation (schedule to be announced in Fall 2012) | |
| 3-7 | Monday-Friday | Summer Classes (PMIR, MPA and PMPA) |
| July 2013 | ||
| 1 | Monday | Statutory Holiday - UNIVERSITY CLOSED |
| August 2013 | ||
| 5 | Monday | Statutory Holiday - UNIVERSITY CLOSED |
| 31 | Saturday | Summer term ends |