Academic Calendar 2023-2024

Sessional Dates

2023-2024

May 2023

Date Event
1st Summer Term begins.
1st Tuition fees due in full for Summer Term classes (May-June/6W1 and May-July/12W Sessions). Exception: OSAP students.
1st Summer Term classes begin (May-June/6W1 and May-July/12W).
5th Students unable to register in Summer Term (May-June/6W1 and May-July/12W) by this date must submit an academic petition to the Office of the Associate Dean (Academic). If the academic petition to register late is granted, students must pay tuition fees in full. Exception: OSAP students.
5th Last date to add Summer Term classes (May-June/6W1 and May-July/12W).
5th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-June/6W1) without financial penalty.
5th Last date to apply for admission to the Upper-Year Program at Bader College for Summer Term (August Session).
11th-14th Winter Term Deferred Assessments Period.
12th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-July/12W Session) without financial penalty.
22nd Victoria Day (classes will not be held).
26th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-June/6W1 Session) without Faculty Office permission.

June 2023

Note: Spring 2023 Convocation dates will be published by the Office of the University Registrar in November 2022. Refer to the Convocation Ceremonies webpage to view these dates.

Date Event
1st Last date to apply to the University for admission as a part-time student for Fall Term.
1st Last date for Queen’s students to apply for admission to a Dual Degree program for Fall Term.
1st Last date for Queen’s students to apply to transfer into the Faculty of Arts and Science for Fall Term.
1st Last date to apply to the University for upper-year full-time admission for Fall Term from another post-secondary institution.
7th Last date to apply for accommodation for an official examination conflict for the June, July, and August examination sessions.
12th Summer Term classes end (May-June/6W1 Session).
15th Last date for receipt of required documentation from students seeking admission for Fall Term to full- or part-time study, including transfer students, to ensure that an admission decision is made before the Term begins.
15th-17th Summer Term examinations in May-June/6W1 Session classes.
23rd Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-July/12W Session) without Faculty Office permission.

July 2023

Date Event
1st Tuition fees due in full for Summer Term classes (July-August/6W2 Session). Exception: OSAP students.
1st Canada Day (classes will not be held).
3rd Canada Day Holiday (classes will not be held).
4th Summer Term classes begin (July-August/6W2 Session).
10th Students unable to register in Summer Term (July-August/6W2 Session) by this date must submit an academic petition to the Office of the Associate Dean (Academic). If the academic petition to register late is granted, students must pay tuition fees in full. Exception: OSAP students.
10th Last date to add Summer Term classes (July-August/6W2 Session).
10th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (July-August/6W2 Session) without financial penalty.
15th First date to apply in SOLUS to graduate in Fall 2023.
21st Summer Term classes end (May-July/12W Session).
24th Registration period for Fall and Winter classes begin.
25th Summer Term assessments for May-July/12W Session classes begin.
31st Last date to drop Summer Term classes (July-August/6W2 Session) without Faculty Office permission.
31st Last date to apply for admission to the Upper-Year Program at Bader College for Fall Term.

August 2023

Date Event
1st Refer to http://www.queensu.ca/artsci_online/apply/dates-and-deadlines for deadlines for admission to Undergraduate Online Studies for the Fall Term.
3rd Summer Term assessments for May-July/12W Session classes end.
4th Registration period for Fall and Winter classes ends.
7th Civic Holiday (classes will not be held).
8th-16th Summer Term Deferred Assessment Period (May-June/6W1 Session).
14th Summer Term classes end (July-August/6W2 Session).
16th-18th Summer Term examinations in July-August/6W2 Session classes.
22nd Time period to add and drop classes (open enrolment period) begins.
31st Summer Term ends.

September 2023

Date Event
1st Fall Term begins.
1st Tuition fees due in full for Fall Term classes. Exception: OSAP students.
2nd Residence Move-in day.
2nd Welcoming Ceremony for new students.
4th Labour Day.
5th Fall Term classes begin.
5th-10th Summer Term Deferred Assessments period (July-August/6W2 and May-July/12W).
18th Students unable to register in Fall Term by this date must submit an academic petition to the Office of the Associate Dean (Academic). If the academic petition to register late is granted, students must pay tuition fees in full. Exception: OSAP students.
18th Last date to add Fall Term and multi-term classes.
18th Last date to drop Fall Term and multi-term classes without financial penalty.
30th National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.
30th Residence, UHIP and Student Activity fees due in full. Exception: OSAP students.

October 2023

Note: Fall 2023 Convocation dates will be published by the Office of the University Registrar in May 2023. Refer to the Convocation Ceremonies webpage to view these dates.

Date Event
2nd National Day of Truth and Reconciliation observed (classes cancelled).
9th Thanksgiving Day (classes will not be held).
10th-13th Fall mid-term Break.
15th Last date to apply in SOLUS to graduate in Fall 2023.
16th University Day.
30th Last date to drop Fall Term classes without Faculty Office permission.

November 2023

Date Event
1st Refer to http://www.queensu.ca/artsci_online/apply/dates-and-deadlines for deadlines for admission to Undergraduate Online Studies for the Winter Term.
7th Last date to apply for accommodation for an official examination conflict for the December examination session.
11th Remembrance Day (classes cancelled 10:30-11:30 a.m.)
13th Remembrance Day Service observed (classes cancelled 10:30-11:30 a.m.)
15th Last date to apply for admission to Upper-Year Program at the Bader College for Winter Term.

December 2023

Date Event
1st Last date for Queen’s students to apply for admission to a Dual or Second Degree Program for Winter Term.
1st First date to apply in SOLUS to graduate in Spring of 2024.
5th Fall Term classes end.
6th Fall Term pre-examination study period.
6th Commemoration Day (examinations will not be held).
7th-21st Final assessments in Fall Term classes and mid-year assessments in multi-term classes.
31st Fall Term ends.

January 2024

Date Event
1st Winter Term begins.
1st New Year's Day (University closed; classes will not be held).
8th Winter Term classes begin.
10th Tuition fees due in full for Winter Term classes. Exception: OSAP students.
11th-14th Fall Term Deferred Assessment Period.
12th Last date to apply to the International Programs Office for exchange programs for 2023-2024.
19th Students unable to register in Winter Term by this date must submit an academic petition to the Office of the Associate Dean (Academic). If the academic petition to register late is granted, students must pay tuition fees in full. Exception: OSAP students.
19th Last date to add Winter Term classes.
19th Last date to drop Winter Term classes without financial penalty.

February 2024

Date Event
5th Registration for Summer Term classes begins.
19th Family Day (classes will not be held).
20th-23rd Winter mid-term Reading Week.

March 2024

Date Event
1st Last date to drop Winter Term and multi-term classes without permission of the Faculty Office.
7th Last date to apply for accommodation for an official examination conflict for the April examination session.
29th Good Friday (classes will not be held).
31st Last date to apply for admission to Upper-Year Program at Bader College for Summer Term (May-June Session).
31st Last date to apply to the University for upper-year full-time admission for Summer Term from another post-secondary institution.

April 2024

Date Event
1st Refer to http://www.queensu.ca/artsci_online/apply/dates-and-deadlines for deadlines for admission to Undergraduate Online Studies for Summer Term.
1st Last date for Queen’s students to apply for admission to a Dual Degree Program for Summer Term.
8th Winter Term classes end.
9th-10th Winter Term pre-assessment study period.
11th-25th Final examinations in Winter Term and multi-term classes.
30th Last date for receipt of required documentation from students seeking admission for Summer Term to full- or part-time study, including transfer students, to ensure that an admission decision is made before the Term begins.
30th Last date to apply in SOLUS to graduate in Spring 2024.
30th Winter Term ends.

May 2024

Date Event
1st Summer Term begins.
1st Tuition fees due in full for Summer Term classes (May-June/6W1 and May-July/12W Sessions). Exception: OSAP students.
6th Summer Term classes begin (May-June/6W1 and May-July/12W).
10th Last date to add Summer Term classes (May-June/6W1 and May-July/12W).
10th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-June/6W1) without financial penalty.
10th Students unable to register in Summer Term (May-June/6W1 and May-July/12W) by this date must submit an academic petition to the Office of the Associate Dean (Academic). If the academic petition to register late is granted, students must pay tuition fees in full. Exception: OSAP students.
10th Last date to apply for admission to the Upper-Year Program at Bader College for Summer Term (August Session).
16th-19th Winter Term Deferred Assessments Period.
17th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-July/12W Session) without financial penalty.
20th Victoria Day (classes will not be held).
31st Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-June/6W1 Session) without Faculty Office permission.

June 2024

Note: Spring 2024 Convocation dates will be published by the Office of the University Registrar in November 2023. Refer to the Convocation Ceremonies webpage to view these dates.

Date Event
1st Last date to apply to the University for admission as a part-time student for Fall Term.
1st Last date for Queen’s students to apply for admission to a Dual Degree program for Fall Term.
1st Last date for Queen’s students to apply to transfer into the Faculty of Arts and Science for Fall Term.
1st Last date to apply to the University for upper-year full-time admission for Fall Term from another post-secondary institution.
7th Last date to apply for accommodation for an official examination conflict for the June, July, and August examination sessions.
15th Last date for receipt of required documentation from students seeking admission for Fall Term to full- or part-time study, including transfer students, to ensure that an admission decision is made before the Term begins.
17th Summer Term classes end (May-June/6W1 Session).
20th-22nd Summer Term assessments in May-June/6W1 Session classes. (TENTATIVE)
28th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (May-July/12W Session) without Faculty Office permission.

July 2024

Date Event
1st Tuition fees due in full for Summer Term classes (July-August/6W2 Session). Exception: OSAP students.
1st Canada Day (classes will not be held).
2nd Summer Term classes begin (July-August/6W2 Session).
8th Students unable to register in Summer Term (July-August/6W2 Session) by this date must submit an academic petition to the Office of the Associate Dean (Academic). If the academic petition to register late is granted, students must pay tuition fees in full. Exception: OSAP students.
8th Last date to add Summer Term classes (July-August/6W2 Session).
8th Last date to drop Summer Term classes (July-August/6W2 Session) without financial penalty.
15th First date to apply in SOLUS to graduate in Fall 2024.
15th-26th Registration period for Fall and Winter classes commences. (TENTATIVE)
26th Summer Term classes end (May-July/12W Session).
29th Summer Term final assessments in May-July/12W Session classes begins. (TENTATIVE)
31st Last date to apply for admission to the Upper-Year Program at Bader College for Fall Term.

August 2024

Date Event
1st Refer to http://www.queensu.ca/artsci_online/apply/dates-and-deadlines for deadlines for admission to Undergraduate Online Studies for the Fall Term.
2nd Last date to drop Summer Term classes (July-August/6W2 Session) without Faculty Office permission.
4th Summer Term final assessments in May-July/12W Session classes ends. (TENTATIVE)
5th Civic Holiday (classes will not be held).
6th-14th Summer Term Deferred Assessment Period (May-June/6W1 Session). (TENTATIVE)
13th Summer Term classes end (July-August/6W2 Session).
15th-17th Summer Term examinations in July-August/6W2 Session classes. (TENTATIVE)
20th Time period to add and drop classes (open enrolment period) begins. (TENTATIVE)
31st Summer Term ends.

September 2024

Date Event
1st Fall Term begins.
1st Tuition fees due in full for Fall Term classes. Exception: OSAP students.
2nd Labour Day.
3rd Fall Term classes begin.
3rd-8th Summer Term Deferred Assessment Period (May-July/12W and July-August/6W2). (TENTATIVE)