Academics

Important Dates

- Drop Dates for Courses without Part of Term Identifiers (PDF - 146KB) - i.e. courses that do not follow the normal term dates, aka open learning.
- Schulich School of Law course add/drop dates differ from below; see the Dentistry, Law and Medicine Academic Calendar.
- Tuition Fee Refund Schedule
- Admissions Application Deadlines

September 1	Residence move-in, first year students
September 1	Induction Ceremony - Agriculture Campus
September 3	Labour Day - University closed
September 3	Residence move-in, returning students
September 3	Induction Ceremony - Halifax Campus
September 4	Classes begin, fall term Last day to register
September 18	Fees due for fall term Last day to add fall term courses Last day to drop fall term courses and fall term X/Y courses with no financial implications Last day for a complete refund Last day to apply for honours programs Last day to change from Dalhousie to King's and vice versa
September 24	Senate awards degrees/diplomas. Transcripts updated, ceremony (aka Convocation) to follow; see below.

October 1	December Exam Schedule posted
October 1 and 2	Fall Convocations
October 1	Last day to change fall term courses from audit to credit (and vice versa) Last day to drop fall term courses without a "W" See Refund Schedule for fee implications
October 8	Thanksgiving Day, University closed
October 12	College Royal - Agriculture Campus, no afternoon classes
October 30	Last day to drop X/Y courses without a "W" Last day to change X/Y courses from Audit to credit and vice versa Last day to drop fall term classes with a "W" See refund schedule for fee implications

November 12-16	Fall Study Break (except students in co-op, clinics or internships) - no classes (University open)
November 12	University closed in lieu of Remembrance Day

December 1	Last day to Apply to Graduate for Spring 2019 Convocation via Dal Online
December 4	Classes end, fall term Tuesday, December 4 - Monday classes will be held
December 10	Summer timetable available via Dal Online
December 6-16	Exam Period
December 15	Residences close at noon (Truro Campus)
December 17	Residences close at noon (Halifax Campus)
December 28	Grades due
December 25-31	University Closed

January 1	University closed - New Year's Day
January 6	Residences open - traditional and non-traditional
January 7	Classes begin, winter term
January 18	Last day to add winter term courses Last day for late registration Last day to drop winter term courses with no financial implications Fees due for winter term
January 31	Exchange/Study Abroad Program application deadline

February 1	Munro Day - University closed
February 4	April Exam Schedule is Posted
February 4	Last day to drop winter term courses without a "W" Last day to change winter term courses from audit to credit (and vice versa) Last day to drop X/Y courses with a "W" See Refund Schedule for fee implications
February 7	Student Job & Career Fair
February 9	DalLead! Student Leadership Conference
February 18	Nova Scotia Heritage Day - University closed
February 18-22	Winter Study Break
February 25	Registration begins for summer courses at 10am
February 25 - April 5	2019 CUSC First-Year Student Survey opens
February 28	Program & Major Expo
By Month End	Income Tax forms available - see Money Matters for details

March 4	Deadline to re-apply for residence for students who want to keep their room, or move to another residence of their choice.
March 6	Fall and Winter 2019/20 timetable will be available.
March 11	Last day to drop winter term classes with a "W" See Refund Schedule for fee implications
March 11 - Aprill 2	2019 National College Health Assessment Survey opens
March 18	Registration opens for returning and transfer students in the Faculties of Agriculture, Architecture & Planning, Engineering, Graduate Studies, Health and Journalism
March 19	Registration opens for returning and transfer students in the Faculties of Arts & Social Science, Computer Science, Management and Science (Check Your Registration Status for time)
March 20	Registration opens for returning students in the Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry
March 21	Impact Awards
March 25	Registration opens for visiting students

April 1	Reserved seating for 2019/20 courses will be lifted
April 8	Last day of classes, winter term Monday April 8 - Friday classes will be held
April 10-26	Exam period
April 19	Good Friday, University closed
April 27	Residences close at noon (Halifax Campus)
April 30	Letter of Permission transcripts due for Spring Convocation.

	Please see Academic Dates in the Academic Calendar for summer term withdrawal dates, and the Refund Schedule for their fee implications
May 3	Grades due
May 6	Summer term begins
May 16	Senate awards degrees/diplomas. Transcripts updated. Ceremony (aka Convocation) dates to follow; see below.
May 20	Victoria Day, University closed
May 27-June 1	Spring Convocations
June 8	Registration opens for new students admitted from high school (noon ADST)
July 1	Canada Day, University closed
July 1	Last day to Apply to Graduate for Fall 2019 Convocation via Dal Online
July 31 - August 6	Exam Period for Computer Science and Engineering
July 31 - August 14	Exam Period for Commerce Co-op
August 5	Halifax/Dartmouth Natal Day - University closed

Senate awards degrees/diplomas