Current PhD Students

Dec. 24

End of Term 

Dec. 25

December 25-31
Winter Break (University Closed)

Dec. 31

Graduate Course-based degrees: last day to complete all degree requirements to be eligible for Winter Conferral. 

Jan. 1, 2025

New Year's Day (University Closed) 

Jan. 6

Start of Winter Term 

Jan. 6

 January 6-10 - Block Week 

Jan. 13

Start of Classes 

Jan. 15

Deadline to Apply for Winter Conferral of Degree  

Jan. 23

End of refund period 
Last day to drop a class without financial penalty

Jan. 24

Last day to add or swap a course 

Jan. 31

Tuition and Fee Payment Deadline 

Jan. 31

Thesis-based degrees: Last day to submit required forms to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and thesis to The Vault to be eligible for Winter Conferral and cancel Winter registration. 

Feb. 13

Winter Conferral of Degree 

Feb. 16

February 16-22
Term Break, no classes 

Feb. 17

Alberta Family Day (University Closed) 

March 31

Deadline to Apply for Spring Convocation 

April 11

End of Classes 

April 14

Start of Exams 

April 18

Good Friday (University Closed) 

April 21

Easter Monday (University Closed) 

April 28

End of Exams 

April 30

Thesis-based degrees: Last day to submit required forms to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and thesis to The Vault to be eligible for Spring Convocation. 

April 30

Course-based degrees: last day to complete all degree requirements to be eligible for Spring Convocation. 

April 30

End of Term