Sessional Dates 2024-2025
Students must be admitted to the University before they can register in a course.
Note: Academic Calendar dates are subject to change. Confirm dates with the Commerce Program before finalizing plans. Sessional dates may be subject to change.
| September 2024 | |
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| 1 | Fall Term begins |
| 3 | Fall Term classes begin |
| 16 | Last date to add Fall Term and multi-term classes |
| 16 | Last date to drop Fall Term and multi-term classes without financial penalty |
| 17 | Time period to select Personal Interest Credit for Fall Term begins |
| 30 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (all academic activity suspended) |
| 30 - Oct 11 | Commerce students will not be scheduled for on-campus recruitment (OCR) activities or interviews via Smith Career Advancement Centre (CAC) during this time period. The CAC has communicated these dates to their corporate partners and the partners are highly discouraged from any off-campus recruitment activities as well. |
| October 2024 | |
| Sept 30 - Oct 11 | Commerce students will not be scheduled for on-campus recruitment (OCR) activities or interviews via Smith Career Advancement Centre (CAC) during this time period. The CAC has communicated these dates to their corporate partners and the partners are highly discouraged from any off-campus recruitment activities as well. |
| 1 | Application to Graduate (A2G) for Fall closes |
| 1 | Teaching Day Change - To Monday Programming (to create an equitable distribution of day-of-week academic teaching days during the Fall term, replace Tuesday academic programming with Monday academic programming) |
| 7-11 | Fall Mid-Term Week for 1st and 2nd year Commerce students |
| 7-11 | Commerce classes cancelled for 1st and 2nd year Commerce students only |
| 14 | Thanksgiving Day (classes will not be held) |
| 15-18 | Fall Term Reading Break |
| 20 | Fall mid-term deferral date |
| 28 | Last date to drop Fall Term classes without Faculty/School permission |
| 28 | Last date to select or cancel Personal Interest Credit for Fall Term classes |
| November 2024 | |
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Note: Fall Convocation: Dates will be published by the Office of the University Registrar. |
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| 1 | Fall degree confer date (which prints on transcripts and parchments) |
| 11 | Remembrance Day Service (classes cancelled 10:30-11:30 am) |
| December 2024 | |
| 1 | Application to Graduate (A2G) for Spring opens |
| 3 | Fall Term classes end |
| 4-6 | Fall Term pre-examination study period |
| 6 | Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (all academic activity suspended) |
| 7-21 | Fall Term final examinations |
| 31 | Fall Term ends |
| January 2025 | |
| 1 | Winter Term begins |
| 6 | Winter Term classes begin |
| 16-19 | Fall final exam deferral dates |
| 17 | Last date to add Winter Term classes |
| 17 | Last date to drop Winter Term classes with full tuition fee credit |
| 18 | Time period to select Personal Interest Credit for Winter Term and multi-term classes begins |
| February 2025 | |
| 3-14 | Commerce students will not be scheduled for on-campus recruitment (OCR) activities or interviews via Smith Career Advancement Centre (CAC) during this time period. The CAC has communicated these dates to their corporate partners and the partners are highly discouraged from any off-campus recruitment activities as well. |
| 10-14 | Winter Mid-Term Week for 1st and 2nd year Commerce students |
| 10-14 | Commerce classes cancelled for 1st and 2nd year Commerce students only |
| 17 | Family Day (classes will not be held) |
| 18-21 | Winter Term Reading Week |
| 23 | Winter Mid-Term deferral date |
| 28 | Last date to drop Winter Term and multi-term classes without Faculty/School permission |
| 28 | Last date to select or cancel Personal Interest Credit for Winter Term and multi-term classes |
| March 2025 | |
| April 2025 | |
| 4 | Winter Term classes end |
| 5-6 | Winter Term pre-examination study period |
| 7-23 | Winter Term final examinations |
| 15 | Application to Graduate (A2G) for Spring closes |
| 18 | Good Friday (exams will not be held) |
| 30 | Winter Term ends |
| May 2025 | |
| 1 | Summer Term begins |
| 5 | Summer Term 6W1 and 12W classes begin |
| 9 | Last date to add Summer Term 6W1 and 12W classes |
| 9 | Last date to drop Summer Term 6W1 classes with full tuition fee credit |
| 10 | Time period to select Personal Interest Credit for Summer Term 6W1 classes begins |
| 15-18 | Winter final exam deferral dates |
| 16 | Last date to drop Summer Term 12W classes with full tuition fee credit |
| 17 | Time period to select Personal Interest Credit for Summer Term 12W classes begins |
| 19 | Victoria Day (classes will not be held) |
| 30 | Last date to drop Summer Term 6W1 classes without Faculty/School permission |
| 30 | Last day to select or cancel Personal Interest Credit for Summer Term 6W1 classes |
| June 2025 | |
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Note: Spring Convocation: Dates will be published by the Office of the University Registrar. |
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| 1 | Spring degree confer date (which prints on transcripts and parchments) |
| 16 | Summer Term 6W1 classes end |
| 19-21 | Summer Term 6W1 exam period |
| 30 | Last date to drop Summer Term 12W classes without Faculty/School permission |
| 30 | Last date to select or cancel Personal Interest Credit for Summer Term 12W classes |
| July 2025 | |
| 1 | Canada Day (classes will not be held) |
| 2 | Summer Term 6W2 classes begin |
| 8 | Last date to add Summer Term 6W2 classes |
| 8 | Last date to drop Summer Term 6W2 classes with full tuition credit |
| 9 | Time period to select Personal Interest Credit for Summer Term 6W2 classes begins |
| 15 | Application to Graduate (A2G) for Fall opens |
| 25 | Summer Term 12W classes end |
| 27 - Aug 3 | Summer Term 12W exam period |
| August 2025 | |
| Jul 27 - Aug 3 | Summer Term 12W exam period |
| 1 | Last date to drop Summer Term 6W2 classes without Faculty/School permission |
| 1 | Last date to select or cancel Personal Interest Credit for Summer Term 6W2 classes |
| 4 | Civic Holiday (classes will not be held) |
| 13 | Summer Term 6W2 classes end |
| 15-17 | Summer Term 6W2 exam period |
| 31 | Summer Term ends |