Academic Dates

2025-2026 Dates and Deadlines

Below is a listing of academic and financial dates and deadlines. Please visit the respective office’s website for more detailed information on any of the dates and deadlines listed below. To facilitate with this, the financial related dates and deadlines have been linked to the Student Accounts dates and deadlines pages.

NOTE: The University Calendar is the University’s official source for academic dates. We make every effort to adhere to the published dates and will communicate any changes in a timely fashion. In the event of a date change, please be sure to consult the University Calendar for the most current listing.

Winter 2025

December 30, 2024

  • Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in full winter and early winter term courses.

January 3, 2025

  • University reopens at 8:30 a.m.

January 6, 2025

  • Winter term begins.

January 10, 2025

  • Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in early winter courses.

January 13, 2025

  • OSAP deferral deadline.

January 17, 2025

  • Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in full winter and late winter courses.

  • Last day to withdraw from early winter courses with a full fee adjustment (financial withdrawal).

  • Graduate students who have not electronically submitted their final thesis copy to the office of Graduate Studies will not be eligible to graduate in winter 2025.

January 24 -
February 2, 2025

  • Full fall and late fall term deferred examinations will be held.

January 31, 2025

  • Last day to withdraw from full winter and the winter portion of fall/winter courses with a full fee adjustment (financial withdrawal).

February 1, 2025

  • Last day for academic withdrawal from early winter courses.

  • Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodation Forms for Feb/Mar early winter final examinations to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities.

February 7, 2025

  • Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade, in early winter term undergraduate courses, before the official Feb/Mar final examination period

February 14, 2025

  • Last day of early winter classes.

  • April examination schedule available online.

February 17, 2025

  • Statutory holiday. University closed.

February 17-21, 2025

  • Winter Break. No classes.

February 22 -
March 2, 2025

  • Final examinations in early winter undergraduate courses will be held.

February 24, 2025

  • Late winter classes begin.

March 1, 2025

  • Last day for receipt of applications for admission to an undergraduate program for the summer term.

  • Last day for receipt of applications for admission from candidates who wish to be guaranteed consideration for financial assistance (including Carleton fellowships, scholarships and teaching assistantships) administered by Carleton University.

March 7, 2025

  • Last day to withdraw from late winter term courses with a full fee adjustment (financial withdrawal).

March 14-16, 2025

  • Early winter undergraduate deferred final examinations will be held.

March 15, 2025

  • Last day for academic withdrawal from full winter, late winter and fall/winter courses.

  • Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodation Forms for April full winter, late winter, and fall/winter final examinations to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities.

March 25, 2025

  • Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade, in full winter term or fall/winter undergraduate courses before the official April examination period.

April 1, 2025

  • Last day for receipt of applications from potential June graduates.

  • Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis, in examinable form to the department.

  • Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade, in late winter term undergraduate courses before the official April examination period.

April 8, 2025

  • Last day to pay any remaining balance on your Student Account to avoid a hold on access to marks through Carleton Central and the release of transcripts and other official documents.

  • Winter term ends.

  • Last day of full winter, late winter and fall/winter term classes.

  • Last day for take home examinations to be assigned.

April 9-10, 2025

  • No classes or examinations take place.

April 11-26, 2025

  • Final examinations in full winter, late winter and fall/winter term courses will be held.

April 18, 2025

  • Statutory holiday. University closed.

April 26, 2025

  • All take home examinations are due on this day.

May 1, 2025

  • Last day for receipt of applications for undergraduate internal degree transfers to allow for registration for the summer session.

May 9, 2025

  • Graduate students who have not electronically submitted their final thesis copy to the office of Graduate Studies will not be eligible to graduate in spring 2025 and must register for the summer 2025 term.

May 16-28, 2025

  • Full winter, late winter and fall/winter term deferred final examinations will be held.

Summer 2025

March 20, 2025

  • Carleton Central opens for registration for Carleton University degree students (graduate and undergraduate).

March 24, 2025

  • Carleton Central opens for registration for Carleton University special students

March 27, 2025

  • Registration for University of Ottawa undergraduate exchange students begins.

April 25, 2025

  • Summer Term Payment Deadline

May 1, 2025

  • Last day for receipt of applications for undergraduate degree program transfers for the summer term.

May 5, 2025

  • Summer Term Begins.

May 9, 2025

  • Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) for early summer courses.

  • Graduate students who have not electronically submitted their final thesis copy to the office of Graduate Studies will not be eligible to graduate in spring 2025 and must register for the summer 2025 term.

May 16, 2025

  • Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) for full summer courses.

  • Last day to withdraw from early summer courses with a full fee adjustment (financial withdrawal).

May 19, 2025

  • Statutory holiday. University closed.

May 31, 2025

  • Last day to withdraw from full summer courses with a full fee adjustment (financial withdrawal).

June 1, 2025

  • Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodation for June examinations to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities.

  • Last day for academic withdrawal from early summer courses.

June 10, 2025

  • Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade for early summer courses before the official examination period.

June 17, 2025

  • Last day of early summer classes.

  • Last day that can be specified by a course instructor as a due date for term work for early summer courses.

June 18-19, 2025

  • No classes or examinations take place.

June 18, 2025

  • Final summer term payment deadline.

June 20-26, 2025

  • Final examinations in early summer courses and mid-term examinations in full summer courses will be held.

June 26, 2025

  • All final take-home examinations are due on this day.

July 1, 2025

  • Statutory holiday. University closed.

July 2, 2025

  • Late summer courses begin.

July 8, 2025

  • Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) for late summer courses.

July 15, 2025

  • Last day for a full fee adjustment when withdrawing from late summer courses (financial withdrawal).

July 18-20, 2025

  • Early summer term deferred final examinations to be held.

July 20, 2025

  • Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis in examinable form to the department.

August 1, 2025

  • Last day for academic withdrawal from full and late summer courses.

  • Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodation for August full summer and late summer examinations to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities.

August 4, 2025

  • Civic holiday. University closed.

August 7, 2025

  • Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade for late summer and full summer courses before the official examination period.

August 14, 2025

  • Last day of late summer and full summer classes.

  • Classes follow a Monday schedule.

  • Last day for handing in term assignments, subject to any earlier course deadline.

August 15-16, 2025

  • No classes or examinations take place.

August 17-23, 2025

  • Final examinations in full summer and late summer courses will be held.

August 23, 2025

  • All take home examinations are due on this day.

September 19-21, 2025

  • Late summer and full summer term deferred final examinations will be held.

May 16-28, 2025

  • Full winter, late winter and fall/winter term deferred final examinations will be held.

March 1, 2025

  • Last day for receipt of applications for admission to an undergraduate program for the summer term.

Fall 2025

August 29-31, 2025

  • Residence move in weekend.

December 2, 2025

  • Winter term registration for University of Ottawa undergraduate exchange students begins at 8:30 a.m.

December 24, 2025 -
January 2, 2026

  • University closed.

August 27, 2025

  • Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in full fall, early fall and fall/winter term courses.

May 22, 2025

  • The Student Registration Assistance is available to all undergraduate and special students.

May 26, 2025

  • The registration timetable planning tool is available in Carleton Central for the 2024-2025 academic year.

July 2-4, 2025

  • Carleton Central opens for registration for new first year undergraduate students and students admitted from CEGEP.

July 8-11, 2025

  • Carleton Central opens for registration for returning undergraduate students & new and returning graduate students.

August 6, 2025

  • Carleton Central opens at 8:30 a.m. for registration for Special Students and Visiting Undergraduates on Letter of Permission.

August 12, 2025

  • Fall term registration for University of Ottawa undergraduate exchange students begins at 8:30 a.m.

August 25, 2025

  • Fall payment deadline.

August 31, 2025

  • Last day for receipt of applications from potential November graduates.

September 1, 2025

  • Statutory holiday. University closed.

September 2, 2025

  • Academic orientation (undergraduate and graduate).

  • Orientation for Teaching Assistants.

  • Class and laboratory preparations, departmental introductions for students and other academic preparation activities will be held.

September 3, 2025

  • Fall term begins.

September 9, 2025

  • Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in early fall courses.

September 11, 2025

  • OSAP deferral deadline.

September 16, 2025

  • Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in full fall, late fall, and fall/winter courses.

  • Last day to withdraw from early fall courses with a full fee adjustment (financial withdrawal).

  • Graduate students who have not electronically submitted their final thesis copy to the office of Graduate Studies will not be eligible to graduate in fall 2025.

September 19-21, 2025

  • Late summer and full summer term deferred final examinations will be held.

September 30, 2025

  • Last day to withdraw from full fall term and fall/winter courses with a full fee adjustment (financial withdrawal).

October 1, 2025

  • Last day for academic withdrawal from early fall courses.

  • Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodation Forms for Oct/Nov early winter fall examinations to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities.

October 9, 2025

  • Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade, in early fall term undergraduate courses, before the official Oct/Nov final examination period.

October 10, 2025

  • December examination schedule available online.

October 13, 2025

  • Statutory holiday. University closed.

October 15, 2025

  • Last day for receipt of applications for admission to an undergraduate degree program for the winter term from applicants whose documents originate from outside Canada or the United States.

October 16, 2025

  • Last day of early fall classes.

October 20, 2025

  • Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in late fall courses.

October 20-24, 2025

  • Fall break. No classes.

October 25 -
November 2, 2025

  • Final examinations in early fall undergraduate courses will be held.

October 27, 2025

  • Late fall classes begin.

November 7, 2025

  • Last day to withdraw from late fall term courses with a full fee adjustment (financial withdrawal).

November 15, 2025

  • Last day for academic withdrawal from full fall and late fall courses.

  • Last day to request formal exam accommodations for December full fall, late fall, and fall/winter examinations to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities.

  • Last day for receipt of applications for admission to an undergraduate degree program for the winter term.

November 14-16, 2025

  • Early fall undergraduate deferred examinations will be held.

November 21, 2025

  • Last day for summative tests or examinations or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade in the full fall or fall/winter before the official December examination period.

November 25, 2025

  • Winter Payment Deadline.

November 28, 2025

  • Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis in examinable form to the department.

  • Last day for summative tests or examinations or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade in the late fall before the official December examination period.

November 30, 2025

  • Last day for receipt of applications from potential February graduates.

December 5, 2025

  • Fall term ends.

  • Last day of full fall and late fall term classes.

  • Classes follow a Monday schedule.

  • Last day for take home examinations to be assigned.

  • Last day for receipt of applications for undergraduate degree program transfers for winter term.

  • Last day to pay any remaining fall tuition fees to avoid a hold on access to marks through Carleton Central and the release of transcripts and other official documents.

December 6-7, 2025

  • No classes or examinations take place.

December 8-20, 2025

  • Final examinations in full fall and late fall term courses and mid-term examinations in fall/winter courses will be held.

December 20, 2025

  • All take home examinations are due on this day

December 29, 2025

  • Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in full winter and early winter term courses.

Winter 2026

December 2, 2025

  • Winter term registration for University of Ottawa undergraduate exchange students begins at 8:30 a.m.

December 24, 2025 -
January 2, 2026

  • University closed.

December 29, 2025

  • Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in full winter and early winter term courses.

January 5, 2026

  • University reopens

  • Winter term begins. Full winter and early winter classes begin.

January 9, 2026

  • Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in early winter courses.

January 15, 2026

  • OSAP deferral deadline.

January 16, 2026

  • Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in full winter and late winter courses.

  • Last day to withdraw from early winter courses with a full fee adjustment.

  • Graduate students who have not electronically submitted their final thesis copy to Graduate Studies will not be eligible to graduate in winter 2026.

January 23 -
February 1, 2026

  • Full fall and late fall term deferred final examinations will be held.

January 31, 2026

  • Last day to withdraw from full winter courses and the winter portion of fall/winter courses with a full fee adjustment.

February 1, 2026

  • Last day for academic withdrawal from early winter courses.

  • Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodations for Feb/Mar final examinations from the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities.

February 6, 2026

  • Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade, in early winter term undergraduate courses, before the official Feb/Mar final examination period.

February 13, 2026

  • Last day of early winter classes.

  • Last day for final take-home examinations to be assigned in early winter courses.

  • Last day that can be specified by an instructor as a due date for term work for early winter courses.

  • April examination schedule available online.

February 16, 2026

  • Statutory holiday. University closed.

  • Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in late winter courses.

February 16-20, 2026

  • Winter break, no classes.

February 21 -
March 1, 2026

  • Final examinations in early winter undergraduate courses will be held.

February 23, 2026

  • Late winter classes begin.

February 27, 2026

  • Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in late winter courses.

March 1, 2026

  • Last day for receipt of applications for admission to an undergraduate degree program for the fall/winter session from applicants whose documents originate outside Canada or the Unites States.

  • Last day for receipt of applications for admission to an undergraduate program for the summer term.

  • Last day for receipt of applications for admission from candidates who wish to be guaranteed consideration for financial assistance (including Carleton fellowships, scholarships and teaching assistantships) administered by Carleton University.

March 6, 2026

  • Last day to withdraw from late winter term courses with a full fee adjustment.

March 13-15, 2026

  • Early winter undergraduate deferred final examinations will be held.

March 15, 2026

  • Last day for academic withdrawal from full winter, late winter, and fall/winter courses.

  • Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodations for April full winter, late winter, and fall/winter final examinations from the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities.

March 25, 2026

  • Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade, in full winter term or fall/winter undergraduate courses, before the official April final examination period

April 1, 2026

  • Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis, in examinable form to the department.

  • Last day for receipt of applications from potential spring (June) graduates.

  • Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade, in late winter term undergraduate courses, before the official final examination period

April 3, 2026

  • Statutory holiday. University closed.

April 8, 2026

  • Winter term ends.

  • Classes follow a Friday schedule.

  • Last day of full winter, late winter, and fall/winter classes.

  • Last day for final take-home examinations to be assigned.

  • Last day that can be specified by an instructor as a due date for term work for full winter and late winter courses.

April 9-10, 2026

  • No classes or examinations take place.

April 11-23, 2026

  • Final examinations in full winter, late winter, and fall/winter courses will be held.

April 23, 2026

  • All final take-home examinations are due on this day.

May 1, 2026

  • Last day for receipt of applications for undergraduate internal degree transfers to allow for registration for the summer session.

May 15-27, 2026

  • Full winter, late winter, and fall/winter deferred final examinations will be held.

June 1, 2026

  • Last day for receipt of applications for admission to an undergraduate program for the fall/winter session except for applications due March 1.

June 15, 2026

  • Last day for receipt of applications for undergraduate degree program transfers for the fall term.

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