Academic Year 2024-2025 Sessional Dates
The dates below are for undergrad engineering students and courses pending approval by Faculty Council. Engineering graduate students should refer to the SGS sessional dates.
2024 Summer Session
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| April 4 | First day students can enrol in engineering elective courses in ACORN (6 a.m. EDT). |
| April 8 | First day U of T Engineering students can enrol in Arts & Science courses in ACORN (6 a.m. EDT). |
| April 24 | Last day students can pay or defer fees. |
| May 6 | F- and Y-session U of T Engineering classes begin. |
| May 8 | Courses removed for non-registered students. |
| May 9 | Last day students can waitlist F-term engineering minor courses. |
| May 12 | Last day students can enrol in F-term / Y-term engineering elective courses on ACORN. Last day students can enrol in first-year T-Program courses. |
| May 20 | Victoria Day: University closed. |
| May | PEY Co-op Program: 2024 Summer work terms begin (duration 3 to 4 months). PEY Co-op Program: 2024-2025 Professional Experience Year (PEY) work terms begin between May and September (duration 12 to 16 months). |
| June 3 | Last day students can drop F-term courses without academic penalty*. Requests to drop T-Program courses must be submitted to the First Year Office by 4 p.m. (EDT). |
| June 19 | F-session U of T Engineering classes end. Y-session engineering elective courses course break. |
| June 20 | F-session course study break for U of T Engineering courses. |
| June 21 to June 27 | Final exams for first-year U of T Engineering courses. |
| June 28 | Presidential Day: University closed. |
| July 1 | Canada Day: University closed. |
| July 2 | S-term classes start / Y-term courses resume. |
| July 5 | Last day students can waitlist S-term engineering elective courses. |
| July 8 | Deadline to enrol in S-term courses in ACORN. |
| July 22 | Last day students can drop Y-term courses without academic penalty.* |
| July 29 | Last day students can drop S-term courses without academic penalty.* |
| August 5 | Civic Holiday: University closed. |
| August 15 | S- and Y-term U of T Engineering classes end. |
| August 16 | S- and Y- term course study break for U of T Engineering courses. |
| August 19 to August 23 | Final exams for S- and Y- term U of T Engineering courses. |
| August 28 | PEY Co-op Program: Recruitment cycle closes for 2024-2025 Professional Experience Year (PEY) work terms (duration 12 to 16 months). |
*Refund Dates: The last date to cancel a course or cancel your registration in a session with no academic penalty may not always coincide with the last date that you are eligible for a refund. Review the refund schedules for applicable dates and deadlines: studentaccount.utoronto.ca.
2024 Fall Term (F)
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| July 11 | First day U of T Engineering students can make changes to their personal timetables on ACORN (6:00 a.m. EDT). First day U of T Engineering students can enrol in Arts & Science courses with reserved seating on ACORN (6:00 a.m. EDT). |
| July 31 | First day U of T Engineering students can enrol in all Arts & Science (A&S) courses on ACORN (6:00 a.m. EDT). |
| August 1 | No Arts & Science course enrolment. |
| August 13 | Last day to pay or defer fees. |
| August 27 | Courses removed for non-registered students. |
| September 2 | Labour Day: University closed. |
| September 3 | U of T Engineering lectures in F- and Y-term courses begin. Arts & Science lectures in F- and Y-term courses begin. |
| September 12 | Last day waitlists are operational for F- and Y-term courses. Last day students can request transfers out of Engineering Science (first-year students). Last day to enrol in online first-year courses. |
| September 16 | Deadline to designate a Fall Term (F-term) or Y-term "Extra" course as a credit course. Last day U of T Engineering students can enrol in A&S courses with reserved seating. Last day students can add or substitute F- or Y-term courses on ACORN. PEY Co-op Program: Last day to withdraw from the PEY Co-op Program for students in Year 3 of study. |
| TBD | Late enrolment for Y-term courses only (Registrar's Office only). |
| September 16 | PEY Co-op Program: Career Portal with 2025-2026 job postings opens to qualified students seeking 12-16 month work terms. Interviews, job offers and acceptances begin shortly after. |
| September 30 | Last day students can apply to re-enrol for the 2025 Winter Term. |
| October 14 | Thanksgiving Day: University closed. |
| October 28 | PEY Co-op Program: Career Portal with Summer 2025 job postings opens to qualified students seeking Summer Co-op Work Terms. Interviews, job offers and acceptances begin shortly after. |
| October 28 to November 1 | Engineering Fall Study Break. No Fall Term Engineering courses offered. A&S Fall Reading Week. No Fall Term A&S courses offered. |
| October 31 | Examination timetable for F-term courses posted (tentative). |
| November 4 | Deadline to designate an F-term course as "Extra." Last day students can apply to transfer to part-time studies.* Last day students can withdraw from the Fall Term without academic penalty.* Last day students can drop F-term engineering courses without academic penalty.* Last day students can drop F-term Arts & Science courses without academic penalty.* |
| November | Fall Convocation ceremony for the conferring of the Bachelor of Applied Science & Engineering Science degrees. Visit convocation.utoronto.ca for more details. |
| December 3 | Last day of A&S classes. |
| December 4 | Last day of lectures in the F-term; all term work should be submitted by this date. |
| December 5 | Makeup Monday.** |
| December 6 to December 21 | F-term U of T Engineering exams (the Faculty will hold exams on Saturdays, Sundays and evenings during this period).*** Exams for courses offered by other Faculties may be held during other periods. F-term A&S exams and Y-term A&S midterms. |
| December 24 | Winter break: University closed. |
| January 11, 2025 | Emergency Winter Exam Date. The Faculty will use this date for any cancelled December Exams. |
*Refund Dates: The last date to cancel a course or cancel your registration in a session with no academic penalty may not always coincide with the last date that you are eligible for a refund. Review the refund schedules for applicable dates and deadlines: studentaccount.utoronto.ca.
**Makeup Monday is on December 5th and will be scheduled the same as a regular Monday; thus, instructors can use this day to make up for the missing Monday of Thanksgiving Day. Use of Makeup Monday in courses is optional. If it is not used, December 5, 2024, will be a study day.
***Students with exam conflicts or religious observances at the end of the exam period may have their exam rescheduled for Sunday, December 22, as an accommodation.
2025 Winter Term (S)
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| January 6 | Lectures begin in U of T Engineering S-term courses and resume in Y-term courses. Lectures begin in S-term courses and resume in Y-term courses for A&S. |
| January 13 | Last day students can transfer out of Engineering Science (first-year students) to Track One or a Core 8 engineering program. |
| January 13 | Lectures begin for T-Program courses. |
| January 14 | Last day students can waitlist S-term courses. |
| January 19 | Last day students can add or substitute S-term courses. Deadline to change an "Extra" S-term course to a for credit course. PEY Co-op Program: Last day to enrol in the PEY Co-op Program for students in Year 2. |
| February 14 | Last day students can drop Y-term courses without academic penalty.* Note: a student taking a Y-term course will not be allowed to drop this course in the Winter Term if a recalculation of their Fall Term load shows that dropping the course will reduce the F-term course load to fewer than 2.5 credits. Deadline to change a for credit Y-term course to an "Extra" course. |
| February 17 | Family Day holiday: University closed. |
| February 17 to February 21 | Reading Week: No lectures, tutorials or practicals. Reserved for special deferred exams from the December 2024 examination period. |
| February 28 | Examination timetable for S- and Y-term courses posted (tentative). |
| March 10 | Last day students can drop S-term courses without academic penalty, including S-term courses taken in Arts & Science.* Last day students can transfer to part-time studies.* Last day students can withdraw from the S-term without academic penalty.* Deadline to change a for credit S-term course to an "Extra" course. Last day students can apply to re-enrol for the 2025 Fall Term.* |
| April 4 | End of classes for Arts & Science S- and Y-term courses. |
| April 7 | Last day of U of T Engineering lectures in S- and Y-term courses; all term work should be submitted by this date. |
| April 8 | Winter study day. Exam Jam. |
| April 18 | Good Friday holiday: University closed. |
| April 9 to April 30 | S- and Y-term U of T Engineering exams. S- and Y-term exam period for A&S courses. Note: Exams for courses offered by other faculties may be held outside of this period. |
| May 3 | Winter emergency exam day. |
| TBD | Application deadline for transfers between engineering programs. |
| June 10 | PEY Co-op Program: Last day to declare a Summer Co-op Work term. |
*Refund Dates: The last date to cancel a course or cancel your registration in a session with no academic penalty may not always coincide with the last date that you are eligible for a refund. Review the refund schedules for applicable dates and deadlines: studentaccount.utoronto.ca.
Graduate Student Courses
Engineering graduate students should refer to SGS Sessional Dates.
Arts & Science Courses
For Arts & Science courses offered at the St. George Campus, the Academic Dates & Deadlines are available at artsci.utoronto.ca/current/dates-deadlines/academic-dates.
Academic Year 2023-2024 Sessional Dates
The dates below are for undergrad engineering students and courses pending approval by Faculty Council.
2023 Summer Session
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| April 6 | First day students can enrol in engineering elective courses in ACORN (6 a.m. EDT). |
| April 11 | First day U of T Engineering students can enrol in Arts & Science courses in ACORN (6 a.m. EDT). |
| April 26 | Last day students can pay or defer fees. |
| May 8 | F and Y session U of T Engineering classes begin. |
| May 10 | Courses removed for non-registered students. |
| May 11 | Last day students can waitlist F-term engineering minor courses. |
| May 14 | Last day students can enrol in F/Y engineering elective courses on ACORN. Last day students can enrol in first-year T-Program courses. |
| May 22 | Victoria Day: University closed. |
| May | PEY Co-op Program: 2023 Summer work terms begin (duration 3 to 4 months). PEY Co-op Program: 2023-2024 Professional Experience Year (PEY) work terms begin between May and September (duration 12 to 16 months). |
| June 5 | Last day students can drop F-term courses without academic penalty*. Requests to drop T-Program courses must be submitted to the First Year Office by 4 p.m. (EDT) |
| June 19 | F-session U of T Engineering classes end. Y-session engineering elective courses course break. |
| June 20 | F-session course study break for U of T Engineering courses. |
| June 21 to June 27 | Final exams for first-year U of T Engineering courses. |
| June 30 | Presidential Day: University closed. |
| July 3 | Canada Day: University closed. |
| July 4 | S classes start / Y courses resume. |
| July 7 | Last day students can waitlist S-term engineering elective courses. |
| July 10 | Deadline to enrol in S-term courses in ACORN. |
| July 18 | Last day students can drop Y-term courses without academic penalty*. |
| August 1 | Last day students can drop S-term courses without academic penalty*. |
| August 7 | Civic Holiday: University closed. |
| August 15 | S- and Y-term U of T Engineering classes end. |
| August 16 | S- and Y- term course study break for U of T Engineering courses. |
| August 17 to August 25 | Final exams for S and Y term U of T Engineering courses. |
| August | PEY Co-op Program: Recruitment cycle closes for 2023-2024 Professional Experience (PEY) work terms (duration 12 to 16 months). Engineering Career Centre will inform participants of date. |
*Refund Dates: The last date to cancel a course or cancel your registration in a session with no academic penalty may not always coincide with the last date that you are eligible for a refund. Review the refund schedules for applicable dates and deadlines: studentaccount.utoronto.ca.
2023 Fall Term (F)
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| July 13 | First day U of T Engineering students can make changes to their personal timetables on ACORN (6:00 a.m. EDT). First day U of T Engineering students can enrol in Arts & Science courses with reserved seating on ACORN (6:00 a.m. EDT). |
| August 2 | First day U of T Engineering students can enrol in all Arts & Science (A&S) courses on ACORN (6:00 a.m. EDT). |
| July 27 August 1 August 3 | No Arts & Science course enrolment. |
| August 17 | Last day to pay or defer fees. |
| August 31 | Courses removed for non-registered students. |
| September 4 | Labour Day: University closed. Orientation programs for first-year students begin. |
| September 7 | U of T Engineering lectures in F- and Y-term courses begin. Arts & Science lectures in F- and Y-term courses begin. |
| September 15 | Last day waitlists are operational for F- and Y- term courses. Last day students can request transfers out of Engineering Science (first-year students). Last day to enrol in online first-year courses. |
| September 20 | Deadline to designate a Fall Term (F) or Y "Extra" course as a credit course. Last day U of T Engineering students can enrol in A&S courses with reserved seating. Last day students can add or substitute F- or Y-term courses on ACORN. |
| September 21 to September 27 | Late enrolment for Y-term courses only (Registrar's Office only). |
| September 29 | Last day students can apply to re-enrol for the 2023 Winter Term. |
| September | PEY Co-op Program: Career Portal with 2024-2025 job postings opens to qualified students. Interviews, job offers and acceptances begin shortly after. Engineering Career Centre will inform participants of dates. |
| October 9 | Thanksgiving Day: University closed. |
| October 31 | Examination timetable for F-term courses posted (tentative). |
| November 6 | Deadline to designate a Fall Term course as "Extra". Last day students can apply to transfer to part-time studies.* Last day students can withdraw from the Fall Term without academic penalty.* Last day students can drop F-term engineering courses without academic penalty.* Last day students can drop F-term Arts & Science courses without academic penalty.* |
| November 6 to November 10 | Engineering Fall Study Break. No Fall Term Engineering courses offered. A&S Fall Reading Week. No Fall Term A&S courses offered. |
| November | Fall Convocation ceremony for the conferring of the Bachelor of Applied Science & Engineering Science degrees. Visit www.convocation.utoronto.ca for more details. |
| December 6 | Last day of lectures in the F-term; all term work should be submitted by this date. Last day of A&S classes. |
| December 7 | Fall study day. Makeup Monday.** |
| December 8 to December 20 | F-term U of T Engineering exams (the Faculty will hold exams on Saturdays, Sundays and evenings during this period). Exams for courses offered by other Faculties may be held during other periods. |
| December 9 to December 20 | F-term A & S exams and Y-term A & S midterms. |
| December 21 | Winter break: University closed. |
| January 13, 2024 | Emergency Winter Exam Date. The Faculty will use this date for any cancelled December Exams. |
*Refund Dates: The last date to cancel a course or cancel your registration in a session with no academic penalty may not always coincide with the last date that you are eligible for a refund. Review the refund schedules for applicable dates and deadlines: studentaccount.utoronto.ca.
**Makeup Monday is the day before final exams start this year and will be scheduled the same as a regular Monday; thus, instructors can use this day to make up for the missing Monday of Thanksgiving Day. Use of Makeup Monday in courses is optional. If it is not used, December 7, 2023, will be a study day.
2024 Winter Term (S)
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| January 8 | Lectures begin in S-term courses and resume in Y-term courses for A&S. Lectures begin in U of T Engineering S-term courses and resume in Y courses. |
| January 15 | Last day students can transfer out of Engineering Science (first-year students) to Track One or a Core 8 engineering program. |
| January 15 | Lectures begin for T-program courses. |
| January 16 | Last day students can waitlist S-term courses. |
| January 21 | Last day students can add or substitute S-term courses. PEY Co-op Program: Last day second-year students can enrol. Deadline to change an Extra S-term course to a for credit course. |
| February 19 | Last day students can drop Y-term courses without academic penalty.* Note: a student taking a Y-term course will not be allowed to drop this course in the Winter Term if a recalculation of their Fall Term load shows that dropping the course will reduce the F-term course load to fewer than 2.5 credits. Deadline to change a for credit Y course to an Extra course. |
| February 19 | Family Day holiday: University closed. |
| February 19 to February 23 | Reading Week: No lectures, tutorials or practicals. Reserved for special deferred exams from the December 2023 examination period. |
| February 28 | Examination timetable for S- and Y-term courses posted (tentative). |
| March 11 | Last day students can drop S-term courses without academic penalty, including S-term courses taken in Arts & Science.* Last day students can transfer to part-time studies.* Last day students can withdraw from S-term without academic penalty.* Deadline to change a for credit S-term course to an Extra course. Last day students can apply to re-enrol for the 2024 Fall Term.* |
| March 29 | Good Friday holiday: University closed. |
| April 5 | End of classes for Arts & Science S- and Y-term courses. |
| April 10 to April 30 | S- and Y-term exam period for A&S courses. |
| April 12 | Last day of U of T Engineering lectures in S- and Y-term courses; all term work should be submitted by this date. |
| April 15 | Winter study day. Exam Jam. |
| April 16 to April 30 | S- and Y- term exams. Note: Exams for courses offered by other faculties may be held outside of this period. |
| April | PEY Co-op Program: Recruitment cycle closes for 2024 Summer work terms. Engineering Career Centre will inform participants of date. |
| May 1 | Winter emergency exam day. |
| May 15 | Application deadline for transfers between engineering programs. |
*Refund Dates: The last date to cancel a course or cancel your registration in a session with no academic penalty may not always coincide with the last date that you are eligible for a refund. Review the refund schedules for applicable dates and deadlines: studentaccount.utoronto.ca.
Graduate Student Courses
Engineering graduate students should refer to SGS Sessional Dates.
Arts & Science Courses
For Arts & Science courses offered at the St. George Campus, the Academic Dates & Deadlines are available at artsci.utoronto.ca/current/dates-deadlines/academic-dates.