Academic Year 2025-2026 Sessional Dates
The dates below are for undergraduate engineering students and courses. Engineering graduate students should refer to the SGS sessional dates.
2025 Summer Session
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| April 2 | First day students can enrol in engineering elective courses in ACORN (6 a.m. EDT). |
| April 7 | First day U of T Engineering students can enrol in Arts & Science courses in ACORN (6 a.m. EDT). |
| April 23 | Last day students can pay or defer fees. |
| May 5 | F-term and Y-term U of T Engineering classes begin. |
| May 7 | Courses removed for non-registered students. |
| May 8 | Last day students can waitlist F-term and Y-term engineering courses. |
| May 11 | Last day students can enrol in F-term / Y-term engineering elective courses on ACORN. |
| May 11 | Last day students can enrol in first-year T-Program courses. |
| May 12 | PEY Co-op Program: Last day to opt-out of the Summer Co-op Work Term recruitment cycle for qualified students in Year 2 of study. |
| May 16 | President's Day: University closed. |
| May 19 | 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 2 | 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 18 | F-term U of T Engineering classes end. Y-term engineering elective courses course break. |
| June 19 | F-term course study break for U of T Engineering courses. (Make up Friday) |
| June 20 to June 26 | Final exams for F-term U of T Engineering courses. |
| June 30 | President's Day: University closed. |
| July 1 | Canada Day: University closed. |
| July 2 | S-term classes start / Y-term classes resume. |
| July 4 | 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 1 | President's Day: University closed. |
| August 4 | Civic Holiday: University closed. |
| August 15 | S-term and Y-term U of T Engineering classes end. |
| August 18 | S-term and Y- term course study break for U of T Engineering courses. Make-up Monday. |
| August 19 to August 22 | Final exams for S-term and Y- term U of T Engineering courses. |
*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.
2025 Fall Term (F)
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| July 10 | 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 30 | First day U of T Engineering students can enrol in all Arts & Science (A&S) courses on ACORN (6:00 a.m. EDT). |
| August 5 | No Arts & Science course enrolment. |
| August 12 | Last day to pay or defer fees. |
| August 26 | Courses removed for non-registered students. |
| September 1 | Labour Day: University closed. |
| September 2 | U of T Engineering F-term and Y-term courses begin. Arts & Science F-term and Y-term courses begin. |
| September 2 - September 9 | U of T Engineering Deferred Exams |
| September 11 | Last day waitlists are operational for F-term 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 15 | 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-term 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. |
| September 16 - September 22 | 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 29 | Last day students can apply to re-enrol for the 2026 Winter Term. |
| October 13 | Thanksgiving Day: University closed. |
| October 27 | 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 27 - October 31 | Fall Study Break. No Engineering classes. No A&S classes. |
| October 27 - November 2 | Study Break: In Engineering courses, no assessments may be scheduled nor assignments made due between Monday and the following Sunday of the study break week, inclusive of those dates. This does not prevent the Faculty from scheduling deferred exams during the break. Accommodations made by an instructor to an individual student as the result of a term-work petition or from accessibility services are also allowed during these days. |
| October 31 | Examination timetable for F-term courses posted. |
| November 11 | 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 1 | Last day of regular Arts & Science classes. |
| December 3 | Last day of lectures in the F-term; all term work should be submitted by this date. |
| December 4 | Makeup Monday.** Study Break for U of T Engineering F-term courses. |
| December 5 to December 22 | Final exams for F-term U of T Engineering courses. (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. Final exams for F-term Arts & Science courses and midterms for Y-term Arts & Science courses. |
| December 24, 2025 - January 2, 2026 | Winter break: University closed. |
| January 10, 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 4th 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 4, 2025, 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 21, as an accommodation.
2026 Winter Term (S)
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| January 5 | U of T Engineering and Arts & Science S-term courses begin and Y-term courses resume. |
| January 12 | Last day students can transfer out of Engineering Science (first-year students) to Track One or a Core 8 engineering program. |
| January 12 | Lectures begin for T-Program courses. |
| January 14 | Last day students can waitlist S-term courses. |
| January 18 | 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 16 | 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 16 | Family Day Holiday: University closed. |
| February 16 to February 20 | Winter Study Break. No U of T Engineering classes. No Arts & Science classes. Reserved for special deferred exams from the December 2025 examination period. |
| February 16 - February 22 | Study Break: In Engineering courses, no assessments may be scheduled nor assignments made due between Monday and the following Sunday of the study break week, inclusive of those dates. This does not prevent the Faculty from scheduling deferred exams during the break. Accommodations made by an instructor to an individual student as the result of a term-work petition or from accessibility services are also allowed during these days. |
| February 27 | Examination timetable for S-term and Y-term courses posted (tentative). |
| March 16 | 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 2026 Fall Term.* |
| April 3 | Good Friday Holiday: University closed. |
| April 6 | End of classes for Arts & Science S-term and Y-term courses. |
| April 7 | Last day of U of T Engineering lectures in S-term and Y-term courses; all term work should be submitted by this date. |
| April 8 | Study day. Exam Jam. |
| April 9 to April 30 | Exams for S-term and Y-term U of T Engineering courses. Exams for S-term and Y-term Arts & Science courses. Note: Exams for courses offered by other faculties may be held outside of this period. |
| May 2 | Winter emergency exam day. |
| May 15 | Application deadline for transfers between engineering programs. |
| June 13 | 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 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. |
| May 15 | 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.