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SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIESCALENDAR OF ACADEMIC DATES FOR 2013-2014

The dates shown below apply to graduate level programs and courses. They do notnecessarily apply to undergraduate programs, the Faculty of Law, or to courses offered

through the College of Extended Learning. Students should consult the appropriatecalendars & timetables:http://www.unb.ca/academics/calendars.html

MONTH DATE DAY EVENTMay, 2013 01 Wed. Summer term begins for both UNBF & UNBSJ

01 Wed. UNBF-Session A and Session B classes beginUNBSJ Classes begin for 8 week session courses and 12week session courses.

08 Wed. UNBSJ End of Registration period for 8-week courses.

14 Tuesday UNBSJ End of Registration period for 12-week courses.

15 Wed. Last day to make fee-payment arrangements withFinancial Services or students may be withdrawn fromthe School of Graduate Studies & their graduateprogrammes. Exception will be made to those students whoare defending their thesis/reports/dissertations by the end of

this month. Note: A Late Payment Fee of $50 will bechargedif a student fails to negotiate his/her student loan,or pay fees within the payment due dates.

20 Monday Victoria Day University Holiday no classes*

21 Tuesday MBA SJ Module 4begins and ends July 20, 2013

23 Thursday UNBF -Last day of Session B classes

24 Friday UNBF- Reading Day for Session B classes

25 & 27 Saturday -Monday UNBF - Final Examinations for Session B classes

28 Tuesday UNBF - Session C classes begin

29- 30 Wed. Thurs.

184thEncaenia UNBF- Visit website for moreinformation on the ceremony: http://www.unb.ca/graduation/

31 Friday 39thSpring Convocation UNBSJ- Visit website for moreinformation on the ceremony: http://www.unb.ca/graduation/

31 Friday Students completing their degree requirements(including defence & submitting final copies ofdissertation/thesis/report) by the last day of the month inwhich a term commences, will not be required to paytuition fees for that term.Note: Even if students defend bythe end of the month, they must register for the term. Once

they have completed by the deadline date, registrationfor that term will be removed by SGS. They will be eligible

to graduate at Fall Convocation 2013.

June 05 Wed. UNBSJ - Last day to withdraw from 8-week courses withoutacademic penalty

12 Wed. UNBSJ -Last day for in-class tests for 8-week courses
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18 Tuesday UNBF - Last Day for Session A and Session C classes

19 Wed. UNBF- Reading Day for Session A and Session C classes

20-22 Thurs.-Sat. UNBF- Final examinations for Session A and Session Cclasses

21 Friday UNBSJ Last day of classes for 8-week session coursesUNBSJ Last day to withdraw from 12-week courseswithout academic penalty

24-29 Mon-Sat UNBSJ Final examinations for 8-week session courses.UNBSJ Reading week for 12-week session courses.

July 1 Monday Canada Day University Holiday No Classes*

2 Tuesday UNBF- Session D and Session E classes beginUNBSJ Classes for 12-week session courses resumeUNBSJ Classes for 4-week session courses begin

5 Friday UNBSJ End of registration period for 4-week summersession courses

12 Friday Last date for doctoral dissertations to reach the Dean ofGraduate Studies for the final examination process if

degree to be conferred at Fall Convocation 2013. NOEXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE. (Note: meeting thisdeadline does not necessarily guarantee graduation at thesubsequent ceremony).UNBSJ Last day for in-class tests for 12-week sessioncourses

18 Thursday UNBF - Last day of classes for Session E classes

19 Friday UNBF - Reading Day for Session E classesUNBSJ Last day to withdraw from 4-week summersession courses

20 Saturday UNBF- Final Examinations for Session E classes

MBASJ Module 4 ends22 Monday UNBF - Session F classes begin

MBASJ Module 5 beginsand ends Sept 21, 201326 Friday UNBSJ Last day of classes for 12-week session courses

UNBSJ Last day of classes for 4-week session courses29 Monday UNBSJ Final examinations for 12-week

August 3 Saturday UNBSJ Session coursesUNBSJ Final examinations for 4-week session courses

5 Monday New Brunswick Day University Holiday No Classes*

8 Thursday UNBF- Last day of Session D and Session F classes9 Friday UNBF- Reading Day for Session D and Session F classes

10-12 Saturday -Monday

UNBF- Final examinations for Session D and Session Fclasses

TBA TBA Residence open for new students:http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/residence/

TBA TBA Residence open for continuing students visit website fordates:http://www.unb.ca/fredericton/residence/
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September 1 Sunday

Last day to apply on-line to graduate in order for yourdegree to be conferred at Fall Convocation 2013:http://www.unb.ca/graduation/(Note: This is an intent to graduate pending on successfulcompletion of degree requirements).

2 Monday Labour Day University Holiday No classes*

3-4 Tues. Wed. Academic Programming and Orientation. Please see theDirector of Graduate Studies in the Dept./Faculty.

5 Thursday UNBF - Start of Classes. Both Campuses Fall Term (notincl. Law & the 11-month BEd)

13 Friday UNBF- Last day for adding Fall term and full-year courses.Fall term and full-year courses dropped up to and includingthis date not shown on academic record.

18 Wed.Last day to make fee-payment arrangements withFinancial Services or students may be withdrawn fromthe School of Graduate Studies & their graduateprogrammes. Exception will be made to those students whoare defending theirthesis/reports/dissertations by the end ofthis month. Note: A Late Payment Fee of $50 will bechargedif a student fails to negotiate his/her student loan,

or pay fees within the payment due dates.

20 Friday UNBF - Last day to opt out of GSA Health &

Dental and for the Buss Pass. Please contact theGraduate Student Association at 453-4700 or visittheir website:http://www.unbgsa.ca/

Opt Out deadline for International Health (withNB Medicare only), please visit the FinancialServices website:http://www.unb.ca/financialservices/students/healthinsurance.html

20 Friday

Last day of submission of all completed degree

requirements(including defence & submission of correcteddissertation/thesis/report) to the Dean of Graduate Studiesfor graduation at Fall Convocation 2013.

21 Saturday MBASJ Module 5 ends

30 Monday

Students completing their degree requirements(including defence & submitting final copies ofdissertation/thesis/report) by the last day of the month inwhich a term commences, will not be required to paytuition fees for that term.Note: Even if students defend bythe end of the month, they must register for the term. Oncethey have completed by the deadline date, registrationfor that term will be removed by SGS. They will be eligible

to graduate at Encaenia/Spring Convocation in May 2014.October 3 Thursday SGS Executive Committee meeting & approval of the

graduation list for Fall Convocation 2013.

7 Monday MBASJ Module 1courses begin & ends Dec 14, 201314 Monday Thanksgiving Day. University Holiday No Classes*18 Friday Last day to withdraw from Fall term courses with pro rated

refund.

24 ThursdayFall Convocation UNB FrederictonVisit website formore information on the ceremony:http://www.unb.ca/graduation/
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25 FridayFall Convocation UNB Saint John. Visit website formore information on the ceremony:http://www.unb.ca/graduation

25 Friday UNBSJ ONLY- Last day to opt out of GSA Health &Dental and for the Buss Pass. Please contact the GraduateStudent Association at 453-4700 or visit their website:http://www.unbgsa.ca/

28 Monday UNBF- Last day to withdraw from Fall term courseswithout academic penalty. A grade of w (withdrawn) will

be shown on the academic record.

November 11 Monday Remembrance Day University Holiday no classes*

12 Tuesday Fall term reading day.

20 Wednesday Last day in Fall term to hold class tests.

December 4 Wednesday Last day of Fall term classes.5-6 Thurs-Friday Reading Days

7 Saturday Final Examinations begin.

14 Saturday MBA SJModule 1 courses end

18 Wed. Final Examinations end.

January, 2014 1 Wednesday University Holiday. No classes*

6 Monday Start of classes for both campuses Winter term

6 Monday MBASJ Module 2courses begin and ends March 15, 2014

17 Friday

Last day for adding Winter term courses. Winter termcourses dropped up to and including this date are not

shown on the academic record.

Last day to withdraw from full-year courses withoutacademic penalty. A notation of W (withdrawn) will beshown on the academic transcript.

22 Wed. Last day to make fee-payment arrangements withFinancial Services or students may be withdrawn fromthe School of Graduate Studies & their graduateprogrammes. Exception will be made to those students whoare defending theirthesis/reports/dissertations by the end ofthis month. Note: A Late Payment Fee of $50 will bechargedif a student fails to negotiate his/her student loan,or pay fees within the payment due dates.

24 Friday Last day to opt-out of Health and Dental Plan

(including International Students) for those students

who enrolled in January2014. Please contact theGraduate Student Association at 453-4700 or visit theirwebsite:http://www.unbgsa.ca/

Opt Out deadline for International Health for thosestudents who enrolled in January 2014 (with NBMedicare only), please visit the Financial Services

website:

http://www.unb.ca/financialservices/students/healthinsura

nce.html

31 Friday

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not be required to pay tuition fees for that term.Note: Even ifstudents defend by the end of the month, they must register for the

term. Once they have completed by the deadline date, registration

for that term will be removed by SGS. They will be eligible to

graduate at Encaenia/Spring Convocation in May 2014.

February 7 Friday

Last date for doctoral dissertations to reach Dean of GraduateStudies for the final examination process if degree to beconferred at Encaenia/Spring Convocation in May 2014. NOEXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE. (Note: meeting the deadlinedate does not necessarily guarantee graduation at the subsequent

ceremony.)

14 Friday Last day to withdraw from Winter term courses with pro rated

refund.

28 Friday

Last day to withdraw from Winter term courses without academic

penalty. A grade of W (withdrawn) notation will be shown on

the academic record.

March 1 Saturday Deadline to apply on-line to graduate at May Encaenia 2014(note this is an intent pending on the successful completion of

degree requirements) http://www.unb.ca/graduation/

3-7

Monday-

Friday

Winter Term Break. No Classes*

7 Friday

Master's theses and reports (with the exception of MEng reports)

should reach Director of Graduate Studies of GAU if degree to be

conferred at May Encaenia/Spring Convocation 2014.

17 Monday MBASJ Module 3courses begin and ends May 17, 2014

21 Friday

MEng reports should reach Director of Graduate Studies of GAU

if degree is to be conferred at May Encaenia/Spring Convocation

2014.

26 Wednesday Last day in Winter term to hold class

April 9 Wednesday Last day of Winter Term classes.10-11 Thursday-

Friday

Reading Days

12 Saturday Final examinations begin (note that final examination period

includes the Easter break)

18-21 Friday -

Monday*Easter. University Holiday no classes

17 ThursdayLast day for submission of all completed degree requirements(including defence and corrected dissertations/theses/reports)to Dean of Graduate Studies if degree is to be conferred atMay Encaenia/Spring Convocation 2014.

26 Saturday Final examinations end.

UNB Saint John to determine appropriate dates for Spring Session:

http://www.unb.ca/academics/spring-sj.html

May 1 Thursday UNB Summer term begins for both UNBF & UNBSJ1 Thursday UNBF- Classes begin for Session A and Mini Session B

8 Thursday SGS Executive Committee meeting & approval of the graduation

list for Spring Encaenia/Convocation in May 2014

17 Saturday MBA SJ Module 3courses end

19 Monday Victoria Day University Holiday no classes*

21 Wed.

Last day to make fee-payment arrangements withFinancial Services or students may be withdrawn fromthe School of Graduate Studies & their graduateprogrammes. Exception will be made to those students whoare defending theirthesis/reports/dissertations by the end of
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this month. Note: A Late Payment Fee of $50 will bechargedif a student fails to negotiate his/her student loan,or pay fees within the payment due dates.

23 Friday UNBF- Last day of classes in Session B26, 27 Monday-

TuesdayUNBF- Final examinations for Session B

28 Wednesday UNBF - Session C classes begin

28-29 Wed-Thursday Encaenia, UNB Fredericton http://www.unb.ca/graduation/

30 Friday Convocation, UNB Saint John -http://www.unb.ca/graduation/

30 FridayStudents completing their degree requirements (includingdefence & submitting final copies of dissertation/thesis/report)by the last day of the month in which a term commences, willnot be required to pay tuition fees for that term.Note: Even ifstudents defend by the end of the month, they must register for the

term. Once they have completed by the deadline date, registration

for that term will be removed by SGS. They will be eligible to

graduate at Fall Convocation 2014..

June 18 Wednesday UNBF - Last day of classes for Sessions A and C classes

20, 21,

23

Friday,

Saturday &

Monday

UNBF- Final examinations for Session A and Session C

July 2 Monday Canada Day. University Holiday No classes*

3 Tuesday UNBF - Session D and Session E begin

11 Friday

Last date for doctoral dissertations to reach the Dean ofGraduate Studies for the final examination process if degree tobe conferred at Convocation 2014. NO EXCEPTIONS WILLBE MADE. (Note: meeting the deadline date does not necessarilyguarantee graduation at the subsequent ceremony).

18 Friday UNBF -Last Day of Session E21 Monday UNBF- Final examinations of Session E

22 Tuesday Session F classes begin

August 4 Monday New Brunswick Day. University Holiday No classes*

8 Friday Last day of classes for Session D and Session F

11,12 Monday-

Tuesday

UNBF - Final Examination for Session D and F

*Except for essential operations, most university offices will be closed on the dates indicated asUniversity Holiday. Essential functions, for example, Security, Heating Plant and the Residences will

be staffed and operational. Facilities Management will have staff on call should they be needed. A fewdepartments and facilities such as the libraries, computer labs, Financial Services, Registrars Offices mayoffer some services on certain holidays. Those wishing to use such services on any holiday are advised to

check with the specific department about operations for that day.

RECOMMENDED FOR SENATE APPROVAL by the Executive Committee of the Schoolof Graduate Studies on May 9, 2013.

APPROVED BY SENATE AT UNBF & UNBSJ ON MAY 27, 2013
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