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Queen’s University
Senate Committee on Academic Procedures
Sessional Dates Proposal
-Draft-
Circulation Date: November 12, 2015
Proposal Based on the consultation undertaken and analysis and discussion by the committee, the Senate
Committee on Academic Procedures (SCAP) proposes:
That the minimum number of instructional days available be increased from 59 to 61.
Classes commence immediately following Labour Day each year.
Orientation week to occur the week prior to Labour Day.
The fall term includes a fall term break to overlap with Thanksgiving weekend of up to
one week (four teaching days plus Thanksgiving Day), but not less than two days
(Thanksgiving Day and the Tuesday immediately after).
The minimum requirement of thirteen (13) days for centrally administered final
examinations is maintained.
The pre-examination study period is customarily set to the maximum number of days (4)
for the fall term. Moving forward, the pre-examination period will be set to 2 or, where
practical, 3 days to both increase the number of instructional days, and to eliminate a
single teaching day on a Monday.
That individual Faculties and Schools continue to set their own Sessional Dates in
consultation with SCAP, and that SCAP continue to be required to approve all Sessional
Dates.
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Background In September 2013, the Senate Committee on Academic Procedures (SCAP) received the
following motion, as referred from Senate at its April 2013 meeting:
That SCAP study the implications of expanding the academic year to include two 13 week
academic terms (excluding Reading Week) instead of the current two 12 week terms
beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year, including considering what plans would need to
be enacted to make such a transition, for the consideration of Senate. In carrying out this
task SCAP should identify the pros and cons of the proposed plan or plans, and also the pros
and cons of maintaining the status quo. SCAP should be prepared to present options in this
regard to Senate no later than January 2014.
(Morelli/Jones) Carried 13-63
In response, SCAP undertook consultations within Queen’s, and also reviewed practices
undertaken at other U15 universities. SCAP provided a recommendation to Senate for their
meeting of March 25, 2014.
The first motion for Senate consideration was: “That the Senate approve the recommendation of the Senate Committee on Academic Procedures that beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year, Queen’s University session dates will include a “Queen’s Wellness Day”, whereon all classes are cancelled. The “Queen’s Wellness Day” will always be on the Friday preceding Thanksgiving Monday.” Concerns were expressed in Senate that the loss of one instructional teaching day may have significant impacts: meeting program accreditation requirements within the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, timetabling of laboratory classes, and placement of Faculty of Health Sciences students in hospitals. Based on the discussion, the Senate moved and seconded and supported by the vote that the motion be referred back to SCAP for further consultation with the faculties and the Mental Health Working Group. The second motion for Senate consideration was: “That the Senate recommend to Faculties and Schools that they are encouraged to utilize the available days in the fall and winter terms to their fullest by setting sessional dates so as to increase to the practical limit the number of teaching days in each term. The number of teaching days in a given term need not be identical each year. As the session dates are established, faculties are encouraged to discuss their proposed changes with dependent faculties/programs, the Office of the University Registration, their student body, and others to ensure potential concerns have been addressed.” The Senate expressed concern over the expeditious referral of the motion based on concerns raised by the Deans.
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SCAP 2014 – present
Based on the disposition from Senate, SCAP re-considered the merits and demerits of adding a
fall term break and to add teaching days to both the fall and winter terms in order to elevate
Queen’s above the bare minimum of all our peer institutions of 59 instructional days. The
committee also recognized that if Remembrance Day becomes a statutory holiday in Ontario, the
University will lose November 11 as a teaching day.
Analysis 1. Practices of U15 and other Canadian universities The committee reviewed the practices of U15 and other Canadian universities. Refer to Appendix A for a profile view of undergraduate program Fall 2015 academic sessional dates across the universities reviewed. The universities have been further grouped by the number of week days categorized as a fall term break: 0-1, 2-3, then 4-5. The committee reviewed the strategies universities utilized to accommodate a fall term break period without compromising the number of instructional days, which include: - advancing student orientation activity prior to Labour Day; - reducing or eliminating the duration of student orientation activity; - connecting the fall term break to an existing holiday (i.e. Thanksgiving); - make up days (e.g. for Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day) prior to December examinations; and - reduction or elimination of a pre-examination study period. Universities moving in this direction received support from the student body, and in some cases the student body advocated for the introduction of a fall term break (Ryerson University and Brock University). 2. Queen’s University sessional dates set through all seven possible fall patterns The analysis that was prepared by the Office of the University Registrar set out all seven possible
fall terms (Leap years affect the winter term.). Since Labour Day moves through the dates
September 1 to September 7, and because Christmas Day is fixed on December 25th
, the days
available for the fall term vary in number. Every teaching day added in September creates the
possibility of a reading break or increased teaching days. Refer to Appendix B for the Queen’s
University sessional date analysis.
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In the fall term, the academic dates based on the “current methodology” and the “proposed
methodology” is identified as follows:
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
- 59 instructional days
- no change to orientation week
- 4 pre-examination study period days
- 13 days allocated for fall term final
examinations, including Saturdays and
Sundays
- 61 instructional days
- Classes commence immediately following
Labour Day
- Orientation week to occur the week prior to
Labour Day
- The fall term includes a one week fall term break
to overlap with Thanksgiving weekend (four
teaching days plus Thanksgiving Day)
- 2 or, where practical, 3 pre-examination study
period days
- 13 days allocated for final fall term examinations,
including Saturdays and Sundays
3. Internal consultation SCAP has had further consultation with the following areas to discuss the feasibility of various options and the impacts to each of their areas:
Principal’s Commission on Mental Health; Faculty Relations Faculty of Arts and Science; Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science; School of Graduate Studies; School of Business; Alma Mater Society; Office of the University Registrar; and The Senate Orientation Activities Review Board (SOARB)
Refer to Appendix C for an itemized list of items for consideration received during the consultation process. Each item includes a summary of the committee’s analysis and discussion. Discussion A lengthy discussion by the committee ensued. Highlights of the discussion: The Pre-Exam Study Period (approved by Senate October 24, 2002) stipulates that “the maximum length of the pre-exam period will be four days in December”. It was felt that this could be a constraint in those years where there is a lack of teaching days. The committee discussed reducing the pre-exam period from the customary four days to two days. The committee agreed that student opinion regarding: the necessity and/or length of a fall term break, the length of the pre-exam period, and examinations on Sundays varies widely and that SCAP needs to plug into individual student views.
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Conclusion Based on the consultation undertaken and analysis and discussion by the committee, SCAP
proposes:
That the minimum number of instructional days available be increased from 59 to 61.
Classes commence immediately following Labour Day each year.
Orientation week to occur the week prior to Labour Day.
The fall term includes a fall term break to overlap with Thanksgiving weekend of up to
one week (four teaching days plus Thanksgiving Day), but not less than two days
(Thanksgiving Day and the Tuesday immediately after).
The minimum requirement of thirteen (13) days for centrally administered final
examinations is maintained.
The pre-examination study period is customarily set to the maximum number of days (4)
for the fall term. Moving forward, the pre-examination period will be set to 2 or, where
practical, 3 days to both increase the number of instructional days, and to eliminate a
single teaching day on a Monday.
That individual Faculties and Schools continue to set their own Sessional Dates in
consultation with SCAP, and that SCAP continue to be required to approve all Sessional
Dates.
Membership C. Braund
N. Cann
K. Fleming
S. Lamoureux
J. Metcalfe
L. Thompson
J. Morelli, Chair
T. Easter, Secretary
Appendix A – Sessional Date Practices of U15 and Other Canadian Universities
Day Date Type # Type # Type
Sat 29-Aug-15
Sun 30-Aug-15
Mon 31-Aug-15
Tues 1-Sep-15
Wed 2-Sep-15
Thurs 3-Sep-15
Fri 4-Sep-15
Sat 5-Sep-15
Sun 6-Sep-15 Orientation 1 Orientation 1
Mon9/7/2015
Labour DayOrientation 2 Orientation 2
Tues 8-Sep-15 Orientation 3 Orientation 3 Orientation 1
Wed 9-Sep-15 Orientation 4 Orientation 4 Orientation 2
Thurs 10-Sep-15 Orientation 5Teaching
(Orientation)
1
(5)Teaching 1
Fri 11-Sep-15 Orientation 6Teaching
(Orientation)
2
(6)Teaching 2
Sat 12-Sep-15 Orientation 7
Sun 13-Sep-15
Mon 14-Sep-15 Teaching 1 Teaching 3 Teaching 3
Tues 15-Sep-15 Teaching 2 Teaching 4 Teaching 4
Wed 16-Sep-15 Teaching 3 Teaching 5 Teaching 5
Thurs 17-Sep-15 Teaching 4 Teaching 6 Teaching 6
Fri 18-Sep-15 Teaching 5 Teaching 7 Teaching 7
Sat 19-Sep-15
Sun 20-Sep-15
Mon 21-Sep-15 Teaching 6 Teaching 8 Teaching 8
Tues 22-Sep-15 Teaching 7 Teaching 9 Teaching 9
Wed 23-Sep-15 Teaching 8 Teaching 10 Teaching 10
Thurs 24-Sep-15 Teaching 9 Teaching 11 Teaching 11
Fri 25-Sep-15 Teaching 10 Teaching 12 Teaching 12
Sat 26-Sep-15
Sun 27-Sep-15
Mon 28-Sep-15 Teaching 11 Teaching 13 Teaching 13
Tues 29-Sep-15 Teaching 12 Teaching 14 Teaching 14
Wed 30-Sep-15 Teaching 13 Teaching 15 Teaching 15
Thurs 1-Oct-15 Teaching 14 Teaching 16 Teaching 16
Fri 2-Oct-15 Teaching 15 Teaching 17 Teaching 17
University of Guelph University of Manitoba
(U15)
Queen's
(U15)
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 0 - 1 week days
0-1 week days Page 1 of 43
Day Date Type # Type # Type
University of Guelph University of Manitoba
(U15)
Queen's
(U15)
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 0 - 1 week days
Sat 3-Oct-15
Sun 4-Oct-15
Mon 5-Oct-15 Teaching 16 Teaching 18 Teaching 18
Tues 6-Oct-15 Teaching 17 Teaching 19 Teaching 19
Wed 7-Oct-15 Teaching 18 Teaching 20 Teaching 20
Thurs 8-Oct-15 Teaching 19 Teaching 21 Teaching 21
Fri 9-Oct-15 Teaching 20 Teaching 22 Teaching 22
Sat 10-Oct-15
Sun 11-Oct-15
Mon10/12/2015
Thanksgiving1
Tues 13-Oct-15 Teaching 21 Fall Study Break Day 2 Teaching 23
Wed 14-Oct-15 Teaching 22 Teaching 23 Teaching 24
Thurs 15-Oct-15 Teaching 23 Teaching 24 Teaching 25
Fri 16-Oct-15 Teaching 24 Teaching 25 Teaching 26
Sat 17-Oct-15
Sun 18-Oct-15
Mon 19-Oct-15 Teaching 25 Teaching 26 Teaching 27
Tues 20-Oct-15 Teaching 26 Teaching 27 Teaching 28
Wed 21-Oct-15 Teaching 27 Teaching 28 Teaching 29
Thurs 22-Oct-15 Teaching 28 Teaching 29 Teaching 30
Fri 23-Oct-15 Teaching 29 Teaching 30 Teaching 31
Sat 24-Oct-15
Sun 25-Oct-15
Mon 26-Oct-15 Teaching 30 Teaching 31 Teaching 32
Tues 27-Oct-15 Teaching 31 Teaching 32 Teaching 33
Wed 28-Oct-15 Teaching 32 Teaching 33 Teaching 34
Thurs 29-Oct-15 Teaching 33 Teaching 34 Teaching 35
Fri 30-Oct-15 Teaching 34 Teaching 35 Teaching 36
Sat 31-Oct-15
Sun 1-Nov-15
Mon 2-Nov-15 Teaching 35 Teaching 36 Teaching 37
Tues 3-Nov-15 Teaching 36 Teaching 37 Teaching 38
Wed 4-Nov-15 Teaching 37 Teaching 38 Teaching 39
Thurs 5-Nov-15 Teaching 38 Teaching 39 Teaching 40
Fri 6-Nov-15 Teaching 39 Teaching 40 Teaching 41
Sat 7-Nov-15
Sun 8-Nov-15
0-1 week days Page 2 of 43
Day Date Type # Type # Type
University of Guelph University of Manitoba
(U15)
Queen's
(U15)
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 0 - 1 week days
Mon 9-Nov-15 Teaching 40 Teaching 41 Teaching 42
Tues 10-Nov-15 Teaching 41 Teaching 42 Teaching 43
Wed11/11/2015
Remembrance Day
Teaching
42
Teaching
43 University closed
Thurs 12-Nov-15 Teaching 43 Teaching 44 Teaching 44
Fri 13-Nov-15 Teaching 44 Teaching 45 Teaching 45
Sat 14-Nov-15
Sun 15-Nov-15
Mon 16-Nov-15 Teaching 45 Teaching 46 Teaching 46
Tues 17-Nov-15 Teaching 46 Teaching 47 Teaching 47
Wed 18-Nov-15 Teaching 47 Teaching 48 Teaching 48
Thurs 19-Nov-15 Teaching 48 Teaching 49 Teaching 49
Fri 20-Nov-15 Teaching 49 Teaching 50 Teaching 50
Sat 21-Nov-15
Sun 22-Nov-15
Mon 23-Nov-15 Teaching 50 Teaching 51 Teaching 51
Tues 24-Nov-15 Teaching 51 Teaching 52 Teaching 52
Wed 25-Nov-15 Teaching 52 Teaching 53 Teaching 53
Thurs 26-Nov-15 Teaching 53 Teaching 54 Teaching 54
Fri 27-Nov-15 Teaching 54 Teaching 55 Teaching 55
Sat 28-Nov-15
Sun 29-Nov-15
Mon 30-Nov-15 Teaching 55 Teaching 56 Teaching 56
Tues 1-Dec-15 Teaching 56 Teaching 57 Teaching 57
Wed 2-Dec-15 Teaching 57Teaching
(FT classes end)58 Teaching 58
Thurs 3-Dec-15 Teaching 58
Teaching
Make up for
Thanksgiving)
59 Teaching 59
Fri 4-Dec-15Teaching
(FT classes end)59
Teaching
Make up Fall Study Break
Day
60 Teaching 60
0-1 week days Page 3 of 43
Day Date Type # Type # Type
University of Guelph University of Manitoba
(U15)
Queen's
(U15)
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 0 - 1 week days
Sat 5-Dec-15Pre-exam study
period1
Sun12/6/2015
Commemoration Day
Pre-exam study
period2
Mon 7-Dec-15Pre-exam study
period3 Final examinations 1 Teaching 61
Tues 8-Dec-15Pre-exam study
period4 Final examinations 2 Teaching 62
Wed 9-Dec-15 Final examinations 1 Final examinations 3Teaching
(Fall Term classes end)63
Thurs 10-Dec-15 Final examinations 2 Final examinations 4 Pre-exam study period 1
Fri 11-Dec-15 Final examinations 3 Final examinations 5 Final examinations 1
Sat 12-Dec-15 Final examinations 4 Final examinations 6 Final examinations 2
Sun 13-Dec-15 Final examinations 5
Mon 14-Dec-15 Final examinations 6 Final examinations 7 Final examinations 3
Tues 15-Dec-15 Final examinations 7 Final examinations 8 Final examinations 4
Wed 16-Dec-15 Final examinations 8 Final examinations 9 Final examinations 5
Thurs 17-Dec-15 Final examinations 9 Final examinations 10 Final examinations 6
Fri 18-Dec-15 Final examinations 10 Final examinations 11 Final examinations 7
Sat 19-Dec-15 Final examinations 11 Final examinations 8
Sun 20-Dec-15 Final examinations 12
0-1 week days Page 4 of 43
Day Date Type # Type # Type
University of Guelph University of Manitoba
(U15)
Queen's
(U15)
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 0 - 1 week days
Mon 21-Dec-15 Final examinations 13 Final examinations 9
Tues 22-Dec-15 Final examinations 14 Final examinations 10
Wed 23-Dec-15 Final examinations 15 Final examinations 11
Thurs 24-Dec-15
Fri 25-Dec-15
Sat 26-Dec-15
Sun 27-Dec-15
Mon 28-Dec-15
Tues 29-Dec-15
Wed 30-Dec-15
Thurs 31-Dec-15 ENDEND END
0-1 week days Page 5 of 43
Day Date
Sat 29-Aug-15
Sun 30-Aug-15
Mon 31-Aug-15
Tues 1-Sep-15
Wed 2-Sep-15
Thurs 3-Sep-15
Fri 4-Sep-15
Sat 5-Sep-15
Sun 6-Sep-15
Mon9/7/2015
Labour Day
Tues 8-Sep-15
Wed 9-Sep-15
Thurs 10-Sep-15
Fri 11-Sep-15
Sat 12-Sep-15
Sun 13-Sep-15
Mon 14-Sep-15
Tues 15-Sep-15
Wed 16-Sep-15
Thurs 17-Sep-15
Fri 18-Sep-15
Sat 19-Sep-15
Sun 20-Sep-15
Mon 21-Sep-15
Tues 22-Sep-15
Wed 23-Sep-15
Thurs 24-Sep-15
Fri 25-Sep-15
Sat 26-Sep-15
Sun 27-Sep-15
Mon 28-Sep-15
Tues 29-Sep-15
Wed 30-Sep-15
Thurs 1-Oct-15
Fri 2-Oct-15
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 0 - 1 week days
Type Type # Type #
Orientation 1
Labour DayOrientation 2
Orientation 3 Orientation 1
Teaching 1 Orientation 4 Teaching 1
Teaching 2 Teaching 1 Teaching 2
Teaching 3 Teaching 2 Teaching 3
Teaching 4 Teaching 3 Teaching 4
Teaching 5 Teaching 4 Teaching 5
Teaching 6 Teaching 5 Teaching 6
Teaching 7 Teaching 6 Teaching 7
Teaching 8 Teaching 7 Teaching 8
Teaching 9 Teaching 8 Teaching 9
Teaching 10 Teaching 9 Teaching 10
Teaching 11 Teaching 10 Teaching 11
Teaching 12 Teaching 11 Teaching 12
Teaching 13 Teaching 12 Teaching 13
Teaching 14 Teaching 13 Teaching 14
Teaching 15 Teaching 14 Teaching 15
Teaching 16 Teaching 15 Teaching 16
Teaching 17 Teaching 16 Teaching 17
Teaching 18 Teaching 17 Teaching 18
University of Winnipeg* Dalhousie University
(U15)
University of British
Columbia
(U15)
0-1 week days Page 6 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 0 - 1 week days
Sat 3-Oct-15
Sun 4-Oct-15
Mon 5-Oct-15
Tues 6-Oct-15
Wed 7-Oct-15
Thurs 8-Oct-15
Fri 9-Oct-15
Sat 10-Oct-15
Sun 11-Oct-15
Mon10/12/2015
Thanksgiving
Tues 13-Oct-15
Wed 14-Oct-15
Thurs 15-Oct-15
Fri 16-Oct-15
Sat 17-Oct-15
Sun 18-Oct-15
Mon 19-Oct-15
Tues 20-Oct-15
Wed 21-Oct-15
Thurs 22-Oct-15
Fri 23-Oct-15
Sat 24-Oct-15
Sun 25-Oct-15
Mon 26-Oct-15
Tues 27-Oct-15
Wed 28-Oct-15
Thurs 29-Oct-15
Fri 30-Oct-15
Sat 31-Oct-15
Sun 1-Nov-15
Mon 2-Nov-15
Tues 3-Nov-15
Wed 4-Nov-15
Thurs 5-Nov-15
Fri 6-Nov-15
Sat 7-Nov-15
Sun 8-Nov-15
Type Type # Type #
University of Winnipeg* Dalhousie University
(U15)
University of British
Columbia
(U15)
Teaching 19 Teaching 18 Teaching 19
Teaching 20 Teaching 19 Teaching 20
Teaching 21 Teaching 20 Teaching 21
Teaching 22 Teaching 21 Teaching 22
Teaching 23 Teaching 22 Teaching 23
Teaching 24 Teaching 23 Teaching 24
Teaching 25 Teaching 24 Teaching 25
Teaching 26 Teaching 25 Teaching 26
Teaching 27 Teaching 26 Teaching 27
Teaching 28 Teaching 27 Teaching 28
Teaching 29 Teaching 28 Teaching 29
Teaching 30 Teaching 29 Teaching 30
Teaching 31 Teaching 30 Teaching 31
Teaching 32 Teaching 31 Teaching 32
Teaching 33 Teaching 32 Teaching 33
Teaching 34 Teaching 33 Teaching 34
Teaching 35 Teaching 34 Teaching 35
Teaching 36 Teaching 35 Teaching 36
Teaching 37 Teaching 36 Teaching 37
Teaching 38 Teaching 37 Teaching 38
Teaching 39 Teaching 38 Teaching 39
Teaching 40 Teaching 39 Teaching 40
Teaching 41 Teaching 40 Teaching 41
Teaching 42 Teaching 41 Teaching 42
0-1 week days Page 7 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 0 - 1 week days
Mon 9-Nov-15
Tues 10-Nov-15
Wed11/11/2015
Remembrance Day
Thurs 12-Nov-15
Fri 13-Nov-15
Sat 14-Nov-15
Sun 15-Nov-15
Mon 16-Nov-15
Tues 17-Nov-15
Wed 18-Nov-15
Thurs 19-Nov-15
Fri 20-Nov-15
Sat 21-Nov-15
Sun 22-Nov-15
Mon 23-Nov-15
Tues 24-Nov-15
Wed 25-Nov-15
Thurs 26-Nov-15
Fri 27-Nov-15
Sat 28-Nov-15
Sun 29-Nov-15
Mon 30-Nov-15
Tues 1-Dec-15
Wed 2-Dec-15
Thurs 3-Dec-15
Fri 4-Dec-15
Type Type # Type #
University of Winnipeg* Dalhousie University
(U15)
University of British
Columbia
(U15)
Teaching 43 Teaching 42 Teaching 43
Teaching 44 Teaching 43 Teaching 44
University closed University closed 1 University closed
Teaching 45 Study Day 2 Teaching 45
Teaching 46 Teaching 44 Teaching 46
Teaching 46 Teaching 45 Teaching 47
Teaching 47 Teaching 46 Teaching 48
Teaching 48 Teaching 47 Teaching 49
Teaching 49 Teaching 48 Teaching 50
Teaching 50 Teaching 49 Teaching 51
Teaching 51 Teaching 50 Teaching 52
Teaching 52 Teaching 51 Teaching 53
Teaching 53 Teaching 52 Teaching 54
Teaching 55 Teaching 53 Teaching 55
Teaching 55 Teaching 54 Teaching 56
Teaching 56 Teaching 55 Teaching 57
Teaching
(FT classes end)57 Teaching 56 Teaching 58
Teaching
(Make up Thanksgiving)58 Teaching 57 Teaching 59
Teaching
(Make up Remembrance
Day)
59 Teaching 58 Teaching 60
Pre-exam study period 1 Teaching 59Teaching
(FT classes end)61
0-1 week days Page 8 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 0 - 1 week days
Sat 5-Dec-15
Sun12/6/2015
Commemoration Day
Mon 7-Dec-15
Tues 8-Dec-15
Wed 9-Dec-15
Thurs 10-Dec-15
Fri 11-Dec-15
Sat 12-Dec-15
Sun 13-Dec-15
Mon 14-Dec-15
Tues 15-Dec-15
Wed 16-Dec-15
Thurs 17-Dec-15
Fri 18-Dec-15
Sat 19-Dec-15
Sun 20-Dec-15
Type Type # Type #
University of Winnipeg* Dalhousie University
(U15)
University of British
Columbia
(U15)
Pre-exam study period 1
Pre-exam study period 2
Pre-exam study period 2 Teaching 60 Pre-exam study period 3
Final examinations 1Teaching
(FT classes end)61 Final examinations 1
Final examinations 2 Pre-exam study period 1 Final examinations 2
Final examinations 3 Final examinations 1 Final examinations 3
Final examinations 4 Final examinations 2 Final examinations 4
Final examinations 5 Final examinations 3 Final examinations 5
Final examinations 6 Final examinations 4 Final examinations 6
Final examinations 7 Final examinations 5 Final examinations 7
Final examinations 8 Final examinations 6 Final examinations 8
Final examinations 9 Final examinations 7 Final examinations 9
Final examinations 10 Final examinations 8 Final examinations 10
Final examinations 11 Final examinations 9 Final examinations 11
0-1 week days Page 9 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 0 - 1 week days
Mon 21-Dec-15
Tues 22-Dec-15
Wed 23-Dec-15
Thurs 24-Dec-15
Fri 25-Dec-15
Sat 26-Dec-15
Sun 27-Dec-15
Mon 28-Dec-15
Tues 29-Dec-15
Wed 30-Dec-15
Thurs 31-Dec-15
Type Type # Type #
University of Winnipeg* Dalhousie University
(U15)
University of British
Columbia
(U15)
Final examinations 12 Final examinations 12
Final examinations 13 Final examinations 13
END ENDEND
0-1 week days Page 10 of 43
Day Date
Sat 29-Aug-15
Sun 30-Aug-15
Mon 31-Aug-15
Tues 1-Sep-15
Wed 2-Sep-15
Thurs 3-Sep-15
Fri 4-Sep-15
Sat 5-Sep-15
Sun 6-Sep-15
Mon9/7/2015
Labour Day
Tues 8-Sep-15
Wed 9-Sep-15
Thurs 10-Sep-15
Fri 11-Sep-15
Sat 12-Sep-15
Sun 13-Sep-15
Mon 14-Sep-15
Tues 15-Sep-15
Wed 16-Sep-15
Thurs 17-Sep-15
Fri 18-Sep-15
Sat 19-Sep-15
Sun 20-Sep-15
Mon 21-Sep-15
Tues 22-Sep-15
Wed 23-Sep-15
Thurs 24-Sep-15
Fri 25-Sep-15
Sat 26-Sep-15
Sun 27-Sep-15
Mon 28-Sep-15
Tues 29-Sep-15
Wed 30-Sep-15
Thurs 1-Oct-15
Fri 2-Oct-15
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 0 - 1 week days
Type # Type #
Teaching 1
Orientation 1
Orientation 2
Teaching 2 Orientation 3
Teaching 3 Orientation 4
Teaching 4 Orientation 5
Teaching 5 Orientation 6
Orientation 7
Teaching 6 Teaching 1
Teaching 7 Teaching 2
Teaching 8 Teaching 3
Teaching 9 Teaching 4
Teaching 10 Teaching 5
Teaching 11 Teaching 6
Teaching 12 Teaching 7
Teaching 13 Teaching 8
Teaching 14 Teaching 9
Teaching 15 Teaching 10
Teaching 16 Teaching 11
Teaching 17 Teaching 12
Teaching 18 Teaching 13
Teaching 19 Teaching 14
Teaching 20 Teaching 15
McGill University
(U15)
University of Waterloo
(U15)
0-1 week days Page 11 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 0 - 1 week days
Sat 3-Oct-15
Sun 4-Oct-15
Mon 5-Oct-15
Tues 6-Oct-15
Wed 7-Oct-15
Thurs 8-Oct-15
Fri 9-Oct-15
Sat 10-Oct-15
Sun 11-Oct-15
Mon10/12/2015
Thanksgiving
Tues 13-Oct-15
Wed 14-Oct-15
Thurs 15-Oct-15
Fri 16-Oct-15
Sat 17-Oct-15
Sun 18-Oct-15
Mon 19-Oct-15
Tues 20-Oct-15
Wed 21-Oct-15
Thurs 22-Oct-15
Fri 23-Oct-15
Sat 24-Oct-15
Sun 25-Oct-15
Mon 26-Oct-15
Tues 27-Oct-15
Wed 28-Oct-15
Thurs 29-Oct-15
Fri 30-Oct-15
Sat 31-Oct-15
Sun 1-Nov-15
Mon 2-Nov-15
Tues 3-Nov-15
Wed 4-Nov-15
Thurs 5-Nov-15
Fri 6-Nov-15
Sat 7-Nov-15
Sun 8-Nov-15
Type # Type #
McGill University
(U15)
University of Waterloo
(U15)
Teaching 21 Teaching 16
Teaching 22 Teaching 17
Teaching 23 Teaching 18
Teaching 24 Teaching 19
Teaching 25 Teaching 20
Teaching 26 Teaching 21
Teaching 27 Teaching 22
Teaching 28 Teaching 23
Teaching 29 Teaching 24
Mid-term break 30 Teaching 25
Mid-term break 31 Teaching 26
Mid-term break 32 Teaching 27
Mid-term break 33 Teaching 28
Mid-term break 34 Teaching 29
Teaching 35 Teaching 30
Teaching 36 Teaching 31
Teaching 37 Teaching 32
Teaching 38 Teaching 33
Teaching 39 Teaching 34
Teaching 40 Teaching 35
Teaching 41 Teaching 36
Teaching 42 Teaching 37
Teaching 43 Teaching 38
Teaching 44 Teaching 39
0-1 week days Page 12 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 0 - 1 week days
Mon 9-Nov-15
Tues 10-Nov-15
Wed11/11/2015
Remembrance Day
Thurs 12-Nov-15
Fri 13-Nov-15
Sat 14-Nov-15
Sun 15-Nov-15
Mon 16-Nov-15
Tues 17-Nov-15
Wed 18-Nov-15
Thurs 19-Nov-15
Fri 20-Nov-15
Sat 21-Nov-15
Sun 22-Nov-15
Mon 23-Nov-15
Tues 24-Nov-15
Wed 25-Nov-15
Thurs 26-Nov-15
Fri 27-Nov-15
Sat 28-Nov-15
Sun 29-Nov-15
Mon 30-Nov-15
Tues 1-Dec-15
Wed 2-Dec-15
Thurs 3-Dec-15
Fri 4-Dec-15
Type # Type #
McGill University
(U15)
University of Waterloo
(U15)
Teaching 45 Teaching 40
Teaching 46 Teaching 41
Teaching 47
Teaching
42
Teaching 48 Teaching 43
Teaching 49 Teaching 44
Teaching 50 Teaching 45
Teaching 51 Teaching 46
Teaching 52 Teaching 47
Teaching 53 Teaching 48
Teaching 54 Teaching 49
Teaching
Make up for
Thanksgiving)
50
Teaching 55 Teaching 51
Teaching 56 Teaching 52
Teaching 57 Teaching 53
Teaching 58 Teaching 54
Teaching 59 Teaching 55
Teaching 60 Teaching 56
Teaching 61 Teaching 57
Teaching 62 Teaching 58
Teaching 63 Teaching 59
Teaching 64Teaching
(FT classes end)60
0-1 week days Page 13 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 0 - 1 week days
Sat 5-Dec-15
Sun12/6/2015
Commemoration Day
Mon 7-Dec-15
Tues 8-Dec-15
Wed 9-Dec-15
Thurs 10-Dec-15
Fri 11-Dec-15
Sat 12-Dec-15
Sun 13-Dec-15
Mon 14-Dec-15
Tues 15-Dec-15
Wed 16-Dec-15
Thurs 17-Dec-15
Fri 18-Dec-15
Sat 19-Dec-15
Sun 20-Dec-15
Type # Type #
McGill University
(U15)
University of Waterloo
(U15)
Pre-exam study
period1
Pre-exam study
period2
Teaching
(FT classes end)65
Pre-exam study
period3
Study Day 1 Final examinations 1
Final examinations 1 Final examinations 2
Final examinations 2 Final examinations 3
Final examinations 3 Final examinations 4
Final examinations 5
Final examinations 4 Final examinations 6
Final examinations 5 Final examinations 7
Final examinations 6 Final examinations 8
Final examinations 7 Final examinations 9
Final examinations 8 Final examinations 10
Final examinations 11
0-1 week days Page 14 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 0 - 1 week days
Mon 21-Dec-15
Tues 22-Dec-15
Wed 23-Dec-15
Thurs 24-Dec-15
Fri 25-Dec-15
Sat 26-Dec-15
Sun 27-Dec-15
Mon 28-Dec-15
Tues 29-Dec-15
Wed 30-Dec-15
Thurs 31-Dec-15
Type # Type #
McGill University
(U15)
University of Waterloo
(U15)
Final examinations 9 Final examinations 12
Final examinations 10 Final examinations 13
Note:
ENDEND
Beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year, Winnipeg will implement a
Fall Reading Break, consisting of one week, to coincide with the
Thanksgiving Day weekend. There will be no academic days lost as
students will make up the time. Classes will begin on the Tuesday after
Labour Day, instead of the Wednesday. There will be one “study day” in
between the end of classes and start of exams instead of two.
Additionally, one or two Saturdays can be utilized during the exam period.
Therefore no teaching days will be lost.
As with Queen's University, there are Faculty/School exceptions to the
undergraduate sessional dates posted for each of the universities.
0-1 week days Page 15 of 43
Day Date Type # Type #
Sat 29-Aug-15
Sun 30-Aug-15
Mon 31-Aug-15
Tues 1-Sep-15
Wed 2-Sep-15
Thurs 3-Sep-15
Fri 4-Sep-15
Sat 5-Sep-15
Sun 6-Sep-15
Mon9/7/2015
Labour Day
Tues 8-Sep-15
Wed 9-Sep-15
Thurs 10-Sep-15 Teaching 1
Fri 11-Sep-15 Teaching 2
Sat 12-Sep-15
Sun 13-Sep-15
Mon 14-Sep-15 Teaching 1 Teaching 3
Tues 15-Sep-15 Teaching 2 Teaching 4
Wed 16-Sep-15 Teaching 3 Teaching 5
Thurs 17-Sep-15 Teaching 4 Teaching 6
Fri 18-Sep-15 Teaching 5 Teaching 7
Sat 19-Sep-15
Sun 20-Sep-15
Mon 21-Sep-15 Teaching 6 Teaching 8
Tues 22-Sep-15 Teaching 7 Teaching 9
Wed 23-Sep-15 Teaching 8 Teaching 10
Thurs 24-Sep-15 Teaching 9 Teaching 11
Fri 25-Sep-15 Teaching 10 Teaching 12
Sat 26-Sep-15
Sun 27-Sep-15
Mon 28-Sep-15 Teaching 11 Teaching 13
Tues 29-Sep-15 Teaching 12 Teaching 14
Wed 30-Sep-15 Teaching 13 Teaching 15
Thurs 1-Oct-15 Teaching 14 Teaching 16
Fri 2-Oct-15 Teaching 15 Teaching 17
Sat 3-Oct-15
Sun 4-Oct-15
Mon 5-Oct-15 Teaching 16 Teaching 18
Tues 6-Oct-15 Teaching 17 Teaching 19
University of Toronto
(U15)
York University
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 2 - 3 week days
2-3 week days Page 16 of 43
Day Date Type # Type #
University of Toronto
(U15)
York University
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 2 - 3 week days
Wed 7-Oct-15 Teaching 18 Teaching 20
Thurs 8-Oct-15 Teaching 19 Teaching 21
Fri 9-Oct-15 Teaching 20 Teaching 22
Sat 10-Oct-15
Sun 11-Oct-15
Mon10/12/2015
Thanksgiving
Tues 13-Oct-15 Teaching 21 Teaching 23
Wed 14-Oct-15 Teaching 22 Teaching 24
Thurs 15-Oct-15 Teaching 23 Teaching 25
Fri 16-Oct-15 Teaching 24 Teaching 26
Sat 17-Oct-15
Sun 18-Oct-15
Mon 19-Oct-15 Teaching 25 Teaching 27
Tues 20-Oct-15 Teaching 26 Teaching 28
Wed 21-Oct-15 Teaching 27 Teaching 29
Thurs 22-Oct-15 Teaching 28 Teaching 30
Fri 23-Oct-15 Teaching 29 Teaching 31
Sat 24-Oct-15
Sun 25-Oct-15
Mon 26-Oct-15 Teaching 30 Teaching 32
Tues 27-Oct-15 Teaching 31 Teaching 33
Wed 28-Oct-15 Teaching 32 Teaching 34
Thurs 29-Oct-15 Teaching 33 Fall Study Day 1
Fri 30-Oct-15 Teaching 34 Fall Study Day 2
Sat 31-Oct-15 3
Sun 1-Nov-15 4
Mon 2-Nov-15 Teaching 35 Teaching 35
Tues 3-Nov-15 Teaching 36 Teaching 36
Wed 4-Nov-15 Teaching 37 Teaching 37
Thurs 5-Nov-15 Teaching 38 Teaching 38
Fri 6-Nov-15 Teaching 39 Teaching 39
Sat 7-Nov-15
Sun 8-Nov-15 1
Mon 9-Nov-15 November Break 2 Teaching 40
Tues 10-Nov-15 November Break 3 Teaching 41
Wed11/11/2015
Remembrance Day
Teaching 40 Teaching 42
Thurs 12-Nov-15 Teaching 41 Teaching 43
2-3 week days Page 17 of 43
Day Date Type # Type #
University of Toronto
(U15)
York University
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 2 - 3 week days
Fri 13-Nov-15 Teaching 42 Teaching 44
Sat 14-Nov-15
Sun 15-Nov-15
Mon 16-Nov-15 Teaching 43 Teaching 45
Tues 17-Nov-15 Teaching 44 Teaching 46
Wed 18-Nov-15 Teaching 45 Teaching 47
Thurs 19-Nov-15 Teaching 46 Teaching 48
Fri 20-Nov-15 Teaching 47 Teaching 49
Sat 21-Nov-15
Sun 22-Nov-15
Mon 23-Nov-15 Teaching 48 Teaching 50
Tues 24-Nov-15 Teaching 49 Teaching 51
Wed 25-Nov-15 Teaching 50 Teaching 52
Thurs 26-Nov-15 Teaching 51 Teaching 53
Fri 27-Nov-15 Teaching 52 Teaching 54
Sat 28-Nov-15
Sun 29-Nov-15
Mon 30-Nov-15 Teaching 53 Teaching 55
Tues 1-Dec-15 Teaching 54 Teaching 56
Wed 2-Dec-15 Teaching 55 Teaching 57
Thurs 3-Dec-15 Teaching 56 Teaching 58
Fri 4-Dec-15 Teaching 57 Teaching 59
Sat 5-Dec-15
Sun12/6/2015
Commemoration Day
2-3 week days Page 18 of 43
Day Date Type # Type #
University of Toronto
(U15)
York University
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 2 - 3 week days
Mon 7-Dec-15 58Teaching
(FT classes end)60
Tues 8-Dec-15Teaching
(FT classes end)59 Pre-exam study period 1
Wed 9-Dec-15Make up Monday classes
(at instructor's discretion)+1 Final examinations 1
Thurs 10-Dec-15 Pre-exam study period 1 Final examinations 2
Fri 11-Dec-15 Final examinations 1 Final examinations 3
Sat 12-Dec-15 Final examinations 2 Final examinations 4
Sun 13-Dec-15
Mon 14-Dec-15 Final examinations 3 Final examinations 5
Tues 15-Dec-15 Final examinations 4 Final examinations 6
Wed 16-Dec-15 Final examinations 5 Final examinations 7
Thurs 17-Dec-15 Final examinations 6 Final examinations 8
Fri 18-Dec-15 Final examinations 7 Final examinations 9
Sat 19-Dec-15 Final examinations 8 Final examinations 10
Sun 20-Dec-15
Mon 21-Dec-15 Final examinations 9 Final examinations 11
Tues 22-Dec-15 Final examinations 10 Final examinations 12
Wed 23-Dec-15 Final examinations 13
Thurs 24-Dec-15
Fri 25-Dec-15
Sat 26-Dec-15
Sun 27-Dec-15
Mon 28-Dec-15
Tues 29-Dec-15
Wed 30-Dec-15
Thurs 31-Dec-15 END END
2-3 week days Page 19 of 43
Day Date
Sat 29-Aug-15
Sun 30-Aug-15
Mon 31-Aug-15
Tues 1-Sep-15
Wed 2-Sep-15
Thurs 3-Sep-15
Fri 4-Sep-15
Sat 5-Sep-15
Sun 6-Sep-15
Mon9/7/2015
Labour Day
Tues 8-Sep-15
Wed 9-Sep-15
Thurs 10-Sep-15
Fri 11-Sep-15
Sat 12-Sep-15
Sun 13-Sep-15
Mon 14-Sep-15
Tues 15-Sep-15
Wed 16-Sep-15
Thurs 17-Sep-15
Fri 18-Sep-15
Sat 19-Sep-15
Sun 20-Sep-15
Mon 21-Sep-15
Tues 22-Sep-15
Wed 23-Sep-15
Thurs 24-Sep-15
Fri 25-Sep-15
Sat 26-Sep-15
Sun 27-Sep-15
Mon 28-Sep-15
Tues 29-Sep-15
Wed 30-Sep-15
Thurs 1-Oct-15
Fri 2-Oct-15
Sat 3-Oct-15
Sun 4-Oct-15
Mon 5-Oct-15
Tues 6-Oct-15
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 2 - 3 week days
Type # Type # Type #
Orientation 1
Orientation 2
Teaching 1 Orientation 3
Teaching 2 Orientation 4
Teaching 1 Teaching 3 Teaching 1
Teaching 2 Teaching 4 Teaching 2
Teaching 3 Teaching 5 Teaching 3
Teaching 4 Teaching 6 Teaching 4
Teaching 5 Teaching 7 Teaching 5
Teaching 6 Teaching 8 Teaching 6
Teaching 7 Teaching 9 Teaching 7
Teaching 8 Teaching 10 Teaching 8
Teaching 9 Teaching 11 Teaching 9
Teaching 10 Teaching 12 Teaching 10
Teaching 11 Teaching 13 Teaching 11
Teaching 12 Teaching 14 Teaching 12
Teaching 13 Teaching 15 Teaching 13
Teaching 14 Teaching 16 Teaching 14
Teaching 15 Teaching 17 Teaching 15
Teaching 16 Teaching 18 Teaching 16
Teaching 17 Teaching 19 Teaching 17
Teaching 18 Teaching 20 Teaching 18
Teaching 19 Teaching 21 Teaching 19
Dalhousie University
(U15)
University of Calgary
(U15)
University of
Western Ontario
(U15)
2-3 week days Page 20 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 2 - 3 week days
Wed 7-Oct-15
Thurs 8-Oct-15
Fri 9-Oct-15
Sat 10-Oct-15
Sun 11-Oct-15
Mon10/12/2015
Thanksgiving
Tues 13-Oct-15
Wed 14-Oct-15
Thurs 15-Oct-15
Fri 16-Oct-15
Sat 17-Oct-15
Sun 18-Oct-15
Mon 19-Oct-15
Tues 20-Oct-15
Wed 21-Oct-15
Thurs 22-Oct-15
Fri 23-Oct-15
Sat 24-Oct-15
Sun 25-Oct-15
Mon 26-Oct-15
Tues 27-Oct-15
Wed 28-Oct-15
Thurs 29-Oct-15
Fri 30-Oct-15
Sat 31-Oct-15
Sun 1-Nov-15
Mon 2-Nov-15
Tues 3-Nov-15
Wed 4-Nov-15
Thurs 5-Nov-15
Fri 6-Nov-15
Sat 7-Nov-15
Sun 8-Nov-15
Mon 9-Nov-15
Tues 10-Nov-15
Wed11/11/2015
Remembrance Day
Thurs 12-Nov-15
Type # Type # Type #
Dalhousie University
(U15)
University of Calgary
(U15)
University of
Western Ontario
(U15)
Teaching 20 Teaching 22 Teaching 20
Teaching 21 Teaching 23 Teaching 21
Teaching 22 Teaching 24 Teaching 22
Teaching 23 Teaching 25 Teaching 23
Teaching 24 Teaching 26 Teaching 24
Teaching 25 Teaching 27 Teaching 25
Teaching 26 Teaching 28 Teaching 26
Teaching 27 Teaching 29 Teaching 27
Teaching 28 Teaching 30 Teaching 28
Teaching 29 Teaching 31 Teaching 29
Teaching 30 Teaching 32 Teaching 30
Teaching 31 Teaching 33 Teaching 31
Teaching 32 Teaching 34 Teaching 32
Teaching 33 Teaching 35 Teaching 33
Teaching 34 Teaching 36 Teaching 34
Fall Study Break 1 Teaching 37 Teaching 35
Fall Study Break 2 Teaching 38 Teaching 36
3
4
Teaching 35 Teaching 39 Teaching 37
Teaching 36 Teaching 40 Teaching 38
Teaching 37 Teaching 41 Teaching 39
Teaching 38 Teaching 42 Teaching 40
Teaching 39 Teaching 43 Teaching 41
Teaching 40 Teaching 44 Teaching 42
Teaching 41 Teaching 45 Teaching 43
Teaching 42 Reading Day 1 University closed 1
Teaching 43 Reading Day 2 Study Day 2
2-3 week days Page 21 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 2 - 3 week days
Fri 13-Nov-15
Sat 14-Nov-15
Sun 15-Nov-15
Mon 16-Nov-15
Tues 17-Nov-15
Wed 18-Nov-15
Thurs 19-Nov-15
Fri 20-Nov-15
Sat 21-Nov-15
Sun 22-Nov-15
Mon 23-Nov-15
Tues 24-Nov-15
Wed 25-Nov-15
Thurs 26-Nov-15
Fri 27-Nov-15
Sat 28-Nov-15
Sun 29-Nov-15
Mon 30-Nov-15
Tues 1-Dec-15
Wed 2-Dec-15
Thurs 3-Dec-15
Fri 4-Dec-15
Sat 5-Dec-15
Sun12/6/2015
Commemoration Day
Type # Type # Type #
Dalhousie University
(U15)
University of Calgary
(U15)
University of
Western Ontario
(U15)
Teaching 44 Reading Day 3 Teaching 44
Teaching 45 Teaching 46 Teaching 45
Teaching 46 Teaching 47 Teaching 46
Teaching 47 Teaching 48 Teaching 47
Teaching 48 Teaching 49 Teaching 48
Teaching 49 Teaching 50 Teaching 49
Teaching 50 Teaching 51 Teaching 50
Teaching 51 Teaching 52 Teaching 51
Teaching 52 Teaching 53 Teaching 52
Teaching 53 Teaching 54 Teaching 53
Teaching 54 Teaching 55 Teaching 54
Teaching 55 Teaching 56 Teaching 55
Teaching 56 Teaching 57 Teaching 56
Teaching 57 Teaching 58 Teaching 57
Teaching 58 Teaching 59 Teaching 58
Teaching 59 Teaching 60 Teaching 59
2-3 week days Page 22 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 2 - 3 week days
Mon 7-Dec-15
Tues 8-Dec-15
Wed 9-Dec-15
Thurs 10-Dec-15
Fri 11-Dec-15
Sat 12-Dec-15
Sun 13-Dec-15
Mon 14-Dec-15
Tues 15-Dec-15
Wed 16-Dec-15
Thurs 17-Dec-15
Fri 18-Dec-15
Sat 19-Dec-15
Sun 20-Dec-15
Mon 21-Dec-15
Tues 22-Dec-15
Wed 23-Dec-15
Thurs 24-Dec-15
Fri 25-Dec-15
Sat 26-Dec-15
Sun 27-Dec-15
Mon 28-Dec-15
Tues 29-Dec-15
Wed 30-Dec-15
Thurs 31-Dec-15
Type # Type # Type #
Dalhousie University
(U15)
University of Calgary
(U15)
University of
Western Ontario
(U15)
Teaching 60 Teaching 61 Teaching 60
Teaching 61Teaching
(FT classes end)62
Teaching
(FT classes end)61
Teaching
(FT classes end)62 Pre-exam study period 1 Pre-exam study period 1
Pre-exam study period 1 Pre-exam study period 2 Final examinations 1
Final examinations 1 Final examinations 1 Final examinations 2
Final examinations 2 Final examinations 2 Final examinations 3
Final examinations 3 Final examinations 3 Final examinations 4
Final examinations 4 Final examinations 4 Final examinations 5
Final examinations 5 Final examinations 5 Final examinations 6
Final examinations 6 Final examinations 6 Final examinations 7
Final examinations 7 Final examinations 7 Final examinations 8
Final examinations 8 Final examinations 8 Final examinations 9
Final examinations 9 Final examinations 9
Final examinations 10 Final examinations 10
ENDENDEND
2-3 week days Page 23 of 43
Day Date
Sat 29-Aug-15
Sun 30-Aug-15
Mon 31-Aug-15
Tues 1-Sep-15
Wed 2-Sep-15
Thurs 3-Sep-15
Fri 4-Sep-15
Sat 5-Sep-15
Sun 6-Sep-15
Mon9/7/2015
Labour Day
Tues 8-Sep-15
Wed 9-Sep-15
Thurs 10-Sep-15
Fri 11-Sep-15
Sat 12-Sep-15
Sun 13-Sep-15
Mon 14-Sep-15
Tues 15-Sep-15
Wed 16-Sep-15
Thurs 17-Sep-15
Fri 18-Sep-15
Sat 19-Sep-15
Sun 20-Sep-15
Mon 21-Sep-15
Tues 22-Sep-15
Wed 23-Sep-15
Thurs 24-Sep-15
Fri 25-Sep-15
Sat 26-Sep-15
Sun 27-Sep-15
Mon 28-Sep-15
Tues 29-Sep-15
Wed 30-Sep-15
Thurs 1-Oct-15
Fri 2-Oct-15
Sat 3-Oct-15
Sun 4-Oct-15
Mon 5-Oct-15
Tues 6-Oct-15
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 2 - 3 week days
Type Type #
Teaching 1
Orientation 1
Orientation 2
Teaching 2 Orientation 3
Teaching 3 Orientation 4
Teaching 4 Orientation 5
Teaching 5 Orientation 6
Orientation 7
Teaching 6 Teaching 1
Teaching 7 Teaching 2
Teaching 8 Teaching 3
Teaching 9 Teaching 4
Teaching 10 Teaching 5
Teaching 11 Teaching 6
Teaching 12 Teaching 7
Teaching 13 Teaching 8
Teaching 14 Teaching 9
Teaching 15 Teaching 10
Teaching 16 Teaching 11
Teaching 17 Teaching 12
Teaching 18 Teaching 13
Teaching 19 Teaching 14
Teaching 20 Teaching 15
Teaching 21 Teaching 16
Teaching 22 Teaching 17
McGill University
(U15)
University of Waterloo
(U15)
2-3 week days Page 24 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 2 - 3 week days
Wed 7-Oct-15
Thurs 8-Oct-15
Fri 9-Oct-15
Sat 10-Oct-15
Sun 11-Oct-15
Mon10/12/2015
Thanksgiving
Tues 13-Oct-15
Wed 14-Oct-15
Thurs 15-Oct-15
Fri 16-Oct-15
Sat 17-Oct-15
Sun 18-Oct-15
Mon 19-Oct-15
Tues 20-Oct-15
Wed 21-Oct-15
Thurs 22-Oct-15
Fri 23-Oct-15
Sat 24-Oct-15
Sun 25-Oct-15
Mon 26-Oct-15
Tues 27-Oct-15
Wed 28-Oct-15
Thurs 29-Oct-15
Fri 30-Oct-15
Sat 31-Oct-15
Sun 1-Nov-15
Mon 2-Nov-15
Tues 3-Nov-15
Wed 4-Nov-15
Thurs 5-Nov-15
Fri 6-Nov-15
Sat 7-Nov-15
Sun 8-Nov-15
Mon 9-Nov-15
Tues 10-Nov-15
Wed11/11/2015
Remembrance Day
Thurs 12-Nov-15
Type Type #
McGill University
(U15)
University of Waterloo
(U15)
Teaching 23 Teaching 18
Teaching 24 Teaching 19
Teaching 25 Teaching 20
Teaching 26 Teaching 21
Teaching 27 Teaching 22
Teaching 28 Teaching 23
Teaching 29 Teaching 24
Mid-term break 30 Teaching 25
Mid-term break 31 Teaching 26
Mid-term break 32 Teaching 27
Mid-term break 33 Teaching 28
Mid-term break 34 Teaching 29
Teaching 35 Teaching 30
Teaching 36 Teaching 31
Teaching 37 Teaching 32
Teaching 38 Teaching 33
Teaching 39 Teaching 34
Teaching 40 Teaching 35
Teaching 41 Teaching 36
Teaching 42 Teaching 37
Teaching 43 Teaching 38
Teaching 44 Teaching 39
Teaching 45 Teaching 40
Teaching 46 Teaching 41
Teaching 47 Teaching42
Teaching 48 Teaching 43
2-3 week days Page 25 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 2 - 3 week days
Fri 13-Nov-15
Sat 14-Nov-15
Sun 15-Nov-15
Mon 16-Nov-15
Tues 17-Nov-15
Wed 18-Nov-15
Thurs 19-Nov-15
Fri 20-Nov-15
Sat 21-Nov-15
Sun 22-Nov-15
Mon 23-Nov-15
Tues 24-Nov-15
Wed 25-Nov-15
Thurs 26-Nov-15
Fri 27-Nov-15
Sat 28-Nov-15
Sun 29-Nov-15
Mon 30-Nov-15
Tues 1-Dec-15
Wed 2-Dec-15
Thurs 3-Dec-15
Fri 4-Dec-15
Sat 5-Dec-15
Sun12/6/2015
Commemoration Day
Type Type #
McGill University
(U15)
University of Waterloo
(U15)
Teaching 49 Teaching 44
Teaching 50 Teaching 45
Teaching 51 Teaching 46
Teaching 52 Teaching 47
Teaching 53 Teaching 48
Teaching 54 Teaching 49
Teaching
Make up for Thanksgiving)50
Teaching 55 Teaching 51
Teaching 56 Teaching 52
Teaching 57 Teaching 53
Teaching 58 Teaching 54
Teaching 59 Teaching 55
Teaching 60 Teaching 56
Teaching 61 Teaching 57
Teaching 62 Teaching 58
Teaching 63 Teaching 59
Teaching 64Teaching
(FT classes end)60
Pre-exam study period 1
Pre-exam study period 2
2-3 week days Page 26 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 2 - 3 week days
Mon 7-Dec-15
Tues 8-Dec-15
Wed 9-Dec-15
Thurs 10-Dec-15
Fri 11-Dec-15
Sat 12-Dec-15
Sun 13-Dec-15
Mon 14-Dec-15
Tues 15-Dec-15
Wed 16-Dec-15
Thurs 17-Dec-15
Fri 18-Dec-15
Sat 19-Dec-15
Sun 20-Dec-15
Mon 21-Dec-15
Tues 22-Dec-15
Wed 23-Dec-15
Thurs 24-Dec-15
Fri 25-Dec-15
Sat 26-Dec-15
Sun 27-Dec-15
Mon 28-Dec-15
Tues 29-Dec-15
Wed 30-Dec-15
Thurs 31-Dec-15
Type Type #
McGill University
(U15)
University of Waterloo
(U15)
Teaching
(FT classes end)65 Pre-exam study period 3
Study Day 1 Final examinations 1
Final examinations 1 Final examinations 2
Final examinations 2 Final examinations 3
Final examinations 3 Final examinations 4
Final examinations 5
Final examinations 4 Final examinations 6
Final examinations 5 Final examinations 7
Final examinations 6 Final examinations 8
Final examinations 7 Final examinations 9
Final examinations 8 Final examinations 10
Final examinations 11
Final examinations 9 Final examinations 12
Final examinations 10 Final examinations 13
Note:
ENDEND
As with Queen's University, there are Faculty/School exceptions to the
undergraduate sessional dates posted for each of the universities.
2-3 week days Page 27 of 43
Day Date Type # Type # Type #
Sat 29-Aug-15
Sun 30-Aug-15
Mon 31-Aug-15 Orientation 1
Tues 1-Sep-15 Orientation 2
Wed 2-Sep-15 Orientation 3
Thurs 3-Sep-15 Orientation 4
Fri 4-Sep-15 Orientation 5
Sat 5-Sep-15
Sun 6-Sep-15
Mon9/7/2015
Labour Day
Tues 8-Sep-15 Teaching 1 Teaching 1 Orientation 1
Wed 9-Sep-15 Teaching 2 Teaching 2 Teaching 1
Thurs 10-Sep-15 Teaching 3 Teaching 3 Teaching 2
Fri 11-Sep-15 Teaching 4 Teaching 4 Teaching 3
Sat 12-Sep-15
Sun 13-Sep-15
Mon 14-Sep-15 Teaching 5 Teaching 5 Teaching 4
Tues 15-Sep-15 Teaching 6 Teaching 6 Teaching 5
Wed 16-Sep-15 Teaching 7 Teaching 7 Teaching 6
Thurs 17-Sep-15 Teaching 8 Teaching 8 Teaching 7
Fri 18-Sep-15 Teaching 9 Teaching 9 Teaching 8
Sat 19-Sep-15
Sun 20-Sep-15
Mon 21-Sep-15 Teaching 10 Teaching 10 Teaching 9
Tues 22-Sep-15 Teaching 11 Teaching 11 Teaching 10
Wed 23-Sep-15 Teaching 12 Teaching 12 Teaching 11
Thurs 24-Sep-15 Teaching 13 Teaching 13 Teaching 12
Fri 25-Sep-15 Teaching 14 Teaching 14 Teaching 13
Sat 26-Sep-15
Sun 27-Sep-15
Mon 28-Sep-15 Teaching 15 Teaching 15 Teaching 14
Tues 29-Sep-15 Teaching 16 Teaching 16 Teaching 15
Wed 30-Sep-15 Teaching 17 Teaching 17 Teaching 16
Thurs 1-Oct-15 Teaching 18 Teaching 18 Teaching 17
Fri 2-Oct-15 Teaching 19 Teaching 19 Teaching 18
Sat 3-Oct-15
Sun 4-Oct-15
Mon 5-Oct-15 Teaching 20 Teaching 20 Teaching 19
Tues 6-Oct-15 Teaching 21 Teaching 21 Teaching 20
Wed 7-Oct-15 Teaching 22 Teaching 22 Teaching 21
University of Ottawa
(U15)
Ryerson University McMaster University
(U15)
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 4 - 5 week days
4-5 week days Page 28 of 43
Day Date Type # Type # Type #
University of Ottawa
(U15)
Ryerson University McMaster University
(U15)
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 4 - 5 week days
Thurs 8-Oct-15 Teaching 23 Teaching 23 Teaching 22
Fri 9-Oct-15 Teaching 24 Teaching 24 Teaching 23
Sat 10-Oct-15
Sun 11-Oct-15
Mon10/12/2015
Thanksgiving1 1
Tues 13-Oct-15Fall Study Week
(not B.Eng)2 Mid-term recess 2 Teaching 24
Wed 14-Oct-15Fall Study Week
(not B.Eng)3 Mid-term recess 3 Teaching 25
Thurs 15-Oct-15Fall Study Week
(not B.Eng)4 Mid-term recess 4 Teaching 26
Fri 16-Oct-15Fall Study Week
(not B.Eng)5 Mid-term recess 5 Teaching 27
Sat 17-Oct-15
Sun 18-Oct-15
Mon 19-Oct-15 Teaching 25 Teaching 25 Teaching 28
Tues 20-Oct-15 Teaching 26 Teaching 26 Teaching 29
Wed 21-Oct-15 Teaching 27 Teaching 27 Teaching 30
Thurs 22-Oct-15 Teaching 28 Teaching 28 Teaching 31
Fri 23-Oct-15 Teaching 29 Teaching 29 Teaching 32
Sat 24-Oct-15
Sun 25-Oct-15
Mon 26-Oct-15 Teaching 30 Teaching 30 Reading Week 1
Tues 27-Oct-15 Teaching 31 Teaching 31 Reading Week 2
Wed 28-Oct-15 Teaching 32 Teaching 32 Reading Week 3
Thurs 29-Oct-15 Teaching 33 Teaching 33 Reading Week 4
Fri 30-Oct-15 Teaching 34 Teaching 34 Reading Week 5
Sat 31-Oct-15
Sun 1-Nov-15
Mon 2-Nov-15 Teaching 35 Teaching 35 Teaching 33
Tues 3-Nov-15 Teaching 36 Teaching 36 Teaching 34
Wed 4-Nov-15 Teaching 37 Teaching 37 Teaching 35
Thurs 5-Nov-15 Teaching 38 Teaching 38 Teaching 36
Fri 6-Nov-15 Teaching 39 Teaching 39 Teaching 37
Sat 7-Nov-15
Sun 8-Nov-15
Mon 9-Nov-15 Teaching 40 Teaching 40 Teaching 38
Tues 10-Nov-15 Teaching 41 Teaching 41 Teaching 39
4-5 week days Page 29 of 43
Day Date Type # Type # Type #
University of Ottawa
(U15)
Ryerson University McMaster University
(U15)
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 4 - 5 week days
Wed11/11/2015
Remembrance Day
Teaching
42
Teaching
42
Teaching
40
Thurs 12-Nov-15 Teaching 43 Teaching 43 Teaching 41
Fri 13-Nov-15 Teaching 44 Teaching 44 Teaching 42
Sat 14-Nov-15
Sun 15-Nov-15
Mon 16-Nov-15 Teaching 45 Teaching 45 Teaching 43
Tues 17-Nov-15 Teaching 46 Teaching 46 Teaching 44
Wed 18-Nov-15 Teaching 47 Teaching 47 Teaching 45
Thurs 19-Nov-15 Teaching 48 Teaching 48 Teaching 46
Fri 20-Nov-15 Teaching 49 Teaching 49 Teaching 47
Sat 21-Nov-15
Sun 22-Nov-15
Mon 23-Nov-15 Teaching 50 Teaching 50 Teaching 48
Tues 24-Nov-15 Teaching 51 Teaching 51 Teaching 49
Wed 25-Nov-15 Teaching 52 Teaching 52 Teaching 50
Thurs 26-Nov-15 Teaching 53 Teaching 53 Teaching 51
Fri 27-Nov-15 Teaching 54 Teaching 54 Teaching 52
Sat 28-Nov-15
Sun 29-Nov-15
Mon 30-Nov-15 Teaching 55 Teaching 55 Teaching 53
Tues 1-Dec-15 Teaching 56 Teaching 56 Teaching 54
Wed 2-Dec-15 Teaching 57 Teaching 57 Teaching 55
Thurs 3-Dec-15 Teaching 58 Teaching 58 Teaching 56
Fri 4-Dec-15 Teaching 59 Teaching 59 Teaching 57
Sat 5-Dec-15
Sun12/6/2015
Commemoration Day
4-5 week days Page 30 of 43
Day Date Type # Type # Type #
University of Ottawa
(U15)
Ryerson University McMaster University
(U15)
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 4 - 5 week days
Mon 7-Dec-15Teaching
(FT classes end)60 Teaching 60 Teaching 58
Tues 8-Dec-15 Final examinations 1Teaching
(FT classes end)61 Teaching 59
Wed 9-Dec-15 Final examinations 2 Final examinations 1Teaching
(FT classes end)60
Thurs 10-Dec-15 Final examinations 3 Final examinations 2 Final examinations 1
Fri 11-Dec-15 Final examinations 4 Final examinations 3 Final examinations 2
Sat 12-Dec-15 Final examinations 5 Final examinations 4 Final examinations 3
Sun 13-Dec-15
Mon 14-Dec-15 Final examinations 6 Final examinations 5 Final examinations 4
Tues 15-Dec-15 Final examinations 7 Final examinations 6 Final examinations 5
Wed 16-Dec-15 Final examinations 8 Final examinations 7 Final examinations 6
Thurs 17-Dec-15 Final examinations 9 Final examinations 8 Final examinations 7
Fri 18-Dec-15 Final examinations 10 Final examinations 9 Final examinations 8
Sat 19-Dec-15 Final examinations 11 Final examinations 10
Sun 20-Dec-15
Mon 21-Dec-15 Final examinations 11 9
Tues 22-Dec-15 Final examinations 12 10
Wed 23-Dec-15
Thurs 24-Dec-15
Fri 25-Dec-15
Sat 26-Dec-15
Sun 27-Dec-15
Mon 28-Dec-15
Tues 29-Dec-15
Wed 30-Dec-15
Thurs 31-Dec-15 END ENDEND
4-5 week days Page 31 of 43
Day Date
Sat 29-Aug-15
Sun 30-Aug-15
Mon 31-Aug-15
Tues 1-Sep-15
Wed 2-Sep-15
Thurs 3-Sep-15
Fri 4-Sep-15
Sat 5-Sep-15
Sun 6-Sep-15
Mon9/7/2015
Labour Day
Tues 8-Sep-15
Wed 9-Sep-15
Thurs 10-Sep-15
Fri 11-Sep-15
Sat 12-Sep-15
Sun 13-Sep-15
Mon 14-Sep-15
Tues 15-Sep-15
Wed 16-Sep-15
Thurs 17-Sep-15
Fri 18-Sep-15
Sat 19-Sep-15
Sun 20-Sep-15
Mon 21-Sep-15
Tues 22-Sep-15
Wed 23-Sep-15
Thurs 24-Sep-15
Fri 25-Sep-15
Sat 26-Sep-15
Sun 27-Sep-15
Mon 28-Sep-15
Tues 29-Sep-15
Wed 30-Sep-15
Thurs 1-Oct-15
Fri 2-Oct-15
Sat 3-Oct-15
Sun 4-Oct-15
Mon 5-Oct-15
Tues 6-Oct-15
Wed 7-Oct-15
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 4 - 5 week days
Type # Type # Type #
Orientation 1 Teaching 1
Teaching 1 Teaching 2
Teaching 2 Teaching 3 Teaching 1
Teaching
(Monday sched)3 Teaching 4 Teaching 2
Teaching 4 Teaching 5 Teaching 3
Teaching 5 Teaching 6 Teaching 4
Teaching 6 Teaching 7 Teaching 5
Teaching 7 Teaching 8 Teaching 6
Teaching 8 Teaching 9 Teaching 7
Teaching 9 Teaching 10 Teaching 8
Teaching 10 Teaching 11 Teaching 9
Teaching 11 Teaching 12 Teaching 10
Teaching 12 Teaching 13 Teaching 11
Teaching 13 Teaching 14 Teaching 12
Teaching 14 Teaching 15 Teaching 13
Teaching 15 Teaching 16 Teaching 14
Teaching 16 Teaching 17 Teaching 15
Teaching 17 Teaching 18 Teaching 16
Teaching 18 Teaching 19 Teaching 17
Teaching 19 Teaching 20 Teaching 18
Teaching 20 Teaching 21 Teaching 19
Teaching 21 Teaching 22 Teaching 20
Teaching 22 Teaching 23 Teaching 21
Teaching 23 Teaching 24 Teaching 22
Teaching 24 Teaching 25 Teaching 23
Teaching 25 Teaching 26 Teaching 24
University of SaskatchewanCarleton University University of Alberta
(U15)
4-5 week days Page 32 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 4 - 5 week days
Thurs 8-Oct-15
Fri 9-Oct-15
Sat 10-Oct-15
Sun 11-Oct-15
Mon10/12/2015
Thanksgiving
Tues 13-Oct-15
Wed 14-Oct-15
Thurs 15-Oct-15
Fri 16-Oct-15
Sat 17-Oct-15
Sun 18-Oct-15
Mon 19-Oct-15
Tues 20-Oct-15
Wed 21-Oct-15
Thurs 22-Oct-15
Fri 23-Oct-15
Sat 24-Oct-15
Sun 25-Oct-15
Mon 26-Oct-15
Tues 27-Oct-15
Wed 28-Oct-15
Thurs 29-Oct-15
Fri 30-Oct-15
Sat 31-Oct-15
Sun 1-Nov-15
Mon 2-Nov-15
Tues 3-Nov-15
Wed 4-Nov-15
Thurs 5-Nov-15
Fri 6-Nov-15
Sat 7-Nov-15
Sun 8-Nov-15
Mon 9-Nov-15
Tues 10-Nov-15
Type # Type # Type #
University of SaskatchewanCarleton University University of Alberta
(U15)
Teaching 26 Teaching 27 Teaching 25
Teaching 27 Teaching 28 Teaching 26
Teaching 28 Teaching 29 Teaching 27
Teaching 29 Teaching 30 Teaching 28
Teaching 30 Teaching 31 Teaching 29
Teaching 31 Teaching 32 Teaching 30
Teaching 32 Teaching 33 Teaching 31
Teaching 33 Teaching 34 Teaching 32
Teaching 34 Teaching 35 Teaching 33
Teaching 35 Teaching 36 Teaching 34
Teaching 36 Teaching 37 Teaching 35
Fall break 1 Teaching 38 Teaching 36
Fall break 2 Teaching 39 Teaching 37
Fall break 3 Teaching 40 Teaching 38
Fall break 4 Teaching 41 Teaching 39
Fall break 5 Teaching 42 Teaching 40
Teaching 37 Teaching 43 Teaching 41
Teaching 38 Teaching 44 Teaching 42
Teaching 39 Teaching 45 Teaching 43
Teaching 40 Teaching 46 Teaching 44
Teaching 41 Teaching 47 Teaching 45
Teaching 42 Fall break 1 Fall Mid-Term Break 1
Teaching 43 Fall break 2 Fall Mid-Term Break 2
4-5 week days Page 33 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 4 - 5 week days
Wed11/11/2015
Remembrance Day
Thurs 12-Nov-15
Fri 13-Nov-15
Sat 14-Nov-15
Sun 15-Nov-15
Mon 16-Nov-15
Tues 17-Nov-15
Wed 18-Nov-15
Thurs 19-Nov-15
Fri 20-Nov-15
Sat 21-Nov-15
Sun 22-Nov-15
Mon 23-Nov-15
Tues 24-Nov-15
Wed 25-Nov-15
Thurs 26-Nov-15
Fri 27-Nov-15
Sat 28-Nov-15
Sun 29-Nov-15
Mon 30-Nov-15
Tues 1-Dec-15
Wed 2-Dec-15
Thurs 3-Dec-15
Fri 4-Dec-15
Sat 5-Dec-15
Sun12/6/2015
Commemoration Day
Type # Type # Type #
University of SaskatchewanCarleton University University of Alberta
(U15)
Teaching
44 Fall break 3 University closed 3
Teaching 45 Fall break 4 Fall Mid-Term Break 4
Teaching 46 Fall break 5 Fall Mid-Term Break 5
Teaching 47 Teaching 48 Teaching 46
Teaching 48 Teaching 49 Teaching 47
Teaching 49 Teaching 50 Teaching 48
Teaching 50 Teaching 51 Teaching 49
Teaching 51 Teaching 52 Teaching 50
Teaching 52 Teaching 53 Teaching 51
Teaching 53 Teaching 54 Teaching 52
Teaching 54 Teaching 55 Teaching 53
Teaching 55 Teaching 56 Teaching 54
Teaching 56 Teaching 57 Teaching 55
Teaching 57 Teaching 58 Teaching 56
Teaching 58 Teaching 59 Teaching 57
Teaching 59 Teaching 60 Teaching 58
Teaching 60 Teaching 61 Teaching 59
Teaching 61 Teaching 62 Teaching 60
4-5 week days Page 34 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 4 - 5 week days
Mon 7-Dec-15
Tues 8-Dec-15
Wed 9-Dec-15
Thurs 10-Dec-15
Fri 11-Dec-15
Sat 12-Dec-15
Sun 13-Dec-15
Mon 14-Dec-15
Tues 15-Dec-15
Wed 16-Dec-15
Thurs 17-Dec-15
Fri 18-Dec-15
Sat 19-Dec-15
Sun 20-Dec-15
Mon 21-Dec-15
Tues 22-Dec-15
Wed 23-Dec-15
Thurs 24-Dec-15
Fri 25-Dec-15
Sat 26-Dec-15
Sun 27-Dec-15
Mon 28-Dec-15
Tues 29-Dec-15
Wed 30-Dec-15
Thurs 31-Dec-15
Type # Type # Type #
University of SaskatchewanCarleton University University of Alberta
(U15)
Teaching
(FT classes end)62
Teaching
(FT classes end)63 Teaching 61
Pre-exam study period 1 Pre-exam study period 1Teaching
(FT classes end)62
Final examinations 1 Pre-exam study period 2 Final examinations 1
Final examinations 2 Final examinations 1 Final examinations 2
Final examinations 3 Final examinations 2 Final examinations 3
Final examinations 4 Final examinations 3 Final examinations 4
Final examinations 5 Final examinations 4 Final examinations 5
Final examinations 6 Final examinations 5 Final examinations 6
Final examinations 7 Final examinations 6 Final examinations 7
Final examinations 8 Final examinations 7 Final examinations 8
Final examinations 9 Final examinations 8 Final examinations 9
Final examinations 10 Final examinations 9 Final examinations 10
Final examinations 11 Final examinations 10 Final examinations 11
Final examinations 11 Final examinations 12
Final examinations 13
END END END
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Day Date
Sat 29-Aug-15
Sun 30-Aug-15
Mon 31-Aug-15
Tues 1-Sep-15
Wed 2-Sep-15
Thurs 3-Sep-15
Fri 4-Sep-15
Sat 5-Sep-15
Sun 6-Sep-15
Mon9/7/2015
Labour Day
Tues 8-Sep-15
Wed 9-Sep-15
Thurs 10-Sep-15
Fri 11-Sep-15
Sat 12-Sep-15
Sun 13-Sep-15
Mon 14-Sep-15
Tues 15-Sep-15
Wed 16-Sep-15
Thurs 17-Sep-15
Fri 18-Sep-15
Sat 19-Sep-15
Sun 20-Sep-15
Mon 21-Sep-15
Tues 22-Sep-15
Wed 23-Sep-15
Thurs 24-Sep-15
Fri 25-Sep-15
Sat 26-Sep-15
Sun 27-Sep-15
Mon 28-Sep-15
Tues 29-Sep-15
Wed 30-Sep-15
Thurs 1-Oct-15
Fri 2-Oct-15
Sat 3-Oct-15
Sun 4-Oct-15
Mon 5-Oct-15
Tues 6-Oct-15
Wed 7-Oct-15
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 4 - 5 week days
Type # Type # Type #
Teaching 1
Teaching 2 Teaching 1
Teaching 3 Teaching 2
Teaching 4 Teaching 3
Teaching 5 Teaching 4
Teaching 6 Teaching 5 Orientation 1
Teaching 7 Teaching 6 Orientation 2
Teaching 8 Teaching 7 Teaching 1
Teaching 9 Teaching 8 Teaching 2
Teaching 10 Teaching 9 Teaching 3
Teaching 11 Teaching 10 Teaching 4
Teaching 12 Teaching 11 Teaching 5
Teaching 13 Teaching 12 Teaching 6
Teaching 14 Teaching 13 Teaching 7
Teaching 15 Teaching 14 Teaching 8
Teaching 16 Teaching 15 Teaching 9
Teaching 17 Teaching 16 Teaching 10
Teaching 18 Teaching 17 Teaching 11
Teaching 19 Teaching 18 Teaching 12
Teaching 20 Teaching 19 Teaching 13
Teaching 21 Teaching 20 Teaching 14
Teaching 22 Teaching 21 Teaching 15
Teaching 23 Teaching 22 Teaching 16
Teaching 24 Teaching 23 Teaching 17
Teaching 25 Teaching 24 Teaching 18
Teaching 26 Teaching 25 Teaching 19
Teaching 27 Teaching 26 Teaching 20
University of Laval
(U15)
University of Montreal
(U15)
Trent University
4-5 week days Page 36 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 4 - 5 week days
Thurs 8-Oct-15
Fri 9-Oct-15
Sat 10-Oct-15
Sun 11-Oct-15
Mon10/12/2015
Thanksgiving
Tues 13-Oct-15
Wed 14-Oct-15
Thurs 15-Oct-15
Fri 16-Oct-15
Sat 17-Oct-15
Sun 18-Oct-15
Mon 19-Oct-15
Tues 20-Oct-15
Wed 21-Oct-15
Thurs 22-Oct-15
Fri 23-Oct-15
Sat 24-Oct-15
Sun 25-Oct-15
Mon 26-Oct-15
Tues 27-Oct-15
Wed 28-Oct-15
Thurs 29-Oct-15
Fri 30-Oct-15
Sat 31-Oct-15
Sun 1-Nov-15
Mon 2-Nov-15
Tues 3-Nov-15
Wed 4-Nov-15
Thurs 5-Nov-15
Fri 6-Nov-15
Sat 7-Nov-15
Sun 8-Nov-15
Mon 9-Nov-15
Tues 10-Nov-15
Type # Type # Type #
University of Laval
(U15)
University of Montreal
(U15)
Trent University
Teaching 28 Teaching 27 Teaching 21
Teaching 29 Teaching 28 Teaching 22
Teaching 30 Teaching 29 Teaching 23
Teaching 31 Teaching 30 Teaching 24
Teaching 32 Teaching 31 Teaching 25
Teaching 33 Teaching 32 Teaching 26
Teaching 34 Mid-term break 1 Teaching 26
Teaching 35 Mid-term break 2 Teaching 27
Teaching 36 Mid-term break 3 Teaching 28
Teaching 37 Mid-term break 4 Teaching 29
Teaching 38 Mid-term break 5 Teaching 30
Fall term break 1 Teaching 33 Mid-term break 1
Fall term break 2 Teaching 34 Mid-term break 2
Fall term break 3 Teaching 35 Mid-term break 3
Fall term break 4 Teaching 36 Mid-term break 4
Fall term break 5 Teaching 37 Mid-term break 5
Teaching 39 Teaching 38 Teaching 31
Teaching 40 Teaching 39 Teaching 32
Teaching 41 Teaching 40 Teaching 33
Teaching 42 Teaching 41 Teaching 34
Teaching 43 Teaching 42 Teaching 35
Teaching 44 Teaching 43 Teaching 36
Teaching 45 Teaching 44 Teaching 37
4-5 week days Page 37 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 4 - 5 week days
Wed11/11/2015
Remembrance Day
Thurs 12-Nov-15
Fri 13-Nov-15
Sat 14-Nov-15
Sun 15-Nov-15
Mon 16-Nov-15
Tues 17-Nov-15
Wed 18-Nov-15
Thurs 19-Nov-15
Fri 20-Nov-15
Sat 21-Nov-15
Sun 22-Nov-15
Mon 23-Nov-15
Tues 24-Nov-15
Wed 25-Nov-15
Thurs 26-Nov-15
Fri 27-Nov-15
Sat 28-Nov-15
Sun 29-Nov-15
Mon 30-Nov-15
Tues 1-Dec-15
Wed 2-Dec-15
Thurs 3-Dec-15
Fri 4-Dec-15
Sat 5-Dec-15
Sun12/6/2015
Commemoration Day
Type # Type # Type #
University of Laval
(U15)
University of Montreal
(U15)
Trent University
Teaching 46 Teaching 45 Teaching 38
Teaching 47 Teaching 46 Teaching 39
Teaching 48 Teaching 47 Teaching 40
Teaching 49 Teaching 48 Teaching 41
Teaching 50 Teaching 49 Teaching 42
Teaching 51 Teaching 50 Teaching 43
Teaching 52 Teaching 51 Teaching 44
Teaching 53 Teaching 52 Teaching 45
Teaching 54 Teaching 53 Teaching 46
Teaching 55 Teaching 54 Teaching 47
Teaching 56 Teaching 55 Teaching 48
Teaching 57 Teaching 56 Teaching 49
Teaching 58 Teaching 57 Teaching 50
Teaching 59 Teaching 58 Teaching 51
Teaching 60 Teaching 59 Teaching 52
Teaching 61 Teaching 60 Teaching 53
Teaching 62 Teaching 61 Teaching 54
Teaching 63 Teaching 62 Teaching 55
4-5 week days Page 38 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 4 - 5 week days
Mon 7-Dec-15
Tues 8-Dec-15
Wed 9-Dec-15
Thurs 10-Dec-15
Fri 11-Dec-15
Sat 12-Dec-15
Sun 13-Dec-15
Mon 14-Dec-15
Tues 15-Dec-15
Wed 16-Dec-15
Thurs 17-Dec-15
Fri 18-Dec-15
Sat 19-Dec-15
Sun 20-Dec-15
Mon 21-Dec-15
Tues 22-Dec-15
Wed 23-Dec-15
Thurs 24-Dec-15
Fri 25-Dec-15
Sat 26-Dec-15
Sun 27-Dec-15
Mon 28-Dec-15
Tues 29-Dec-15
Wed 30-Dec-15
Thurs 31-Dec-15
Type # Type # Type #
University of Laval
(U15)
University of Montreal
(U15)
Trent University
Teaching 64Teaching
(FT classes end)63 Teaching 56
Teaching 65 Final examinations 1 Teaching 57
Teaching 66 Final examinations 2Teaching
(FT classes end)58
Teaching 67 Final examinations 3 Final examinations 1
Teaching
(FT classes end)68 Final examinations 4 Final examinations 2
Pre-exam study period 1 Final examinations 5 Final examinations 3
Final examinations 1 Final examinations 6 Final examinations 4
Final examinations 2 Final examinations 7 Final examinations 5
Final examinations 3 Final examinations 8 Final examinations 6
Final examinations 4 Final examinations 9 Final examinations 7
Final examinations 5 Final examinations 10 Final examinations 8
Final examinations 6 Final examinations 11 Final examinations 9
Final examinations 7 Final examinations 12 Final examinations 10
Final examinations 8 Final examinations 11
Final examinations 9
ENDEND END
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Day Date
Sat 29-Aug-15
Sun 30-Aug-15
Mon 31-Aug-15
Tues 1-Sep-15
Wed 2-Sep-15
Thurs 3-Sep-15
Fri 4-Sep-15
Sat 5-Sep-15
Sun 6-Sep-15
Mon9/7/2015
Labour Day
Tues 8-Sep-15
Wed 9-Sep-15
Thurs 10-Sep-15
Fri 11-Sep-15
Sat 12-Sep-15
Sun 13-Sep-15
Mon 14-Sep-15
Tues 15-Sep-15
Wed 16-Sep-15
Thurs 17-Sep-15
Fri 18-Sep-15
Sat 19-Sep-15
Sun 20-Sep-15
Mon 21-Sep-15
Tues 22-Sep-15
Wed 23-Sep-15
Thurs 24-Sep-15
Fri 25-Sep-15
Sat 26-Sep-15
Sun 27-Sep-15
Mon 28-Sep-15
Tues 29-Sep-15
Wed 30-Sep-15
Thurs 1-Oct-15
Fri 2-Oct-15
Sat 3-Oct-15
Sun 4-Oct-15
Mon 5-Oct-15
Tues 6-Oct-15
Wed 7-Oct-15
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 4 - 5 week days
Type # Type #
Orientation 1 Teaching 1
Teaching 1 Teaching 2
Teaching 2 Teaching 3
Teaching 3 Teaching 4
Teaching 4 Teaching 5
Teaching 5 Teaching 6
Teaching 6 Teaching 7
Teaching 7 Teaching 8
Teaching 8 Teaching 9
Teaching 9 Teaching 10
Teaching 10 Teaching 11
Teaching 11 Teaching 12
Teaching 12 Teaching 13
Teaching 13 Teaching 14
Teaching 14 Teaching 15
Teaching 15 Teaching 16
Teaching 16 Teaching 17
Teaching 17 Teaching 18
Teaching 18 Teaching 19
Teaching 19 Teaching 20
Teaching 20 Teaching 21
Teaching 21 Teaching 22
Laurentian University University of Windsor
4-5 week days Page 40 of 43
Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 4 - 5 week days
Thurs 8-Oct-15
Fri 9-Oct-15
Sat 10-Oct-15
Sun 11-Oct-15
Mon10/12/2015
Thanksgiving
Tues 13-Oct-15
Wed 14-Oct-15
Thurs 15-Oct-15
Fri 16-Oct-15
Sat 17-Oct-15
Sun 18-Oct-15
Mon 19-Oct-15
Tues 20-Oct-15
Wed 21-Oct-15
Thurs 22-Oct-15
Fri 23-Oct-15
Sat 24-Oct-15
Sun 25-Oct-15
Mon 26-Oct-15
Tues 27-Oct-15
Wed 28-Oct-15
Thurs 29-Oct-15
Fri 30-Oct-15
Sat 31-Oct-15
Sun 1-Nov-15
Mon 2-Nov-15
Tues 3-Nov-15
Wed 4-Nov-15
Thurs 5-Nov-15
Fri 6-Nov-15
Sat 7-Nov-15
Sun 8-Nov-15
Mon 9-Nov-15
Tues 10-Nov-15
Type # Type #
Laurentian University University of Windsor
Teaching 22 Teaching 23
Teaching 23 Teaching 24
1 1
Fall Study Week 2Reading Week
(except Law)2
Fall Study Week 3Reading Week
(except Law)3
Fall Study Week 4Reading Week
(except Law)4
Fall Study Week 5Reading Week
(except Law)5
Teaching 24 Teaching 25
Teaching 25 Teaching 26
Teaching 26 Teaching 27
Teaching 27 Teaching 28
Teaching 28 Teaching 29
Teaching 29 Teaching 30
Teaching 30 Teaching 31
Teaching 31 Teaching 32
Teaching 32 Teaching 33
Teaching 33 Teaching 34
Teaching 34 Teaching 35
Teaching 35 Teaching 36
Teaching 36 Teaching 37
Teaching 37 Teaching 38
Teaching 38 Teaching 39
Teaching 39 Teaching 40
Teaching 40 Teaching 41
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Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 4 - 5 week days
Wed11/11/2015
Remembrance Day
Thurs 12-Nov-15
Fri 13-Nov-15
Sat 14-Nov-15
Sun 15-Nov-15
Mon 16-Nov-15
Tues 17-Nov-15
Wed 18-Nov-15
Thurs 19-Nov-15
Fri 20-Nov-15
Sat 21-Nov-15
Sun 22-Nov-15
Mon 23-Nov-15
Tues 24-Nov-15
Wed 25-Nov-15
Thurs 26-Nov-15
Fri 27-Nov-15
Sat 28-Nov-15
Sun 29-Nov-15
Mon 30-Nov-15
Tues 1-Dec-15
Wed 2-Dec-15
Thurs 3-Dec-15
Fri 4-Dec-15
Sat 5-Dec-15
Sun12/6/2015
Commemoration Day
Type # Type #
Laurentian University University of Windsor
Teaching 41 Teaching 42
Teaching 42 Teaching 43
Teaching 43 Teaching 44
Teaching 44 Teaching 45
Teaching 45 Teaching 46
Teaching 46 Teaching 47
Teaching 47 Teaching 48
Teaching 48 Teaching 49
Teaching 49 Teaching 50
Teaching 50 Teaching 51
Teaching 51 Teaching 52
Teaching 52 Teaching 53
Teaching 53 Teaching 54
Teaching 54 Teaching 55
Teaching 55 Teaching 56
Teaching 56 Teaching 57
Teaching 57 Teaching 58
Teaching 58 Teaching 59
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Day Date
Academic Year 2015-2016
Fall 2015 Term Only
Universities with Fall Term Break
of 4 - 5 week days
Mon 7-Dec-15
Tues 8-Dec-15
Wed 9-Dec-15
Thurs 10-Dec-15
Fri 11-Dec-15
Sat 12-Dec-15
Sun 13-Dec-15
Mon 14-Dec-15
Tues 15-Dec-15
Wed 16-Dec-15
Thurs 17-Dec-15
Fri 18-Dec-15
Sat 19-Dec-15
Sun 20-Dec-15
Mon 21-Dec-15
Tues 22-Dec-15
Wed 23-Dec-15
Thurs 24-Dec-15
Fri 25-Dec-15
Sat 26-Dec-15
Sun 27-Dec-15
Mon 28-Dec-15
Tues 29-Dec-15
Wed 30-Dec-15
Thurs 31-Dec-15
Type # Type #
Laurentian University University of Windsor
Teaching 59Teaching
(FT classes end)60
Teaching
(FT classes end)60 Pre-exam study period 1
Study Day 1 Pre-exam study period 2
Final examinations 1 Final examinations 1
Final examinations 2 Final examinations 2
Final examinations 3 Final examinations 3
Final examinations 4 Final examinations 4
Final examinations 5 Final examinations 5
Final examinations 6 Final examinations 6
Final examinations 7 Final examinations 7
Final examinations 8 Final examinations 8
Final examinations 9 Final examinations 9
Final examinations 10 Final examinations 10
Final examinations 11 Alternate Final Exam Day 11
Final examinations 12
Note:
As with Queen's University, there are Faculty/School exceptions to the
undergraduate sessional dates posted for each of the universities.
ENDEND
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Appendix B – Queen’s University Sessional Date Analysis
2016
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Sat 27-Aug-16 Sat 1 Move in Day
Sun 28-Aug-16 Sun
Mon 29-Aug-16 Mon 1 Orientation
Tues 30-Aug-16 Tues 2 Orientation
Wed 31-Aug-16 Wed 3 Orientation
Thurs 1-Sep-16 Thurs 4 Orientation
Fri 2-Sep-16 Fri 5 Orientation
Move in Day 1 Sat 3-Sep-16 Sat
Sun 4-Sep-16 Sun
Orientation 1 Mon
9/5/2016
Labour Day Mon
Orientation 2 Tues 6-Sep-16 Tues 1 Teaching Day
Orientation 3 Wed 7-Sep-16 Wed 2 Teaching Day
Orientation 4 Thurs 8-Sep-16 Thurs 3 Teaching Day
Orientation 5 Fri 9-Sep-16 Fri 4 Teaching Day
Sat 10-Sep-16 Sat
Sun 11-Sep-16 Sun
Teaching Day 1 Mon 12-Sep-16 Mon 5 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 2 Tues 13-Sep-16 Tues 6 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 3 Wed 14-Sep-16 Wed 7 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 4 Thurs 15-Sep-16 Thurs 8 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 5 Fri 16-Sep-16 Fri 9 Teaching Day
Sat 17-Sep-16 Sat
Sun 18-Sep-16 Sun
Teaching Day 6 Mon 19-Sep-16 Mon 10 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 7 Tues 20-Sep-16 Tues 11 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 8 Wed 21-Sep-16 Wed 12 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 9 Thurs 22-Sep-16 Thurs 13 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 10 Fri 23-Sep-16 Fri 14 Teaching Day
Sat 24-Sep-16 Sat
Sun 25-Sep-16 Sun
Teaching Day 11 Mon 26-Sep-16 Mon 15 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 12 Tues 27-Sep-16 Tues 16 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 13 Wed 28-Sep-16 Wed 17 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 14 Thurs 29-Sep-16 Thurs 18 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 15 Fri 30-Sep-16 Fri 19 Teaching Day
Sat 1-Oct-16 Sat
Sun 2-Oct-16 Sun
Teaching Day 16 Mon 3-Oct-16 Mon 20 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 17 Tues 4-Oct-16 Tues 21 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 18 Wed 5-Oct-16 Wed 22 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 19 Thurs 6-Oct-16 Thurs 23 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 20 Fri 7-Oct-16 Fri 24 Teaching Day
Sat 8-Oct-16 Sat
Sun 9-Oct-16 Sun
Mon
10/10/2016
Thanksgiving Mon
Teaching Day 21 Tues 11-Oct-16 Tues 1 Fall term break
Teaching Day 22 Wed 12-Oct-16 Wed 2 Fall term break
Teaching Day 23 Thurs 13-Oct-16 Thurs 3 Fall term break
Review - Fall Term
Academic Year 2016/2017
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Proposed MethodologyCurrent Methodology
Academic Year 2016_2017 Page 1 of 21
2016
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Review - Fall Term
Academic Year 2016/2017
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Proposed MethodologyCurrent Methodology
Teaching Day 24 Fri 14-Oct-16 Fri 4 Fall term break
Sat 15-Oct-16 Sat
Sun 16-Oct-16 Sun
Teaching Day 25 Mon 17-Oct-16 Mon 25 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 26 Tues 18-Oct-16 Tues 26 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 27 Wed 19-Oct-16 Wed 27 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 28 Thurs 20-Oct-16 Thurs 28 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 29 Fri 21-Oct-16 Fri 29 Teaching Day
Sat 22-Oct-16 Sat
Sun 23-Oct-16 Sun
Teaching Day 30 Mon 24-Oct-16 Mon 30 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 31 Tues 25-Oct-16 Tues 31 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 32 Wed 26-Oct-16 Wed 32 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 33 Thurs 27-Oct-16 Thurs 33 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 34 Fri 28-Oct-16 Fri 34 Teaching Day
Sat 29-Oct-16 Sat
Sun 30-Oct-16 Sun
Teaching Day 35 Mon 31-Oct-16 Mon 35 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 36 Tues 1-Nov-16 Tues 36 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 37 Wed 2-Nov-16 Wed 37 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 38 Thurs 3-Nov-16 Thurs 38 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 39 Fri 4-Nov-16 Fri 39 Teaching Day
Sat 5-Nov-16 Sat
Sun 6-Nov-16 Sun
Teaching Day 40 Mon 7-Nov-16 Mon 40 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 41 Tues 8-Nov-16 Tues 41 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 42 Wed 9-Nov-16 Wed 42 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 43 Thurs 10-Nov-16 Thurs 43 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 44 Fri 11-Nov-16 Fri 44 Teaching Day
Sat 12-Nov-16 Sat
Sun 13-Nov-16 Sun
Teaching Day 45 Mon 14-Nov-16 Mon 45 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 46 Tues 15-Nov-16 Tues 46 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 47 Wed 16-Nov-16 Wed 47 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 48 Thurs 17-Nov-16 Thurs 48 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 49 Fri 18-Nov-16 Fri 49 Teaching Day
Sat 19-Nov-16 Sat
Sun 20-Nov-16 Sun
Teaching Day 50 Mon 21-Nov-16 Mon 50 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 51 Tues 22-Nov-16 Tues 51 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 52 Wed 23-Nov-16 Wed 52 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 53 Thurs 24-Nov-16 Thurs 53 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 54 Fri 25-Nov-16 Fri 54 Teaching Day
Sat 26-Nov-16 Sat
Sun 27-Nov-16 Sun
Teaching Day 55 Mon 28-Nov-16 Mon 55 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 56 Tues 29-Nov-16 Tues 56 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 57 Wed 30-Nov-16 Wed 57 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 58 Thurs 1-Dec-16 Thurs 58 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 59 Fri 2-Dec-16 Fri 59 Teaching Day
Academic Year 2016_2017 Page 2 of 21
2016
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Review - Fall Term
Academic Year 2016/2017
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Proposed MethodologyCurrent Methodology
Sat 3-Dec-16 Sat
Sun 4-Dec-16 Sun
Pre-exam study period 1 Mon 5-Dec-16 Mon 60 Teaching Day
Pre-exam study period 2 Tues
12/6/2016
Commemoration Day Tues
Commemoration Day
no classes
Pre-exam study period 3 Wed 7-Dec-16 Wed 61 Teaching Day
Pre-exam study period 4 Thurs 8-Dec-16 Thurs 1 Pre-exam study period
Examination Period 1 Fri 9-Dec-16 Fri 2 Pre-exam study period
Examination Period 2 Sat 10-Dec-16 Sat 1 Examination Period
Examination Period 3 Sun 11-Dec-16 Sun 2 Examination Period
Examination Period 4 Mon 12-Dec-16 Mon 3 Examination Period
Examination Period 5 Tues 13-Dec-16 Tues 4 Examination Period
Examination Period 6 Wed 14-Dec-16 Wed 5 Examination Period
Examination Period 7 Thurs 15-Dec-16 Thurs 6 Examination Period
Examination Period 8 Fri 16-Dec-16 Fri 7 Examination Period
Examination Period 9 Sat 17-Dec-16 Sat 8 Examination Period
Examination Period 10 Sun 18-Dec-16 Sun 9 Examination Period
Examination Period 11 Mon 19-Dec-16 Mon 10 Examination Period
Examination Period 12 Tues 20-Dec-16 Tues 11 Examination Period
Examination Period 13 Wed 21-Dec-16 Wed 12 Examination Period
22-Dec-16 Thurs 13 Examination Period
23-Dec-16
University closed Sat 24-Dec-16 Sat University closed
University closed Sun 25-Dec-16 Sun University closed
University closed Mon 26-Dec-16 Mon University closed
University closed Tues 27-Dec-16 Tues University closed
University closed Wed 28-Dec-16 Wed University closed
University closed Thurs 29-Dec-16 Thurs University closed
University closed Fri 30-Dec-16 Fri University closed
FALL TERM ENDS Sat 31-Dec-16 Sat FALL TERM ENDS
Academic Year 2016_2017 Page 3 of 21
2017
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Sat 26-Aug-17 Sat Move in Move in Day
Sun 27-Aug-17 Sun
Mon 28-Aug-17 Mon 1 Orientation
Tues 29-Aug-17 Tues 2 Orientation
Wed 30-Aug-17 Wed 3 Orientation
Thurs 31-Aug-17 Thurs 4 Orientation
Fri 1-Sep-17 Fri 5 Orientation
Move in Day 1 Sat 2-Sep-17 Sat
Sun 3-Sep-17 Sun
Orientation 1 Mon
9/4/2017
Labour Day Mon
Orientation 2 Tues 5-Sep-17 Tues 1 Teaching Day
Orientation 3 Wed 6-Sep-17 Wed 2 Teaching Day
Orientation 4 Thurs 7-Sep-17 Thurs 3 Teaching Day
Orientation 5 Fri 8-Sep-17 Fri 4 Teaching Day
Sat 9-Sep-17 Sat
Sun 10-Sep-17 Sun
Teaching Day 1 Mon 11-Sep-17 Mon 5 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 2 Tues 12-Sep-17 Tues 6 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 3 Wed 13-Sep-17 Wed 7 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 4 Thurs 14-Sep-17 Thurs 8 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 5 Fri 15-Sep-17 Fri 9 Teaching Day
Sat 16-Sep-17 Sat
Sun 17-Sep-17 Sun
Teaching Day 6 Mon 18-Sep-17 Mon 10 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 7 Tues 19-Sep-17 Tues 11 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 8 Wed 20-Sep-17 Wed 12 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 9 Thurs 21-Sep-17 Thurs 13 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 10 Fri 22-Sep-17 Fri 14 Teaching Day
Sat 23-Sep-17 Sat
Sun 24-Sep-17 Sun
Teaching Day 11 Mon 25-Sep-17 Mon 15 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 12 Tues 26-Sep-17 Tues 16 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 13 Wed 27-Sep-17 Wed 17 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 14 Thurs 28-Sep-17 Thurs 18 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 15 Fri 29-Sep-17 Fri 19 Teaching Day
Sat 30-Sep-17 Sat
Sun 1-Oct-17 Sun
Teaching Day 16 Mon 2-Oct-17 Mon 20 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 17 Tues 3-Oct-17 Tues 21 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 18 Wed 4-Oct-17 Wed 22 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 19 Thurs 5-Oct-17 Thurs 23 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 20 Fri 6-Oct-17 Fri 24 Teaching Day
Sat 7-Oct-17 Sat
Sun 8-Oct-17 Sun
Mon
10/9/2017
Thanksgiving Mon
Teaching Day 21 Tues 10-Oct-17 Tues 1 Fall term break
Teaching Day 22 Wed 11-Oct-17 Wed 2 Fall term break
Teaching Day 23 Thurs 12-Oct-17 Thurs 3 Fall term break
Proposal
Academic Year 2017/2018
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
Academic Year 2017_2018 Page 4 of 21
2017
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Proposal
Academic Year 2017/2018
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
Teaching Day 24 Fri 13-Oct-17 Fri 4 Fall term break
Sat 14-Oct-17 Sat
Sun 15-Oct-17 Sun
Teaching Day 25 Mon 16-Oct-17 Mon 25 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 26 Tues 17-Oct-17 Tues 26 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 27 Wed 18-Oct-17 Wed 27 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 28 Thurs 19-Oct-17 Thurs 28 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 29 Fri 20-Oct-17 Fri 29 Teaching Day
Sat 21-Oct-17 Sat
Sun 22-Oct-17 Sun
Teaching Day 30 Mon 23-Oct-17 Mon 30 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 31 Tues 24-Oct-17 Tues 31 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 32 Wed 25-Oct-17 Wed 32 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 33 Thurs 26-Oct-17 Thurs 33 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 34 Fri 27-Oct-17 Fri 34 Teaching Day
Sat 28-Oct-17 Sat
Sun 29-Oct-17 Sun
Teaching Day 35 Mon 30-Oct-17 Mon 35 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 36 Tues 31-Oct-17 Tues 36 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 37 Wed 1-Nov-17 Wed 37 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 38 Thurs 2-Nov-17 Thurs 38 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 39 Fri 3-Nov-17 Fri 39 Teaching Day
Sat 4-Nov-17 Sat
Sun 5-Nov-17 Sun
Teaching Day 40 Mon 6-Nov-17 Mon 40 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 41 Tues 7-Nov-17 Tues 41 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 42 Wed 8-Nov-17 Wed 42 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 43 Thurs 9-Nov-17 Thurs 43 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 44 Fri 10-Nov-17 Fri 44 Teaching Day
Sat 11-Nov-17 Sat
Sun 12-Nov-17 Sun
Teaching Day 45 Mon 13-Nov-17 Mon 45 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 46 Tues 14-Nov-17 Tues 46 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 47 Wed 15-Nov-17 Wed 47 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 48 Thurs 16-Nov-17 Thurs 48 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 49 Fri 17-Nov-17 Fri 49 Teaching Day
Sat 18-Nov-17 Sat
Sun 19-Nov-17 Sun
Teaching Day 50 Mon 20-Nov-17 Mon 50 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 51 Tues 21-Nov-17 Tues 51 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 52 Wed 22-Nov-17 Wed 52 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 53 Thurs 23-Nov-17 Thurs 53 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 54 Fri 24-Nov-17 Fri 54 Teaching Day
Sat 25-Nov-17 Sat
Sun 26-Nov-17 Sun
Teaching Day 55 Mon 27-Nov-17 Mon 55 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 56 Tues 28-Nov-17 Tues 56 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 57 Wed 29-Nov-17 Wed 57 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 58 Thurs 30-Nov-17 Thurs 58 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 59 Fri 1-Dec-17 Fri 59 Teaching Day
Academic Year 2017_2018 Page 5 of 21
2017
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Proposal
Academic Year 2017/2018
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
Sat 2-Dec-17 Sat
Sun 3-Dec-17 Sun
Pre-exam study period 1 Mon 4-Dec-17 Mon 60 Teaching Day
Pre-exam study period 2 Tues 5-Dec-17 Tues 61 Teaching Day
Pre-exam study period 3 Wed
12/6/2017
Commemoration Day Wed 1 Pre-exam study period
Pre-exam study period 4 Thurs 7-Dec-17 Thurs 2 Pre-exam study period
Examination Period 1 Fri 8-Dec-17 Fri 1 Examination Period
Examination Period 2 Sat 9-Dec-17 Sat 2 Examination Period
Examination Period 3 Sun 10-Dec-17 Sun 3 Examination Period
Examination Period 4 Mon 11-Dec-17 Mon 4 Examination Period
Examination Period 5 Tues 12-Dec-17 Tues 5 Examination Period
Examination Period 6 Wed 13-Dec-17 Wed 6 Examination Period
Examination Period 7 Thurs 14-Dec-17 Thurs 7 Examination Period
Examination Period 8 Fri 15-Dec-17 Fri 8 Examination Period
Examination Period 9 Sat 16-Dec-17 Sat 9 Examination Period
Examination Period 10 Sun 17-Dec-17 Sun 10 Examination Period
Examination Period 11 Mon 18-Dec-17 Mon 11 Examination Period
Examination Period 12 Tues 19-Dec-17 Tues 12 Examination Period
Examination Period 13 Wed 20-Dec-17 Wed 13 Examination Period
Thurs 21-Dec-17 Thur
Fri 22-Dec-17 Fri
Sat 23-Dec-17 Sat
Sun 24-Dec-17 Sun
University closed Mon 25-Dec-17 Mon University closed
University closed Tues 26-Dec-17 Tues University closed
University closed Wed 27-Dec-17 Wed University closed
University closed Thurs 28-Dec-17 Thurs University closed
University closed Fri 29-Dec-17 Fri University closed
University closed Sat 30-Dec-17 Sat University closed
FALL TERM ENDS Sun 31-Dec-17 Sun FALL TERM ENDS
Academic Year 2017_2018 Page 6 of 21
2018
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Sat 25-Aug-18 Sat 1 Move in Day
Sun 26-Aug-18 Sun
Mon 27-Aug-18 Mon 1 Orientation
Tues 28-Aug-18 Tues 2 Orientation
Wed 29-Aug-18 Wed 3 Orientation
Thurs 30-Aug-18 Thurs 4 Orientation
Fri 31-Aug-18 Fri 5 Orientation
Move in Day 1 Sat 1-Sep-18 Sat
Sun 2-Sep-18 Sun
Orientation 1 Mon
9/3/2018
Labour Day Mon
Orientation 2 Tues 4-Sep-18 Tues 1 Teaching Day
Orientation 3 Wed 5-Sep-18 Wed 2 Teaching Day
Orientation 4 Thurs 6-Sep-18 Thurs 3 Teaching Day
Orientation 5 Fri 7-Sep-18 Fri 4 Teaching Day
Sat 8-Sep-18 Sat
Sun 9-Sep-18 Sun
Teaching Day 1 Mon 10-Sep-18 Mon 5 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 2 Tues 11-Sep-18 Tues 6 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 3 Wed 12-Sep-18 Wed 7 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 4 Thurs 13-Sep-18 Thurs 8 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 5 Fri 14-Sep-18 Fri 9 Teaching Day
Sat 15-Sep-18 Sat
Sun 16-Sep-18 Sun
Teaching Day 6 Mon 17-Sep-18 Mon 10 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 7 Tues 18-Sep-18 Tues 11 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 8 Wed 19-Sep-18 Wed 12 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 9 Thurs 20-Sep-18 Thurs 13 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 10 Fri 21-Sep-18 Fri 14 Teaching Day
Sat 22-Sep-18 Sat
Sun 23-Sep-18 Sun
Teaching Day 11 Mon 24-Sep-18 Mon 15 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 12 Tues 25-Sep-18 Tues 16 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 13 Wed 26-Sep-18 Wed 17 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 14 Thurs 27-Sep-18 Thurs 18 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 15 Fri 28-Sep-18 Fri 19 Teaching Day
Sat 29-Sep-18 Sat
Sun 30-Sep-18 Sun
Teaching Day 16 Mon 1-Oct-18 Mon 20 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 17 Tues 2-Oct-18 Tues 21 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 18 Wed 3-Oct-18 Wed 22 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 19 Thurs 4-Oct-18 Thurs 23 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 20 Fri 5-Oct-18 Fri 24 Teaching Day
Sat 6-Oct-18 Sat
Sun 7-Oct-18 Sun
Mon
10/8/2018
Thanksgiving Mon
Teaching Day 21 Tues 9-Oct-18 Tues 1 Fall term break
Teaching Day 22 Wed 10-Oct-18 Wed 2 Fall term break
Teaching Day 23 Thurs 11-Oct-18 Thurs 3 Fall term break
Review - Fall Term
Academic Year 2018/2019
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
Academic Year 2018_2019 Page 7 of 21
2018
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Review - Fall Term
Academic Year 2018/2019
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
Teaching Day 24 Fri 12-Oct-18 Fri 4 Fall term break
Sat 13-Oct-18 Sat
Sun 14-Oct-18 Sun
Teaching Day 25 Mon 15-Oct-18 Mon 25 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 26 Tues 16-Oct-18 Tues 26 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 27 Wed 17-Oct-18 Wed 27 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 28 Thurs 18-Oct-18 Thurs 28 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 29 Fri 19-Oct-18 Fri 29 Teaching Day
Sat 20-Oct-18 Sat
Sun 21-Oct-18 Sun
Teaching Day 30 Mon 22-Oct-18 Mon 30 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 31 Tues 23-Oct-18 Tues 31 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 32 Wed 24-Oct-18 Wed 32 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 33 Thurs 25-Oct-18 Thurs 33 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 34 Fri 26-Oct-18 Fri 34 Teaching Day
Sat 27-Oct-18 Sat
Sun 28-Oct-18 Sun
Teaching Day 35 Mon 29-Oct-18 Mon 35 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 36 Tues 30-Oct-18 Tues 36 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 37 Wed 31-Oct-18 Wed 37 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 38 Thurs 1-Nov-18 Thurs 38 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 39 Fri 2-Nov-18 Fri 39 Teaching Day
Sat 3-Nov-18 Sat
Sun 4-Nov-18 Sun
Teaching Day 40 Mon 5-Nov-18 Mon 40 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 41 Tues 6-Nov-18 Tues 41 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 42 Wed 7-Nov-18 Wed 42 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 43 Thurs 8-Nov-18 Thurs 43 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 44 Fri 9-Nov-18 Fri 44 Teaching Day
Sat 10-Nov-18 Sat
Sun 11-Nov-18 Sun
Teaching Day 45 Mon 12-Nov-18 Mon 45 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 46 Tues 13-Nov-18 Tues 46 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 47 Wed 14-Nov-18 Wed 47 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 48 Thurs 15-Nov-18 Thurs 48 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 49 Fri 16-Nov-18 Fri 49 Teaching Day
Sat 17-Nov-18 Sat
Sun 18-Nov-18 Sun
Teaching Day 50 Mon 19-Nov-18 Mon 50 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 51 Tues 20-Nov-18 Tues 51 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 52 Wed 21-Nov-18 Wed 52 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 53 Thurs 22-Nov-18 Thurs 53 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 54 Fri 23-Nov-18 Fri 54 Teaching Day
Sat 24-Nov-18 Sat
Sun 25-Nov-18 Sun
Teaching Day 55 Mon 26-Nov-18 Mon 55 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 56 Tues 27-Nov-18 Tues 56 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 57 Wed 28-Nov-18 Wed 57 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 58 Thurs 29-Nov-18 Thurs 58 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 59 Fri 30-Nov-18 Fri 59 Teaching Day
Academic Year 2018_2019 Page 8 of 21
2018
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Review - Fall Term
Academic Year 2018/2019
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
Sat 1-Dec-18 Sat 59 Teaching Day
Sun 2-Dec-18 Sun
Pre-exam study period 1 Mon 3-Dec-18 Mon 60 Teaching Day
Pre-exam study period 2 Tues 4-Dec-18 Tues 61 Teaching Day
Pre-exam study period 3 Wed 5-Dec-18 Wed 1 Pre-exam study period
Pre-exam study period 4 Thurs
12/6/2017
Commemoration Day Thurs 2 Pre-exam study period
Examination Period 1 Fri 7-Dec-18 Fri 1 Examination Period
Examination Period 2 Sat 8-Dec-18 Sat 2 Examination Period
Examination Period 3 Sun 9-Dec-18 Sun 3 Examination Period
Examination Period 4 Mon 10-Dec-18 Mon 4 Examination Period
Examination Period 5 Tues 11-Dec-18 Tues 5 Examination Period
Examination Period 6 Wed 12-Dec-18 Wed 6 Examination Period
Examination Period 7 Thurs 13-Dec-18 Thurs 7 Examination Period
Examination Period 8 Fri 14-Dec-18 Fri 8 Examination Period
Examination Period 9 Sat 15-Dec-18 Sat 9 Examination Period
Examination Period 10 Sun 16-Dec-18 Sun 10 Examination Period
Examination Period 11 Mon 17-Dec-18 Mon 11 Examination Period
Examination Period 12 Tues 18-Dec-18 Tues 12 Examination Period
Examination Period 13 Wed 19-Dec-18 Wed 13 Examination Period
Thurs 20-Dec-18 Thurs
Fri 21-Dec-18 Fri
Sat 22-Dec-18 Sat
Sun 23-Dec-18 Sun
University closed Mon 24-Dec-18 Mon University closed
University closed Tues 25-Dec-18 Tues University closed
University closed Wed 26-Dec-18 Wed University closed
University closed Thurs 27-Dec-18 Thurs University closed
University closed Fri 28-Dec-18 Fri University closed
University closed Sat 29-Dec-18 Sat University closed
University closed Sun 30-Dec-18 Sun University closed
FALL TERM ENDS Mon 31-Dec-18 Mon FALL TERM ENDS
Academic Year 2018_2019 Page 9 of 21
2019
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Sat 24-Aug-19 Sat 1 Move in Day
Sun 25-Aug-19 Sun
Mon 26-Aug-19 Mon 1 Orientation
Tues 27-Aug-19 Tues 2 Orientation
Wed 28-Aug-19 Wed 3 Orientation
Thurs 29-Aug-19 Thurs 4 Orientation
Fri 30-Aug-19 Fri 5 Orientation
Move in Day 1 Sat 31-Aug-19 Sat
Sun 1-Sep-19 Sun
Orientation 1 Mon
9/2/2019
Labour Day Mon
Orientation 2 Tues 3-Sep-19 Tues 1 Teaching Day
Orientation 3 Wed 4-Sep-19 Wed 2 Teaching Day
Orientation 4 Thurs 5-Sep-19 Thurs 3 Teaching Day
Orientation 5 Fri 6-Sep-19 Fri 4 Teaching Day
Sat 7-Sep-19 Sat
Sun 8-Sep-19 Sun
Teaching Day 1 Mon 9-Sep-19 Mon 5 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 2 Tues 10-Sep-19 Tues 6 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 3 Wed 11-Sep-19 Wed 7 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 4 Thurs 12-Sep-19 Thurs 8 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 5 Fri 13-Sep-19 Fri 9 Teaching Day
Sat 14-Sep-19 Sat
Sun 15-Sep-19 Sun
Teaching Day 6 Mon 16-Sep-19 Mon 10 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 7 Tues 17-Sep-19 Tues 11 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 8 Wed 18-Sep-19 Wed 12 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 9 Thurs 19-Sep-19 Thurs 13 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 10 Fri 20-Sep-19 Fri 14 Teaching Day
Sat 21-Sep-19 Sat
Sun 22-Sep-19 Sun
Teaching Day 11 Mon 23-Sep-19 Mon 15 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 12 Tues 24-Sep-19 Tues 16 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 13 Wed 25-Sep-19 Wed 17 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 14 Thurs 26-Sep-19 Thurs 18 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 15 Fri 27-Sep-19 Fri 19 Teaching Day
Sat 28-Sep-19 Sat
Sun 29-Sep-19 Sun
Teaching Day 16 Mon 30-Sep-19 Mon 20 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 17 Tues 1-Oct-19 Tues 21 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 18 Wed 2-Oct-19 Wed 22 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 19 Thurs 3-Oct-19 Thurs 23 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 20 Fri 4-Oct-19 Fri 24 Teaching Day
Sat 5-Oct-19 Sat
Sun 6-Oct-19 Sun
Thanksgiving Mon
10/7/2019
Thanksgiving Mon Thanksgiving
Teaching Day 21 Tues 8-Oct-19 Tues 1 Fall term break
Teaching Day 22 Wed 9-Oct-19 Wed 2 Fall term break
Teaching Day 23 Thurs 10-Oct-19 Thurs 3 Fall term break
Review - Fall Term
Academic Year 2019/2020
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
Academic Year 2019_2020 Page 10 of 21
2019
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Review - Fall Term
Academic Year 2019/2020
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
Teaching Day 24 Fri 11-Oct-19 Fri 4 Fall term break
Sat 12-Oct-19 Sat
Sun 13-Oct-19 Sun
Teaching Day 25 Mon 14-Oct-19 Mon 25 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 26 Tues 15-Oct-19 Tues 26 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 27 Wed 16-Oct-19 Wed 27 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 28 Thurs 17-Oct-19 Thurs 28 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 29 Fri 18-Oct-19 Fri 29 Teaching Day
Sat 19-Oct-19 Sat
Sun 20-Oct-19 Sun
Teaching Day 30 Mon 21-Oct-19 Mon 30 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 31 Tues 22-Oct-19 Tues 31 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 32 Wed 23-Oct-19 Wed 32 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 33 Thurs 24-Oct-19 Thurs 33 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 34 Fri 25-Oct-19 Fri 34 Teaching Day
Sat 26-Oct-19 Sat
Sun 27-Oct-19 Sun
Teaching Day 35 Mon 28-Oct-19 Mon 35 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 36 Tues 29-Oct-19 Tues 36 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 37 Wed 30-Oct-19 Wed 37 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 38 Thurs 31-Oct-19 Thurs 38 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 39 Fri 1-Nov-19 Fri 39 Teaching Day
Sat 2-Nov-19 Sat
Sun 3-Nov-19 Sun
Teaching Day 40 Mon 4-Nov-19 Mon 40 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 41 Tues 5-Nov-19 Tues 41 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 42 Wed 6-Nov-19 Wed 42 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 43 Thurs 7-Nov-19 Thurs 43 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 44 Fri 8-Nov-19 Fri 44 Teaching Day
Sat 9-Nov-19 Sat
Sun 10-Nov-19 Sun
Teaching Day 45 Mon 11-Nov-19 Mon 45 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 46 Tues 12-Nov-19 Tues 46 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 47 Wed 13-Nov-19 Wed 47 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 48 Thurs 14-Nov-19 Thurs 48 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 49 Fri 15-Nov-19 Fri 49 Teaching Day
Sat 16-Nov-19 Sat
Sun 17-Nov-19 Sun
Teaching Day 50 Mon 18-Nov-19 Mon 50 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 51 Tues 19-Nov-19 Tues 51 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 52 Wed 20-Nov-19 Wed 52 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 53 Thurs 21-Nov-19 Thurs 53 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 54 Fri 22-Nov-19 Fri 54 Teaching Day
Sat 23-Nov-19 Sat
Sun 24-Nov-19 Sun
Teaching Day 55 Mon 25-Nov-19 Mon 55 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 56 Tues 26-Nov-19 Tues 56 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 57 Wed 27-Nov-19 Wed 57 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 58 Thurs 28-Nov-19 Thurs 58 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 59 Fri 29-Nov-19 Fri 59 Teaching Day
Academic Year 2019_2020 Page 11 of 21
2019
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Review - Fall Term
Academic Year 2019/2020
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
Sat 30-Nov-19 Sat
Sun 1-Dec-19 Sun
Pre-exam study period 1 Mon 2-Dec-19 Mon 60 Teaching Day
Pre-exam study period 2 Tues 3-Dec-19 Tues 61 Teaching Day
Pre-exam study period 3 Wed 4-Dec-19 Wed 1 Pre-exam study period
Pre-exam study period 4 Thurs 5-Dec-19 Thurs 2 Pre-exam study period
Commemoration Day
No classes Fri
12/6/2019
Commemoration Day Fri 3
Commemoration Day
No classes
Examination Period 1 Sat 7-Dec-19 Sat 1 Examination Period
Examination Period 2 Sun 8-Dec-19 Sun 2 Examination Period
Examination Period 3 Mon 9-Dec-19 Mon 3 Examination Period
Examination Period 4 Tues 10-Dec-19 Tues 4 Examination Period
Examination Period 5 Wed 11-Dec-19 Wed 5 Examination Period
Examination Period 6 Thurs 12-Dec-19 Thurs 6 Examination Period
Examination Period 7 Fri 13-Dec-19 Fri 7 Examination Period
Examination Period 8 Sat 14-Dec-19 Sat 8 Examination Period
Examination Period 9 Sun 15-Dec-19 Sun 9 Examination Period
Examination Period 10 Mon 16-Dec-19 Mon 10 Examination Period
Examination Period 11 Tues 17-Dec-19 Tues 11 Examination Period
Examination Period 12 Wed 18-Dec-19 Wed 12 Examination Period
Examination Period 13 Thurs 19-Dec-19 Thurs 13 Examination Period
Fri 20-Dec-19 Fri
Sat 21-Dec-19 Sat
Sun 22-Dec-19 Sun
Mon 23-Dec-19 Mon
University closed Tues 24-Dec-19 Tues University closed
University closed Wed 25-Dec-19 Wed University closed
University closed Thurs 26-Dec-19 Thurs University closed
University closed Fri 27-Dec-19 Fri University closed
University closed Sat 28-Dec-19 Sat University closed
University closed Sun 29-Dec-19 Sun University closed
University closed Mon 30-Dec-19 Mon University closed
FALL TERM ENDS Tues 31-Dec-19 Tues FALL TERM ENDS
Academic Year 2019_2020 Page 12 of 21
2020
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Sat 29-Aug-20 Sat 1 Move in Day
Sun 30-Aug-20 Sun
Mon 31-Aug-20 Mon 1 Orientation
Tues 1-Sep-20 Tues 2 Orientation
Wed 2-Sep-20 Wed 3 Orientation
Thurs 3-Sep-20 Thurs 4 Orientation
Fri 4-Sep-20 Fri 5 Orientation
Move in Day 1 Sat 5-Sep-20 Sat
Sun 6-Sep-20 Sun
Orientation 1 Mon
9/7/2020
Labour Day Mon Labour Day
Orientation 2 Tues 8-Sep-20 Tues 1 Teaching Day
Orientation 3 Wed 9-Sep-20 Wed 2 Teaching Day
Orientation 4 Thurs 10-Sep-20 Thurs 3 Teaching Day
Orientation 5 Fri 11-Sep-20 Fri 4 Teaching Day
Sat 12-Sep-20 Sat
Sun 13-Sep-20 Sun
Teaching Day 1 Mon 14-Sep-20 Mon 5 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 2 Tues 15-Sep-20 Tues 6 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 3 Wed 16-Sep-20 Wed 7 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 4 Thurs 17-Sep-20 Thurs 8 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 5 Fri 18-Sep-20 Fri 9 Teaching Day
Sat 19-Sep-20 Sat
Sun 20-Sep-20 Sun
Teaching Day 6 Mon 21-Sep-20 Mon 10 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 7 Tues 22-Sep-20 Tues 11 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 8 Wed 23-Sep-20 Wed 12 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 9 Thurs 24-Sep-20 Thurs 13 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 10 Fri 25-Sep-20 Fri 14 Teaching Day
Sat 26-Sep-20 Sat
Sun 27-Sep-20 Sun
Teaching Day 11 Mon 28-Sep-20 Mon 15 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 12 Tues 29-Sep-20 Tues 16 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 13 Wed 30-Sep-20 Wed 17 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 14 Thurs 1-Oct-20 Thurs 18 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 15 Fri 2-Oct-20 Fri 19 Teaching Day
Sat 3-Oct-20 Sat
Sun 4-Oct-20 Sun
Teaching Day 16 Mon 5-Oct-20 Mon 20 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 17 Tues 6-Oct-20 Tues 21 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 18 Wed 7-Oct-20 Wed 22 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 19 Thurs 8-Oct-20 Thurs 23 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 20 Fri 9-Oct-20 Fri 24 Teaching Day
Sat 10-Oct-20 Sat
Sun 11-Oct-20 Sun
Mon
10/12/2020
Thanksgiving Mon
Teaching Day 21 Tues 13-Oct-20 Tues 1 Fall term break
Teaching Day 22 Wed 14-Oct-20 Wed 2 Fall term break
Teaching Day 23 Thurs 15-Oct-20 Thurs 3 Fall term break
Review - Fall Term
Academic Year 2020/2021
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
Academic Year 2020_2021 Page 13 of 21
2020
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Review - Fall Term
Academic Year 2020/2021
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
Teaching Day 24 Fri 16-Oct-20 Fri 4 Fall term break
Sat 17-Oct-20 Sat
Sun 18-Oct-20 Sun
Teaching Day 25 Mon 19-Oct-20 Mon 25 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 26 Tues 20-Oct-20 Tues 26 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 27 Wed 21-Oct-20 Wed 27 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 28 Thurs 22-Oct-20 Thurs 28 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 29 Fri 23-Oct-20 Fri 29 Teaching Day
Sat 24-Oct-20 Sat
Sun 25-Oct-20 Sun
Teaching Day 30 Mon 26-Oct-20 Mon 30 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 31 Tues 27-Oct-20 Tues 31 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 32 Wed 28-Oct-20 Wed 32 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 33 Thurs 29-Oct-20 Thurs 33 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 34 Fri 30-Oct-20 Fri 34 Teaching Day
Sat 31-Oct-20 Sat
Sun 1-Nov-20 Sun
Teaching Day 35 Mon 2-Nov-20 Mon 35 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 36 Tues 3-Nov-20 Tues 36 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 37 Wed 4-Nov-20 Wed 37 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 38 Thurs 5-Nov-20 Thurs 38 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 39 Fri 6-Nov-20 Fri 39 Teaching Day
Sat 7-Nov-20 Sat
Sun 8-Nov-20 Sun
Teaching Day 40 Mon 9-Nov-20 Mon 40 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 41 Tues 10-Nov-20 Tues 41 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 42 Wed 11-Nov-20 Wed 42 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 43 Thurs 12-Nov-20 Thurs 43 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 44 Fri 13-Nov-20 Fri 44 Teaching Day
Sat 14-Nov-20 Sat
Sun 15-Nov-20 Sun
Teaching Day 45 Mon 16-Nov-20 Mon 45 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 46 Tues 17-Nov-20 Tues 46 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 47 Wed 18-Nov-20 Wed 47 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 48 Thurs 19-Nov-20 Thurs 48 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 49 Fri 20-Nov-20 Fri 49 Teaching Day
Sat 21-Nov-20 Sat
Sun 22-Nov-20 Sun
Teaching Day 50 Mon 23-Nov-20 Mon 50 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 51 Tues 24-Nov-20 Tues 51 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 52 Wed 25-Nov-20 Wed 52 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 53 Thurs 26-Nov-20 Thurs 53 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 54 Fri 27-Nov-20 Fri 54 Teaching Day
Sat 28-Nov-20 Sat
Sun 29-Nov-20 Sun
Teaching Day 55 Mon 30-Nov-20 Mon 55 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 56 Tues 1-Dec-20 Tues 56 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 57 Wed 2-Dec-20 Wed 57 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 58 Thurs 3-Dec-20 Thurs 58 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 59 Fri 4-Dec-20 Fri 59 Teaching Day
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2020
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Review - Fall Term
Academic Year 2020/2021
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
Sat 5-Dec-20 Sat
Sun 12/6/2020
Commemoration Day
Sun
Pre-exam study period 1 Mon 7-Dec-20 Mon 60 Teaching Day
Pre-exam study period 2 Tues 8-Dec-20 Tues 61 Teaching Day
Pre-exam study period 3 Wed 9-Dec-20 Wed 1 Pre-exam study period
Pre-exam study period 4 Thurs 10-Dec-20 Thurs 2 Pre-exam study period
Examination Period 1 Fri 11-Dec-20 Fri 1 Examination Period
Examination Period 2 Sat 12-Dec-20 Sat 2 Examination Period
Examination Period 3 Sun 13-Dec-20 Sun 3 Examination Period
Examination Period 4 Mon 14-Dec-20 Mon 4 Examination Period
Examination Period 5 Tues 15-Dec-20 Tues 5 Examination Period
Examination Period 6 Wed 16-Dec-20 Wed 6 Examination Period
Examination Period 7 Thurs 17-Dec-20 Thurs 7 Examination Period
Examination Period 8 Fri 18-Dec-20 Fri 8 Examination Period
Examination Period 9 Sat 19-Dec-20 Sat 9 Examination Period
Examination Period 10 Sun 20-Dec-20 Sun 10 Examination Period
Examination Period 11 Mon 21-Dec-20 Mon 11 Examination Period
Examination Period 12 Tues 22-Dec-20 Tues 12 Examination Period
Examination Period 13 Wed 23-Dec-20 Wed 13 Examination Period
University closed Thurs 24-Dec-20 Thurs University closed
University closed Fri 25-Dec-20 Fri University closed
University closed Sat 26-Dec-20 Sat University closed
University closed Sun 27-Dec-20 Sun University closed
University closed Mon 28-Dec-20 Mon University closed
University closed Tues 29-Dec-20 Tues University closed
University closed Wed 30-Dec-20 Wed University closed
FALL TERM ENDS Thurs 31-Dec-20 Thurs FALL TERM ENDS
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2021
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Sat 28-Aug-21 Sat 1 Move in Day
Sun 29-Aug-21 Sun
Mon 30-Aug-21 Mon 1 Orientation
Tues 31-Aug-21 Tues 2 Orientation
Wed 1-Sep-21 Wed 3 Orientation
Thurs 2-Sep-21 Thurs 4 Orientation
Fri 3-Sep-21 Fri 5 Orientation
Move in Day Sat 4-Sep-21 Sat
Sun 5-Sep-21 Sun
Orientation 1 Mon
9/6/2021
Labour Day Mon Labour Day
Orientation 2 Tues 7-Sep-21 Tues 1 Teaching Day
Orientation 3 Wed 8-Sep-21 Wed 2 Teaching Day
Orientation 4 Thurs 9-Sep-21 Thurs 3 Teaching Day
Orientation 5 Fri 10-Sep-21 Fri 4 Teaching Day
Sat 11-Sep-21 Sat
Sun 12-Sep-21 Sun
Teaching Day 1 Mon 13-Sep-21 Mon 5 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 2 Tues 14-Sep-21 Tues 6 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 3 Wed 15-Sep-21 Wed 7 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 4 Thurs 16-Sep-21 Thurs 8 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 5 Fri 17-Sep-21 Fri 9 Teaching Day
Sat 18-Sep-21 Sat
Sun 19-Sep-21 Sun
Teaching Day 6 Mon 20-Sep-21 Mon 10 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 7 Tues 21-Sep-21 Tues 11 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 8 Wed 22-Sep-21 Wed 12 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 9 Thurs 23-Sep-21 Thurs 13 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 10 Fri 24-Sep-21 Fri 14 Teaching Day
Sat 25-Sep-21 Sat
Sun 26-Sep-21 Sun
Teaching Day 11 Mon 27-Sep-21 Mon 15 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 12 Tues 28-Sep-21 Tues 16 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 13 Wed 29-Sep-21 Wed 17 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 14 Thurs 30-Sep-21 Thurs 18 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 15 Fri 1-Oct-21 Fri 19 Teaching Day
Sat 2-Oct-21 Sat
Sun 3-Oct-21 Sun
Teaching Day 16 Mon 4-Oct-21 Mon 20 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 17 Tues 5-Oct-21 Tues 21 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 18 Wed 6-Oct-21 Wed 22 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 19 Thurs 7-Oct-21 Thurs 23 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 20 Fri 8-Oct-21 Fri 24 Teaching Day
Sat 9-Oct-21 Sat
Sun 10-Oct-21 Sun
Mon
10/11/2021
Thanksgiving Mon
Teaching Day 21 Tues 12-Oct-21 Tues 1 Fall term break
Teaching Day 22 Wed 13-Oct-21 Wed 2 Fall term break
Teaching Day 23 Thurs 14-Oct-21 Thurs 3 Fall term break
Review - Fall Term
Academic Year 2021/2022
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
Academic Year 2021_2022 Page 16 of 21
2021
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Review - Fall Term
Academic Year 2021/2022
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
Teaching Day 24 Fri 15-Oct-21 Fri 4 Fall term break
Sat 16-Oct-21 Sat
Sun 17-Oct-21 Sun
Teaching Day 25 Mon 18-Oct-21 Mon 25 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 26 Tues 19-Oct-21 Tues 26 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 27 Wed 20-Oct-21 Wed 27 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 28 Thurs 21-Oct-21 Thurs 28 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 29 Fri 22-Oct-21 Fri 29 Teaching Day
Sat 23-Oct-21 Sat
Sun 24-Oct-21 Sun
Teaching Day 30 Mon 25-Oct-21 Mon 30 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 31 Tues 26-Oct-21 Tues 31 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 32 Wed 27-Oct-21 Wed 32 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 33 Thurs 28-Oct-21 Thurs 33 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 34 Fri 29-Oct-21 Fri 34 Teaching Day
Sat 30-Oct-21 Sat
Sun 31-Oct-21 Sun
Teaching Day 35 Mon 1-Nov-21 Mon 35 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 36 Tues 2-Nov-21 Tues 36 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 37 Wed 3-Nov-21 Wed 37 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 38 Thurs 4-Nov-21 Thurs 38 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 39 Fri 5-Nov-21 Fri 39 Teaching Day
Sat 6-Nov-21 Sat
Sun 7-Nov-21 Sun
Teaching Day 40 Mon 8-Nov-21 Mon 40 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 41 Tues 9-Nov-21 Tues 41 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 42 Wed 10-Nov-21 Wed 42 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 43 Thurs 11-Nov-21 Thurs 43 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 44 Fri 12-Nov-21 Fri 44 Teaching Day
Sat 13-Nov-21 Sat
Sun 14-Nov-21 Sun
Teaching Day 45 Mon 15-Nov-21 Mon 45 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 46 Tues 16-Nov-21 Tues 46 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 47 Wed 17-Nov-21 Wed 47 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 48 Thurs 18-Nov-21 Thurs 48 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 49 Fri 19-Nov-21 Fri 49 Teaching Day
Sat 20-Nov-21 Sat
Sun 21-Nov-21 Sun
Teaching Day 50 Mon 22-Nov-21 Mon 50 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 51 Tues 23-Nov-21 Tues 51 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 52 Wed 24-Nov-21 Wed 52 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 53 Thurs 25-Nov-21 Thurs 53 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 54 Fri 26-Nov-21 Fri 54 Teaching Day
Sat 27-Nov-21 Sat
Sun 28-Nov-21 Sun
Teaching Day 55 Mon 29-Nov-21 Mon 55 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 56 Tues 30-Nov-21 Tues 56 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 57 Wed 1-Dec-21 Wed 57 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 58 Thurs 2-Dec-21 Thurs 58 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 59 Fri 3-Dec-21 Fri 59 Teaching Day
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2021
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Review - Fall Term
Academic Year 2021/2022
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
Sat 4-Dec-21 Sat
Sun 5-Dec-21 Sun
Pre-exam study period
1
Mon
12/6/2021
Commemoration DayMon
Commemoration Day
No classes
Pre-exam study period 2 Tues 7-Dec-21 Tues 60 Teaching Day
Pre-exam study period 3 Wed 8-Dec-21 Wed 61 Teaching Day
Pre-exam study period 4 Thurs 9-Dec-21 Thurs 1 Pre-exam study period
Examination Period 1 Fri 10-Dec-21 Fri 2 Pre-exam study period
Examination Period 2 Sat 11-Dec-21 Sat 1 Examination Period
Examination Period 3 Sun 12-Dec-21 Sun 2 Examination Period
Examination Period 4 Mon 13-Dec-21 Mon 3 Examination Period
Examination Period 5 Tues 14-Dec-21 Tues 4 Examination Period
Examination Period 6 Wed 15-Dec-21 Wed 5 Examination Period
Examination Period 7 Thurs 16-Dec-21 Thurs 6 Examination Period
Examination Period 8 Fri 17-Dec-21 Fri 7 Examination Period
Examination Period 9 Sat 18-Dec-21 Sat 8 Examination Period
Examination Period 10 Sun 19-Dec-21 Sun 9 Examination Period
Examination Period 11 Mon 20-Dec-21 Mon 10 Examination Period
Examination Period 12 Tues 21-Dec-21 Tues 11 Examination Period
Examination Period 13 Wed 22-Dec-21 Wed 12 Examination Period
Thurs 23-Dec-21 Thurs 13 Examination Period
University closed Fri 24-Dec-21 Fri University closed
University closed Sat 25-Dec-21 Sat University closed
University closed Sun 26-Dec-21 Sun University closed
University closed Mon 27-Dec-21 Mon University closed
University closed Tues 28-Dec-21 Tues University closed
University closed Wed 29-Dec-21 Wed University closed
University closed Thurs 30-Dec-21 Thurs University closed
FALL TERM ENDS Fri 31-Dec-21 Fri FALL TERM ENDS
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2025
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Sat 23-Aug-25 Sat 1 Move in Day
Sun 24-Aug-25 Sun
Mon 25-Aug-25 Mon OR 1 Orientation
Tues 26-Aug-25 Tues OR 2 Orientation
Wed 27-Aug-25 Wed OR 3 Orientation
Thurs 28-Aug-25 Thurs OR 4 Orientation
Fri 29-Aug-25 Fri OR 5 Orientation
Move in Day 1 Sat 30-Aug-25 Sat
Sun 31-Aug-25 Sun
Orientation 1 Mon
9/1/2025
Labour Day Mon Labour Day
Orientation 2 Tues 2-Sep-25 Tues 1 Teaching Day
Orientation 3 Wed 3-Sep-25 Wed 2 Teaching Day
Orientation 4 Thurs 4-Sep-25 Thurs 3 Teaching Day
Orientation 5 Fri 5-Sep-25 Fri 4 Teaching Day
Sat 6-Sep-25 Sat
Sun 7-Sep-25 Sun
Teaching Day 1 Mon 8-Sep-25 Mon 5 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 2 Tues 9-Sep-25 Tues 6 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 3 Wed 10-Sep-25 Wed 7 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 4 Thurs 11-Sep-25 Thurs 8 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 5 Fri 12-Sep-25 Fri 9 Teaching Day
Sat 13-Sep-25 Sat
Sun 14-Sep-25 Sun
Teaching Day 6 Mon 15-Sep-25 Mon 10 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 7 Tues 16-Sep-25 Tues 11 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 8 Wed 17-Sep-25 Wed 12 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 9 Thurs 18-Sep-25 Thurs 13 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 10 Fri 19-Sep-25 Fri 14 Teaching Day
Sat 20-Sep-25 Sat
Sun 21-Sep-25 Sun
Teaching Day 11 Mon 22-Sep-25 Mon 15 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 12 Tues 23-Sep-25 Tues 16 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 13 Wed 24-Sep-25 Wed 17 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 14 Thurs 25-Sep-25 Thurs 18 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 15 Fri 26-Sep-25 Fri 19 Teaching Day
Sat 27-Sep-25 Sat
Sun 28-Sep-25 Sun
Teaching Day 16 Mon 29-Sep-25 Mon 20 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 17 Tues 30-Sep-25 Tues 21 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 18 Wed 1-Oct-25 Wed 22 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 19 Thurs 2-Oct-25 Thurs 23 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 20 Fri 3-Oct-25 Fri 24 Teaching Day
Sat 4-Oct-25 Sat
Sun 5-Oct-25 Sun
Mon
10/6/2025
Thanksgiving Mon
Teaching Day 21 Tues 7-Oct-25 Tues 1 Fall term break
Teaching Day 22 Wed 8-Oct-25 Wed 2 Fall term break
Teaching Day 23 Thurs 9-Oct-25 Thurs 3 Fall term break
Review - Fall Term
Academic Year 2025/2026
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
Academic Year 2025_2026 Page 19 of 21
2025
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Review - Fall Term
Academic Year 2025/2026
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
Teaching Day 24 Fri 10-Oct-25 Fri 4 Fall term break
Sat 11-Oct-25 Sat
Sun 12-Oct-25 Sun
Teaching Day 25 Mon 13-Oct-25 Mon 25 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 26 Tues 14-Oct-25 Tues 26 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 27 Wed 15-Oct-25 Wed 27 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 28 Thurs 16-Oct-25 Thurs 28 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 29 Fri 17-Oct-25 Fri 29 Teaching Day
Sat 18-Oct-25 Sat
Sun 19-Oct-25 Sun
Teaching Day 30 Mon 20-Oct-25 Mon 30 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 31 Tues 21-Oct-25 Tues 31 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 32 Wed 22-Oct-25 Wed 32 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 33 Thurs 23-Oct-25 Thurs 33 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 34 Fri 24-Oct-25 Fri 34 Teaching Day
Sat 25-Oct-25 Sat
Sun 26-Oct-25 Sun
Teaching Day 35 Mon 27-Oct-25 Mon 35 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 36 Tues 28-Oct-25 Tues 36 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 37 Wed 29-Oct-25 Wed 37 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 38 Thurs 30-Oct-25 Thurs 38 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 39 Fri 31-Oct-25 Fri 39 Teaching Day
Sat 1-Nov-25 Sat
Sun 2-Nov-25 Sun
Teaching Day 40 Mon 3-Nov-25 Mon 40 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 41 Tues 4-Nov-25 Tues 41 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 42 Wed 5-Nov-25 Wed 42 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 43 Thurs 6-Nov-25 Thurs 43 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 44 Fri 7-Nov-25 Fri 44 Teaching Day
Sat 8-Nov-25 Sat
Sun 9-Nov-25 Sun
Teaching Day 45 Mon 10-Nov-25 Mon 45 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 46 Tues 11-Nov-25 Tues 46 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 47 Wed 12-Nov-25 Wed 47 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 48 Thurs 13-Nov-25 Thurs 48 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 49 Fri 14-Nov-25 Fri 49 Teaching Day
Sat 15-Nov-25 Sat
Sun 16-Nov-25 Sun
Teaching Day 50 Mon 17-Nov-25 Mon 50 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 51 Tues 18-Nov-25 Tues 51 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 52 Wed 19-Nov-25 Wed 52 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 53 Thurs 20-Nov-25 Thurs 53 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 54 Fri 21-Nov-25 Fri 54 Teaching Day
Sat 22-Nov-25 Sat
Sun 23-Nov-25 Sun
Teaching Day 55 Mon 24-Nov-25 Mon 55 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 56 Tues 25-Nov-25 Tues 56 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 57 Wed 26-Nov-25 Wed 57 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 58 Thurs 27-Nov-25 Thurs 58 Teaching Day
Teaching Day 59 Fri 28-Nov-25 Fri 59 Teaching Day
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2025
Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment
Review - Fall Term
Academic Year 2025/2026
Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology
Current Methodology Proposed Methodology
Sat 29-Nov-25 Sat
Sun 30-Nov-25 Sun
Pre-exam study period 1 Mon 1-Dec-25 Mon 60 Teaching Day
Pre-exam study period 2 Tues 2-Dec-25 Tues 61 Teaching Day
Pre-exam study period 3 Wed 3-Dec-25 Wed 1 Pre-exam study period
Pre-exam study period 4 Thurs 4-Dec-25 Thurs 2 Pre-exam study period
Examination Period 1 Fri 5-Dec-25 Fri 1 Examination Period
12/6/2025
Commemoration Day Sat
Examination Period 2 Sun 7-Dec-25 Sun 2 Examination Period
Examination Period 3
Mon 8-Dec-25 Mon 3 Examination Period
Examination Period 4 Tues 9-Dec-25 Tues 4 Examination Period
Examination Period 5 Wed 10-Dec-25 Wed 5 Examination Period
Examination Period 6 Thurs 11-Dec-25 Thurs 6 Examination Period
Examination Period 7 Fri 12-Dec-25 Fri 7 Examination Period
Examination Period 8 Sat 13-Dec-25 Sat 8 Examination Period
Examination Period 9 Sun 14-Dec-25 Sun 9 Examination Period
Examination Period 10 Mon 15-Dec-25 Mon 10 Examination Period
Examination Period 11 Tues 16-Dec-25 Tues 11 Examination Period
Examination Period 12 Wed 17-Dec-25 Wed 12 Examination Period
Examination Period 13 Thurs 18-Dec-25 Thurs 13 Examination Period
Fri 19-Dec-25 Fri
Sat 20-Dec-25 Sat
Sun 21-Dec-25 Sun
Mon 22-Dec-25 Mon
University closed Tues 23-Dec-25 Tues University closed
University closed Wed 24-Dec-25 Wed University closed
University closed Thurs 25-Dec-25 Thurs University closed
University closed Fri 26-Dec-25 Fri University closed
University closed Sat 27-Dec-25 Sat University closed
University closed Sun 28-Dec-25 Sun University closed
University closed Mon 29-Dec-25 Mon University closed
University closed Tues 30-Dec-25 Tues University closed
FALL TERM ENDS Wed 31-Dec-25 Wed FALL TERM ENDS
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Appendix C – Matters Considered by SCAP
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SCAP has been in consultation with various internal stakeholders to discuss the feasibility of various options and the impacts to each of their areas. Following is an itemized list of concerns raised. SCAP has discussed each of these items at length; with evaluative comments as follows: Stakeholder: Office of the University Registrar (OUR) Consideration Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation
Reduced break period prior to final fall and spring exam periods
The Chair of the Exams Subcommittee (also Associate Registrar, Records and Services) advised that pre-exam study periods are based on Senate policy.
Pre-Exam Study Periods Policy Approved by Senate October 24, 2002
Beginning with the December 2002 examination session, for all relevant
Faculties and Schools there will be a pre-exam study period following the end
of classes during which no exams will be scheduled. The maximum length of
the pre-exam period will be four days in December and five days in
April. This period may include statutory holidays and other designated non-
examination days. Each year, Faculty and School sessional dates are to include
these pre-exam study periods.
SCAP discussed the fact that it is a ‘maximum’ duration of a
break that is specified, and not a minimum, thus it is quite
possible to shorten these periods.
The committee felt it necessary that students continue to have a
pre-examination study period. Accordingly, SCAP proposes
that the pre-examination period will be set to 2 or, where
practical, 3 days to both increase the number of instructional
days, and to eliminate a single teaching day on a Monday.
Shortening or lengthening examination periods
There is a risk that more students may experience exam conflicts defined as:
two exams at the same time
an exam at the same time as a religious observance; or
an exam in three consecutive exam slots
Accommodated exams, which have increased in recent years,
may be more challenging to schedule in a reduced time frame.
The OUR Timetabling office advised that a minimum of
thirteen (13) days are required to schedule December final
examinations. Accordingly, the minimum requirement of
thirteen (13) days for centrally administered final examinations
is maintained in SCAP’s proposal, with examinations
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Consideration Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation
scheduled on Sundays. Of note, at its meeting on April 28,
2015 Senate approved the motion as carried by SCAP that
examinations be scheduled on Sundays during the final
examination periods.
In the analysis of the SCAP proposal across all possible
variations of the Queen’s fall term, examinations will never
end later than December 23rd
.
Courses that depend on sequences (e.g. lecture before tutorial) may be affected.
SCAP evaluated the implications of a proposal that would create “partial” instructional weeks on timetabling and scheduling of courses. The proposal creates a partial instructional week as classes commence on Tuesday, immediately following Labour day. However, the proposal also increases the number of instructional days from 59 to 61. One of these days can be used as a make-up day for Monday scheduled classes.
Stakeholder: Faculty Relations
Consideration Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation
Dan Bradshaw, Associate Vice-Principal (Faculty Relations) was invited to speak to changes to sessional dates in light of the Queen’s QUFA Collective Agreement and the Queen’s-PSAC Local 901 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.
In both Collective Agreements, the number of weeks, nor by beginning date and end date does not define the definition of academic term. Direct reference was made to QUFA Article 37.2.6(b) which states “…”in assigning teaching and service activities, the Unit Head shall only assign teaching duties to members for two (2) four (4) month periods during each academic year…”. He also referenced PSAC Article 16.04 which states “TA activities as per the TAF and within the allotted hours may, on occasion, extend one (1) month beyond what would otherwise be the appointment end date.” Dan Bradshaw concluded that technically if the term falls within the 4 month window, there should be no issue. However, he noted that beyond the explicit reference of the Collective Agreements, implicitly there may have been a practice that has been in place for the last number of years that the other party to the agreement has relied on. He also indicated that the University would have to assess impacts to timing-sensitive administrative processes. He advised the committee that the appropriate union groups should be informed through the Faculty Relations office in the
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Consideration Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation month of December to enable the unions to review the changes and prepare for the bargaining. SCAP committee members felt that the changes to sessional
dates proposed should not be problematic so long as the
appropriate unions are given sufficient advance notice and
opportunity to review changes.
Stakeholder: Various, regarding Orientation week Consideration Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation
Abbreviated Orientation week or Elimination of Orientation week
Orientation Week is the largest student-run event on campus, with over 1,000 volunteers. Various stakeholders expressed concern that modifications to this Queen’s University tradition would meet considerable resistance. SCAP discussed various options including abbreviating Orientation week or eliminating it altogether, both of which have been implemented by other universities in our comparative analysis. These considerations met with varying opinion. As a result of the analysis and discussion, SCAP proposes that Orientation week is neither abbreviated nor eliminated, but rather moved to occur one week prior to Labour day. Members also noted that Faculties or Schools may elect to opt out orientation week altogether, or introduce a shorter Orientation week.
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Consideration Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation
The following concerns have been expressed specifically to advancing the occurrence of Orientation week. On campus residence Residences rely heavily on conference revenue to help manage
student fees. Don training (for residences) will need to start one week earlier as such, it may be more difficult to fill these positions; and Service support areas such as Physical Plant Services, and ITS must be available. Though there has been some discussion, members of SCAP feel that further consultation with Residences and support service areas to determine impact to their operations will be required.
Unstructured activity If Orientation moves prior to Labour day, students will have an extra weekend of unstructured activity, which may affect the student’s transition to Queen’s. Students may not have access to the support they require. SCAP members feel that further consultation with various groups involved with Orientation week planning is required.
Off campus residence For those students that live off campus, there may be increased cost for accommodations. SCAP discussed this matter and felt that lease or rental agreements are often made for a 12 month term, with the cost of the summer period already absorbed. For students that sub-let their space in the summer, the terms of the sub-let must be modified accordingly.
Late arrivals A percentage of new and continuing international graduate students are late arrivals, every Fall term. If the first week of classes is earlier, then international graduate students will wind up missing even more classes, which impacts their academic performance and their mental health. Also most of these international graduate students will also be Teaching Assistants (TAs), and so will miss the start date of that employment, if the classes they are TAing for, all start earlier. While members of SCAP agree this is a concern relating to graduate students, it is hoped that these instances can be minimized with a strong communication and administrative plan.
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Consideration
Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation
Income earning potential reduced
This has been raised as a concern on behalf of undergraduate and graduate students. SCAP members discussed this matter at length, and agree that the student must have the opportunity to speak to these impacts through referendum or appropriate feedback mechanism.
Consideration Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation Commerce program internships may be negatively impacted.
The Queen’s Business Career Centre subsequently reported that the impact on internships over the summer would be minimal, and manageable.
Graduate student professional training /orientation activities.
Currently, during Orientation week, this week in September is reserved for lots of professional training and orientation activities for graduate students. Rescheduling this activity may be problematic.
Teaching Assistants (TAs)/ Teaching Fellows (TFs)
Concerning graduate students that are TAs/TFs. Both graduate program and university wide training is mandated under the current collective agreement, to be completed before TAship or TFship starts the first day of classes. A change in sessional dates would impact both trainer and trainee schedules.
Professional Graduate programs
For professional graduate programs in Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy, and a few other programs, students in these programs have to take up clinical placements in most terms of study. The programs have long standing scheduled commitments for placements. SCAP committee members agree that professional graduate programs should continue to follow their own sessional dates.
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Stakeholder: Faculty of Law Consideration Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation
The Faculty of Law would not
be interested in changing our
fall break to coincide with
Thanksgiving, as proposed for
the central university. Our fall
break is timed to coincide with
a major recruitment process
which disrupts upper-year class
attendance anyway. It proved
to be a very welcome break
and the incidence of illness
during the December exam
period seems to have been
reduced as a result.
SCAP committee members agree that Faculties and Schools should continue to have the latitude to establish sessional dates to meet their individual program needs.
We already start teaching right
after Labour Day, so we
usually had an earlier start to
our classes, compared to Arts
& Science. However, I would
not favour starting our
Orientation any sooner than
September 1st. Students may
not gain access to their
apartments in advance of that
date and they may need to
work right up to the end of
August to help fund their legal
education.
This concern has been addressed previously.
We coincide our examination
period with the central
examination period, as the central
Exams office still coordinates
arrangements for students who
require accommodations on the
basis of disability, medical
reasons or religious observance or
for students who have an
examination conflict.
The proposal put forward by SCAP does not impact the duration of the final examination period.
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Stakeholder: Various, duration and impact of fall term break Consideration Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation
The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science would like to see less of a fall term break than that proposed in order to maximize the number of teaching days
SCAP committee members agree that Faculties and Schools should continue to have the latitude to establish sessional dates to meet their individual program needs, however, members feel that the implications to timetabling and scheduling must be further explored.
Student Affairs – effect of fall term break on mental health
In their dealings with students at risk, there tends to be greater demand in November, December and into January. As the proposed fall term break is tied to Thanksgiving in October, it is less likely that the break will be used as a study and catch up period. Student Affairs consultation with M. Condra, former Director of Queen’s Student Wellness Services, suggests that stress would be alleviated with spacing and timing of course deliverables, mid-term examinations and final examinations rather than a week long break. In their research, SCAP can find no conclusive evidence on the benefits of a fall term break. However, SCAP members find that a number of Canadian universities have introduced some form of fall term break in recent years.
Queen’s School of Business – effect of fall term break on mental health
Because of our mid-term week for Commerce 1st and 2
nd year
students, there is concern that they will miss out on review sessions and one-on-one support to prepare for their mid-terms. Having the fall term break before our mid-term week defeats the purpose of a fall term break. Our students will be studying and preparing for examinations. They will also be emailing faculty to get extra support. This situation may create more stress for students. The Commerce society noted a concern that our of province students that stay on campus have less resources available to them. If the purpose of a fall term break is to promote mental health wellness, the University needs to have services and resources available who stay on in town (whether on or off-campus) during that time. SCAP committee members agree that Faculties and Schools should continue to have the latitude to establish sessional dates to meet their individual program needs, however, members feel that the implications to timetabling and scheduling must be further explored.
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Consideration Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation
Queen’s School of Business – Impact on study habits
The break week in the Winter term is not used to relax, de-stress and energize. It tends to be focused on more recreational activities than academic activities. This would imply that the fall term break would have the same focus which would detract from the purpose of the extra study time. It would also disrupt their study flow (especially for first year students). This week could also increase incentive for students to procrastinate as they may feel they can catch up during the fall term break week. SCAP members discussed this matter, and agree that the student must have the opportunity to speak to these impacts through referendum or appropriate feedback mechanism.