11.1
Academic Schedule 2015-2016
11.1 Academic Schedule 2015-2016
All deadlines in the academic schedule are marked by the
symbol. Failure to adhere to these deadlines can result in academic and financial penalty.
Application deadlines for undergraduate admissions, readmissions and transfers are summarized in §12 of the University of Alberta Calendar. Application deadlines for the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research are found in §203 of the Calendar.
Please note that the libraries may be open on holidays when other University buildings are closed.
Students are advised to refer to the Registration and Courses menu at www.registrarsoffice.ualberta.ca regarding the hours of availability of the Registration System.
March |
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1 |
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2 |
12:00 to 1:00 pm. Students' Union Election Forum in the Myer Horowitz Theatre (SUB). Classes withdrawn for this time period. Classes begin for six-week courses offered in the second half of the Winter Term.
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13 |
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18 |
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23 |
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27 |
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April |
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1 |
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3 |
Good Friday. University buildings closed. |
6 |
Easter Monday. University buildings closed. |
7 |
Comprehensive examination period begins for students in the fourth year of the MD program. |
10 |
Last day of Winter Term classes except for students in Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, the MD program and the course-based MScPT program. Last day of classes for Nursing theory courses offered in the second half of the Winter Term and for all 13 week undergraduate Nursing courses offered in Winter Term. |
13-24 |
Clinical evaluations and required clinical replacement shifts for 13-week Undergraduate Nursing clinical courses offered in Winter Term. |
13-25 |
Winter Term and Fall/Winter final examinations (including Consolidated Examinations) except for students in Dentistry, Pharmacy, the MD program, and the course-based MScPT program and Augustana Faculty. Examinations other than Consolidated Examinations are held within the period April 15-24 (inclusive). University-organized extracurricular activities will normally not be allowed during this period. Final examinations (if any) for all on-campus courses offered at 5:00 pm or later are held during the last regular class period before examination week (except for courses in Augustana Faculty, and the MBA programs). |
15-24 |
Augustana Faculty final examinations period. Extracurricular activities sponsored by the Augustana Faculty will normally not be allowed during this period. |
17 |
Last day of Winter Term classes for students in year one of the course-based MScPT program. Last day of classes for undergraduate Nursing clinical courses offered in second half of Winter Term. |
15-24 |
Final exam period for students in the Faculty of Law. |
20-24 |
Clinical evaluations and required clinical replacement shifts for Undergraduate Nursing clinical courses offered in the second half of Winter Term. |
24 |
Last day of classes and clinics for students in the third and fourth years of the DDS program. Last day of classes in Winter Term for year two students in the course-based MScPT program. |
27 |
Spring Term classes begin for students in year one and two of the course-based MScPT program. |
27-May 1 |
Fall/Winter Term final examination period begins for year three and four Dentistry students. |
30 |
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May |
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1 |
Last day of classes and examinations for students in first and second year of the DDS program. |
3 |
Orientation for Master of Arts in Communications and Technology (MACT) students. |
4 |
Spring Term classes begin. MACT Spring Institute begins (three weeks). Students attending Faculty of Nursing courses should consult with their Faculty regarding start/end, add/drop and withdrawal deadline dates. |
4-7 |
Auditor registrations for Spring Term courses will be accepted only on these days. |
5 |
Last day of classes and examinations for students in first year of the MD program. |
7 |
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9 |
Charter Day. |
11 |
Summer program begins for first, second and third year DDS students. |
15 |
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18 |
Victoria Day. University buildings closed. |
19 |
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22 |
Last day of classes for courses taught in the first half of Spring Term. Last day of classes and examinations for students in the second year of the MD program. Last day of classes in the MACT Spring Institute. |
24 |
Last day of program for students in fourth year of the MD program. |
25 |
Classes begin for courses taught in the second half of Spring Term. |
28 |
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30 |
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31 |
Augustana Faculty convocation. |
June |
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1 |
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2-5 |
Spring Convocation, Parts I to VI. |
3 |
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5 |
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8 |
Block three and six classes begin for students in year one and two of the course-based MScPT program. |
8-11 |
Spring Convocation, Parts VII to XI. |
11-12 |
Final examinations for Spring Term courses. No classes held except for students in the course-based MScPT program. |
13 |
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15-19 |
Deferred examinations and reexaminations for Law courses. |
18-19 |
Faculty of Law Appeal Hearings. |
22 |
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30 |
One Hundred and Eighth University year ends. |
July |
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1 |
One hundred and ninth University year begins. Canada Day. University buildings closed. |
2 |
Students in Phase II of the BSc in Medical Laboratory Science program begin year of practical training. |
6 |
Summer Term courses begin. |
6-9 |
Auditor registrations for Summer Term courses will be accepted only on these days. |
9 |
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10 |
Summer program ends for first, second and third year DDS students. |
13 |
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20 |
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21 |
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24 |
Last day of classes for courses taught in the first half of Summer Term. |
27 |
Classes begin for courses taught in the second half of Summer Term. |
30 |
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31 |
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August |
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3 |
Heritage Day. University buildings closed. |
4 |
Summer Term classes begin for students in year one of the course-based MScPT program.
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5 |
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7 |
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10 |
Orientation and classes begin for students in third year of the MD program. |
10-15 |
Executive MBA one-week intensive. |
10-21 |
FastTrack MBA two-week intensive. |
13-14 |
Final examinations for Summer Term courses. No classes held. |
13-25 |
U of A International Undergraduate Academic Success program. |
17 |
Classes begin for students in fourth year of the MD program. Registration opens for Open Studies students in courses designated for delayed registration. |
24 |
Orientation and classes begin for all Dentistry program, year two of the Dental Hygiene program, year one and two MD program, year two of the Radiation Therapy program and phase I Medical Laboratory Science students. Classes begin for fourth year Pharmacy students registered in PHARM 425 (Fall Term only). |
24-28 |
Orientation for MBA students. |
26-28 |
Orientation for International Students. |
28 |
Orientation for new Graduate students held by the Graduate Student Association. |
29 |
Summer Term classes end for students in year one of the course-based MScPT program. |
31 |
Fall Term classes begin for students in year three of the course-based MScPT program. Orientation for new Undergraduate Students. Orientation and classes begin for year three of the Dental Hygiene program. |
31 - Sep 1 |
Orientation for first year Pharmacy students, Faculty of Law students and new students in the School of Public Health. |
September |
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1 |
Fall Term and Fall/Winter Term classes begin, except for students in Augustana Faculty, Dentistry, year two and three Dental Hygiene, Pharmacy, MD program and year three of the course-based MScPT program. Orientation for Faculty of Nursing undergraduate students in year one of the After Degree program and in year two of the Bilingual Nursing program. |
2 |
Fall Term classes begin for students in Augustana Faculty and the Faculty of Law. |
7 |
Labour Day. University buildings closed. |
15 |
(See correction March 18, 2015)
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16-22 |
Registrations by Undergraduate students to audit or to change from 'credit' to 'audit' in Fall Term and Fall/Winter Term courses will be accepted only during this period. Registrations by students in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research auditing Fall Term and Fall/Winter Term courses will be accepted only during this period. |
17-20 |
Alumni weekend. (See correction April 22, 2015) |
25 |
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30 |
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October |
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1 |
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2 |
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8 |
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12 |
Thanksgiving Day. University buildings closed. |
16 |
Last day of classes for six-week courses offered in the first half of Fall Term. |
17 |
University of Alberta Open House. |
19 |
First day of second half of Fall Term AUPAC classes in Augustana Faculty. Classes begin for six-week courses offered in the second half of the Fall Term. |
19-23 |
Final exam week for undergraduate Nursing theory courses offered in the first half of Fall Term. |
22-23 |
Augustana Faculty Fall Term break. |
23 |
Last day of classes for undergraduate Nursing clinical courses offered in the first half of Fall Term. |
25 |
Fall Term classes end for students in year three of the course-based MScPT program. |
26 |
Classes begin for undergraduate Nursing courses offered in the second half of Fall Term. |
30 |
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November |
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9-13 |
Fall Term Reading week. Classes withdrawn for a full week, except for students in Augustana Faculty, Faculty of Law; Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry; Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine; Faculty of Nursing undergraduate programs; and students in Cooperative Education, Experential Learning Placement and Work Placement terms. |
11 |
Remembrance Day. University buildings closed. |
12 |
Fall Term break for students in year two and three Dental Hygiene. |
17 |
Fall Convocation, Part I. |
18 |
Fall Convocation, Parts II and III. |
30 |
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December |
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7 |
Last day of Fall Term classes except for students in Dentistry, year three Dental Hygiene, MD Program, Radiation Therapy program, Pharmacy, the course based MScPT program, the course based MScOT program and Nursing clinical courses offered in the second half of Fall Term. |
9 |
Last day of Fall Term classes for students in year one of the course-based MScOT program. |
9-22 |
Final exam period for year two Dental Hygiene students. |
10-19 |
Augustana Faculty final examinations in Fall Term courses and mid-year examinations in two-term courses. Extracurricular activities sponsored by Augustana Faculty will normally not be allowed during this period. |
10-22 |
Fall Term examinations (including consolidated examinations) for all students except those in Dentistry, year two and three Dental Hygiene, Law, Pharmacy, the MD program, course-based MScPT and MScOT programs and Augustana Faculty. Examinations other than consolidated examinations are held within the period December 11-22 (inclusive). University-organized extracurricular activities will normally not be allowed during this period. Mid-session or final Fall Term examinations (if any) for all on-campus courses offered at 5:00 pm or later are held during the last regular class period before examination week (except for courses in Augustana Faculty, Law and the MBA program). |
11 |
Last day of PHARM 425 for fourth year Pharmacy students. Last day of Fall Term classes for students in year one and two of the course based MScPT program. Last day of Fall Term classes for students in year three and four of the DDS program and students in year three Dental Hygiene program. Last day of classes offered in the second half of Fall Term for undergraduate Nursing clinical courses. |
11-22 |
Clinical evaluations and required clinical replacement shifts for 13-week undergraduate Nursing clinical courses offered in Fall Term. |
14-18 |
Final exam period for year three and four Dentistry students and year three Dental Hygiene students. |
14-22 |
Final exam period for students in the Faculty of Law. |
18 |
Last day of Fall Term classes for students in year one and two of the DDS program and students in year one and two of the MD program |
18-22 |
Clinical evaluations and required clinical replacement shifts for Undergraduate Nursing clinical courses offered in the second half of Fall Term. |
25-31 |
Christmas holiday period. University buildings closed. |
January |
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1 |
New Year's Day. University buildings closed. |
4 |
Winter Term classes begin including Dentistry programs, year two and three of the Dental Hygiene program, students in the MD program, students in year one and two of the course based MScPT program and students in the Radiation Therapy program. Orientation for new International students. |
15 |
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18-22 |
Registrations by Undergraduate students to audit or to change from 'credit' to 'audit' in Winter Term courses will be accepted only during this period. Registrations by students in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research to audit Winter Term courses will be accepted only during this period. |
22 |
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29 |
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February |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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12 |
Registration system opens for Spring/Summer 2016. Last day of classes for six-week courses offered in the first half of Winter Term. |
15 |
Statutory Provincial holiday. University buildings closed. |
16-19 |
Winter Term Reading Week. Classes withdrawn for a full week, except for students in NURS 495, SC INF 495, PHARM 425, Experiential Learning placement, third and fourth years of the MD program, and students in the clinical component of the Radiation Therapy program. Education students registered in practicum courses should consult their Faculty section of the Calendar for information on alternate Reading Week dates. |
22-26 |
Final examinations for Undergraduate Nursing theory courses offered in the first half of Winter Term. |
23 |
Last day for first half of Winter Term AUPAC courses in Augustana Faculty. |
24 |
First day of second half of Winter Term AUPAC classes in Augustana Faculty. |
26 |
Last day of classes offered in the first half of Winter Term for Undergraduate Nursing clinical courses. |
29 |
Classes begin for six-week courses offered in the second half of the Winter Term. 12:00 to 1:00 pm. Students' Union Election Forum in the Myer Horowitz Theatre (SUB). Classes withdrawn for this time period. |
March |
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1 |
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9 |
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11 |
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18 |
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25 |
Good Friday. University buildings closed. |
28 |
Easter Monday. University buildings closed. |
29 |
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April |
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1 |
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4 |
Comprehensive examination period begins for students in the fourth year of the MD program. |
8 |
Last day of Winter Term classes except for students in Dentistry, year three Dental Hygiene, Pharmacy, Nursing, the MD program and the course-based MScPT program. |
11 |
Last day of classes for Nursing theory courses offered in the second half of the Winter Term and for all 13 week undergraduate Nursing courses offered in Winter Term. Last day of Winter Term classes for students in year two Dental Hygiene. |
12 |
Last day of Winter Term classes for students in year three Dental Hygiene. |
13-26 |
Winter Term and Fall/Winter final examinations (including Consolidated Examinations) except for students in Dentistry, year three Dental Hygiene, Pharmacy, the MD program, and the course-based MScPT program and Augustana Faculty. Examinations other than Consolidated Examinations are held within the period April 14-25 (inclusive). University-organized extracurricular activities will normally not be allowed during this period. Final examinations (if any) for all on-campus courses offered at 5:00 pm or later are held during the last regular class period before examination week (except for courses in Augustana Faculty, and the MBA programs). |
14-23 |
Augustana Faculty final examinations period. Extracurricular activities sponsored by the Augustana Faculty will normally not be allowed during this period. |
15 |
Last day of Winter Term classes for students in year one of the course-based MScPT program. Last day of classes for undergraduate Nursing clinical courses offered in second half of Winter Term. |
15-26 |
Final exam period for students in the Faculty of Law. |
18-22 |
Clinical evaluations and required clinical replacement shifts for 13-week Undergraduate Nursing clinical courses offered in Winter Term. |
18-27 |
Clinical evaluations and required clinical replacement shifts for Undergraduate Nursing clinical courses offered in the second half of Winter Term. |
18-28 |
Final exam period for students in the year three Dental Hygiene. |
22 |
Last day of classes and clinics for students in the third and fourth years of the DDS program. Last day of classes in Winter Term for year two students in the course-based MScPT program. |
25 |
Spring Term classes begin for students in year one and two of the course-based MScPT program. |
25-29 |
Fall/Winter Term final examination period for year three and four Dentistry. |
29 |
Last day of classes and examinations for students in year one of the MD program and students in year one and two of the DDS program. |
30 |
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May |
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8 |
Orientation for Master of Arts in Communications and Technology (MACT) students. |
9 |
Charter Day. Spring Term classes begin. MACT Spring Institute begins (three weeks). Students attending Faculty of Nursing courses should consult with their Faculty regarding start/end, add/drop and withdrawal deadline dates. Summer program begins for students in year one, two and three of the DDS program. |
9-12 |
Auditor registrations for Spring Term courses will be accepted only on these days. |
12 |
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16 |
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20 |
Last day of classes and examinations for students in the second year of the MD program.
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23 |
Victoria Day. University buildings closed. |
24 |
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27 |
Last day of classes in the MACT Spring Institute
Last day of program for students in fourth year of the MD program. |
30 |
Classes begin for courses taught in the last three weeks of Spring Term. |
June |
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2 |
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5 |
Augustana Faculty convocation. |
6 |
Block three and six classes begin for students in year one and two of the course-based MScPT program. |
7-10 |
Spring Convocation, Parts I to VI. |
8 |
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10 |
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12 |
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13-16 |
Spring Convocation, Parts VII to XI. |
16-17 |
Final examinations for Spring Term courses. No classes held except for students in the course-based MScPT program. |
18-19 |
Faculty of Law Appeal Hearings. |
20-24 |
Deferred examinations and reexaminations for Law courses. |
22 |
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30 |
One Hundred and Ninth University year ends. |