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The University of Ottawa uOttawa Calendar Schedule & Important Dates 2024-2025

The University of Ottawa uOttawa Calendar Schedule & Important Dates 2024-2025. The University of Ottawa, often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on 42.5 hectares in the heart of Ottawa’s Downtown Core, adjacent to the residential neighbourhood of Sandy Hill, adjacent to Ottawa’s Rideau Canal

The following uOttawa important dates and deadlines apply to the entire student population, whether you are studying at the undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral level.

Dates may vary for certain programs (Education, Common Law, Civil Law, Engineering, Medicine, MBA, Master of Health Administration (MHA), Health Sciences, etc.) and for work terms.

The University of Ottawa – uOttawa Calendar Schedule & Important Dates 2024-2025

Check out the uOttawa calendar 2024-2025 below to find out more about important dates and deadlines for the various semesters.

TopicDates
Term datesJanuary 1 to April 30
Course datesJanuary 8 to April 10
Teaching and course evaluation periodMarch 25 to April 5

Statutory holidays, breaks and special events

TopicDates
Holiday break. University is closed.From 5 p.m. December 22, 2023, to 8:45 a.m. January 3, 2024
Reading week. No classes offered at the faculties of Arts, Law (except Common Law), Engineering, Medicine (except for the M.D. program), Health Sciences, Science and Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. No reading week in: the English Teacher Education program and the French Formation à l’enseignement program.
Some exceptions may apply at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. CO-OP work terms and clinical and non-clinical placements are not affected.
February 18 to 24
Family DayFebruary 19
Easter breakMarch 29 to April 1
Study break except in MD ProgramApril 11

Changes to regular course schedule

TopicDates
Classes on Friday, March 29, Good Friday and statutory holiday, are cancelled. They will take place on Tuesday, April 9, when the usual Friday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP and clinical placementsApril 9
Classes on Saturday, March 30, Easter Saturday and statutory holiday, are cancelled. They will take place on Wednesday, April 10, when the usual Saturday course schedule will apply. This does not affect CO-OP and clinical placementsApril 10
Classes on Monday, April 1, Easter Monday and statutory holiday, are cancelled. They will take place on Monday, April 8.N/A

Enrolment, courses, withdrawals and reimbursements

TopicDates
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — first year and newly-admitted students coming from CÉGEP or college)May 23, 2023, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — fourth year) (having successfully completed at least 81 units*)May 30, 2023, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — third year) (having successfully completed at least 54 units*)June 6, 2023, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (regular undergraduate students — second year) (having successfully completed at least 24 units*)June 13, 2023, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (graduate students)June 20, 2023, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol (Common Law and second, third year Civil Law) (Civil Law students must have successfully completed at least 24 units*)June 20, 2023, starting at 10 a.m.
First day to enrol (Faculty of Education)June 22, 2023, starting at 8 a.m.
First day to enrol — non-degree students (special students) transferring units (credits) and uOttawa-Carleton exchange studentsDecember 5, 2023, starting at 9 a.m.
First day to enrol as non-degree students (special students) (undergraduate students and graduate students). For graduate students, please contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures.December 12, 2023, one minute past midnight
Last day to enrol and to change course selectionJanuary 19, 2024
Last day to change student status (regular/auditor)January 19, 2024
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity and receive a financial credit if applicable (less administrative fees). A financial credit is applied only if the withdrawal changes your status from full time to part time (including if you withdraw from all your courses). The deadline to receive a reimbursement for the ancillary fees associated with a course may be earlier. The withdrawal deadline of a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone. Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead.February 2, 2024
Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity (no financial credit). Withdrawing from a course may affect whether you will meet all your program requirements. Be sure to consider all changes very carefully before going ahead. Note that it is not possible to withdraw after this date. If you simply stop attending a course and do not withdraw, you will receive a failing grade. The withdrawal deadline for a given course may differ depending on the start and end dates. Specific dates are indicated in the My Class Schedule application in uoZone.March 22, 2024
Last day for eligible French immersion students to identify their courses to be evaluated with “Satisfactory/Not satisfactory” gradesMarch 22, 2024
All other sessions held between January 1 and April 30: Last day to withdraw from a course or an activity may vary.Consult your faculty or unit

* These figures are based on a 120-unit program. For programs that are not 120 units, the number of units you need to enrol in second, third or fourth year is 90% of units recommended in your course sequence. For more information, visit the Understanding course enrolment terminology webpage.

Grades and exams

TopicDates
Exam schedule posted in uoZone. Due to a change in our current system, the publication of the exam schedule may be delayed.February 16
Winter term exam period. Exams are scheduled during the week and on the weekend, both during the day and in the evening.April 12 to 25
Official final grades for the Winter term postedMay 13
Last day to submit a request for a grade review for a final exam. For information on grade reviews and appeals, please consult the appropriate academic regulations.May 28
Official academic standings postedMay 23
Deferred and supplemental exam period for 1000-level anatomy (ANP) courses. Contact your faculty for exam dates.June 3 to 12
Deferred exam period for faculties of Arts, Civil Law, Engineering, Science, Social Sciences and at the Telfer School of Management. Contact your faculty for exams dates.July 7 to 13

Tuition fee payment

TopicDates
Last day to pay tuition fees without late fees. Consult the fee payment section of the Financial Resources website.February 2

Student services

TopicDates
Last day to receive a full refund on your U-Pass. After this date, reimbursements are pro-ratedFebruary 2

Reports, major research papers, and theses (graduate studies)

TopicDates
Last day to submit a thesis and receive a 100% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous term). If you receive a 100% financial credit, your enrolment for the current term will be cancelled. Credit is not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis.February 2
Last day to submit a thesis and receive a 50% financial credit (applies only if you are enrolled exclusively in the thesis and were also enrolled in the thesis in the previous session). Credit is not applicable if you are submitting a revised thesis.March 1
Last day of the Winter term to submit the major research paper. The deadline for submitting major research papers may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.April 25
Last day of the Winter term to submit the engineering report without having to enrol in the Spring–Summer term. The deadline for submitting the engineering reports may be earlier in some programs. Please confirm the date with your academic unit.April 30
Last day of the Winter term to submit a thesis without having to enrol in the Spring–Summer termApril 30

Making changes to your program (undergraduate studies)

TopicDates
Period to make changes to your program for the Spring-Summer 2024 termMarch 1 to 31

 

Visit the University of Ottawa calendar page for more on uOttawa important dates.

Originally posted 2023-10-14 18:20:22.

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