The 2003-2004 Academic Year for
Undergraduate Studies
Please note: This is the academic year for 2003-04, posted
in advance of the 2003-04 Calendar. If you require information about the
2002-03 academic year, click on this
link.
The following schedule contains the dates prescribed by the University
Senate for academic activities. Dates relating to fee payment, cancellation
of course selections, late charges, and other fees or charges will be
published in the Important Dates and Deadlines section of the 2003-2004
Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet.
The academic year is divided into three terms:
Fall term: September - December
Winter term: January - April
Summer term: May - August
Courses are offered in the following patterns:
Fall term September - December
Winter term December - April
Fall/winter September - April
Early summer May - June
Late summer July - August
Full summer May - August
Courses are offered during the day and the evening.
Fall term 2003
September 1
Last day for receipt of applications from potential fall graduates.
August 30 – Sept. 3
Prep Week.
Academic program and social orientation to the campus.
September 1 (Monday)
Statutory holiday, University closed.
Prep Week activities continue.
September 2 (Tuesday)
Fall term begins.
September 2-3
Academic Orientation. All students are expected to be on campus. Class
and laboratory preparations, departmental introductions for students,
and other academic preparation activities will be held.
September 3 (Wednesday)
Orientation for Teaching Assistants.
September 4 (Thursday)
Fall/winter and fall term classes begin.
September 19 (Friday)
Last day for registration.
Last day to change courses or sections for fall/winter and fall term courses.
September 30 (Friday)
Last day for receipt of applications for review of final grades in summer
term courses.
October 10 (Friday)
University Day at Carleton. Undergraduate classes suspended.
October 13 (Monday)
Statutory holiday, University closed.
November 7 (Friday)
Last day to withdraw from fall term courses.
Last day to submit, to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities,
Formal Examination Accommodation Forms for December examinations.
November 15
Last day for receipt of applications for admission to a degree program
for the 2004 winter term.
November 16 (Sunday)
Fall convocation for the conferring of degrees.
November 17 (Monday)
Last day for tests or examinations in courses below the 4000-level before
the final examination period (see Examination regulations section)
December 1
Last day for receipt of applications from potential Winter (February)
graduates
December 1 (Monday)
Last day of fall term classes.
Fall term ends.
Last day for receipt of applications for degree program transfers for
2004 Winter term.
Last day for handing in term assignments for fall term courses, subject
to any earlier course deadline.
December 4-22
Final examinations in fall term courses and mid-term examinations in fall/winter
courses will be held. It may be necessary to schedule examinations during
the day for classes held in the evening and vice versa.
Winter term 2004
January 2 (Friday)
Winter term begins.
January 5 (Monday)
Winter term classes begin.
January 16 (Friday)
Last day for registration for winter term courses.
Last day to change courses or sections for winter term courses.
January 30 (Friday)
Last day for receipt of applications for review of final grades in fall
term courses.
February 1
Last day for receipt of applications from potential Spring graduates.
Last day for receipt of applications for admission to the Bachelor of
Architectural Studies and the Bachelor of Social Work degree programs
for the 2004 fall term.
February 16 -20
Winter Break, classes suspended.
Fall term deferred final examinations will be held.
March 1
Last day for receipt of applications to the Bachelor of Music degree program
for the 2004 fall term.
March 12 (Friday)
Last day to withdraw from fall/winter and winter term courses.
Last day to submit, to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities,
Formal Examination Accommodation Forms for April examinations.
March 26 (Friday)
Last day for tests or examinations in courses below the 4000-level before
the final examination period (see Examination regulations section)
April 1
Last day for receipt of applications for admission to a program (except
Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of
Social Work), for the 2004 fall term, from candidates whose documents
originate outside Canada or the United States.
Last day for receipt of applications for admission to the Bachelor of
Humanities program for the 2004 fall term.
April 2 (Friday)
Last day of fall/winter and winter term classes. Some lectures, laboratories,
review tutorials, etc. may take place in Review Week until the end of
Winter term on April 8.
April 5-8
Review Week
Some lectures, laboratories, review tutorials, etc. may take place.
April 8 (Thursday)
Winter term ends.
April 8 (Thursday)
Last day for handing in term assignments, subject to any earlier course
deadline.
April 9 (Friday)
Statutory holiday, University closed.
April 12 – 29
Final examinations will be held. It may be necessary to schedule examinations
during the day for classes held in the evening and vice versa.
May 1
Last day for receipt of applications for admission to the Bachelor of
Journalism program for the 2004 fall term.
June 1
Last day for receipt of applications for admission to a program (except
Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Bachelor of Journalism, Bachelor of
Music and Bachelor of Social Work) for the 2004 fall term from mature
applicants, from those presenting post-secondary education qualifications
and from those transferring from other universities in Canada or the United
States.
Last day for receipt of applications for admission to a program (except
Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Bachelor of Journalism, Bachelor of
Music and Bachelor of Social Work) from applicants with high school qualifications
from Canada or the United States.
June 10-12
Spring convocation for the conferring of degrees.
June 15-25
Fall/winter and winter term deferred final examinations will be held.
June 30
Last day for receipt of applications for review of final grades in fall/winter
and winter term courses.
Last day for receipt of applications for internal degree transfers to
allow for registration for the 2004 fall term.
Summer term 2004
March 1, 2004
Last day for receipt of applications for admission to a degree program
for the 2004 summer term.
May 1
Last day for receipt of applications for degree program transfers for
the 2004 summer session.
May 17
Full summer and early summer courses begin.
May 24
Statutory holiday, University closed.
Missed classes may meet May 28.
May 21
Last day for registration and course changes for early summer and full
summer courses.
June 4
Last day to withdraw from early summer courses.
Last day to submit, to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities,
Formal Examination Accommodation Forms for June examinations.
June 25
Last day of classes for early summer.
Last day for handing in term assignments, subject to any earlier course
deadline.
June 28-30
Early summer final examinations will be held. It may be necessary to schedule
examinations during the day for classes held in the evening and vice versa.
July 1
Statutory holiday, University closed.
July 5
Late summer courses begin.
July 9
Last day for registration and course changes for late summer courses.
July 23
Last day to withdraw from full summer and late summer courses.
Last day to submit, to the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities,
Formal Examination Accommodation Forms for August examinations.
August 2
Civic holiday, University closed.
Missed classes may meet August 6.
August 13
Last day of summer term classes.
Last day for handing in term assignments, subject to any earlier course
deadline.
August 14-18
Summer term examinations will be held. It may be necessary to schedule
examinations during the day for classes held in the evening and vice versa.
September 30
Last day for receipt of applications for review of final grades in summer
term courses.
October 16
Summer term deferred final examinations will be held.
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