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The Academic Year

Undergraduate Studies

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 2005-2006 Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet.

The academic year is divided into three terms:

Summer term: May - August
Fall term: September - December
Winter term: January - April

Courses are offered in the following patterns:

Early summer: May - June
Late summer: July - August
Full summer: May - August
Fall term: September - December
Winter term: December - April
Fall/winter: September - April

Courses are offered during the day and the evening.

Fall Term 2005
September 1, 2005
• Last day for receipt of applications from potential fall graduates.
• Last day for receipt of applications from potential fall graduates.
September 3-10
• PrepWeek. Academic and social orientation to the campus.
September 5 (Monday)
• Statutory holiday, University closed.
• PrepWeek activities continue.
September 6 (Tuesday)
• Fall term begins.
September 6 - 7
• 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 7 (Wednesday)
• Orientation for Teaching Assistants.
September 8 (Thursday)
• Fall and fall/winter classes begin.
September 23 (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 7 (Friday)
• University Day at Carleton. Undergraduate classes suspended.
October 10 (Monday)
• Statutory holiday, University closed.
October 15
• Last day for receipt of applications for admission to a degree program for the 2006 winter term from applicants whose documents originate from outside Canada or the United States.
November 7 (Monday)
• 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 13 (Sunday)
• Fall convocation for the conferring of degrees.
November 15
• Last day for receipt of applications for admission to a degree program for the 2006 winter term.
November 21 (Monday)
• Last day for tests or examinations in courses below the 4000-level before the final examination period (see Examination Regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of this Calendar).
December 1
• Last day for receipt of applications from potential winter (February) graduates.
December 5 (Monday)
• Last day of fall-term classes.
• Fall term ends.
• Last day for receipt of applications for degree program transfers for winter term of fall/winter session.
• Last day for handing in term assignments for fall term courses, subject to any earlier course deadline.
December 7 - 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.
December 24 - January 1
• University closed.
Winter Term 2006
January 2, 2006 (Monday)
• Winter term begins.
January 4 (Wednesday)
• Winter-term classes begin.
January 20 (Friday)
• Last day for registration for winter term courses.
• Last day to change courses or sections for winter term courses.
January 30 (Monday)
• 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 2006-2007 fall-winter session.
February 20 - 24
• Winter Break, classes suspended.
• Fall-term deferred final examinations will be held.
March 1
• Last day for receipt of applications to the Bachelor of Humanities, Bachelor of Industrial Design and the Bachelor of Music degree program for the 2006/2007 fall/winter session.
March 10 (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 24 (Friday)
• Last day for tests or examinations in courses below the 4000-level before the final examination period (see Examination Regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of this Calendar).
April 1
• Last day for receipt of applications for admission to a program (except Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Bachelor of Humanities, Bachelor of Industrial Design, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Social Work), for the 2006/2007 fall/winter session, from candidates whose documents originate outside Canada or the United States.
April 4
• Last day of fall/winter and winter-term classes. Some lectures, laboratories, review tutorials, etc. may take place in Review Period until the end of Winter term on April 7.
April 5- 7
• Review Period. Some lectures, laboratories, review tutorials, etc. may take place.
April 7 (Friday)
• Winter term ends.
• Last day for handing in term assignments, subject to any earlier course deadline.
April 10 - 29
• Final examinations in winter term and 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.
April 14
• Statutory holiday, university closed.
May 1
• Last day for receipt of applications for admission to the Bachelor of Journalism program and the Child Studies program for the 2006-2007 fall-winter session.
June 1
• Last day for receipt of applications for admission to a program (except Bachelor of Architectural Studies, Bachelor of Humanities, Bachelor of Industrial Design, Bachelor of Journalism, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Social Work and Child Studies program) for the 2006/2007 fall/winter session 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 Humanities, Bachelor of Industrial Design, Bachelor of Journalism, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Social Work and Child Studies program) from applicants with high school qualifications from Canada or the United States.
June 15 - 17
• Spring convocation for the conferring of degrees.
June 15 - 27 (Post publication update--see updates page for details)
• 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.
July 15
• Last day for receipt of applications for internal degree transfers to allow for registration for the 2006/2007 fall/winter session.
Summer Term 2006
March 1, 2006
• Last day for receipt of applications for admission to a degree program for the 2006 summer term.
May 1
• Last day for receipt of applications for degree program transfers for the 2006 summer term.
May 17
• Full summer and early summer courses begin.
May 22
• Statutory holiday, University closed. Missed classes may meet May 26.
May 26
• Last day for registration and course changes for early summer and full summer courses.
June 2
• 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 15-27
• Fall-winter final deferred examinations will be held.
June 27
• Last day of classes for early summer. (Note: full-session courses resume July 4)
• 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 3
• Statutory holiday, University closed. Missed classes may meet July 14.
July 4
• Late summer courses begin.
July 7
• Last day for registration and course changes for late summer courses.
July 21
• 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 7
• Civic holiday, University closed. Missed classes may meet August 11.
August 11
• Last day of summer term classes.
• Last day for handing in term assignments, subject to any earlier course deadline.
August 12 - 16
• Final examinations in full summer and late summer courses 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 21
• Summer term deferred final examinations will be held.