Academic Dates  Fall Term 2025 - 12-week courses 

Academic & Related Dates
Fall Term 2025 - 12-week courses

Months
 
April, 2025
1 Application deadline for students requiring "Application for Admission" for part-time studies for fall term (not applicable to incoming Letter of Permission students)
 
June, 2025
17 Faculty of Education – course selection begins at 10:00 a.m. for Year 2 students
24 Faculty of Education - course selection begins at 10:00 a.m. for Year 1 students
25 New Incoming Undergraduate Year 1 Students - course registration opens at 3:00 p.m.
30 Application to Graduate opens in LORIS for Fall Convocation
 
July, 2025
Jul 2 - Jul 7

Returning Students begin to register for fall and winter courses. Access open until last day to add courses in the applicable term. When available, specific times and dates will be announced on the Enrolment Services website.

24 Last day to register in at least one fall course without the late registration fee (including online learning)
 
August, 2025
1 Application to Graduate form (without late fee) is due for Fall Convocation.
Aug 2 - Aug 15 Late penalty fee applies on Application to Graduate forms received for Fall Convocation.
15 Last day to submit Application to Graduate form (penalty fee applies) for fall convocation. No forms will be accepted after this date
 
September, 2025
1 Labour Day
2 Co-op work term begins
Sep 4 - Sep 10 If you drop/withdraw from 12-week course(s) during this time period, no tuition charge
4 Fall term and full-year classes begin
4 Tuition fees due for courses beginning in fall
5 Last day for Year 2 students to apply to co-op options in Arts, Science and the Lazaridis School of Business & Economics
Sep 11 - Sep 17 If you drop/withdraw during this time period, you are responsible for 10% tuition (assessed at course rate)
17 Last day to add 12-week and full-year courses (including online learning)
Sep 18 - Nov 5 If you drop/withdraw during this time period, you are responsible for 55% tuition (assessed at course rate). All incidental fees are also non-refundable during this period.
 
October, 2025
13 Thanksgiving (statutory holiday), no classes
Oct 14 - Oct 17

Fall Reading Week, no classes

Oct 16 - Oct 17 Fall Convocation (Waterloo)
21 Fall Convocation (Brantford)
 
November, 2025
1 Accessible Learning Registration Deadline for Fall term
1 Application to Graduate opens in LORIS for Spring Convocation
5 Last day to drop/withdraw without failure and for possible tuition adjustment (assessed at course rate)
15 Accessible Learning Fall term final examination booking deadline
26 Last day to submit religious accommodation requests for Fall term final examinations
 
December, 2025
3 Classes end
Dec 4 - Dec 5 Study days
Dec 6 - Dec 20 Final examination period - Students are advised not to make travel commitments during this time period
19 Co-op work term ends
20 Fall term ends
Dec 24 - Jan 1 University closed
 
January, 2026
Jan 25 - Jan 31 Fall term deferred examination period. An appeal for a deferred examination must be submitted to the academic unit in which the course is offered. The deferred examination dates are confirmed, if approved, in writing from the petitions committee.