This 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 Dates and Deadlines section of the Registration Website (carleton.ca/registration).
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
Early fall: September - October
Late fall: November - December
Full fall: September - December
Early winter: January - February
Late winter: March - April
Full winter: January - April
Fall/winter: September - April
Courses are offered during the day and in the evening.
Summer 2025
Fall 2025
Winter 2026
Summer 2026
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| SUMMER TERM 2025 | |
| March 1, 2025 | Last day for receipt of applications for admission to an undergraduate degree program for the summer term. |
| April 28, 2025 | Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in early summer and full summer courses. |
| May 1, 2025 | Last day for receipt of applications for undergraduate degree program transfers for the summer term. |
| May 5, 2025 | Summer term begins. Early summer and full summer classes begin. |
| May 9, 2025 | Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in early summer courses. |
| Graduate students who have not electronically submitted their final thesis copy to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs will not be eligible to graduate in spring 2025 and must register for the summer 2025 term. | |
| May 16, 2025 | Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in full summer courses. |
| Last day to withdraw from early summer courses with a full fee adjustment. | |
| May 16-28, 2025 | Full winter, late winter, and fall/winter term deferred final examinations will be held. |
| May 19, 2025 | Statutory holiday. University closed. |
| May 31, 2025 | Last day to withdraw from full summer courses with a full fee adjustment. |
| June 1, 2025 | Last day for academic withdrawal from early summer courses. |
| Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodations for June examinations from the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities. Note that it may not be possible to fulfil accommodation requests received after the specific deadlines. | |
| June 10, 2025 | Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade in early summer term undergraduate courses before the official examination period (see examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar). |
| June 17, 2025 | Last day of early summer classes. (NOTE: full summer classes resume July 2.) |
| Last day for take-home examinations to be assigned, with the exception of those conforming to the examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar. | |
| Last day that can be specified by a course instructor as a due date for term work for early summer courses. | |
| June 18-19, 2025 | No classes or examinations take place. |
| June 20-26, 2025 | Final examinations in early summer courses and mid-term examinations in full summer courses will be held. Examinations are normally held all seven days of the week. |
| June 25, 2025 | Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in late summer courses. |
| June 26, 2025 | All final take-home examinations are due on this day, with the exception of those conforming to the examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar. |
| July 1, 2025 | Statutory holiday. University Closed. |
| July 2, 2025 | Late summer classes begin and full summer classes resume. |
| July 8, 2025 | Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in late summer courses. |
| July 15, 2025 | Last day to withdraw from late summer courses with a full fee adjustment. |
| July 18-20, 2025 | Early summer term deferred final examinations will be held. |
| July 20, 2025 | Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis, in examinable form to the department. |
| August 1, 2025 | Last day for academic withdrawal from full and late summer courses. |
| Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodations for August final examinations from the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities. Note that it may not be possible to fulfil accommodation requests received after the specified deadlines. | |
| August 4, 2025 | Statutory holiday. University closed. |
| August 7, 2025 | Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade in late summer and full summer term undergraduate courses, before the official examination period (see examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar). |
| August 14, 2025 | Last day of late summer and full summer classes. |
| Classes follow a Monday schedule. | |
| Last day for final take-home examinations to be assigned, with the exception of those conforming to the examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar. | |
| Last day that can be specified by a course instructor as a due date for term work for late summer and full summer courses. | |
| August 15-16, 2025 | No classes or examinations take place. |
| August 17-23, 2025 | Final examinations in late summer and full summer courses will be held. Examinations are normally held all seven days of the week. |
| August 23, 2025 | All final take-home examinations are due on this day, with the exception of those conforming to the examinations regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar. |
| September 19-21, 2025 | Full summer and late summer term deferred final examinations will be held. |
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| FALL TERM 2025 | |
| August 27, 2025 | Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in full fall, early fall, and fall/winter courses. |
| August 31, 2025 | Last day for receipt of applications from potential fall (November) graduates. |
| September 1, 2025 | Statutory holiday. University closed. |
| September 2, 2025 | Academic orientation (undergraduate and graduate students). |
| Orientation for new Teaching Assistants. | |
| All new 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, 2025 | Fall term begins. Full fall, early fall, and fall/winter classes begin. |
| September 9, 2025 | Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in early fall courses. |
| September 16, 2025 | Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in full fall, late fall, and fall/winter courses. |
| Last day to withdraw from early fall courses with a full fee adjustment. | |
| Graduate students who have not electronically submitted their final thesis copy to Graduate Studies will not be eligible to graduate in fall 2025 and must register for the fall 2025 term. | |
| September 19-21, 2025 | Full summer and late summer term deferred final examinations will be held. |
| September 30, 2025 | Last day to withdraw from full fall and fall/winter courses with a full fee adjustment. |
| October 1, 2025 | Last day for academic withdrawal from early fall courses. |
| Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodations for Oct/Nov final examinations from the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities. Note that it may not be possible to fulfil accommodation requests received after the specified deadlines. | |
| October 9, 2025 | Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade, in early fall term undergraduate courses, before the official Oct/Nov final examination period (see examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar). |
| October 10, 2025 | December examination schedule (fall term final and fall/winter mid-terms) available online. |
| October 13, 2025 | Statutory holiday. University closed. |
| October 15, 2025 | Last day for receipt of applications for admission to an undergraduate degree program for the winter term from applicants whose documents originate from outside Canada or the United States. |
| October 16, 2025 | Last day of early fall classes. |
| Last day for final take-home examinations to be assigned in early fall courses, with the exception of those conforming to the examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar. | |
| Last day that can be specified by a course instructor as a due date for term work for early fall courses. | |
| October 20, 2025 | Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in late fall courses. |
| October 20-24, 2025 | Fall break, no classes. |
| October 25-26, November 1-2, 2025 | Final examinations in early fall undergraduate courses will be held. |
| October 27, 2025 | Late fall classes begin. |
| November 7, 2025 | Last day to withdraw from late fall term courses with a full fee adjustment. |
| November 14-16, 2025 | Early fall undergraduate deferred final examinations will be held. |
| November 15, 2025 | Last day for academic withdrawal from full fall and late fall courses. |
| Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodations for December full fall and late fall examinations and fall/winter midterm examinations from the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities. Note that it may not be possible to fulfil accommodation requests received after the specified deadlines. | |
| Last day for receipt of applications for admission to an undergraduate degree program for the winter term. | |
| November 21, 2025 | Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade, in full fall term or fall/winter undergraduate courses, before the official December final examination period (see examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar). |
| November 28, 2025 | Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis, in examinable form to the department. |
| Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade, in late fall term undergraduate courses, before the official final examination period (see examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar). | |
| November 30, 2025 | Last day for receipt of applications from potential winter (February) graduates. |
| December 5, 2025 | Fall term ends. |
| Last day of full fall and late fall classes. | |
| Classes follow a Monday schedule. | |
| Last day for final take-home examinations to be assigned, with the exception of those conforming to the examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar. | |
| Last day that can be specified by an instructor as a due date for term work for full and late fall courses. | |
| Last day for receipt of applications for undergraduate degree program transfers for winter term. | |
| December 6-7, 2025 | No classes or examinations take place. |
| December 8-20, 2025 | Final examinations in full fall and late fall courses and mid-term examinations in fall/winter courses will be held. Examinations are normally held all seven days of the week. |
| December 20, 2025 | All final take-home examinations are due on this day, with the exception of those conforming to the examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar. |
| December 24, 2025 at noon through January 2, 2026 inclusive | University closed. |
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| WINTER TERM 2026 | |
| December 29, 2025 | Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in full winter and early winter term courses. |
| January 5, 2026 | University reopens. |
| Winter term begins. Full winter and early winter classes begin. | |
| January 9, 2026 | Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in early winter courses. |
| January 16, 2026 | Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in full winter and late winter courses. |
| Last day to withdraw from early winter courses with a full fee adjustment. | |
| Graduate students who have not electronically submitted their final thesis copy to Graduate Studies will not be eligible to graduate in winter 2026 and must register for the winter 2026 term. | |
| January 23-25, January 30-February 1, 2026 | Full fall and late fall term deferred final examinations will be held. |
| January 31, 2026 | Last day to withdraw from full winter courses and the winter portion of fall/winter courses with a full fee adjustment. |
| February 1, 2026 | Last day for academic withdrawal from early winter courses. |
| Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodations for Feb/Mar final examinations from the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities. Note that it may not be possible to fulfil accommodation requests received after the specified deadlines. | |
| February 6, 2026 | Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade, in early winter undergraduate courses, before the official Feb/Mar final examination period (see examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar). |
| February 13, 2026 | Last day of early winter classes. |
| Last day for final take-home examinations to be assigned in early winter courses, with the exception of those conforming to the examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar. | |
| Last day that can be specified by an instructor as a due date for term work for early winter courses. | |
| April examination schedule available online. | |
| February 16, 2026 | Statutory holiday. University closed. |
| Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in late winter courses. | |
| February 16-20, 2026 | Winter break, no classes. |
| February 21-22, February 28-March 1, 2026 | Final examinations in early winter undergraduate courses will be held. |
| February 23, 2026 | Late winter classes begin. |
| February 27, 2026 | Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in late winter courses. |
| March 1, 2026 | Last day for receipt of applications for admission to an undergraduate degree program for the fall/winter session from applicants whose documents originate outside Canada or the United States. |
| Last day for receipt of applications to Bachelor of Architecture, Bachelor of Industrial Design, Bachelor of Information Technology (Interactive Multimedia and Design), Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Social Work degree programs for the fall/winter session. | |
| Last day for receipt of applications for admission from candidates who wish to be guaranteed consideration for financial assistance (including Carleton fellowships, scholarships and teaching assistantships) administered by Carleton University. Candidates whose applications are received after the March 1 deadline may be considered for the award of a fellowship, scholarship or teaching assistantship (Graduate students only). | |
| March 6, 2026 | Last day to withdraw from late winter term courses with a full fee adjustment. |
| March 13-15, 2026 | Early winter undergraduate deferred final examinations will be held. |
| March 15, 2026 | Last day for academic withdrawal from full winter, late winter, and fall/winter courses. |
| Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodations for April full winter, late winter, and fall/winter final examinations from the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities. Note that it may not be possible to fulfil accommodation requests received after the specified deadlines. | |
| March 25, 2026 | Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade, in full winter term or fall/winter undergraduate courses, before the official April final examination period (see examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar). |
| April 1, 2026 | Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis, in examinable form to the department. |
| Last day for receipt of applications from potential spring (June) graduates. | |
| Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade, in late winter term undergraduate courses, before the official final examination period (see examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar). | |
| April 3, 2026 | Statutory holiday. University closed. |
| April 8, 2026 | Winter term ends. |
| Classes follow a Friday schedule. | |
| Last day of full winter, late winter, and fall/winter classes. | |
| Last day for final take-home examinations to be assigned, with the exception of those conforming to the examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar. | |
| Last day that can be specified by an instructor as a due date for term work for full winter and late winter courses. | |
| April 9-10, 2026 | No classes or examinations take place. |
| April 11-23, 2026 | Final examinations in full winter, late winter, and fall/winter courses will be held. Examinations are normally held all seven days of the week. |
| April 23, 2026 | All final take-home examinations are due on this day, with the exception of those conforming to the examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar. |
| May 1, 2026 | Last day for receipt of applications for undergraduate internal degree transfers to allow for registration for the summer session. |
| May 15-27, 2026 | Full winter, late winter term, and fall/winter deferred final examinations will be held. |
| June 1, 2026 | Last day for receipt of applications for admission to an undergraduate program for the fall/winter session except for applications due March 1. |
| June 15, 2026 | Last day for receipt of applications for undergraduate degree program transfers for the fall term. |
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| SUMMER TERM 2026 | |
| March 1, 2026 | Last day for receipt of applications for admission to an undergraduate degree program for the summer term. |
| April 29, 2026 | Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in early summer and full summer courses. |
| May 1, 2026 | Last day for receipt of applications for undergraduate degree program transfers for the summer term. |
| May 6, 2026 | Summer term begins. Early summer and full summer classes begin. |
| May 12, 2026 | Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in early summer courses. |
| Graduate students who have not electronically submitted their final thesis copy to Graduate Studies will not be eligible to graduate in spring 2026 and must register for the summer 2026 term. | |
| May 15-27, 2026 | Full winter, late winter, and fall/winter term deferred final examinations will be held. |
| May 18, 2026 | Statutory holiday. University closed. |
| May 20, 2026 | Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in full summer courses. |
| Last day to withdraw from early summer courses with a full fee adjustment. | |
| May 31, 2026 | Last day to withdraw from full summer courses with a full fee adjustment. |
| June 1, 2026 | Last day for academic withdrawal from early summer courses. |
| Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodations for June examinations from the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities. Note that it may not be possible to fulfil accommodation requests received after the specific deadlines. | |
| June 11, 2026 | Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade in early summer term undergraduate courses before the official examination period (see examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar). |
| June 18, 2026 | Last day of early summer classes. (NOTE: full summer classes resume July 2.) |
| Classes follow a Monday schedule. | |
| Last day for take-home examinations to be assigned, with the exception of those conforming to the examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar. | |
| Last day that can be specified by a course instructor as a due date for term work for early summer courses. | |
| June 19-20, 2026 | No classes or examinations take place. |
| June 21-27, 2026 | Final examinations in early summer courses and mid-term examinations in full summer courses will be held. Examinations are normally held all seven days of the week. |
| June 25, 2026 | Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in late summer courses. |
| June 27, 2026 | All final take-home examinations are due on this day, with the exception of those conforming to the examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar. |
| July 1, 2026 | Statutory holiday. University Closed. |
| July 2, 2026 | Late summer classes begin and full summer classes resume. |
| July 8, 2026 | Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in late summer courses. |
| July 15, 2026 | Last day to withdraw from late summer courses with a full fee adjustment. |
| July 17-19, 2026 | Early summer term deferred final examinations will be held. |
| July 19, 2026 | Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis, in examinable form to the department. |
| August 1, 2026 | Last day for academic withdrawal from full and late summer courses. |
| Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodations for August final examinations from the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities. Note that it may not be possible to fulfil accommodation requests received after the specified deadlines. | |
| August 3, 2026 | Statutory holiday. University closed. |
| August 7, 2026 | Last day for summative tests or examinations, or formative tests or examinations totaling more than 15% of the final grade in late summer and full summer term undergraduate courses, before the official examination period (see examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar). |
| August 14, 2026 | Last day of late summer and full summer classes. |
| Classes follow a Monday schedule. | |
| Last day for final take-home examinations to be assigned, with the exception of those conforming to the examination regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar. | |
| Last day that can be specified by a course instructor as a due date for term work for late summer and full summer courses. | |
| August 15-16, 2026 | No classes or examinations take place. |
| August 17-23, 2026 | Final examinations in late summer and full summer courses will be held. Examinations are normally held all seven days of the week. |
| August 23, 2026 | All final take-home examinations are due on this day, with the exception of those conforming to the examinations regulations in the Academic Regulations of the University section of the Undergraduate Calendar/General Regulations of the Graduate Calendar. |
| September 18-20, 2026 | Full summer and late summer term deferred final examinations will be held. |