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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 2026
Fall 2026
Winter 2027
Summer 2027
 

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.

Date Activity
FALL TERM 2026
August 31, 2026 Last day for receipt of applications from potential fall (November) graduates.
September 2, 2026 Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in full fall, early fall, and fall/winter courses.
September 7, 2026 Statutory holiday. University closed.
September 8, 2026 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 9, 2026 Fall term begins. Full fall, early fall, and fall/winter classes begin.
September 15, 2026 Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in early fall courses.
September 18-20, 2026 Full summer and late summer term deferred final examinations will be held.
September 22, 2026 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 2026 and must register for the fall 2026 term.
September 30, 2026 Last day to withdraw from full fall and fall/winter courses with a full fee adjustment.
October 1, 2026 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, 2026 December examination schedule (fall term final and fall/winter mid-terms) available online.
October 12, 2026 Statutory holiday. University closed.
October 15, 2026 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, 2026 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 23, 2026 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 26, 2026 Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in late fall courses.
October 26-30, 2026 Fall break, no classes.
October 31-November 1, November 7-8, 2026 Final examinations in early fall undergraduate courses will be held.
November 2, 2026 Late fall classes begin.
November 13, 2026 Last day to withdraw from late fall term courses with a full fee adjustment.
November 15, 2026 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 20-22, 2026 Early fall undergraduate deferred final examinations will be held.
November 27, 2026 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 30, 2026 Last day for receipt of applications from potential winter (February) graduates.
December 4, 2026 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).
December 11, 2026 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 12-23, 2026 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 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.
December 24, 2026 at noon through January 1, 2027 inclusive University closed.

Date Activity
WINTER TERM 2027
December 30, 2026 Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in full winter and early winter term courses.
January 4, 2027 University reopens.
January 6, 2027 Winter term begins. Full winter and early winter classes begin.
January 12, 2027 Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in early winter courses.
January 19, 2027 Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in full 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 2027 and must register for the winter 2027 term.
January 22-24, January 29-31, 2027 Full fall and late fall term deferred final examinations will be held.
January 31, 2027 Last day to withdraw from full winter courses and the winter portion of fall/winter courses with a full fee adjustment.
February 1, 2027 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 12, 2027 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).
April examination schedule available online.
February 15, 2027 Statutory holiday. University closed.
February 15-19, 2027 Winter break, no classes.
February 18, 2027 Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in late winter courses.
February 24, 2027 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.
February 25, 2027 Late winter classes begin.
February 27-28, March 6-7, 2027 Final examinations in early winter undergraduate courses will be held.
March 1, 2027 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, Bachelor of Science in Nursing with RN Prescribing 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).
Last day for receipt of applications for admission to an undergraduate program for the summer term.
March 3, 2027 Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in late winter courses.
March 10, 2027 Last day to withdraw from late winter term courses with a full fee adjustment.
March 15, 2027 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 19-21, 2027 Early winter term deferred final examinations will be held.
March 25, 2027 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).
March 26, 2027 Statutory holiday. University closed.
April 1, 2027 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.
April 2, 2027 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 9, 2027 Winter term ends.
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 10, 2027 No classes or examinations take place.
April 11-23, 2027 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, 2027 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, 2027 Last day for receipt of applications for undergraduate internal degree transfers to allow for registration for the summer session.
May 14-26, 2027 Full winter, late winter, and fall/winter deferred final examinations will be held.
June 1, 2027 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, 2027 Last day for receipt of applications for undergraduate degree program transfers for the fall term.

Date Activity
SUMMER TERM 2027
March 1, 2027 Last day for receipt of applications for admission to an undergraduate degree program for the summer term.
April 29, 2027 Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in early summer and full summer courses.
May 1, 2027 Last day for receipt of applications for undergraduate degree program transfers for the summer term.
May 6, 2027 Summer term begins. Early summer and full summer classes begin.
May 12, 2027 Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in early summer courses.
May 14-26, 2027 Full winter, late winter, and fall/winter term deferred final examinations will be held.
May 19, 2027 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.
Graduate students who have not electronically submitted their final thesis copy to Graduate Studies will not be eligible to graduate in spring 2027 and must register for the summer 2027 term.
May 24, 2027 Statutory holiday. University closed.
May 31, 2027 Last day to withdraw from full summer courses with a full fee adjustment.
June 1, 2027 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, 2027 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, 2027 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, 2027 No examinations take place.
June 21-27, 2027 Final examinations in early summer term courses and mid-term examinations in full summer courses will be held. Examinations are normally held all seven days of the week.
June 25, 2027 Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in late summer courses.
June 27, 2027 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, 2027 Statutory holiday. University Closed.
July 2, 2027 Late summer classes begin and full summer classes resume.
July 8, 2027 Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in late summer courses.
July 15, 2027 Last day to withdraw from late summer courses with a full fee adjustment.
July 16-18, 2027 Early summer term deferred final examinations will be held.
July 18, 2027 Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis, in examinable form to the department.
August 1, 2027 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 2, 2027 Statutory holiday. University closed.
August 9, 2027 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 16, 2027 Last day of late summer and full summer 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 a course instructor as a due date for term work for late summer and full summer courses.
August 17-18, 2027 No classes or examinations take place.
August 19-25, 2027 Final examinations in late summer and full summer courses will be held. Examinations are normally held all seven days of the week.
August 25, 2027 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 17-19, 2027 Full summer and late summer deferred final examinations will be held.