Sessional dates
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2020 |
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Monday, January 06, 2020 |
University re-opens |
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Monday, January 06, 2020 |
2020 Winter Session begins and full-year courses resume for all programs. |
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Wednesday, January 08, 2020 |
Instructor grade submission deadline for Fall-session (September to December) courses |
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Friday, January 10, 2020 |
Department Chair grade approval deadline; Grades available on ACORN following week. |
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Friday, January 15, 2020 |
Final date to submit final approved doctoral theses to School of Graduate Studies to avoid incidental fees for the Winter Session. Details at https://www.sgs.utoronto.ca/academic-progress/program-completion/final-year-fees/ |
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Friday, January 17, 2020 |
Final day for receipt of all required documentation for Master’s degrees to be conferred in absentia in March; Degree Recommendations, MRP's, submission of final Master's thesis etc. |
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Monday, January 20, 2020 |
Registration deadline for students registering in the Winter (January to April) session only. After this date, a late registration fee will be assessed. For students who were registered in the Fall Session, the Winter Session fee was due November 30. Students who were unable to meet the Master's degree documentation requirement of January 17th will need to register for the January to April session. |
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Monday, January 20, 2020 |
Deadline for students who hold dual registration for both MA and PhD degrees to be recommended for the Master's degree |
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Monday, January 20, 2020 |
Final day to add Winter Session courses. Instructor’s approval is required on the course add/drop form |
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Friday, January 24, 2020 |
Final date to upload final doctoral thesis for students whose degrees are to be conferred in absentia in March. The tuition reduction deadline was January 15th |
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Tuesday, February 18, 2020 |
Master of Teaching program’s Winter Practicum begins, from February 18 to March 13. |
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Monday, February 17, 2020 |
University closed for Family Day |
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Monday, February 24, 2020 changed to April 25, 2020 |
Due to the COVID-19 crisis the final date to withdraw from Winter term and full-year courses without academic penalty has been changed from February 24, 2020 to April 25, 2020. Refund schedules are based on withdrawal from a term, not courses, those dates are www.fees.utoronto.ca |
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Monday, March 16, 2020 |
Mid-winter break (no OISE classes scheduled) March 16 to March 20 inclusive |
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Monday, March 16, 2020 |
Final day for Master’s students to submit Application to Graduate Form for June Convocation – if all degree requirements will be completed at the end of the Winter Session |
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Tuesday, March 17, 2020 |
Summer Session course offerings and selection information available this week. Summer Course selection begins Wednesday March 25, 2020, 6am |
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020 |
Course selection/enrolment for Summer Session begins at 6:00 am via ACORN. Due to the Corona virus outbreak, all OISE Summer 2020 courses will be on-line. Master of Teaching summer courses are pre-loaded to ACORN. |
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Wednesday, April 01, 2020 |
Last day for non-degree special students to apply for admission to Summer Session first term - May |
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Monday, April 01, 2020 |
TCard Services begins to issue TCards for all U of T Students accepted to begin in the Summer Session (May or July). Review the documentation requirements at: www.tcard.utoronto.ca |
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Friday, April 3, 2020 (updated) |
Last day of winter and full-year classes. Master of Teaching program Winter Session classes end April 13. |
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Friday, April 10, 2020 |
University closed for Good Friday |
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Monday, April 13, 2020 |
Last day of Master of Teaching program’s Winter Session |
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Monday, April 13, 2020 |
Early Grade Deadline - Last day for instructors to load grades into eMarks for any students graduating in June. This date is earlier than the SGS deadline and allows for degree assessment and recommendation of completion by the SGS deadline. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Early Grade Deadline date may be extended to May 4th. upon request. |
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Monday, April 13, 2020 |
Final day to submit appropriate documentation to the Office of the Registrar and Student Services for Master’s degrees to be conferred at June Convocation: Degree Recommendations, MRP's, submission of final Master's thesis etc. |
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020 |
Deadline for students who hold dual registration for both MA and PhD degrees to be recommended for the Master's degree and to upload final Masters thesis. |
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Wednesday, April 15, 2020 |
Deadline for ORSS receipt of fully completed and signed Individual Reading and Research Course approval forms for the first-term of the Summer Session. |
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Friday, April 17, 2020 |
Final date to submit final doctoral thesis for students whose degrees are to be conferred at the June Convocation |
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April 25, 2020 (changed from Monday, February 24, 2020) |
Due to the COVID-19 crisis the final date to withdraw from Winter term and full-year courses without academic penalty has been changed from February 24, 2020 to April 25, 2020. Refund schedules are based on withdrawal from a term, not courses, those dates are www.fees.utoronto.ca |
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Monday, April 27, 2020 |
Last day to be enrolled from a wait list into Summer courses beginning in May (also known as intersession). Wait lists will be cancelled at the end of today |
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020 |
Last day to enrol in May-June or May-August courses via ACORN. After today, submission of Course Add form, including instructor approval, required. |
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Last date for non-degree special students to submit an application for admission to the Summer Session second term - July |
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Monday, May 04, 2020 |
Early Grade Deadline - extended date - If instructors cannot meet the early grade deadline of April 13, they may request an extension to May 4th. This date is earlier than the SGS deadline and allows for degree assessment and recommendation of completion by the SGS deadline. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak. |
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Monday, May 04, 2020 |
Courses begin - 2020 Summer Session first term courses –May. |
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Wednesday, May 06, 2020 changed to May 29, 2020 |
Deadline for instructors to upload grades into eMarks for Winter Session and full-year courses. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Grade upload Deadline date was moved from May 6th to May 29th. |
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Thursday, May 07, 2020 |
MA (Child Study and Education) Summer Session first term - May(intersession) courses begin (end June 17 ) |
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Friday, May 08, 2020 |
Department Chair grade approval deadline; |
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Friday, May 08, 2020 |
Final day to register for 2020 Summer Session first term – May-June |
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Monday, May 11, 2020 |
Final day to add courses beginning in May with Instructors approval |
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
Grades for winter and full year courses that have been submitted and approved become visible on ACORN and will print on transcripts. *Transcripts produced before today will not show grades for Winter and Full-year courses. |
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Monday, May 18, 2020 |
University closed for Victoria Day |
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020 |
Master of Teaching program Summer Session first term - May(intersession) courses begin today, and end on June 25. |
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Wednesday, May 20, 2020 |
The 2020-21 OSAP application is available through the OSAP website at http://osap.ca. |
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Friday, May 22, 2020 |
Last day to drop May-June Summer Session courses via ACORN without academic penalty. Some programs do not allow required courses to be dropped – please consult your program for details. |
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Friday, May 29, 2020 |
Deadline for instructors to upload grades into eMarks for Winter Session and full-year courses. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Grade upload Deadline date was extended from May 6th to May 29th. |
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June 2020 |
TCard Services begins booking virtual appointments to verify identity for UTORid activation for students starting in the Fall Session (September). Be sure to review the documentation requirements. www.tcard.utoronto.ca |
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Monday, June 01, 2020 |
Only for those entering one of our teacher certification programs, a $300 non-refundable deposit is due June 3rd. This is only for Master of Teaching (MT) or Master of Arts in Child Study and Education (MA-CSE) programs. |
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Tuesday, June 02, 2020
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The University of Toronto will host a virtual ceremony to celebrate our June graduates on: Tuesday June 2, 2020 at 12:00 pm (EDT) |
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Tuesday, June 09, 2020 |
Original Degree conferral date for PhD, EdD, MA and MEd students. No in person ceremonies this summer due to COVID19 outbreak. Diplomas to be shipped out after this date. |
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Friday, June 12, 2020 |
Last day of May-June Summer Session courses. Note: Master of Teaching program courses have different end dates |
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Monday, June 15, 2020 |
Last day to submit Individual Reading and Research Course approval forms for the July to August term of the Summer Session. Forms are to be submitted to the Registration Team at the Office of the Registrar and Student Services. |
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Wednesday, June 19, 2020 |
Original Degree conferral date for BEd, MT and MACSE students. No in person ceremonies this summer due to COVID19 outbreak. Diplomas to be mailed out after this date. |
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Tuesday, June 23, 2020 |
Last day to be enrolled into a course for the July-August Summer Session from a waiting list. Wait lists cancelled at end of day. |
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Thursday, June 25, 2020 |
Last day to enrol in July-August session courses via ACORN.utoronto.ca . After today, submission of Course add form, including instructor approval, required. |
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Friday, June 26, 2020 |
Last date for non-degree special students to apply for admission to the Fall Session. |
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Monday June 29 and Tuesday June 30, 2020 |
University Closed-Presidential Days |
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Wednesday, July 01, 2020 |
University closed for Canada Day. |
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Early July 2020 (new date) |
2020-2021 Fall/Winter course schedule becomes available and is posted. (course selection will be July 15th) |
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Monday, July 06, 2020 |
Courses begin - Summer Session second term - July courses. (6-week term) |
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Monday, July 06, 2020 |
Last day to register, without late fee, for those attending only Summer Session second term (July-August) |
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Friday, July 10, 2020 |
Final day to be enrolled in courses beginning Summer Session second term July-August. A fully completed course add/drop form with instructor’s approval is required |
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Friday, July 10, 2020 |
Deadline for grade submission and approval for Summer Session first-term courses. Submitted and approved grades will be visible on ACORN after July 15th. |
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Monday, July 13, 2020 |
Deadline for dropping July-August Summer Session courses without academic penalty. Some programs do not allow required courses to be dropped – please consult with your department. |
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Wednesday, July 15, 2020 (new date)
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6:00 AM - 2020-2021 Fall/ Winter course selection/enrollment via www.ACORN.utoronto.ca begins. Master of Teaching (MT) required courses will be pre-loaded to ACORN. |
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Wednesday, July 15, 2020 |
Final day for Master’s students to request November Convocation – for those whose degree requirements will be completed at the end of the Summer Session. |
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Monday, July 20, 2020 |
Registration for Fall/Winter Sessions begins. |
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Wed, July 29, 2020 |
On July 29, course enrolment for Fall (F) or Full Year (Y) courses is not available on ACORN; it will reopen at 12 am on July 30. You can add a course to your enrolment cart, but you won’t be able to take any other action. You cannot enrol, drop, modify, or join the waitlist until 2020-07-30 at 12 am. |
| Friday, July 31, 2020 | Deadline to request a deferral of admission for the Master of Teaching and the Master of Arts in Child Study and Education programs. |
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Monday, August 03, 2020 |
University closed for civic holiday |
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Friday, August 14, 2020 |
Last day of Summer Session |
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Friday, August 28, 2020 |
Pay tuition fees for Fall registration to ensure receipt and processing by Registration deadline of September 11, 2020 |
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Deadline for instructors to submit grades for May-August and July-August Summer Session courses via eMarks. |
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Tuesday, September 3, 2020 |
Department Chair Deadline to approve grades: Grades will be available on ACORN approximately one week after department approval. |
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020 |
Last day to be enrolled from a waiting list into a course that begins in September. Waiting lists will be cancelled at the end of today. |
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Friday, September 4, 2020 |
deadline to submit fully completed and approved Individual Reading and Research Course approval forms for the September term to the Office of the Registrar and Student Services. |
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Monday, September 07, 2020 |
University closed for Labour Day |
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Tuesday, September 8, 2020 |
Last day to add September 2020 Fall Session and full-year courses via ACORN. After today, submission of Course add form, including instructor approval, required. |
| Tuesday, September 8, 2020 |
School of Graduate Studies Courses offered by other faculties (OISE Courses begin September 14) may begin. SGS Refund schedule for withdrawal from session is in effect. |
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Wednesday, September 9, 2020 |
Grades for all Summer session courses become available for viewing by students on ACORN |
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Wednesday, September 9 and Thursday September 10, 2020 |
Master of Teaching Program new student Orientation days |
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Friday, September 11, 2020 |
Final day to register for the Fall Session. Fees must be assessed to your account by this date. The recommended payment date of August 28 is to ensure receipt of payments. After September 11th a late registration fee will be assessed. Minimum required payment is due (unpaid fees from the previous session(s) + 100% of current fall tuition fee charges). Full details available at Student Accounts. |
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Monday, September 14, 2020 |
OISE Courses Begin - Fall Session and full-year courses. |
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Monday, September 14, 2020 |
Some student societies will refund the student for health and dental plan and other fees. Refund application deadlines are set by the student society. Students can apply for a refund of certain portions of some student society fees within limited time periods at the beginning of each session and at the discretion of the student society. |
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Tuesday, September 15, 2020 |
Final date to upload final approved doctoral theses to avoid fee charges for the Fall Session. (to midnight September 15th) |
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Thursday, September 17, 2020 |
The deadline to request name changes/corrections for November Convocation |
| Friday, September 18, 2020 |
Final day to request a one-year deferral of admission. See Changing your start date under Respond to your offer of admission at: www.oise.utoronto.ca/orss/Newly_Admitted_Students
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Monday, September 21, 2020 |
Final day to enrol in Fall Session or full-year courses. Instructor’s approval is required on the course add/drop form. |
| Monday, September 21, 2020 | Final day for 100% (less minimum charge) refund. After today, only 50% progam fee is refundable per schedule. |
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020 |
November graduation deadline for Masters students. In order to meet the SGS deadline, all final grades must be loaded and approved on the student record system. Thesis must be uploaded and degree recommendations must be received. The Deadline to request name changes/corrections for November Convocation was September 17th. |
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Friday, October 2, 20202 |
Final day to upload final doctoral thesis for students whose degrees are to be conferred at the November Convocation. (NOTE: the deadline to avoid paying for the Fall Session was midnight, September 15th) |
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020 (tentative) |
On October 14th course enrolment for Winter (S) courses is not available. You can add a course to your enrolment cart, but you won’t be able to take any other action. You cannot enrol, drop, modify, or join the waitlist until 2020-10-15 at 12 am. |
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Monday, October 12, 2020 |
University closed for Thanksgiving Day |
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Thursday, October 15, 2020 |
Final day for Master's students to request that their degrees be conferred in absentia in March or at June Convocation – if all degree requirements will be completed at the end of the Fall Session |
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Monday, October 26, 2020 |
Final day to withdraw from Fall Session courses without academic penalty. Some programs do not allow withdrawal from required courses – please check with your department. This is not the same as fee refund from withdrawal from a session. |
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Monday November 2, 2020 |
Master of Teaching program practicum - continues to November 27 |
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mid-November |
Convocation – when available, details at www.convocation.utoronto.ca |
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Monday, November 30, 2020 |
Payment deadline to avoid service charges on unpaid Winter session (January to April) tuition and non-tuition fee amounts for all students registered in the Fall and Winter sessions. Monthly service charges will incur starting December 15, 2020. |
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
TCard Services begins to issue TCards for all U of T Students accepted to begin in the Winter Session (December). Be sure to review the documentation requirements before you make the trip. www.tcard.utoronto.ca |
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Friday, December 4, 2020 |
Last day Fall Session courses except for Master of Teaching program courses which end December 11th |
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Friday, December 11, 2020 |
Last day of the Fall Session for the Master of Teaching program |
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
deadline to submit completed and approved Individual Reading and Research Course approval forms for the January Session to the Office of the Registrar and Student Services |
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Tuesday, December 17, 2020 |
Last day to be enrolled from a waiting list into a course that begins in January. Waiting lists cancelled at end of day. |
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Thursday, December 22, 2020 |
Last day to add 2021 Winter Session courses via ACORN. After today, submission of Course add form, including instructor approval, required. |
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020 |
University closed for winter break (December 23 to January 1, inclusive). |
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2021 |
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University re-opens |
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Monday, January 04, 2021 |
Master of Teaching program courses begin this week and Master of Arts (Child Study in Education) placements resume for year-1 students and begin for year-2 students |
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Wednesday, January 06, 2021 |
Instructor grade submission deadline for Fall-session (September to December) courses |
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Friday, January 8, 2021 |
Department Chair grade approval deadline; Grades available on ACORN following week. |
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Monday, January 11, 2021 |
2021 Winter Session courses begin and full-year courses resume for all programs except Master of Teaching (which resumed Jan 4th) |
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Friday, January 15, 2021 |
Final date to submit final approved doctoral theses to School of Graduate Studies to avoid fees for the Winter Session. Details at sgs.utoronto.ca/academic-progress/program-completion/final-year-fees/ |
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Monday, January 18, 2021 |
Registration deadline for students registering in the Winter session only (January to April). After this date, a late registration fee will be assessed. For students who started in the Fall Session, the Winter Session fee was due November 30 and service charges accrue since that date. |
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Monday, January 18, 2021 |
Final day to add Winter Session courses. Instructor’s approval is required on the course add/drop form |
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Friday, January 22, 2021 |
Final day for receipt of all required documentation for Master’s degrees conferral in absentia in March in order to meet the SGS deadline. includes: Degree Recommendations, MRP's, submission of final Master's thesis etc. |
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Friday, January 22, 2021 |
Deadline for students who hold dual registration for both MA and PhD degrees to be recommended for the Master's degree |
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Friday, January 22, 2021 |
Final date to upload final doctoral thesis for students whose degrees are to be conferred in absentia in March. NOTE: The date to avoid paying fees for the Winter Session was January 15th |
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Monday, February 15, 2021 |
University closed for Family Day |
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 |
Master of Teaching program’s Winter Practicum begins and continues to March 12. |
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Monday, February 22, 2021 |
Final date to withdraw from Winter Session and full-year courses without academic penalty. This is different than refund dates - refund schedules for withdrawal from sessions is posted to www.fees.utoronto.ca |
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Monday, March 15, 2021 |
Mid-winter break in the Ontario school system (no OISE classes scheduled March 15 to March 21 inclusive) |
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Monday, March 15, 2021 |
Final day for Master’s students to submit Application to Graduate Form for June Convocation – if all degree requirements will be completed at the end of the Winter Session |
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Monday, March 15, 2021 |
Summer Session 2021 course offerings and selection information available this week. Summer 2021 Course selection begins Wednesday March 24, 2021, 6am |
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021 |
Course selection/enrolment for 2021 Summer Session begins at 6:00 am via ACORN. Master of Teaching summer courses are pre-loaded to ACORN. |
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021 |
Last day for non-degree special students to apply for admission to Summer Session first term - May |
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Thursday, April 1, 2021 |
TCard Services begins to issue TCards for all U of T Students accepted to begin in the Summer Session (May or July). Review the documentation requirements. www.tcard.utoronto.ca
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Friday, April 2, 2021 |
University closed for Good Friday |
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Friday, April 9, 2021 (updated) |
Last day for winter and full-year classes. Master of Teaching program classes also end April 9th |
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Monday, April 12, 2021 |
Early Grade Deadline - Last day for instructors to load grades into eMarks for any students graduating in June. This date is earlier than the SGS deadline and allows for degree assessment and recommendation of completion by the SGS deadline. |
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Monday, April 12, 2021 |
Final day to submit appropriate documentation to the Office of the Registrar and Student Services for Master’s degrees to be conferred at June Convocation: Degree Recommendations, MRP's, submission of final Master's thesis etc. |
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Thursday, April 15, 2021 |
Deadline for ORSS receipt of fully completed and signed Individual Reading and Research Course approval forms for the first-term of the Summer Session. |
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Friday, April 16, 2021 |
Final date to submit final doctoral thesis for students whose degrees are to be conferred at the June Convocation |
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Monday, May 03, 2021 |
Courses begin - 2021 Summer Session first term courses –May-June. |
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Friday, May 14, 2021 |
Deadline for department approval of grades for Winter Session and full-year courses. Grades for any students intending to graduate in June, must have been loaded into eMarks by April 12th |
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Thursday, July 1, 2021 |
Canada Day holiday |
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Monday, July 5 , 2021 |
Courses begin - Summer Session second term - July - |
