Important Dates 2026-27
SGS Sessional Dates
| July 13 | Registration for fall session begins |
| August 3 | Civic Holiday (University closed) |
| August 4 | Psychology course enrolment opens (Restricted to Psychology graduate students only) |
| September 7 | Labour Day (University closed) |
| September 8 | Fall session courses begin; fall session courses open for enrolment by non-Psychology graduate students |
| September 15 | Final date to submit final doctoral thesis to SGS to avoid fee charges for 2026-27 |
| September 18 | Registration deadline |
| September 23 | Final date to add fall session and full-year courses |
| September 28 | Final date to submit final doctoral thesis to SGS for November convocation |
| October 12 | Thanksgiving Day (University closed) |
| October 26 | Final date to drop fall session courses without academic penalty |
| December 4 | Fall session courses end |
| December 24-January 5 | University closed |
| January 6 | University re-opens; winter session courses begin; winter session courses open for enrolment by non-Psychology graduate students |
| January 13/td> | Fall session course marks available on ACORN |
| January 15 | Final date to submit final doctoral thesis to SGS to avoid winter session fees |
| January 16 | Registration deadline (if not registered in fall) |
| January 18 | Final date to add winter session courses |
| January 22 | Final date to submit final doctoral thesis to SGS for March graduation in absentia |
| February 15 | Family Day (University closed) |
| February 26 | Final date to drop winter session and full-year courses without academic penalty |
| March 26 | Good Friday (University closed) |
| April 6 | Winter session courses end |
| April 9 | Final date to submit final doctoral thesis to SGS for Spring convocation |
| April 30 | Summer registration deadline (if not registered in winter) |
| May 12 | Winter session course marks available on ACORN |
| May 24 | Victoria Day (University closed) |
| July 1 | Canada Day (University closed) |
| August 2 | Civic Holiday (University closed) |
| July 14 | Registration for fall session begins |
| August 4 | Civic Holiday (University closed) |
| August 5 | Psychology course enrolment opens (Restricted to Psychology graduate students only) |
| September 1 | Labour Day (University closed) |
| September 2 | Fall session courses begin; fall session courses open for enrolment by non-Psychology graduate students |
| September 12 | Registration deadline |
| September 15 | Final date to submit final doctoral thesis to SGS to avoid fee charges for 2025-26 |
| September 17 | Final date to add fall session and full-year courses |
| September 29 | Final date to submit final doctoral thesis to SGS for November convocation |
| October 13 | Thanksgiving Day (University closed) |
| October 27 | Final date to drop fall session courses without academic penalty |
| November 28 | Fall session courses end |
| December 24-January 4 | University closed |
| January 5 | University re-opens; winter session courses begin; winter session courses open for enrolment by non-Psychology graduate students |
| January 15 | Final date to submit final doctoral thesis to SGS to avoid winter session fees; fall session course marks available on ACORN |
| January 16 | Registration deadline (if not registered in fall) |
| January 19 | Final date to add winter session courses |
| January 23 | Final date to submit final doctoral thesis to SGS for March graduation in absentia |
| January 29-30 | Recruitment event |
| February 16 | Family Day (University closed) |
| February 27 | Final date to drop winter session and full-year courses without academic penalty |
| April 3 | Winter session courses end |
| April 3 | Good Friday (University closed) |
| April 10 | Final date to submit final doctoral thesis to SGS for June convocation |
| May 1 | Summer registration deadline (if not registered in winter) |
| May 13 | Winter session course marks available on ACORN |
| May 18 | Victoria Day (University closed) |
| July 1 | Canada Day (University closed) |
| August 3 | Civic Holiday (University closed) |