Important Deadlines:

Fall

  • September 5 Statutory Holiday. University Closed.
  • September 6 FGPA Academic Orientation. TA Orientation. SSAC Orientation.
  • September 7 Fall term begins.
  • September 20 Last day to register for fall and fall/winter classes; last day to
    change fall and fall/winter course selection.
  • September 20 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 fall 2022 and must register
    for the fall 2022 term.
  • September 23 Ottawa International Animation Festival
    (OIAF). Runs until October 4.
  • September 30 Last day to withdraw from fall and winter
    term courses with full fee adjustment.
    Deadline for competition endowments to be
    submitted to Departments.
  • October 01-11 Inside Out: Ottawa LGBT Film Festival
  • October 10 Statutory holiday. University closed.
  • October 24-28 Fall break. No classes.
  • November xxx Language exam for Film Studies graduate students.
    Note that the language exam will be offered each term; students do
    not have to take the exam on November xxx but must fulfill the
    requirement by the time they complete the degree; taking a
    language class also satisfies the requirement but students must first
    get approval for the course.
  • November xxx 1
    st Carleton Film Seminar (9:00-11:30):
    Second Year MA MRP and Thesis
    Presentations
  • November 15 Deadline for submission of Ontario Graduate
    Scholarship (OGS) to Deparments.
  • December 1 Last day to submit applications from potential winter
    (February) graduates. Last day for graduate students to
    submit their supervisor-approved thesis in examination
    form to the department.
    SSHRC MA deadline via research portal.
  • December x Film Studies M.A. Proposals for theses and research papers due.
  • December 9 Last day of classes for the fall term
  • December 10-22 Final examination period.

Winter

  • January 4 University Reopens
  • January 9 Winter term classes begin.
  • January 20 Last day to register for winter classes; last day to change winter
    course selection.
  • January 31 Last day to withdraw from winter classes
    with full fee adjustment.
  • February 20-24 Winter break. No classes.
  • March 1 Last Day for graduate students to submit
    their supervisor-approved thesis in
    examination form to the department.
  • March 15 Last day for academic withdrawal from full
    winter, later winter and fall/winter term
    courses.
  • April 12 Last Day of classes for the winter term.
    April xx Second-year research essay and thesis stream MA students must
    submit their completed projects by this date.
  • April 14-28 Final examination period
  • May 13 Graduate students who have not yet submitted their final thesis copy
    to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs will not be
    eligible to graduate in the spring 2023 and must register for the
    summer 2023 term.