2023-2024 Dates and Deadlines
Below is a listing of academic and financial dates and deadlines. Please visit the respective office’s website for more detailed information on any of the dates and deadlines listed below. To facilitate with this, the financial related dates and deadlines have been linked to the Student Accounts dates and deadlines pages.
NOTE: The University Calendar is the University’s official source for academic dates. We make every effort to adhere to the published dates and will communicate any changes in a timely fashion. In the event of a date change, please be sure to consult the University Calendar for the most current listing.
Summer 2023
April 25, 2023
May 1, 2023
Last day for receipt of applications for undergraduate degree program transfers for the summer term.
May 4, 2023
May 10, 2023
Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) for early summer courses.
May 17, 2023
Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) for full summer courses.
Last day to withdraw from early summer courses with a full fee adjustment (financial withdrawal).
May 19-31, 2023
May 22, 2023
Statutory holiday. University closed.
May 31, 2023
June 1, 2023
Last day for academic withdrawal from early summer courses.
June 15, 2023
Last day for receipt of applications for undergraduate degree program transfers for the fall term.
June 16, 2023
Classes follow a Monday schedule.
Last day for handing in term assignments, subject to any earlier course deadline.
June 17-18, 2023
No classes or examinations take place.
June 19-25, 2023
June 23, 2023
June 25, 2023
July 3, 2023
July 4, 2023
Late summer courses begin.
Full summer courses resume.
July 10, 2023
Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) for late summer courses.
July 17, 2023
July 21-23, 2023
Early summer term deferred final examinations to be held.
July 24, 2023
Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis in examinable form to the department.
August 1, 2023
Last day for academic withdrawal from full and late summer courses.
August 7, 2023
Civic holiday. University closed.
August 16, 2023
Last day of late summer and full summer classes.
Classes follow a Monday schedule.
Last day for handing in term assignments, subject to any earlier course deadline.
August 17-18, 2023
No classes or examinations take place.
August 19-25, 2023
August 25, 2023
September 22-24, 2023
Late summer and full summer term deferred final examinations will be held.
Fall 2023
May 25, 2023
June 28-30, 2023
July 3, 2023
July 7-12, 2023
August 3, 2023
Carleton Central opens at 8:30 a.m. for registration for Special Students and Visiting Undergraduates on Letter of Permission.
August 7, 2023
Civic holiday. University closed.
August 15, 2023
Fall term registration for University of Ottawa undergraduate exchange students opens at 8:30 a.m.
August 25, 2023
August 29, 2023
Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in full fall, early fall and fall/winter term courses.
September 1, 2023
Last day for receipt of applications from potential fall (November) graduates.
September 2-3, 2023
Residence move in weekend.
September 4, 2023
Statutory holiday. University closed.
September 5, 2023
Academic orientation (undergraduate and graduate).
Orientation for Teaching Assistants.
Class and laboratory preparations, departmental introductions for students and other academic preparation activities will be held.
September 6, 2023
September 12, 2023
Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in early fall courses.
September 13, 2023
September 19, 2023
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 (financial withdrawal).
September 22-24, 2023
Full and late summer deferred final examinations held.
September 30, 2023
October 1, 2023
Last day for academic withdrawal from early fall courses.
October 6, 2023
October 9, 2023
Statutory holiday. University closed.
October 15, 2023
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 20, 2023
Last day of early fall classes.
October 23, 2023
Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in late fall courses.
October 23-27, 2023
Fall break. No classes.
October 28 -
November 5, 2023
October 30, 2023
Late fall classes begin.
November 15, 2023
Last day for academic withdrawal from full fall and late fall courses.
Last day for receipt of applications for admission to an undergraduate degree program for the winter term.
November 19-21, 2023
Early fall undergraduate deferred examinations will be held.
November 25, 2023
December 1, 2023
Last day for receipt of applications from potential winter (February) graduates.
Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis in examinable form to the department.
December 5, 2023
Winter term registration for University of Ottawa undergraduate exchange students opens at 8:30 a.m.
December 8, 2023
Last day to pay any remaining fall tuition fees to avoid a hold on access to marks through Carleton Central and the release of transcripts and other official documents.
Fall term ends.
Last day of full fall and late fall term classes.
Classes follow a Monday schedule.
Last day for receipt of applications for undergraduate degree program transfers for winter term.
December 9, 2023
No classes or examinations take place.
December 10-22, 2023
December 22, 2023
December 25, 2023 -
January 3, 2024
University closed.
Winter 2024
December 5, 2023
Winter term registration for University of Ottawa undergraduate exchange students opens at 8:30 a.m.
December 25, 2023 -
January 3, 2024
University closed.
January 1, 2024
Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in full winter and early winter term courses.
January 4, 2024
University reopens at 8:30 a.m.
January 8, 2024
Winter term classes begin. Full winter and early winter classes begin.
January 12, 2024
Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) in early winter courses.
January 15, 2024
January 19, 2024
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.
January 26 -
February 5, 2024
January 31, 2024
February 1, 2024
Last day for academic withdrawal from early winter courses.
February 16, 2024
Last day of early winter classes.
April examination schedule available online.
February 19, 2024
Statutory holiday. University closed.
Deadline for course outlines to be made available to students registered in late winter term courses.
February 19-23, 2024
Winter Break. No classes.
February 24 -
March 3, 2024
February 26, 2024
Late winter classes begin.
March 1, 2024
Last day for receipt of applications for admission to an undergraduate program for the summer term.
March 15, 2024
Last day for academic withdrawal from full winter, late winter and fall/winter courses.
March 15-17, 2024
Early winter undergraduate deferred final examinations will be held.
March 29, 2024
Statutory holiday. University closed.
April 1, 2024
Last day for receipt of applications from potential spring (June) graduates.
Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis, in examinable form to the department.
April 10, 2024
Winter term ends.
Last day of full winter, late winter and fall/winter term classes.
Classes follow a Friday schedule (full winter and later winter courses).
Last day for handing in term work and the last day that can be specified by a course instructor as a due date for term work for full winter term and late winter courses.
April 11-12, 2024
No classes or examinations take place.
April 13-25, 2024
April 25, 2024
May 1, 2024
Last day for receipt of applications for undergraduate internal degree transfers to allow for registration for the summer session.
May 17-29, 2024
Full winter, late winter and fall/winter term deferred final examinations will be held.