Important dates – Graduate

Summer term 2025

Summer registration
Refer to the course registration section for exact dates of registration and the non-standard registration and withdrawal deadline dates.

Sun, May 4

Examinations end
Mon, May 12

Classes begin, first-term and two-term summer session courses
Mon, May 19

Journée nationale des patriotes (Quebec), Victoria Day (elsewhere in Canada), university closed
Tue, May 20

Deadline to add first‑term and two‑term summer session courses
Tue, May 20

Deadline for withdrawal with tuition refund (DNE) from first-term and two-term summer session courses
Tue, May 20

Deadline for withdrawal from program for summer session
Tue, May 20

Deadline to submit a request for leave of absence for summer session
Tue, May 20

In Progress deadline to submit coursework to professors for winter 2025 courses

Mon, June 9

Spring convocations (June 9 to 11)
Wed, June 11

Deadline for academic withdrawal from first‑term summer session courses (/1 DISC)
Sun, June 15

Deadline to apply for re-evaluation of courses ending in April 2025 (/3 and /4)
Mon, June 23

Last day of classes, first-term summer session
Tue, June 24

Fête nationale, university closed
Wed, June 25

Examinations begin, first-term summer session finals
Wed, June 25

Reading week begins, two-term summer session
Mon, June 30

Examinations end, first-term summer session finals
Mon, June 30

Reading week ends, two-term summer session

Tue, July 1

Canada Day, university closed
Wed, July 2

Classes begin, second-term summer session
Wed, July 9

Deadline to add second-term summer session courses
Wed, July 9

Deadline for withdrawal with tuition refund (see exceptions) from second-term summer session courses (/1 DNE)
Tue, July 15

Deadline to apply for fall graduation 2025
Tue, July 22

Deadline for academic withdrawal from two-term summer session courses (DISC)
Wed, July 30

Registration start date for returning and newly authorized Independent students, fall 2025 term
Thu, July 31

Deadline for academic withdrawal from second-term summer session courses (DISC)

Wed, Aug. 13

Examinations begin, two-term and second-term summer session finals
Tue, Aug. 19

Examinations end, two-term and second-term summer session finals

Fall registration
Refer to the course registration section for exact dates of registration and the non-standard registration and withdrawal deadline dates.

Mon, Sep. 1

Deadline for final electronic submission of thesis through Spectrum, the Concordia Repository, for students who are graduating in the fall term
Mon, Sep. 1

Labour Day, university closed
Tue, Sep. 2

Classes begin, fall and fall/winter terms 2025-26
Mon, Sep. 15

Deadline to add fall-term (/2) and two-term (/3) courses
Mon, Sep. 15

Deadline for withdrawal with tuition refund (see exceptions) from fall-term (/2 DNE) and two-term (/3 DNE) courses
Mon, Sep. 15

Deadline for withdrawal from program for fall session
Mon, Sep. 15

Deadline to submit a request for leave of absence for fall session
Mon, Sep. 15

In Progress deadline to submit coursework to professors for summer 2025 courses
Wed, Sep. 17

Registration start date for newly admitted students, winter term 2026

TBD

Fall convocations
Wed, Oct. 1

Deadline to apply for re-evaluation of courses ending in August 2025 (/1)
Mon, Oct. 13

Thanksgiving Day, university closed
Tue, Oct. 14

Reading week begins
Fri, Oct. 17

Deadline to submit required documentation to register with the Access Centre for Students with Disabilities and request exam accommodations for the fall 2025 final examination period
Sun, Oct. 19

Reading week ends

Winter registration
Refer to the course registration section for exact dates of registration and the non-standard registration and withdrawal deadline dates.

Mon, Jan. 12

Classes begin, winter term 2026
Mon, Jan. 12

Classes resume, fall/winter term 2025-26
Thu, Jan. 15

Deadline to apply for spring graduation 2026
Mon, Jan. 26

Deadline to add winter-term courses (/4)
Mon, Jan. 26

Deadline for withdrawal with tuition refund (see exceptions) from winter-term courses (/4 DNE)
Mon, Jan. 26

Deadline for withdrawal from program for winter session
Mon, Jan. 26

Deadline to submit a request for leave of absence for winter session
Mon, Jan. 26

In Progress deadline to submit coursework to professors for fall 2025 courses

Fri, Feb. 27

Deadline to submit required documentation to register with the Access Centre for Students with Disabilities and request exam accommodations for the Winter 2026 final examination period

Mon, Mar. 2

Reading week begins
Fri, Mar. 6

President’s Holiday, university closed
Sun, Mar. 8

Reading week ends
Mon, Mar. 23

Deadline for academic withdrawal from two-term (/3 DISC) winter-term (/4 DISC) courses

Wed, Apr. 1

Deadline to apply for Quebec Resident status for winter term 2026
Wed, Apr. 1

Deadline for final electronic submission of thesis through Spectrum, the Concordia Repository, for students who are graduating in the spring term
Fri, Apr. 3

Easter holidays, university closed (April 3 - April 6)
(see April 14, 2026)
Mon, Apr. 13

Last day of classes, fall/winter terms 2025-26
Tue, Apr. 14

Make-up day for classes scheduled on April 3 and 4
Thu, Apr. 16

Examinations begin
Thu, Apr. 30

Examinations end
Thu, Apr. 30

Aide financière aux études (AFE) end of funding for winter term