Academic Dates 2024/2025

Drop Dates for Courses without Part of Term

ACADEMIC CLASS ADD/DROP DATES (For financial deadlines and refund dates, visit www.moneymatters.dal.ca.)

Term Identifier

Part of Term Description

Duration of Classes

Last Day to Change and Add Classes for registered students

Last Day to Drop without “W”

Last Day to Change from Audit to Credit and Vice Versa

Last Day to Drop with “W”

Summer Term 2024

1 (UG),
2 (GR)

Full Term

May 6, 2024 - August 7, 2024

May 21, 2024

June 4, 2024

July 3, 2024

A

7-week Term

May 6, 2024 - June 21, 2024

May 14, 2024

May 23, 2024

June 10, 2024

A1

3-week Term

May 6, 2024 - May 28, 2024

May 9, 2024

May 13, 2024

May 21, 2024

A2

3-week Term

June 3, 2024 - June 25, 2024

June 6, 2024

June 10, 2024

June 17, 2024

B

7-week Term

Jul 2, 2024 - August 19, 2024

July 10, 2024

July 18, 2024

August 6, 2024

B1

3-week Term

July 2, 2024 - July 24, 2024 July 5, 2024

July 9, 2024

July 16, 2024

B2

3-week Term

July 29, 2024 -  August 20, 2024

August 1, 2024

August 6, 2024

August 13, 2024

Fall Term 2024

Multi-Term Courses

Full Year Class

September 3, 2024 - April 7, 2025

September 17, 2024

October 31, 2024

February 3, 2025

1 (UG),
2 (GR)

Full Term

September 3, 2024 - December 4, 2024

September 17, 2024

October 2, 2024

October 31, 2024

Winter Term 2025

1 (UG),
2 (GR)

Full Term January 6, 2025 - April 7, 2025

January 20, 2025

February 3, 2025

March 5, 2025

Summer Term 2025

1 (UG),
2 (GR)

Full Term

May 5, 2025 - August 6, 2025

May 20, 2025

June 3, 2025

July 2, 2025

A

7-week Term

May 5, 2025 - June 20, 2025

May 13, 2025

May 22, 2025

June 9, 2025

A1

3-week Term

May 5, 2025 - May 27, 2025

May 8, 2025

May 12, 2025

May 20, 2025

A2

3-week Term

June 2, 2025 - June 23, 2025

June 5, 2025

June 9, 2025

June 16, 2025

B

7-week Term

Jul 2, 2025 - August 19, 2025

July 10, 2025

July 18, 2025

August 6, 2025

B1

3-week Term

July 2, 2025 - July 24, 2025 July 7, 2025

July 9, 2025

July 16, 2025

B2

3-week Term

July 28, 2025 -  August 19, 2025

July 31, 2025

August 5, 2025

August 12, 2025

Other Academic Dates

2024                   

 

May

 
Thursday, 2 Grades due for courses with formal exams
Monday, 6 Classes begin, summer term
Monday, 20 Victoria Day - University closed
Tuesday, 21 to Friday, 31

Spring Convocations

   

June

 
Monday 17 to Friday, 21 Summer break for full term courses (except students in Co-op, Clinicals, or Internships)
   

July

 
Monday, 1

Canada Day - University closed

Tuesday, 2

Last day to apply to graduate in October without paying a fee

   

August

 
Monday, 5 Halifax/Dartmouth Natal Day - University closed
Wednesday, 7 Classes end, Summer term
Thursday, 8 Break before exams
Friday, 9 Examinatons begin
Wednesday, 15 Examinations end
Saturday, 24

Grades due for courses with formal exams

Thursday, 31

Last day for those expecting to receive graduate degrees in October to make electronic submission of approved thesis to FGS


Last day to have Leave of Absence or change of student status approved by Graduate Studies for Fall term

   

September

 
Monday, 2 Labour Day - University closed
Tuesday, 3

Classes begin, fall term

Monday, 30

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - University closed

   

October

 
Monday, 14 Thanksgiving Day - University closed
Tuesday, 22 - Wednesday 23 Fall Convocations
   

November

 
Monday, 11 Remembrance Day - University closed
Monday, 11 - Friday, 15 Fall Break (except students in Co-op Clinicals, or Internships)
   

December

 
Monday, 2 Last day to apply to graduate in the Spring
Tuesday, 3* *Monday classes will be held
Wednesday, 4*

Classes end, fall term
*Monday classes will be held

Thursday, 5 Break before exams
Friday, 6 Examinations begin
Friday, 15

Last day to make electronic submission of approved thesis to FGS for those convocating in May without registering for Winter term

Tuesday, 17

Examinations end

Tuesuday, 24

Grades due for courses with formal exams

 

Tuesday, 31

Last day to have Leave of Absence or change in student status approved for Winter term

   

2025

 

 

January

 
Wednesday, 1 New Years Day - University closed
Monday, 6

Classes begin, winter term

   

February

 
Friday, 7 Munro Day - University closed 
Monday, 17 Nova Scotia Heritage Day - University closed
Monday, 17 - Friday, 21 Winter Break (except students in Co-op Clinicals, or Internships)
   

March

 

N/A

 
   

April

 
Monday, 7** Classes end, Winter and Multi Term
**Friday classes will be held
Tuesday, 8 Break before exams
Wednesday, 9 Examinations begin
Monday, 15 Last day to make electronic submission of approved thesis to FGS for those convocating in May
Friday, 18 Good Friday - University closed
Saturday, 26 Examinations end
Tuesday, 30

Last day to make electronic submission of approved thesis to FGS for those convocating in October without registering for Summer term

Last day to have Leave of Absence or change in student status approved for Summer term

   

May

 
Friday, 2 Grades due for courses with formal exams
Monday, 5 Classes begin, summer term
Monday, 19 Victoria Day - University closed
   

June

 

Monday 9 - Friday, 20

Spring Convocations

Monday, 23 - Friday, 27

Summer break for full term courses (except students in Co-op, Clinicals, or Internships)
   

July

 
Tuesday, 1 Canada Day - University closed
Wednesday, 2 Last day to apply to graduate in the Fall

   

August

 
Monday, 4 Halifax/Dartmouth Natal Day - University closed
Tuesday, 5*** ***Monday classess will be held for full term courses
Wednesday, 6*** Classes end, Summer term - full term courses
**Tuesday classes will be held for full term courses
Thursday, 7 Break before exams
Friday, 8 Examinations begin
Wednesday, 17 Examinations end
Tuesday, 26 Grades due for courses with formal exams
Satursday, 31

Last day for those expecting to receive graduate degrees in October to make electronic submission of approved thesis to FGS


Last day to have Leave of Absence or change of student status approved by Graduate Studies for Fall term

 

*Tuesday December 3, 2024 and Wednesday December 4, 2024  - Monday classes will be held

**Monday, April 7, 2025 - Friday classes will be held

***Tuesday, August 5, 2025 - Monday classess will be held and Wednesday, August 6, 2025 - Tuesday classes will be held for full term courses