Important Dates – September 2023

September 1           Recommended tuition fee payment deadline for students registering or starting their program in the Fall session to ensure payment is received by the registration deadline of September 15, and to avoid cancellation of registration and course enrolment. International students must make a payment by this date to ensure they are covered by the University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) at the beginning of September.  
September 4Labour Day (University closed)
September 8Coursework must be completed and grades submitted for Summer session courses and extended courses.
September 11Most formal graduate courses and seminars begin.
September 13Grades for all Summer session courses available for viewing by students on ACORN.
September 15Final date to submit final doctoral theses to SGS to avoid fee charges for 2023-24.
September 15Registration deadline for students registering or starting their program in the Fall (September to December) session; after this date, a late registration fee will be assessed. Minimum required payment due (unpaid fees from previous session[s] + 100% of current Fall tuition fee charges).
September 20Final date to add full-year and Fall session courses.
September 29Final date for receipt of degree recommendations and submission of any required theses for master’s degrees for Fall Convocation without fees being charged for the Fall session.
September 29         Final date to submit final doctoral theses for Fall Convocation.
September 30Payment deadline to avoid service charges on unpaid Fall (September to December) session tuition and non-tuition fees for students registered in the Fall session only, except for those who have successfully registered without payment because they are receiving a full funding package via a research stipend, a major award or scholarship, teaching assistantships, tuition waiver, and/or sponsorships. Monthly service charges will begin accruing on October 16.
October 9Thanksgiving Day (University closed).
November 6Final date to drop Fall session courses without academic penalty.
NovemberFall Convocation information and dates are posted at governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/convocation.
NovemberSome Faculties offer a Fall session reading week, although SGS regulations do not require this. For example, the Faculty of Arts and Science Fall session reading week takes place from November 6 to 10. To find out if your Faculty has a reading week, please contact them directly.
November 30Payment deadline to avoid service charges on unpaid Winter (January to April) session tuition and non-tuition fees for students registered in the Fall and Winter sessions, except for those who have successfully registered without payment because they are receiving Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) or other government loans, a full funding package via a research stipend, a major award or scholarship, teaching assistantships, tuition waiver, and/or sponsorships. Monthly service charges will begin accruing on December 15.
December 15Recommended tuition fee payment deadline for students registering or starting their program in the Winter session (i.e., those who were not registered in the previous Fall session) to ensure payment is received by the registration deadline of January 12, and to avoid cancellation of registration and course enrolment.
December 21University closed for the winter break from Thursday, December 21 to Monday, January 1 inclusive. For the last day of classes before the winter break, consult your graduate unit(s).

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