September 2024 important dates
Important dates include registration, payment, coursework, final submission and graduation deadlines, grades availability, and university-wide holiday closures. View complete 2024-25 sessional dates on the SGS Calendar website.
| September 2 | Labour Day (University closed)(2) |
| September 3 | Most formal graduate courses and seminars begin(3) |
| September 6 | Deadline for graduate units to submit final grades for Summer session courses and extended courses(4) |
| September 11 | Grades for all Summer session courses available for viewing by students on ACORN |
| September 13 | Registration 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). A student’s status on ACORN will change from “Invited” to “Registered” when registration is complete.(1)(5) |
| September 16 | For doctoral students who have completed their Final Oral Examination, final date to submit defended and approved doctoral theses to ProQuest to avoid registration and fee payment for the 2024-25 academic year(6) |
| September 18 | Final date to add full-year and Fall session courses(5) |
| September 30 | For master’s students, final date to complete degree requirements, and if required, submit approved theses to ProQuest to avoid registration and fee payment for the 2024 Fall session(7) |
| September 30 | For master’s students intending to graduate in the Fall convocation, final date to complete degree requirements, and if required, submit approved theses to ProQuest(7) |
| September 30 | For doctoral students intending to graduate in the Fall convocation, final date to submit defended and approved doctoral theses to ProQuest(6) |
| September 30 | Payment 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 15.(8) |