Days and Dates

Official Dates

Consult the Academic Calendar for all official dates and deadlines.

Semester Dates

• The Fall semester begins on Tuesday September 2. Your 700-level classes might begin that week or the following week: check with your instructor for each course.
• Due dates for coursework will vary according to each course, but all coursework for the fall semester must be submitted by December 19.
• The Winter semester begins on Monday January 5. Check with each course instructor to confirm whether your classes begin that week or the following week.
• All coursework for winter semester must be submitted by April 24.

Relevant Undergraduate Course Dates

If you are working as a Teaching Assistant (TA), then your schedule will also be affected by the dates of undergrad courses. Your course supervisor will tell you what the responsibilities are for your TA position, but in the absence of other information you should plan to attend the scheduled lectures in addition to your own tutorials.

• There are no classes during the Fall Break, October 13-19.
• The final exam period runs December 6-19. TAs usually have papers and exams to mark during this period. In other words, just because classes are finished doesn’t mean your TA work is finished!
• There are no classes during Winter Break February 16-22.
• Final exams run until April 22.

MA Program Cycle

The general flow of the year in the MA program is the following.

September

• Undergraduate courses and TA responsibilities begin.
• Fall term graduate courses begin.
• Complete required TA training and required SGS courses.

October

• For students applying to PhD programs, SSHRC grant applications are due. Consult the program office for the specific due date.

November

• Begin making plans for MRP project and supervisor.

December

• Complete Fall term course work.
• Finish marking and grade entry for TA work.

January

• Undergrad courses and TA responsibilities begin.
• Winter term graduate courses begin.

February

• Continue drafting MRP proposal with supervisor.

March

• Submit MRP proposal to program for feedback and approval.
• For students conducting research with human participants, submit research protocol to MREB.

April

• Complete Winter term and two-term coursework.
• Finish marking and grade entry for TA work.
• Keep working on MRP!

May

• Present MRP work in progress to fellow students in workshop mid-month.

June

• Prepare first draft of MRP.

July

• Submit first draft of MRP to supervisor and receive feedback.

August

• Revise draft based on supervisor feedback and submit.
• Supervisor and Second Reader assess MRP.
• Submit final, corrected copy of MRP to program.

September

• Submit graduation paperwork to program office by September 11.