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Graduate Calendar 2008-2009

The Academic Year 2008-2009

Graduate Studies

The following schedule contains the dates prescribed by the University Senate for academic activities. Dates relating to fee payment, cancellation of course selections, late charges, and other fees or charges will be published in the Important Dates and Deadlines section of the Registration Website (carleton.ca/registration).  

The academic year is divided into three terms:

Summer term: May - August
Fall term: September - December
Winter term: January - April

 

Courses are offered in the following patterns:

Early summer: May - June
Late summer: July - August
Full summer: May - August
Fall term: September - December
Winter term: December - April
Fall/winter: September - April

Courses are offered during the day and the evening.

Summer Term 2008

May 12
•  Full summer and early summer courses begin.
May 19
•  Statutory holiday, University closed.
May 23
• Last day for registration and course changes for early summer and full summer courses.
• Students who have not yet deposited five (5) final copies of their thesis in the Office of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research must register.
June 23
•  Last day of classes for early summer. (Note: Full summer courses resume July 2)
June 25-30 (including Saturday)
•  Early summer final examinations will be held. It may be necessary to schedule examinations during the day for classes held in the evening and vice versa.
July 1
•  Statutory holiday, University closed.
July 2
•  Late summer courses begin. Full summer courses resume
July 11
•  Last day for registration and course changes for late summer courses.
July 25
•  Last day to withdraw from full summer and late summer courses.
August 4
•  Civic holiday, University closed. Missed classes may meet August 13.
August 13
•  Last day of summer term classes. All classes follow a MONDAY schedule.
August 14-19 (including Saturday)
•  Final examinations in full summer and late summer courses will be held. It may be necessary to schedule examinations during the day for classes held in the evening and vice versa.

Fall Term 2008

September 1, 2008
• Last day for receipt of applications from potential fall graduates.
September 1
• Statutory holiday, University closed.
September 2
• Fall term begins.
September 2-3
• Academic Orientation. All students are expected to be on campus. Class and laboratory preparations, departmental introductions for students, and other academic preparation activities will be held.
September 3
• Orientation for Graduate Teaching Assistants.
September 4
• Fall and fall/winter classes begin.
September 19
• Last day for registration.
• Last day to change courses or sections for fall/winter and fall term courses.
• Students who have not yet deposited five (5) final copies of their thesis in the office of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research must register.
October 10
• University Day at Carleton. Undergraduate classes suspended.
October 13
• Statutory holiday, University closed.
November 7
• Last day to withdraw from fall term courses.
December 1
• Last day for receipt of applications from potential winter (February) graduates.
• Last day for submission to the thesis supervisor of six (6) examination copies of Master's and Ph.D. theses for winter graduation.
December 1
• Last day of fall-term classes.
• Fall term ends.
December 4-20 (including Saturdays)
• Final examinations in fall term courses and mid-term examinations in fall/winter courses will be held. It may be necessary to schedule examinations during the day for classes held in the evening and vice versa.
December 25 - January 2
• University closed.

Winter Term 2009

January 5, 2009
• Winter term begins.
January 5
• Winter-term classes begin.
January 16
• Last day for registration for winter term courses.
• Last day to change courses or sections for winter term courses.
• Students who have not yet deposited the five (5) final copies of their thesis in the office of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research must register.
February 1
• Last day for receipt of applications from potential Spring graduates.
 
February 16-20 (includes February 16 statutory holiday)
• Winter Break, classes suspended.
March 1
• Last day for submission to the thesis supervisor of six (6) examination copies of Master’s and Ph.D. theses for Spring graduation.
March 6
• Last day to withdraw from fall/winter and winter-term courses.
April 3
• Last day of fall/winter and winter-term classes. Some lectures, laboratories, review tutorials, etc. may take place in Review Period until the end of winter term on April 7.
April 6-7
• Review Period. Some lectures, laboratories, review tutorials, etc. may take place.
April 7
• Winter term ends.
• Last day for handing in term assignments, subject to any earlier course deadline.
April 8-27 (including Saturdays except April 11)
• Final examinations in winter term and fall/winter courses will be held. It may be necessary to schedule examinations during the day for classes held in the evening and vice versa.