ACADEMIC DEADLINES
July 19-21: Early summer term deferred final examinations to be held.
July 22: Last day for a full fee adjustment when withdrawing from late summer courses (financial withdrawal).
July 26: Last day to request Formal Examination Accommodation Forms for August examinations to the Paul Mention Centre for Students with Disabilities. Note that it may not be possible to fulfill accommodation requests received after the specified deadlines.
August 1: Last day for graduate students to submit their supervisor-approved thesis, in examinable form to their department.
August 5: Civic holiday, University closed.
August 17-23: Final examinations in late summer and full summer courses may be held. Examinations are normally held all seven days of the week.
August 25: Fall payment deadline. Click here for important payment information. Late charges may be applied to the student account any time after this date.
August 31-September 1: Residence move-in weekend.
September 1: Last day for receipt of applications from potential fall (November) graduates.
September 2: Statutory holiday. University closed.
September 3: Orientation for new graduate students and TAs.
September 4: Fall term begins. Fall and fall/winter classes begin.
For a complete list of all official academic and financial dates and deadlines, please go to the Registrar’s website. For all financial matters, go to Student Accounts.
TRAINING & CAREER WORKSHOPS
July 31: Lab Safety training
Grad Navigate workshops are now over for this term. Please note that online training modules or workshops advertised outside of Grad Navigate do not count towards paid training hours for TAs.
Mitacs offers some online modules and workshops in Ottawa during spring and summer. For more information, visit https://edge-reg.mitacs.ca where you can create an account and access the course catalog. Please note that online training modules or workshops advertised outside of Grad Navigate do not count towards paid training hours for TAs.
TA DEADLINES
The deadlines to apply for a Leave From Duties are: Aug. 31 (fall term), Dec. 31 (winter term) and April 30 (summer term) (access form via Carleton Central).
Deadlines to apply to be an “out-of-priority” TA are as follows: August 15 (Fall/Winter term), December 15 (Winter term) and April 15 (Spring/Summer term).
“Pedagogical” training hours must be completed by Nov. 30 for a fall-only TAship and by March 30 for a full academic year TAship or a winter-only TAship.
TAs – Please note that it can take up to two weeks before your attendance at workshops is recorded. You are strongly encouraged to track your progress independently of the TA Management System in order to ensure its accuracy. In the event of a discrepancy, you are responsible for ensuring your training is captured in Carleton Central.
