ACADEMIC DEADLINES
June 20-21: No classes or examinations take place.
June 22-28: Early summer final examinations and mid-term examinations in full summer courses may be held. Examinations are normally held all seven days of the week.
July 2: Statutory holiday. University closed.
July 3: Carleton Central opens for registration for new and returning graduate students (see Time-ticket Schedule for your registration start time).
July 3: Late summer courses begin. Full summer courses resume. Late charges take effect at 12:00 a.m. (midnight) for students registering only in late summer courses (July-August courses). Payment of fees is due by the posted deadlines.
July 10: Last day for registration and course changes (including auditing) for late summer courses.
July 20-22: Early summer term deferred final examinations to be held.
July 23: Last day for a full fee adjustment when withdrawing from late summer courses (financial withdrawal). 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 the department.
August 6: Civic holiday, University closed.
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.
EVENTS/OTHER
Summer Months: Ceremonial Guard on campus
July 3: Canada, Asia and Europe in the Global Competition for Talent
July 14: Working Waterfronts // Freshwater Fictions
July 20: Women in the Arts
August 31-September 7: Orientation for new International graduate students
September 4 (afternoon): Orientation for all new graduate students (including International students) and new TAs
September 4 (morning): Some departments will host their own orientation sessions for new grad students
September 10-17: Throwback
For information about Carleton events, go to the university events calendar.
TRAINING & CAREER WORKSHOPS
June 20: Lab Safety Training
Grad Navigate workshops are not offered during the summer term. You can always access online training through MyGradSkills.ca. Please note that these online training modules do not count towards paid training hours for TAs.
AWARDS & COMPETITION DEADLINES
Mitacs offers several funding opportunities for graduate students. You can apply any time, except there are two deadline dates each year for the Mitacs Elevate program. Check out:
(a) Mitacs Accelerate (Funding starts at $15,000 for research internships with industry or non-profit partners)
(b) Mitacs Elevate ($57,500 annual grant for two-year postdoctoral fellowships with industry or non-profit partners).
(c) Mitacs Globalink Research (Travel funding for research projects with international universities)
Note: For information about Carleton awards, go to our awards and funding website.
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.