Consult the calendar below for important dates related to the academic year at King’s.
2025-26 Important Dates |
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| Aug. 31, 2025 | Residence Move-In Day |
| Sept. 1, 2025 | Labour Day – university closed |
| Sept. 2, 2025 | Classes begin, fall term Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ Courses begin |
| Sept. 3, 2025 | Opening lecture, Foundation Year Program (FYP) Last day to add Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ courses or to drop Part of Term ‘K’ courses with no financial implications* |
| Sept. 19, 2025 | Last day to drop Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ courses without a “W”* |
| Sept. 29, 2025 | Summer term grades deadline |
| Sept. 30, 2025 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation—university closed |
| Oct. 7, 2025* | Fees due for fall term Last day to change from Dalhousie to King’s and vice versa Last day to add fall term courses Last day to drop fall and multi-term courses with no financial implications |
| Oct. 9, 2025 | Last day to drop Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ courses with a “W”* |
| Oct. 13, 2025 | Thanksgiving Day – university closed |
| Oct. 15, 2025 | Residence Applications for 2026–2027 are open |
| Oct. 17, 2025 | Exam schedule released Thesis grade submission deadline |
| Oct. 22, 2025* | Last day to drop without a “W” (fall courses) Last day to change from credit to audit or vice versa (incl. multi-term) Last day to apply for Honours programs |
| Oct. 27, 2025 | Journalism Part of Term ‘L’ courses begin* |
| Oct. 28, 2025 | Last day to add Journalism Part of Term ‘L’ course or to drop a Part of Term ‘L’ course with no financial implications* |
| Nov. 7, 2025 | Last day to drop Journalism Part of Term ‘L’ courses without a “W”* |
| Nov. 10–14, 2025 | Fall study break (Except for 4th year BJH, BJ One-Year, and 1st-year MJ students*) |
| Nov. 11, 2025 | Remembrance Day–university closed |
| Nov. 14, 2025 | Exam accommodation request deadline for December exams |
| Nov. 20, 2025* | Last day to drop without a “W” (multi-term courses) Last day to drop with a ‘W’ (fall courses) |
| Nov. 21, 2025 | Last day to drop Journalism Part of Term ‘L’ course with a “W”* |
| Dec. 1, 2025 | Last day to apply to graduate in spring 2026 graduation via Dal Online |
| Dec. 3, 2025 | Last day of classes for courses that have been ongoing since September 2 (Monday classes will be held. Courses that started September 23 will follow their normal Wednesday schedule) |
| Dec. 4, 2025 | Break before exams |
| Dec. 8–10, 2025 | FYP Oral Exams |
| Dec. 10, 2025 | Last day of classes for courses that started September 23 (Monday classes will be held) |
| Dec. 11–21, 2025 | Fall term examinations |
| Dec. 22, 2025 | Residence closes for holiday break at 12 noon |
| Dec. 23–Jan. 1 | Administrative Offices at King’s closed |
| Jan. 6, 2026 | Residence opens for second term Last day to add Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ courses or to drop a Part of Term ‘K’ course with no financial implications* |
| Jan. 7, 2026 | Classes begin, winter term |
| Jan. 16, 2026 | Last day to add Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ courses or to drop a Part of Term ‘K’ course with no financial implications* |
| Jan. 22, 2026 | Fees due for winter term Last day to add winter term courses Last day to drop winter term courses with no financial implications |
| Jan. 30, 2026 | Last day to drop Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ course with a “W”* |
| Feb. TBD | April exam schedule posted (King’s and Dalhousie) Registration for summer courses opens for all current students |
| Feb. 5, 2026 | Last day to drop multi-term courses (FYP) with a “W” Last day to drop without a “W” (winter courses) Last day to switch from audit to credit and vice versa (winter courses) |
| Feb. 6, 2026 | King George III Day – university closed |
| Feb. 16–20, 2026 | Winter study break (Except for 4th-year BJH and BJ one-year students*) |
| Feb. 16, 2026 | Nova Scotia Heritage Day–university closed Journalism Part of Term ‘L’ courses begin |
| Feb. 17, 2026 | Last day to add Journalism Part of Term ‘L’ course or to drop a Part of Term ‘L’ course with no financial implications* |
| Feb. 27, 2026 | Last day to drop Part of Term L courses without a “W”* |
| Mar. TBD | 2026/27 Academic Calendar available for viewing |
| Mar. TBD | 2026/27 fall and winter Academic Timetable available |
| Mar. TBD | Registration opens for 2026/2027 fall & winter terms, current & returning students |
| Mar. 9, 2026 | Last day to drop courses with a “W” (winter courses) |
| Mar. 13, 2026 | Last day to drop Part of Term L courses with a “W”* |
| Mar. 30–Apr. 3, 2026 | Journalism winter study break (4th-year BJH and BJ) |
| Apr. 3, 2026 | Good Friday–university closed |
| Apr. 6, 2026 | Easter Monday–university open Journalism Internships begin for BJ One-Year and 4th -year BJH students* |
| Apr. 8, 2026 | Friday classes will be held |
| Apr. 9, 2026 | Classes end, Winter term and Multi-term (Friday classes will be held) Final FYP lecture |
| Apr. 10, 2026 | Break before exams |
| Apr. 11–27, 2026 | Winter term examinations |
| Apr. 13–15, 2026 | FYP Oral Exams |
| Apr. 24, 2026 | Last day to submit work for FYP |
| Apr. 28, 2026 | Residence closes at 12 noon |
| May 11, 2026 | Summer term courses begin |
| May 18, 2026 | Victoria day–university closed |
| May TBD | Encaenia |
| Jun. TBD | Registration opens for new-from-high-school students at 12 noon |
| Jul. 1, 2026 | Canada Day–university closed |
| Jul. 2, 2026 | Last day to apply to graduate in the fall (Dalhousie Convocation) |
| Aug. 3, 2026 | Natal Day–university closed |
*Journalism specific, See Academic Course Add/Drop Dates and Part of Term descriptions in the Academic Calendar