Important Dates

Holiday closure: The King's campus is closed from end of day December 20 to January 2.

Consult the calendar below for important dates related to the academic year at King’s.

2024-25 Important Dates

Sept. 1, 2024 Residence Move-In Day
Sept. 2, 2024 Labour Day – university closed
Sept. 3, 2024 Classes begin, fall term
Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ Courses begin
Sept. 4, 2024 Last day to add Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ courses or to drop Part of Term ‘K’ courses with no financial implications*
First day of FYP
Sept. 17, 2024 Fees due for fall term
Last day to add fall term courses
Last day to drop fall and multi-term courses with no financial implications
Sept. 20, 2024 Last day to drop Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ courses without a “W”*
Sept. 30, 2024 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — university closed
Oct. 1, 2024 December exam schedule posted (King’s and Dalhousie)
Oct. 2, 2024 Last day to drop without a “W” (Fall courses)
Last day to change from credit to audit or vice versa (fall courses)
Oct. 11, 2024 Last day to drop Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ courses with a “W”*
Oct. 14, 2024 Thanksgiving Day – university closed
Oct. 28, 2024 Journalism Part of Term ‘L’ courses begin*
Oct. 29, 2024 Last day to add Journalism Part of Term ‘L’ course or to drop a Part of Term ‘L’ course with no financial implications*
Oct. 31, 2024 Last day to drop without a “W” (multi-term courses)
Last day to drop with a ‘W’ (fall courses)
Nov. 8, 2024 Last day to drop Journalism Part of Term ‘L’ courses without a “W”*
Nov. 11–15, 2024 Fall study break  *Except for 4th year BJH, BJ One-Year, and MJ 1st-year students
Nov. 11, 2024 Remembrance Day – university closed
Nov. 22, 2024 Last day to drop Journalism Part of Term ‘L’ course with a “W”*
Dec. 1, 2024 Intent to graduate deadline for Spring 2025 graduation via Dal Online
Dec. 3, 2024 Monday classes will be held
Dec. 4, 2024 Last day of Fall course, Monday classes will be held
Dec. 4, 5 & 6, 2024 FYP Oral Exams
Dec. 6–17, 2024 Fall term examinations
Dec. 18, 2024 Residence closes for holiday break at 12 noon
Dec. 23–Jan. 2, 2025 Administrative Offices at King’s closed as of 5 p.m. Dec. 23
Jan. 5, 2025 Residence opens
Jan. 6, 2025 Classes begin, winter term
Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ Courses begin
Jan. 7, 2025 Last day to add Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ courses or to drop a Part of Term ‘K’ course with no financial implications*
Jan. 20, 2025 Fees due for winter term
Last day to add winter courses
Last day to drop winter courses with no financial implications
Feb. 1, 2025 April exam schedule posted (King’s and Dalhousie)
Feb. 3, 2025 Last day to drop multi-term courses (FYP) with a “W”
Last day to drop without a “W” (winter courses)
Last day to change from audit to credit (and vice versa)
Feb. 7, 2025 King George III Day – university closed
Last day to drop Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ courses with a “W”*
Feb. 17–21, 2025 Winter study break *Except for 4th year BJH and BJ one-year students
Feb. 17, 2025 Heritage day – university closed
Journalism Part of Term ‘L’ Courses begin
Feb. 18, 2025 Last day to add Journalism Part of Term ‘L’ course or to drop a Part of Term ‘L’ course with no financial implications*
TBD Registration for summer courses opens for all current students at 10 a.m.
Feb. 28, 2025 Last day to drop Part of Term L courses without a “W”*
TBD 2025/26 academic calendar available for viewing
TBD 2025/26 fall and winter academic timetable available
Mar. 5, 2025 Last day to drop courses with a “W” (winter courses)
Mar. 14, 2025 Last day to drop Part of Term L courses with a “W”*
TBD Registration opens for returning graduate students and journalism students starting at 7:30 a.m. for the 2025/26 fall and winter terms
TBD Registration opens for all other undergraduate students at 6 a.m., 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. for the 2025/26 fall and winter terms
Mar. 31–Apr. 4, 2025 Journalism winter study break (4th-year BJH and BJ)
Apr. 7, 2025 Final FYP Lecture
Apr. 7, 2025 Winter courses end, Friday classes will be held
Apr. 9–26, 2025 Winter term examinations
Apr. 17, 2025 Last day to submit work for FYP
Apr. 18, 2025 Good Friday – university closed
Apr. 27, 2025 Residence closes at 12 noon
May 5, 2025 Summer term begins
May 19, 2025 Victoria day – university closed
TBD Encaenia
TBD Registration open for new from high school students at 12 noon

*Journalism specific, See Academic Course Add/Drop Dates and Part of Term descriptions in the Academic Calendar