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. 16, 2025 | Fees due for fall term Last day to apply for honours programs 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 |
| Sept. 19, 2025 | Last day to drop Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ courses without a “W”* |
| Sept. 30, 2025 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation—university closed |
| Oct. TBD | December exam schedule posted (King’s and Dalhousie) |
| Oct. 1, 2025 | Last day to drop without a “W” (fall courses) Last day to change from credit to audit or vice versa (fall courses) |
| Oct. 9, 2025 | Last day to drop Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ courses with a “W”* |
| Oct. 13, 2025 | Thanksgiving Day – university closed |
| 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* |
| Oct. 30, 2025 | Last day to drop without a “W” (multi-term courses) Last day to drop with a ‘W’ (fall courses) |
| 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. 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 | Fall term classes end (Monday classes will be held) |
| Dec. 4, 2025 | Break before exams |
| Dec. TBD | FYP Oral Exams |
| Dec. 5–16, 2025 | Fall term examinations |
| Dec. 17, 2025 | Residence closes for holiday break at 12 noon |
| Dec. 23–Jan. TBD | 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. TBD | 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