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Check important dates for the academic year including registration, start of lectures, advising periods, exams, and study breaks at www.mcgill.ca/importantdates.
Key Academic Dates
This page is a snapshot of www.mcgill.ca/importantdates/key-dates, which contains the dates around which all other academic activities are built; however, the information on this page is not comprehensive.
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Fall 2016
- Classes begin Friday, September 2* (except for Dentistry and Medicine students 鈥� please see faculty schedules)
- Add/Drop deadline Tuesday, September 20
- Course or University Withdrawal with refund deadline Tuesday, September 27
- Course or University Withdrawal with NO REFUND deadline Tuesday, November 1
- Classes end Monday, December 5
- Study Day Tuesday, December 6
- Exams begin Wednesday, December 7
- Exams end Tuesday, December听20听(10 days, including evening exams)
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Class start and end dates by schedule pattern
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Winter 2017
- Classes begin Wednesday, January 4
- Add/Drop deadline Tuesday, January 17
- Course or University Withdrawal with refund deadline Tuesday, January 24
- Course or University Withdrawal with NO REFUND deadline Tuesday, March 7
- Study break from Feb. 27听to March 3听(some exceptions apply)
- Classes end Tuesday, April 11
- Study Day听Wednesday,听April 12
- Exams begin Thursday, April 13
- Exams end Friday, April听28听(10 days, including evening exams)
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Dates and further information are also available at:
- Important Dates search tool: www.mcgill.ca/importantdates
- Application dates & deadlines:
- Undergraduate Studies: www.mcgill.ca/applying
- Graduate & Postgraduate Studies: www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants
- Continuing Studies: www.mcgill.ca/continuingstudies/prospective-students/apply
- Dentistry: www.mcgill.ca/dentistry/programs
- Law: www.mcgill.ca/law-admissions
- Medicine: www.mcgill.ca/medadmissions/applying
- Summer Studies: www.mcgill.ca/summer/future-students
- Class schedule and locations:
- Registration dates: www.mcgill.ca/students/courses
- Housing & move-in day: www.mcgill.ca/students/housing
- Orientation week: www.mcgill.ca/firstyear
- Start & end of classes: www.mcgill.ca/importantdates/key-dates
- Examination schedule and locations: www.mcgill.ca/students/exams