Dates and deadlines

On this page you'll find important dates and deadlines for the academic year.

UBC Vancouver course drop deadline extended

The deadline to drop most courses without a W standing has been extended to Sun, Feb 6 at 11:59 pm (PST).

If you’re an undergraduate student, contact your faculty advising office to drop a course. Graduate students can email graduate.sas@ubc.ca directly.

Tuition refunds

Through Fri, Jan 21, you can drop your Term 2 only credit-based course without a W through the Student Service Centre and receive a 100% refund.

After Jan 21, you must drop the course through your faculty to be eligible for a 100% refund. If you drop a course on or after Mon, Feb 7, you will not receive a refund.

Tuition refunds will be in the form of a tuition credit and remain on your student account. Some student fees are non-refundable.

Exceptions apply—for distance education, two-term courses, and other exempt courses, please refer to the tuition refund tables to determine your refund amount. Refund dates will differ based on the course.

Important deadlines

Look up your courses in the Course Schedule for important deadlines, such as:

Last day for withdrawal without a W standing
Last day to select Credit/D/Fail grading for eligible courses
Last day for withdrawal with W standing

See course change dates

Winter session term 1

September 2021

Sep 4	Residences open for Term 1
Sep 6	University closed for Labour Day. Some branches of the Library may be open.
Sep 7	Start of Winter Session Term 1 for most faculties: classes in most programs cancelled for Imagine UBC
Sep 10	Deadline to apply for November graduation
Sep 15	UBC Bursary program application deadline
Sep 16	Tuition and fee deadline Previously Sep 8, 2021. Extended to Thursday, Sep 16, 2021.
Sep 20	Last day to drop Winter Term 1 courses without a W standing Last day to elect Credit/D/Fail grading for eligible Term 1 courses Last day to change the auditing status for Term 1 courses
Sep 27	Last day to drop full-year courses without a W standing Last day to elect Credit/D/Fail grading for eligible full-year courses Last day to change the auditing status for full-year courses

October 2021

Oct 4	Deadline to apply for supplemental and deferred standing exams from the 2020 Summer Session
Oct 11	University closed for Thanksgiving
Oct 29	Last day to drop Winter Term 1 courses with a W standing

November 2021

Nov 10-12	Reading Break for most faculties: Library and some other facilities remain open
Nov 11	University closed for Remembrance Day. Some branches of the Library may be open. A Remembrance Day ceremony will be held in the War Memorial Gym. The ceremony begins at 10:45 am.
Nov 24	November graduation starts, continuing to November 26
Nov 26	Last day to withdraw from full-year courses with a W standing

December 2021

Dec 7	Last day of classes for most faculties
Dec 11 - 22	Term 1 final exam period for most faculties
Dec 23	Last day of Winter Session Term 1 contract for student housing First Year Residences (Totem Park, Place Vanier, Orchard Commons) close at 12:00 pm (noon) for the holidays until January 9, 2022
Dec 25 - 26	University closed for Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Dec 27 - Jan 10, 2022	Reduced services in most departments over the winter break

Winter session term 2

January 2022

Jan 3	University closed in lieu of New Year's Day
Jan 9	Residences open for Term 2 at 12:00 pm (noon)
Jan 10	Winter Session Term 2 begins for most faculties
Jan 14	Tuition and fee deadline
Jan 15	Deadline to apply for a change of program or campus for the 2022 Winter Session
Jan 21	U-Pass exemption application deadline Last day to change the auditing status for Term 2 courses Last day to elect Credit/D/Fail grading for most eligible Term 2 courses

February 2022

Feb 1	Last day to apply for upper-year Winter Session residence
Feb 6	Course drop date extension: Last day to drop Winter Term 2 courses without a W standing
Feb 21	University closed for Family Day. Some branches of the Library may be open.
Feb 21 - 25	Reading Break for most faculties. Some branches of the Library may be open.
Feb 25	Deadline to apply for May graduation

March 2022

Mar 4	Last day to drop Winter Term 2 courses with a W standing
Mar 31	Recommended deadline for students applying for a Summer Bursary to apply for student loans

April 2022

Apr 8	Last day of classes for most faculties
Apr 12 - 27	Final Exam period for most faculties
Apr 15	University closed for Good Friday. Some branches of the Library may be open
Apr 18	University closed for Easter Monday. Some branches of the Library may be open
Apr 28	Winter Session residences close. Residents are required to vacate by 12:00 pm (noon)

Summer session

May 2021

May 9	Residences open for Summer Session students
May 10	Start of Summer Session Term 1 for most faculties
May 12	Tuition and fee deadline for most faculties
May 14	Last day to drop most Summer Session Term 1 courses without a W. Last day to elect Credit/D/Fail grading for eligible Summer Session Term 1 courses
May 24	University closed for Victoria Day
May 26	May graduation starts, continuing through June 3

June 2021

Jun 4	Last day to drop most Summer Session Term 1 courses with a W
Jun 17	Last day of Summer Session Term 1 classes for most faculties
Jun 21	Exams begin for most faculties
Jun 25	Last day of exams for most faculties

July 2021

Jul 1	University closed for Canada Day
Jul 5	Start of Summer Session Term 2 for most faculties
Jul 7	Tuition and fee deadline for most faculties
Jul 9	Last day to drop most Summer Session Term 2 courses without a W Last day to elect Credit/D/Fail grading for eligible Summer Session Term 2 courses
Jul 30	Last day to drop most Summer Session Term 2 courses with a W

August 2021

Aug 2	University closed for BC Day
Aug 12	Last day of Summer Session Term 2 classes for most faculties
Aug 16	Exams begin for most faculties
Aug 20	Last day of exams for most faculties
Aug 21	Summer Session residences close

If you have questions

If you're an undergraduate student, please contact your Enrolment Services Advisor directly. To find your advisor’s contact information, log into your Student Services Centre (SSC) and select “UBC Contacts” under Personal Info.

Graduate, postgraduate, and all other students can contact an Enrolment Services Advisor by calling 604 822 9836 or submitting your question through the online form.