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
Dates & deadlines
Winter session term 1
September 2017
| Sep 2 | Residences open for Term 1 at 9:00 am |
| Sep 4 | UBC closed for Labour Day |
| Sep 5 | Start of Winter Session Term 1: classes in most programs cancelled for Imagine UBC |
| Sep 6 | Tuition and fee deadline |
| Sep 15 | Deadline to apply for November graduation UBC Bursary program application deadline |
| Sep 19 | Last day to drop Term 1 courses without a W standing U-Pass exemption application deadline Last day to elect Credit/D/Fail grading for eligible Term 1 courses |
| Sep 22 | Last day to drop full-year courses without a W standing Last day to elect Credit/D/Fail grading for eligible full-year courses |
October 2017
| Oct 9 | UBC closed for Thanksgiving Deadline to apply for supplemental and deferred standing exams from the 2017 Summer Session |
| Oct 13 | Last day to drop Term 1 courses with a W standing |
November 2017
| Nov 11 | Remembrance Day: a service will be held at War Memorial Gym at 10:45 am |
| Nov 13 | Statutory holiday in lieu of Remembrance Day: University closed |
| Nov 22 | November graduation starts, continuing through November 24 |
| Nov 24 | Last day to withdraw from full-year courses with a W standing |
December 2017
| Dec 5 | Exams start for most faculties |
| Dec 15 | Application opens for February 2018 degree granting and May 2018 Congregation for graduate students |
| Dec 20 | Last day of Term 1 exams for most faculties |
| Dec 25 - 26 | University closed for Christmas Day and statutory holiday in lieu of Christmas Day |
| Dec 27 - Jan 2, 2018 | Reduced services in most departments over the winter break |
Winter session term 2
January 2018
| Jan 1 | University closed for New Year's Day |
| Jan 2 | Residences open for Term 2 at 12:00 noon |
| Jan 3 | Winter Session Term 2 begins |
| Jan 8 | Tuition and fee deadline |
| Jan 15 | Deadline to apply for a change of program or campus for the 2018 Winter Session |
| Jan 16 | Last day to drop Term 2 courses without a W standing U-Pass exemption application deadline Last day to elect Credit/D/Fail grading for eligible Term 2 courses |
| Jan 20 | Application for May degree granting and May Congregation opens for graduate students |
| Jan 26 | Deadline for current students to apply for 2018/19 Residence Allocation Process |
February 2018
| Feb 9 | Last day to drop Term 2 courses with a W standing |
| Feb 12 | University closed for Family Day |
| Feb 19-23 (inclusive) | Reading Break for most faculties |
| Feb 23 | Deadline to apply for May graduation |
March 2018
| Mar 29 | Recommended deadline for students applying for a Summer Bursary to apply for Summer Session loans |
| Mar 30 | UBC closed for Good Friday: some Library branches may be open |
April 2018
| Apr 2 | UBC closed for Easter Monday: some Library branches may be open |
| Apr 6 | Last day of classes for most faculties |
| Apr 10 | Exams begin for most faculties |
| Apr 20 | Last day for graduate students to apply to graduate in May |
| Apr 25 | Last day of exams for most faculties |
| Apr 26 | Winter Session residences close |
Summer session
May 2018
| May 13 | Residences open for Summer Session students |
| May 14 | Start of Summer Session Term 1 for most faculties |
| May 16 | Tuition and fee deadline for most faculties |
| May 18 | 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 21 | UBC closed for Victoria Day |
| May 23 | May graduation starts, continuing through June 1 |
June 2018
| Jun 1 | Last day to drop most Summer Session Term 1 courses with a W |
| Jun 21 | Last day of Summer Session Term 1 classes for most faculties |
| Jun 25 | Exams begin for most faculties |
| Jun 29 | Last day of exams for most faculties |
July 2018
| Jul 2 | UBC closed for Canada Day |
| Jul 3 | Start of Summer Session Term 2 for most faculties |
| Jul 6 | Last day to drop most Summer Session Term 2 courses without a W Tuition and fee deadline for most faculties Last day to elect Credit/D/Fail grading for eligible Summer Session Term 2 courses |
| Jul 20 | Last day to drop most Summer Session Term 2 courses with a W |
August 2018
| Aug 6 | UBC closed for BC Day |
| Aug 10 | Last day of Summer Session Term 2 classes for most faculties |
| Aug 14 | Exams begin for most faculties |
| Aug 18 | Last day of exams for most faculties |
| Aug 19 | Summer Session residences close |
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