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 2018
| Sep 1 | Residences open for Term 1 at 9:00 am |
| Sep 3 | UBC closed for Labour Day |
| Sep 4 | Start of Winter Session Term 1: classes in most programs cancelled for Imagine UBC |
| Sep 5 | Tuition and fee deadline |
| Sep 14 | Deadline to apply for November graduation |
| Sep 15 | UBC Bursary program application deadline |
| Sep 18 | 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 21 | 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 2018
| Oct 8 | UBC closed for Thanksgiving Deadline to apply for supplemental and deferred standing exams from the 2017 Summer Session |
| Oct 12 | Last day to drop Term 1 courses with a W standing |
November 2018
| Nov 11 | Remembrance Day: a service will be held at War Memorial Gym at 10:45 am |
| Nov 12 | Statutory holiday in lieu of Remembrance Day: University closed |
| Nov 23 | Last day to withdraw from full-year courses with a W standing |
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Nov 28 |
November graduation starts, continuing through November 30 |
| Nov 30 | Last day of classes for most faculties |
December 2018
| Dec 4 | Exams start for most faculties |
| Dec 14 | Application opens for February 2019 degree granting and May 2019 Congregation for graduate students |
| Dec 19 | Last day of Term 1 exams for most faculties |
| Dec 25 - 26 | University closed for Christmas Day and Boxing Day |
| Dec 27 - Jan 2, 2019 | Reduced services in most departments over the winter break |
Winter session term 2
January 2019
| Jan 1 |
University closed for New Year's Day Residences open for Term 2 at 12:00 noon |
| Jan 2 | Winter Session Term 2 begins |
| Jan 7 | Tuition and fee deadline |
| Jan 15 |
Last day to drop Term 2 courses without a W standing Deadline to apply for a change of program or campus for the 2019 Winter Session |
| Jan 19 | Application for May degree granting and May Congregation opens for graduate students |
| Jan 25 | Deadline for current students to apply for 2019/20 Residence Allocation Process |
February 2019
| Feb 8 | Last day to drop Term 2 courses with a W standing |
| Feb 18 | University closed for Family Day |
| Feb 18-22 (inclusive) | Reading Break for most faculties |
| Feb 22 | Deadline to apply for May graduation |
March 2019
| Mar 28 | Recommended deadline for students applying for a Summer Bursary to apply for Summer Session loans |
April 2019
| Apr 4 | Last day of classes for most faculties |
| Apr 8 | Exams begin for most faculties |
| Apr 18 | Last day for graduate students to apply to graduate in May |
| Apr 19 | UBC closed for Good Friday: some Library branches may be open |
| Apr 22 | UBC closed for Easter Monday: some Library branches may be open |
| Apr 26 | Last day of exams for most faculties |
| Apr 27 | Winter Session residences close |
Summer session
May 2019
| May 5 | Residences open for Summer Session students |
| May 6 | Start of Summer Session Term 1 for most faculties |
| May 15 | Tuition and fee deadline for most faculties |
| May 17 | 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 20 | UBC closed for Victoria Day |
| May 22 | May graduation starts, continuing through May 30 |
| May 31 | Last day to drop most Summer Session Term 1 courses with a W |
June 2019
|
Jun 1-7 (inclusive) |
Midterm Break |
| Jun 20 | Last day of Summer Session Term 1 classes for most faculties |
| Jun 24 | Exams begin for most faculties |
| Jun 28 | Last day of exams for most faculties |
July 2019
| Jul 1 | UBC closed for Canada Day |
| Jul 2 | Start of Summer Session Term 2 for most faculties |
| Jul 5 | 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 19 | Last day to drop most Summer Session Term 2 courses with a W |
August 2019
| Aug 5 | UBC closed for BC Day |
| Aug 9 | Last day of Summer Session Term 2 classes for most faculties |
| Aug 13 | Exams begin for most faculties |
| Aug 17 | Last day of exams for most faculties |
| Aug 18 | Summer Session residences close |
Contact us
Enrolment Services Professionals (ESP)
How to contact your ESP
Find your ESP's contact information on the Student Service Centre (SSC) under Personal Info > UBC Contacts
Enrolment Services Professionals (ESP)
Telephone: 604 822 9836
Toll-free: 1 877 272 1422
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