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Graduate studies at York consists of three academic terms: Fall term, Winter term, and Summer term.

2021–2022 Academic Year

September
Date	Description	Reminder
6	University Closure	Labour Day Holiday—University closed.
8	Registration and Enrolment	Fall term [FA21] and Fall/Winter term [Y21–22] classes begin. Note: All classes, including those scheduled for in-person instruction will be delivered online or remotely, up to and including Sunday, September 12^th. Full Details
10	Financial Aid, Refunds and Tuition Fees	Deadline for payment of fees, Fall term [FA21].
15	Registration and Enrolment	Deadline for graduate programs to submit summer term grades to the Registrar’s Office.
21	Registration and Enrolment	Last date to add a course without permission of instructor for Fall [FA21] and Fall/Winter term [Y21/22] courses.
30	Financial Aid, Refunds and Tuition Fees	Refund—100% refund date for Fall [FA21] term.

October
Date	Description	Reminder
5	Registration and Enrolment	Last date to add a course with permission of instructor for Fall [FA21] term courses (via Course Transaction Form).
11	University Closure	Thanksgiving Day—University closed.
9–15	Reading Week	Fall Reading Week (no classes, University open).
15	Financial Aid, Refunds and Tuition Fees	Refund—80% refund date for Fall [FA21] term.
15	Administrative	Administrative Deadline—All summer [SU21] term courses with blank and incomplete grades converted to F grade unless an approved course extension has been granted.
20	Registration and Enrolment	Online registration for Fall [FA21] term ends. Manual Registration Form required after this date.
26	Registration and Enrolment	Last date to add a course with permission of instructor for Fall/Winter [Y21–22] courses (via Course Transaction Form).
31	Financial Aid, Refunds and Tuition Fees	Refund—40% refund date for Fall [FA21] term; Deadline for reassessment at the domestic tuition rate for the current Fall/Winter session. For international students requesting a status change.

November
Date	Description	Reminder
1	Thesis and Dissertation	– Deadline for students to submit Research Proposals for Ethics to program office for approval to commence in January 2022. – Deadline to apply to graduate in February 2022.
2	Convocation	Fall 2021 Convocation
8	Thesis and Dissertation	Deadline for Graduate Programs to submit Research Proposals for Ethics to FGS for approval to commence in January 2022.
12	Registration and Enrolment	Deadline to drop course(s) without receiving a grade (via Course Transaction Form), Fall [FA21] term.
12	Thesis and Dissertation	Deadline for the Faculty of Graduate Studies to receive recommendations for Oral examination from Graduate Programs for Doctoral students expected to fulfill all degree requirements for February 2022 convocation.
15	Registration and Enrolment	Deadline to submit Academic Petition (e.g. leave of absence, change to part-time/full-time status, extension of program time limits, reinstatement) for Winter [WI22] term.
19	Thesis and Dissertation	Deadline for the Faculty of Graduate Studies to receive recommendations for Oral examination from Graduate Programs for Master's students expected to fulfill all degree requirements for February 2022 convocation.

December
Date	Description	Reminder
7	Registration and Enrolment	Fall term [FA21] classes end.
8	Study Day	Fall Study Day (no classes; University open).
10	Thesis and Dissertation	Last day to hold Master’s/Doctoral defence exams in the Fall [FA21] term (for Fall term completion). Exams held after this date will be coded for Winter term [WI22].
15	Registration and Enrolment	Students who did not register for Fall term [FA21] will be withdrawn from the program for failure to maintain continuous registration unless a Leave of Absence was approved.
9–23	Examinations	Fall [FA21] Examinations. Check with your Course Director.
20	Registration and Enrolment	Deadline to register for Winter term [WI22].
20	Thesis and Dissertation	Deadline to upload Electronic Thesis and Dissertation for Fall term [FA21] completion.
21	Registration and Enrolment	$200 Late registration fee for Winter term [W22] will be applied.
24 Dec.–5 Jan.	University Closure	Winter Break—University closed.

January
Date	Description	Reminder
10	Financial Aid, Refunds and Tuition Fees	Deadline for payment of fees, Winter [WI22] term.
10	Registration and Enrolment	Winter [WI22] term classes begin.
14	Thesis and Dissertation	Deadline to upload Electronic Thesis and Dissertation for February 2022 degree conferral.
15	Registration and Enrolment	Administrative Deadline—Deadline for graduate programs to submit Fall [FA21] term grades to the Registrar’s Office.
23	Registration and Enrolment	Last date to add a course without permission of instructor for Winter [WI22] courses.
26	Registration and Enrolment	Online Registration ends for Winter [WI22] term.
31	Financial Aid, Refunds and Tuition Fees	Refund—100% refund, Winter [WI22] term; Deadline for reassessment at the domestic tuition rate for the current Winter session. For international students requesting a status change.

February
Date	Description	Reminder
7	Registration and Enrolment	Last date to add a course with permission of instructor for Winter [WI22] term courses (via Course Transaction Form).
11	Registration and Enrolment	Deadline to drop course(s) without receiving a grade for Fall/Winter [Y21–22] term courses.
15	Registration and Enrolment	Administrative Deadline—All Fall [FA21] term courses with blank and incomplete grades converted to F grade unless an approved course extension has been granted.
15	Financial Aid, Refunds and Tuition Fees	Refund—80% refund for Winter [WI22] term.
19–25	Reading Week	Winter Reading Week (no classes, University open).
21	University Closure	Family Day—University closed.
26	Registration and Enrolment	Deadline to apply to graduate for Spring 2022 Convocation.
28	Financial Aid, Refunds and Tuition Fees	Refund—40% refund for Winter [WI22] term.

March
Date	Description	Reminder
TBA	Registration and Enrolment	Summer [SU22] term registration and enrolment online access begins.
18	Registration and Enrolment	Deadline to drop a course without receiving a grade for Winter [WI22] term courses.
15	Registration and Enrolment	Deadline to submit Academic Petition (e.g. leave of absence, change to part-time/full-time status, extension of program time limits, reinstatement) for Summer [SU22] term.
25	Thesis and Dissertation	Deadline for the Faculty of Graduate Studies to receive recommendations for Oral examination from Graduate Programs for Doctoral students expected to fulfill all degree requirements for June 2022 convocation.

April
Date	Description	Reminder
1	Thesis and Dissertation	Deadline for the Faculty of Graduate Studies to receive recommendations for Oral examination from Graduate Programs for Master's students expected to fulfill all degree requirements for June 2022 convocation.
10	Registration and Enrolment	Fall/Winter [Y21–22] and Winter [WI22] term classes end.
11	Study Day	Winter Study Day.
15	University Closure	Good Friday—University closed.
12–29	Examinations	Fall/Winter [Y21–22] and Winter [WI22] examinations. Check with your Course Director.
18	Thesis and Dissertation	Deadline to hold Master’s/Doctoral defence exams in the Winter [WI22] term to fulfill part of the requirements in order to graduate for June 2022 convocation.
TBA	Registration and Enrolment	Deadline to register for the Summer term [SU22].
21	Registration and Enrolment	$200 Late registration fee for Summer term [SU22] will be applied.
22	Thesis and Dissertation	Deadline to upload Electronic Thesis and Dissertation for Winter [WI22] term and fulfill final requirements in order to graduate and be eligible for June 2022 convocation ceremony.
30	Registration and Enrolment	All degree requirements, including final grades, must be met by April 30, 2022 to convocate in June 2022.