Senate Agenda, March 24, 2000 - EXHIBIT III, Appendix 2
Guidelines for the Organization of the Academic Year
1. The final day of examinations will be no later than December 22 in the first term and April 30 in the second term.
2. The final examination period will be 10 days in the first term and 17 days in the second term.
3. Each term will be thirteen weeks in length, comprising at least 62 "lecture days".
4. There will be at least one study day (including Saturdays and Sundays) between the completion of lectures and the first scheduled final examination.
5. Classes will begin on the Thursday following Labour Day. Classes in the second term must begin on January 3 or the earliest possible day thereafter (excluding Friday through Sunday). Second term classes will begin no earlier than twelve days following the last day of the mid-year examination period.
6. Conference Week will be scheduled following the first seven full or partial weeks in second term..
Note: These Guidelines apply only to those faculties, schools and colleges which operate on a 26-week teaching term, i.e., they do NOT apply to the Faculties of Applied Health Sciences (Physical Therapy Years III and IV), Dentistry, Education, Law, Medicine, and the Business School.
| 1999-2000 | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | |
| Labour Day | Sept. 6 | Sept. 4 | Sept. 3 | Sept. 2 | Sept. 1 | Sept. 6 |
| Registration | Sept. 7-8 | Sept. 5-6 | Sept. 4-5 | Sept. 3-4 | Sept. 2-3 | Sept.7-8 |
| First Term | Sept. 9- Dec. 8 (64 days) | Sept. 7- Dec. 7 (64 days) | Sept. 6- Dec. 6 (64 days) | Sept.5- Dec. 5 (64 days) | Sept.4- Dec. 4 (64 days) | Sept. 9-Dec. 9 (64 days) |
| Study Day | Dec. 9 | Dec. 8 | Dec. 7 | Dec. 6 | Dec. 5 | Dec. 10 |
| Exams | Dec. 10-21 (10 days) | Dec. 9-20 (10 days) | Dec. 8-19 (10 days) | Dec. 7-18 (10 days) | Dec. 6-17 (10 days) | Dec. 11-22 (10 days) |
| Holiday | Dec.22-
Jan. 9
(19 days) |
Dec.21-
Jan. 2
(13 days) |
Dec.20-
Jan. 2
(14 days) |
Dec.19-
Jan. 5
(17 days) |
Dec.18-
Jan. 4
(18 days) |
Dec.23-
Jan. 3
(12 days) |
| Second Term | Jan.10-
Apr. 7
(60 days) |
Jan. 3-
Apr. 6
(63 days) |
Jan. 3-
Apr. 8
(62 days) |
Jan. 6-
Apr. 4
(62 days) |
Jan. 5-
Apr. 8
(64 days) |
Jan. 4-
Apr. 7
(62 days) |
| Conf. Week | Feb.
21-25 |
Feb.
19-23 |
Feb.
18-22 |
Feb.
24-28 |
Feb.
23-27 |
Feb.
21-25 |
| Good Friday | Apr. 21 | Apr. 13 | Mar.29 | Apr. 18 | Apr. 9 | Mar.25 |
| Passover | Apr. 20-21 | Apr. 8-9 | Apr. 28 | Apr. 17-18 | Apr. 6-7 | Apr. 24-25 |
| Study Day | n/a | Apr. 7 | Apr. 9 | Apr. 5 | Apr. 10 | Apr. 8 |
| Exams | Apr. 8-29
(17 days) |
Apr. 10-30
(17 days) |
Apr. 10-30
(17 days) |
Apr. 7-28
(17 days) |
Apr. 12-30
(17 days) |
Apr. 9-29
(17 days) |
*S.91-191 No examinations are to be scheduled on the first two days of Passover unless the avoidance of those dates would extend the final examination period beyond the end of April. In years where examinations are scheduled on the first two days of Passover, affected students are required to request accommodation and arrange with their instructor(s) and/or Dean for an alternative examination. Therefore, note: In years wherein only one day is noted above for Passover, the second day could not be accommodated.
FYI - Rosh Hashanah Dates: [99-00] Sep. 11/12, [00-01] Sep. 30/Oct. 1, [01-02] Sep. 18/19, [02-03] Sep. 7/8, [03-04] Sep. 27/28, [04-05] Sep. 16/17. Yom Kippur Dates: [99-00] Sep. 20, [00-01] Oct. 9, [01-02] Sep. 27, [02-03] Sep. 16, [03-04] Oct. 6, [04-05] Sep. 25)