Sessional Dates 2025 - 2026

Sessional dates for 2025-2026 are also available in PDF Format .

2025 Fall Session

August 2025
August 1President's Day (University Closed)
August 4Simcoe Day Holiday (University Closed)
August 18First Year Legal Methods Orientation
August 18 to August 29First Year: Legal Methods Intensive
September 2025
September 1LABOUR DAY (HOLIDAY) - UNIVERSITY CLOSED
September 2Classes begin for all students - first year (FY) and upper year (UY)
September 10
(10:00 AM)		Directed Research proposals and Graded Credit forms due
(first term and full year projects);
Supervised Upper Year Research Paper forms also due.
September 17
(10:00 AM)		Add/Drop deadline for first term and full year courses
October 2025
October 9 to 10Student Off-Campus Summer Job Interviews (OCIs): No upper year classes
October 13THANKSGIVING (HOLIDAY) - UNIVERSITY CLOSED
October 27-31READING WEEK - NO CLASSES - UNIVERSITY OPEN
November 2025
December 2025
December 1Last day of classes for Fall course for UY
December 2 to 17Examination period UY
December 4Last day of classes for Fall for FY
December 8 to 17Examination period FY
December 18
(10:00 AM)		Deadline - First term written work
December 24, 2025 to January 4, 2026 (inclusive)WINTER HOLIDAY/HOLIDAY CLOSURE - UNIVERSITY CLOSED

 2026 Winter Session

January 2026
January 5Classes begin for FY students
January 5 to 9Intersession term UY
January 5
(10:00 PM)		Add/Drop deadline for intensive courses
January 12Classes begin for UY students
January 16
(10:00 AM)		Directed Research proposals and Graded Credit forms due (second term projects);
Supervised Upper Year Research Paper forms also due
January 23
(10:00 AM)		 Add/Drop deadline for second term courses
February 2026
February 16FAMILY DAY (HOLIDAY) - UNIVERSITY CLOSED
February 17 to 20READING WEEK - NO CLASSES - UNIVERSITY OPEN
March 2026
April 2026
April 3GOOD FRIDAY - UNIVERSITY CLOSED
April 10Classes end for all students
April 13 to 24Examination period for all students
April 27
(10:00 AM)		Deadline - Second term written work
May 2026
June 2026

TBC

CONVOCATION (date set by UofT – see www.convocation.utoronto.ca )
July 2026
July 31LLM students only: final deadline for submission of theses and writing requirements