Sessional Dates 2024 - 2025

Sessional dates for 2024-2025 are also available in PDF format.

2024 Fall Session

August 2024
August 19First Year Legal Methods Orientation
August 19 to August 30First Year: Legal Methods Intensive
September 2024
September 2LABOUR DAY (HOLIDAY) - UNIVERSITY CLOSED
September 3Classes begin for all students - first year (FY) and upper year (UY)
September 11
(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 18
(10:00 AM)
Add/Drop deadline for first term and full year courses
October 2024
October 10 to 11Student Off-Campus Summer Job Interviews (OCIs): No upper year classes
October 14THANKSGIVING (HOLIDAY) - UNIVERSITY CLOSED
November 2024
November 4 to 8READING WEEK - NO CLASSES - UNIVERSITY OPEN
December 2024
December 2Last day of classes for Fall course for UY
December 3 to 17Examination period UY
December 5Last day of classes for Fall for FY
December 9 to 17Examination period FY
December 18
(10:00 AM)
Deadline - First term written work
December 24, 2024 to January 3, 2025 (inclusive)WINTER HOLIDAY/HOLIDAY CLOSURE - UNIVERSITY CLOSED

 2025 Winter Session

January 2025
January 6Classes begin for FY students
January 6 to 10Intersession term UY
January 6
(10:00 PM)
Add/Drop deadline for intensive courses
January 13Classes begin for UY students
January 17
(10:00 AM)
Directed Research proposals and Graded Credit forms due (second term projects);
Supervised Upper Year Research Paper forms also due
January 24
(10:00 AM)
 Add/Drop deadline for second term courses
February 2025
February 17FAMILY DAY (HOLIDAY) - UNIVERSITY CLOSED
February 18 to 21READING WEEK - NO CLASSES - UNIVERSITY OPEN
March 2025
April 2025
April 11Classes end for all students
April 14 to 25Examination period for all students
April 18GOOD FRIDAY - UNIVERSITY CLOSED
April 28
(10:00 AM)
Deadline - Second term written work
May 2025
June 2025

June 11, 10:00 a.m.

CONVOCATION (date set by U of T – see www.convocation.utoronto.ca )
July 2025
July 31LLM students only: final deadline for submission of theses and writing requirements

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