Important Dates 2024 – 2025

Important academic dates

Fall semester
Date Action
* Please adhere to payment date in box 25 on your official Letter of Acceptance. First semester payment deadline for Fall 2024 international students (starting a new program)
June 17, 2024 Deposit deadline for Fall 2024 domestic students (new and returning)
July 23 - July 25, 2024 Web registration opens for Fall 2024 for semester one students – starting a new program
July 26 - 30, 2024 Web registration opens for Fall 2024 for second-year students continuing same program
July 31, 2024 Web registration opens for Fall 2024 for third-year students - continuing same program
August 5, 2024 Civic Holiday
August 7, 2024 Fall 2024 semester payment deadline for international students (returning students)

View the Program fee calculator to determine how much you owe.

August 7, 2024 Fall semester payment deadline for domestic students (new and returning)

View the Program fee calculator to determine how much you owe.

August 26, 2024 Full-time students may process timetable changes (add/drop) through MyDC beginning at 4:00 p.m.
August 27, 2024 Oshawa Campus Program Orientation – semester 1 students
Faculty of Media, Art & Design
Faculty of Liberal Studies
August 28, 2024 Oshawa Campus Program Orientation – semester 1 students
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Social & Community Services
August 28, 2024 Registration for part-time students begins
August 29, 2024 Oshawa Campus Orientation – International students
August 29, 2024 Oshawa Campus Program Orientation – semester 1 students
Faculty of Business
Faculty of Science, Engineering & Information Technology
August 30, 2024 Whitby Campus Orientation – International students
August 30, 2024 Whitby Campus Program Orientation - semester 1 students
Faculty of Skilled Trades & Apprenticeship
Faculty of Hospitality & Horticultural Science
Faculty of Science, Engineering & Information Technology
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Business
September 2, 2024 Labour Day
September 3, 2024 Day 1 - Classes begin for postsecondary students

Students taking programs through FLEX delivery, your first day of classes is shown on your schedule.

September 9, 2024 Day 5 - Last day for program registration, program changes and course additions
September 16, 2024 Day 10 - Last day for full-time students to withdraw (domestic students less $500 non-refundable deposit) or drop to part-time status with a refund of semester fees
September 16, 2024 Day 10 - Last day to submit a Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) or credit transfer
October 2, 2024 Last day for withdrawal from a course with no academic record; courses dropped after this date will be recorded on the academic transcript with a “W” to indicate withdrawal
October 14, 2024 Thanksgiving
October 21 – 25, 2024 Reading week for post-secondary students only
October 22, 2024 Official midterm grades are due through DC connect by 12:00 p.m.
October 22, 2024 Official midterm grades are available to view electronically on MyDC as of 4:00 p.m.
October 30, 2024 Official Fall Graduation Date
October 29-30, 2024 Fall Convocation Ceremonies
November 18, 2024 Last day to withdraw from a course with a “W”; after this date, all courses will be graded and recorded on the academic transcript
December 13, 2024 Last day of classes for most programs
December 17, 2024 Official final grades due through DC connect by 12:00 p.m.
December 18, 2024 Official final grades are available to view electronically on MyDC as of 4:00 p.m.
December 24, 2024 – January 1, 2025 Holiday break - the school is closed during these days - (re-open on Thursday, January 2, 2025)