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University Diary for Academic Year 2025-2026

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University Diary for Academic Year 2025-2026

__section_university-diary-for-academic-year-2025-2026 University Diary for Academic Year 2025-2026

Please note that any revisions to the diary are indicated with a ***REVISED*** tag. Any deletions are indicated with strikethrough.

	Event
Sunday, June 1, 2025	Registration begins for medical residents.
Tuesday, July 15, 2025	Registration begins for eligible students registering in undergraduate courses, Fall semester 2025.
Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025	Registration begins for graduate students, Fall semester 2025. Deadline for registration and fee payment for medical residents.
Monday, Sept. 1, 2025	Labour Day, statutory holiday.
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025	Lectures begin, Fall semester. Deadline for fees payment, Fall semester. Deadline for fees Payment 1, undergraduate medical students.
Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025	Final date for receipt, by the Registrar, of replacement grades for "INCOMPLETE" grades in undergraduate and graduate courses, 14-week Spring semester, 6-week Intersession, and 6-week Summer session, 2025.
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025	End of Regular Registration Period and last day for undergraduate and graduate students to add courses, Fall semester. Last day for undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 100% refund of tuition fees, Fall semester. Last day for medical students to withdraw from a Phase and receive 100% refund of tuition fees, Payment 1.
Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025	National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, statutory holiday, lecture break. Last day for undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 50% refund of tuition fees, Fall semester. Final date for departments to submit Recommendation for Award of Degree in order for graduate students to be deregistered from Graduate Registration 9000/Medicine 9900 without incurring any liability for continuance fees, Fall semester. Final date for graduate students to request a leave of absence from programs without incurring liability for tuition fees, Fall semester. Final date for graduate students to withdraw from programs without incurring liability for tuition fees, Fall semester. Final date for new graduate students to request a deferral of admission without incurring liability for tuition fees, Fall semester. Last day for medical students to withdraw from a Phase and receive 50% refund of tuition fees, Payment 1.
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025	Last day for undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 25% refund of tuition fees, Fall semester. No tuition fees are refunded for courses dropped after this date. Last day for medical students to withdraw from a Phase and receive 25% refund of tuition fees, Payment 1. No tuition fees are refunded for withdrawing from a Phase after this date.
Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025	*REVISED* Last day for undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 25% refund of tuition fees, Fall semester. No tuition fees are refunded for courses dropped after this date. *REVISED* *REVISED* Last day for medical students to withdraw from a Phase and receive 25% refund of tuition fees, Payment 1. No tuition fees are refunded for withdrawing from a Phase after this date. *REVISED*
Monday, Oct. 13, 2025	Thanksgiving Day, statutory holiday, lecture break.
Monday, Oct. 13 and Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025	Fall semester lecture break.
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025	Lectures resume.
Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025	Lectures will follow the Tuesday schedule. Annual Fall Convocation, St. John’s.
Friday, Oct. 17, 2025	Lectures will follow the Monday schedule.
Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025	Final date for departments to submit Recommendation for Award of Degree in order for graduate students to receive a 50% refund of continuance fees, Fall semester.
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025	Last day for undergraduate students and graduate students to drop courses without academic prejudice, Fall semester.
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025	Registration begins for eligible students registering in undergraduate courses, Winter semester 2026.
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025	Remembrance Day, statutory holiday, lecture break.
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025	Lectures will follow the Tuesday schedule.
Monday, Nov. 24, 2025	Registration begins for graduate students, Winter semester 2026.
Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025	Final date for Departments to submit Recommendation for Award of Degree in order for graduate students to receive a 25% refund of continuance fees, Fall semester.
Friday, Dec. 5, 2025	Lectures end, Fall semester.
Monday, Dec. 8 to Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025	Examination period, Fall semester. The examination period will include Sunday, December 14 but with reduced number of exams.
Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026	Final date for submission of Application to Graduate by undergraduate and graduate students who expect to receive their degree at the February in absentia graduation. Applications received after this date will be processed as time and resources permit.
Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026	Lectures begin, Winter semester. Deadline for fees payment, Winter semester. Deadline for fees Payment 2, undergraduate medical students.
Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026	Final date for receipt, by the Registrar, of replacement grades for "INCOMPLETE" grades in undergraduate and graduate courses, Fall semester 2025. Final date for submission of Master's and Doctoral Theses and Reports for examination, by students who expect to receive their degree at the Spring Convocation 2026. Theses and Reports received after this date will be processed as time and resources permit.
Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026	Final date for submission of Application to Graduate by undergraduate and graduate students who expect to receive their degree at the Spring Convocation 2026. Applications received after this date will be processed as time and resources permit.
Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026	End of Regular Registration Period and last day for undergraduate and graduate students to add courses, Winter semester. Last day for medical students to withdraw from a Phase and receive 100% refund of tuition fees, Payment 2. Last day for undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 100% refund of tuition fees, Winter semester.
Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026	Last day for undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 50% refund of tuition fees, Winter semester. Final date for departments to submit Recommendation for Award of Degree in order for graduate students to be deregistered from Graduate Registration 9000/Medicine 9900 without incurring any liability for continuance fees, Winter semester. Final date for graduate students to request a leave of absence from programs without incurring liability for tuition fees, Winter semester. Final date for graduate students to withdraw from programs without incurring liability for tuition fees, Winter semester. Final date for new graduate students to request a deferral of admission without incurring liability for tuition fees, Winter semester. Last day for medical students to withdraw from a Phase and receive 50% refund of tuition fees, Payment 2.
Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026	Last day for undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 25% refund of tuition fees, Winter semester. No tuition fees are refunded for courses dropped after this date. Last day for medical students to withdraw from a Phase and receive 25% refund of tuition fees, Payment 2. No tuition fees are refunded for withdrawing from a Phase after this date.
Monday, Feb. 23 To Friday, Feb. 27, 2026	Winter semester lecture break.
Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026	Final date for departments to submit Recommendation for Award of Degree in order for graduate students to receive a 50% refund of continuance fees, Winter semester.
Monday, March 2, 2026	Lectures resume.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026	Last date for undergraduate and graduate students to drop courses without academic prejudice, Winter semester.
Monday, March 23, 2026	Registration begins for eligible students registering in undergraduate courses, for 14-week Spring semester, 6-week Intersession, and 6-week Summer session 2026.
Tuesday, March 24, 2026	Final date for Departments to submit Recommendation for Award of Degree in order for graduate students to receive a 25% refund of continuance fees, Winter semester.
Friday, April 3, 2026	Good Friday, statutory holiday, lecture break.
Monday, April 6, 2026	Registration begins for graduate students, 14-week Spring semester, 6-week Intersession and 6–week Summer session, 2026.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026	Lectures end, Winter semester.
Monday, April 13 To Wednesday, April 22, 2026	Examination period, Winter semester.
Monday, May 11, 2026	Lectures begin, 14-week Spring semester and 6-week Intersession. Deadline for fees payment, 14-week Spring semester, 6-week Intersession, and 6-week Summer session.
Thursday, May 14, 2026	Annual Spring Convocation, Corner Brook.
Monday, May 18, 2026	End of Regular Registration Period and last day for undergraduate and graduate students to add courses, 6-week Intersession. Final date for receipt, by the Registrar, of replacement grades for "INCOMPLETE" grades in undergraduate and graduate courses, Winter semester 2026. Last day for undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 100% refund of tuition fees, 6-week Intersession.
Thursday, May 21, 2026	Last day for undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 50% refund of tuition fees, 6-week Intersession.
Monday, May 25, 2026	End of Regular Registration Period and last day for undergraduate and graduate students to add courses, 14-week Spring semester. Last day for undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 100% refund of tuition fees, 14-week Spring semester. Last day for undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 25% refund of tuition fees, 6-week Intersession. No tuition fees will be refunded for 6-week Intersession courses dropped after this date.
Tuesday, May 26 to Friday, May 29, 2026	Annual Spring Convocation, St. John’s.
Monday, June 1, 2026	Last day for undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 50% refund of tuition fees, 14-week Spring semester. Final date for departments to submit Recommendation for Award of Degree in order for graduate students to be deregistered from Graduate Registration 9000/Medicine 9900 without incurring any liability for continuance fees, 14-week Spring semester. Final date for graduate students to request a leave of absence from programs without incurring liability for tuition fees, 14-week Spring semester. Final date for graduate students to withdraw from programs without incurring any liability for tuition fees, 14-week Spring semester. Final date for new graduate students to request a deferral of admission without incurring liability of tuition fees, 14-week Spring semester.
Monday, June 8, 2026	Last day for undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 25% refund of tuition fees, 14-week Spring semester. No tuition fees will be refunded for 14-week Spring semester courses dropped after this date. Last date for undergraduate and graduate students to drop courses without academic prejudice, 6-week Intersession.
Friday, June 19, 2026	Lectures end, 6-week Intersession. Final date for submission of Master's and Doctoral Theses and Reports for examination, by students who expect to receive their degree at the Fall Convocation 2026. Theses and Reports received after this date will be processed as time and resources permit.
Monday, June 22 to Wednesday, June 24, 2026	Semester lecture break, 14-week Spring semester. Examination period, 6-week Intersession.
Thursday, June 25, 2026	Lectures resume, 14-week Spring semester.
Monday, June 29, 2026	Lectures begin, 6-week Summer session. Final date for departments to submit Recommendation for Award of Degree in order for graduate students to receive a 50% refund of continuance fees, 14-week Spring semester.
Wednesday, July 1, 2026	Memorial Day, statutory holiday, lecture break.
Friday, July 3, 2026	Lectures will follow the Wednesday schedule.
Monday, July 6, 2026	Last date for undergraduate and graduate students to drop courses without academic prejudice, 14-week Spring semester. End of Regular Registration Period and last day for undergraduate and graduate students to add courses, 6-week Summer session. Last day for undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 100% refund of tuition fees, 6-week Summer session.
Thursday, July 9, 2026	Last day for undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 50% refund of tuition fees, 6-week Summer session.
Monday, July 13, 2026	Last day for undergraduate students to drop courses and receive a 25% refund of tuition fees, 6-week Summer session. No tuition fees will be refunded for 6-week Summer session courses dropped after this date.
Wednesday, July 15, 2026	Final date for submission of Application to Graduate by undergraduate and graduate students who expect to receive their degree at the Fall Convocation 2026. Applications received after this date will be processed as time and resources permit.
Monday, July 27, 2026	Last date for undergraduate and graduate students to drop courses without academic prejudice, 6-week Summer session. Final date for Departments to submit Recommendation for Award of Degree in order for graduate students to receive a 25% refund of continuance fees, 14-week Spring semester.
Friday, Aug. 7, 2026	Lectures end, 14-week Spring semester.
Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026	Lectures end, 6-week Summer session. Lectures will follow the Friday schedule.
Monday, Aug. 10 to Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026	Examination period, 6-week Summer session and 14-week Spring semester.

The information on this site has been extracted from the Official 2025-2026 University Calendar. While every reasonable effort has been made to duplicate the information contained in the official University Calendar, if there are differences, the official Memorial University of Newfoundland Calendar will be considered the final and accurate authority.