Graduate Program Sessional Dates

2025 Fall Session

September 2025
September 1	LABOUR DAY (HOLIDAY) - UNIVERSITY CLOSED
September 2	Classes begin for all students
September 12	SGS registration deadline
September 17 (10:00 AM)	Add/Drop deadline for first term and full year courses Directed Research Proposals forms due (first term and full year projects) Writing Requirement form due for Fall term courses

October 2025
Early October	Thesis Students only: Connect with thesis supervisor & 1st meeting with SJD advisor
October 9 - 10	Student Off-Campus Summer Job Interviews (OCIs) - NO CLASSES
October 13	THANKSGIVING (HOLIDAY) - UNIVERSITY CLOSED
October 27 to 31 (inclusive)	READING WEEK - NO CLASSES - UNIVERSITY OPEN

November 2025
mid-November	Thesis students only: 2nd meeting with SJD advisor
mid-November	Thesis students only: SJD advisor submits LLM thesis progress report form

December 2025
December 1	Last day of classes for Fall courses
December 2 to 17	Examination period
December 18 (10:00 AM)	Deadline - First term written work
December 24 to January 3, 2026 (inclusive)	HOLIDAY CLOSURE - UNIVERSITY CLOSED

2026 Winter Session

January 2026
January 5 to 9	Intersession term (Intensive Courses Week)
January 5 (10:00 PM)	Add/Drop deadline for intensive courses
January 12	Winter term classes begin
January 14	Grades for Fall session courses available for viewing by students on ACORN
Mid-January	Thesis students only: 3rd meeting with SJD Advisor
January 23 (10:00 AM)	Add/Drop deadline for second term courses Directed Research Proposals forms due (first term and full year projects) Writing Requirement form due for Winter term courses

February 2026
February 16	FAMILY DAY (HOLIDAY) - UNIVERSITY CLOSED
February 17 to 20 (inclusive)	READING WEEK - NO CLASSES - UNIVERSITY OPEN

March 2026
Early March	Thesis students only: 4th meeting with SJD Advisor
March 20	Thesis students only: SJD advisor submits LLM thesis progress report

April 2026
April 3	GOOD FRIDAY - UNIVERSITY CLOSED
April 10	Classes end
April 13 to 24	Examination period
April 27 (10:00 AM)	Deadline - Second term written work

May 2026
May 13	Grades for Winter session courses available for viewing by students on ACORN
May 30	Thesis students only: Submission of draft to supervisor

July 2025
July 31	Final deadline for submission of theses (thesis) and writing requirements (coursework)

SGS Sessional Dates

In addition to the Faculty of Law sessional dates, students are encouraged to review the SGS sessional dates, which apply to all graduate students at the University of Toronto.