Concordia Academic Calendar 2025‑2026: Important Dates

The Concordia Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 schedule contains all the essential dates and deadlines from course add/drop periods to university holidays, and final exam schedules.

Concordia University operates on a two‑semester system: Fall (early September to mid‑December) and Winter (early January to late April), each offering approximately 13 weeks of instruction plus a mid‑semester break and a dedicated exam period.

Additionally, the Summer Session (May to August) provides accelerated and modular parts‑of‑term for flexible study options.

Concordia Academic Calendar Fall 2025

1. The deadline for the final electronic submission of a thesis through Spectrum, the Concordia Repository, for students graduating in the fall term, is Monday, September 1, 2025.
2. Labour Day is on Monday, September 1, 2025 (the university is closed).
3. Classes begin for the fall and fall/winter terms of the 2025–2026 academic year on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
4. The deadline to add fall-term (/2) and two-term (/3) courses is on Monday, September 15, 2025.
5. The deadline for withdrawal with tuition refund (see exceptions) from fall-term (/2 DNE) and two-term (/3 DNE) courses is Monday, September 15, 2025.
6. The deadline for withdrawal from a program for the fall session is Monday, September 15, 2025.
7. The deadline to submit a request for a leave of absence for the fall session is Monday, September 15, 2025.
8. The in-progress deadline to submit coursework to professors for summer 2025 courses is Monday, September 15, 2025, according to the Concordia academic calendar 2025-2026.
9. The registration start date for newly admitted students for the winter term 2026 is on Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
10. Fall convocations are TBD (to be announced).
11. The deadline to apply for re-evaluation of courses ending in August 2025 (/1) is Wednesday, October 1, 2025.
12. Reading week runs from Saturday, October 11, 2025, to Friday, October 17, 2025.
13. Thanksgiving Day is on Monday, October 13, 2025 (the university is closed).
14. The deadline to submit the required documentation to register with the Access Centre for Students with Disabilities and request exam accommodations for the Fall 2025 final examination period is Friday, October 17, 2025.
15. The deadline for academic withdrawal from fall-term courses (/2 DISC) is on Monday, November 10, 2025.
16. The last day of classes for the fall term is on Monday, December 1, 2025.
17. The deadline to apply for Quebec Resident status for the Fall 2025 term is Monday, December 1, 2025.
18. Final examinations for the fall term run from Wednesday, December 3, 2025, to Thursday, December 18, 2025.
19. Aide financière aux études (AFE) funding ends for the fall term on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
20. The Christmas holiday period runs from Wednesday, December 24, 2025, to Thursday, January 4, 2026 (the university is closed).

Concordia Academic Calendar Winter Term 2026

1. Classes resume for the Winter 2026 term and Fall/Winter 2025–2026 term on Monday, January 12, 2026.
2. The deadline to apply for Spring 2026 graduation is on Thursday, January 15, 2026.
3. The deadline to add winter-term courses (/4) is on Monday, January 26, 2026.
4. The deadline for withdrawal with tuition refund (see exceptions) from winter-term courses (/4 DNE) is on Monday, January 26, 2026.
5. The deadline for withdrawal from a program for the winter session is Monday, January 26, 2026.
6. The deadline to submit a request for a leave of absence for the winter session is Monday, January 26, 2026.
7. The in-progress deadline to submit coursework to professors for Fall 2025 courses is on Monday, January 26, 2026, according to the Concordia Academic Calendar.
8. The deadline to submit the required documentation to register with the Access Centre for Students with Disabilities and request exam accommodations for the Winter 2026 final examination period is Friday, February 27, 2026.
9. Concordia Reading Week 2026 runs from Monday, March 2, 2026, to Sunday, March 8, 2026.
10. President’s Holiday is on Friday, March 6, 2026 (the university is closed).
11. The deadline for academic withdrawal from two-term (/3 DISC) and winter-term (/4 DISC) courses is Monday, March 23, 2026.
12. The deadline to apply for Quebec Resident status for the Winter 2026 term is Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
13. The deadline for the final electronic submission of a thesis through Spectrum, the Concordia Repository, for students graduating in the spring term is on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
14. Easter holidays run from Friday, April 3, 2026, to Sunday, April 6, 2026 (the university is closed).
15. The last day of classes for the Fall/Winter 2025–2026 terms is on Monday, April 13, 2026.
16. The make-up day for classes scheduled on April 3 and 4, 2026, is on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
17. Final examinations for the winter term run from Thursday, April 16, 2026, to Thursday, April 30, 2026.
18. Aide financière aux études (AFE) funding ends for the winter term on Thursday, April 30, 2026.

For more on the Concordia Academic Calendar 2025-2026, visit the Concordia University Academic Calendar Dates website.