UVic Important Dates 2025‑2026: Academic Calendar Dates

The UVic Important Dates 2025‑2026 schedule gathers all the essential deadlines and academic milestones you need, from application and enrolment dates, tuition payment deadlines, and course add/drop cut-offs, to residence move-in deadlines, reading breaks, and exam periods.

At UVic, the official academic year runs across several terms:

• Summer Session (Terms 1–3: May–August), with early May start dates, late May add/drop deadlines, statutory holidays, and Summer exams.
• Fall Term (Early September to early December): includes the first day of classes, a mid‑term reading break in November, and exams in early December.
• Spring Term (Early January to early April): follows a similar structure with Family Day and Spring Reading Break in February, wrapped up with exams in April.

Keep these University of Victoria academic important dates in mind and stay ahead of UVic term start and end dates, monitor UVic fee payment dates, and avoid academic or financial penalties by meeting add/drop or withdrawal deadlines.

Whether you’re planning your Residence move‑in dates, tracking deadlines like the last day for a 100% tuition refund, or preparing for Spring Convocation, the UVic Important Dates 2025‑2026 calendar is your go‑to resource for staying on track throughout the academic year.

UVic Important Dates Winter Session First Term 2025

1. Labour Day falls on Monday, September 1, 2025.
2. First‑year registration and the opening assembly for the Faculty of Law take place on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
3. First‑term classes for all faculties begin on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
4. The last day to add or drop courses in the Faculty of Law is Thursday, September 11, 2025.
5. The last day to receive a 100 % tuition‑fee reduction for standard first‑term and full‑year courses is Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
6. The last day for graduate students to register a personal leave of absence for the first term is Tuesday, September 16, 2025.
7. The last day to add first‑term courses (except in the Faculty of Law) is Friday, September 19, 2025.
8. The last day to pay first‑term fees without penalty is Tuesday, September 30, 2025, according to Uvic Important Dates 2025-2026.
9. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is observed on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
10. The Senate meets on Friday, October 3, 2025.
11. The last day to receive a 50 % tuition fee reduction for standard courses is Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
12. Thanksgiving Day falls on Monday, October 13, 2025.
13. The Senate Committee on Academic Standards approves convocation lists on Friday, October 24, 2025.
14. The last day to withdraw from first‑term courses without penalty of failure is Friday, October 31, 2025.
15. The Senate meets on Friday, November 7, 2025.
16. Remembrance Day is observed on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.
17. Reading break for all faculties runs from Monday, November 10, 2025, to Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
18. Fall Convocation Day 1 is Monday, November 10, 2025; Day 2 is Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
19. The Faculty of Graduate Studies deadline to apply for spring convocation is Saturday, November 15, 2025.
20. The last day of first‑term classes for all faculties is Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
21. The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
22. The Student Experience of Learning (S.E.L.) survey runs from Thursday, December 4, 2025, to Friday, December 5, 2025.
23. The Senate meets on Friday, December 5, 2025.
24. First‑term examinations for all faculties run from Saturday, December 6, 2025, to Saturday, December 20, 2025.
25. The undergraduate deadline to apply for spring convocation is Monday, December 15, 2025.
26. The university is closed for winter break from Thursday, December 25, 2025, to Wednesday, December 31, 2025.

UVic Important Dates 2026 Winter Session Second Term

1. New Year’s Day is on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
2. Second‑term classes for all faculties begin on Monday, January 5, 2026.
3. The Senate meets on Friday, January 9, 2026.
4. The last day to add or drop courses in the Faculty of Law is Thursday, January 15, 2026.
5. The last day to receive a 100 % tuition‑fee reduction for second‑term standard courses is Sunday, January 18, 2026.
6. The last day for graduate students to register a personal leave of absence for the second term is Sunday, January 18, 2026.
7. The last day to add second‑term courses (except in the Faculty of Law) is Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
8. The last day to pay second‑term fees without penalty is Saturday, January 31, 2026.
9. The Senate meets on Friday, February 6, 2026.
10. The last day to receive a 50 % tuition‑fee reduction for standard courses is Sunday, February 8, 2026.
11. The Faculty of Graduate Studies deadline to apply for spring convocation is Sunday, February 15, 2026.
12. Family Day falls on Monday, February 16, 2026.
13. Uvic Reading break for all faculties runs from Monday, February 16, 2026, to Friday, February 20, 2026.
14. The last day to withdraw from full‑year and second‑term courses without penalty of failure is Saturday, February 28, 2026.
15. The Senate meets on Friday, March 6, 2026, according to the UVic Important Dates schedule.
16. The first registration date for the Summer Session 2026 is Monday, March 9, 2026.
17. The last day of second‑term classes for all faculties is Thursday, April 2, 2026.
18. Good Friday is Friday, April 3, 2026; Easter Monday is Monday, April 6, 2026.
19. The S.E.L. survey runs from Friday, April 3, 2026, to Monday, April 6, 2026.
20. Examinations for all faculties run from Tuesday, April 7, 2026, to Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
21. The Senate meets on Friday, April 10, 2026, according to UVic Important Dates Schedule.
22. The Winter Session ends on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.

For more on the Uvic Important Dates, visit the University of Victoria Calendar Website.