Important Dates
See below for dates and deadlines related to registration, courses, degree completion, etc. for the current academic year.
It is the responsibility of every EEB graduate student to be aware of all relevant deadlines.
2020 Fall Session
| August 28 | Deadline for payment of tuition fees if you are not deferring them |
| September 8 | Graduate courses and seminars begin |
| September 9 | Grades for all Summer session courses available for viewing by students on ACORN |
| September 11 | Last date to register without a late registration fee |
| September 15 | Final date to submit PhD theses to SGS to avoid fee charges for 2020-2021 |
| September 21 | Final date to add full-year and Fall session courses |
| October 2 | Final date for receipt of degree recommendation and submission of MSc theses for Fall Convocation without fees being charged for the Fall session |
| October 2 | Final date to submit final Ph.D. theses to SGS for Fall Convocation |
| October 26 | Final date to drop Fall session courses without academic penalty |
| November | Fall Convocation Information and Dates posted at: www.convocation.utoronto.ca |
| December 23 | University closed for the winter break from December 23 – January 1 inclusive |
2021 Winter Session
| January 11 | NEW DATE: Graduate courses & seminars begin (check the EEB Grad Course webpage for details) |
| January 13 | Fall Session Grades available for viewing by students on Acorn |
| January 15 | Final date to submit Doctoral theses without fee payment for Winter session |
| January 18 | Registration deadline for students registering or starting their program in the Winter session without being charged late registration fees. |
| January 18 | Final date to add Winter session courses |
| January 22 | Final date for all students to request that their degrees be conferred in absentia in March. Final date for receipt of master’s degree recommendations and theses submission for March or June graduation for MSc students, without fees being charged for the Winter session. (“Approval of Corrections to MSc Theses” form must be submitted to the Graduate Office by January 22) |
| February 22 | Final date to drop full-year and Winter session courses without academic penalty |
| March | March Graduation in absentia Information is posted at: www.convocation.utoronto.ca |
| April 16 | Final date to be recommended for June Convocation. Final date to submit PhD theses and MSc theses for June Convocation |
| May 7 | Registration deadline for Summer (May to August) session |
| May 19 | Winter session grades available for viewing by students on ACORN |