Important Dates

FALL 2011
Sept. 1, 2011	FGS Orientation for new full time and part time graduate students
Sept. 5, 2011	Labour Day (University closed)
	Graduate Program in Law Orientation
Sept. 7, 2011	Last day to register without a late payment fee
Sept. 7, 2011	Graduate courses begin
Sept. 9, 2011	To convocate at Fall 2010 Convocation, this is the last day to submit final approved copies, incorporating any revisions, to Faculty of Graduate Studies
Sept. 15, 2011	Summer 2010 Grades due Winter 2010 INC grades due
Sept. 30, 2011	100% Fee Refund deadline for Fall term - Full Program fee credit. Click here
Oct. 10, 2011	Thanksgiving (University closed)
Mid Oct. 2011	Graduate Development Fund application deadline (Fall Competition)
Mid Oct. 2011	Research Costs Fund application deadline (Fall Competition)
Mid Oct. 2011	Ontario Graduate Scholarship applications deadline (OGS)
Mid Oct. 2011	Social Sciences & Humanities Research application deadline
Mid Oct. 2011	Canada Graduate Scholarship application deadline (CGS)
Mid Oct. 2011	FGS Fall/Winter Tuition Fee Bursary application deadline
Oct. 12 -13,2011	Fall 2011 Convocation
Oct. 15, 2011	80% Fee Refund deadline for Fall term - Full Program fee credit. Click here
Oct. 25, 2011	Last day to add a Fall/Winter term [Y] course on-line with permission. Click here
Oct. 31, 2011	Fall Term Registration & Enrolment, access to on-line registration ends. Students wishing to register beyond this date, must contact their Graduate Program Office and visit the Office of the Dean, Graduate Studies, 230 York Lanes to process a manual registration form.
Oct. 31, 2011	40% Fee Refund deadline for Fall term - Full Program fee credit. Click here
Nov. 1, 2011	0% Fee Refund deadline for Summer term - Full Program fee credit. Click here
Nov. 15, 2011	Academic Petition: To request a change of status (ie. leave of absence, change to part-time, extension of time) for the Winter Term, students must make their request through their Graduate Program and complete an Academic Petition Form or a Program Approval Form at least six weeks in advance of the term being requested. Important: Before initiating your request, you are advised to review University and Faculty rules and regulations as stated in the GS Calendar.
Nov. 30, 2011	Students who have not registered for the current term, will be withdrawn for failure to maintain continuous registration.
Nov. 30, 2011	LLM thesis and MRP candidates’ research proposals due. Research Ethics Form also due
Dec. 2, 2011	JD classes end
Dec. 6, 2011	National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women
Dec. 10, 2011	Fall Seminar & Research Papers due (unless an earlier date is established by the course instructor)
Dec. 24-31, 2011 Jan. 1, 2012	Holiday (Graduate Program Office will be closed)
WINTER 2012
Jan. 3, 2012	Graduate Program re-opens and JD classes begin
Jan. 3, 2012	Last day to register without a late payment fee
Jan. 3, 2012	Academic Petition: Absolute final date to request a change of status (ie. leave of absence, change to part-time, extension of time) for the current term, students must make their request through their Graduate Program and complete an Academic Petition Form or a Program Approval Form. Requests received after this date will be considered for the next term. Important: Before initiating your request, you are advised to review University and Faculty rules and regulations as stated in the FGS Calendar.
Jan. 10, 2012	Fall Grades due
Jan. 15, 2012	Winter fees due and payable.
Jan. 30, 2012	Deadline for online registration and/or course deletions for Winter term
Jan. 31, 2012	PhD Dissertation Initial Proposal Submission
Jan. 31, 2012	100% Fee Refund deadline for Winter term [W] - Full Program fee credit. Click here
Feb. 15, 2012	80% Fee Refund deadline for Winter term [W] - Full Program fee credit. Click here
Feb. 20, 2012	Family Day, (University closed)
Feb. 18 - 24, 2012	York University Reading Week
Feb. 28, 2012	40% Fee Refund deadline for Winter term - Full Program fee credit. Click here
March 15, 2012	Academic Petition: To request a change of status (ie. leave of absence, change to part-time, extension of time) for the next term, students must make their request through their Graduate Program and complete an Academic Petition Form or a Program Approval Form at least six weeks in advance of the term being requested. Important: Before initiating your request, you are advised to review University and Faculty rules and regulations as stated in the GS Calendar.
Mid March 2012	Fieldwork Costs Fund application deadline
Mid March 2012	Graduate Development Fund application deadline (Spring Competition)
Mid March 2012	Research Costs Fund application deadline (Spring Competition)
March 28, 2012	To convocate at Spring 2011 Convocation, this is the last day for FGS to receive a PhD Recommendation for Oral Examination form from Graduate Program
April 4, 2012	To convocate at Spring 2011 Convocation, this is the last day for FGS to receive an LLM Recommendation for Oral Examination form from Graduate Program
April 5, 2012	JD classes end
April 6, 2012	Good Friday (University closed)
April 30, 2012	Extended PhD Dissertation Research Proposal Due
April 30, 2012	Winter Term ends