(Tentative Date) Fall 2026 Practical Examination Period.
Deadline date to submit final Doctoral or Master's thesis for students expecting to graduate in February 2027.
Note: Should the deadline date (December 15) fall on a weekend or a holiday, the effective deadline date will be the next working day.
Law Fall Term Essays, Final Written Assignments and Writing & Drafting Projects are due on December 15, 2026 at 15:00. If this date falls on a weekend, please be advised that the deadline will be the following Monday unless an earlier deadline has been imposed by the instructor.
Deadline date to submit initial Doctoral or Master's thesis to GPS (Thesis Office) to be registered as Thesis Evaluation status for the Winter 2027 term.
Note: Should the deadline date (December 15) fall on a weekend or a holiday, the effective deadline date will be the next working day.
(Tentative Date) Last day for NUTR 508/509, Professional Practice-Stage 4 (Dietetics).
(Tentative Date) Fall term examination period for Farm Management and Technology program.
Examination period for Fall term and multi-term courses given by Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Arts (including Social Work & Religious Studies), Continuing Studies, Education, Engineering (including Architecture), Graduate Studies, Law, Management, Music, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Science (including B.A.&Sc.).
NOTE:
- Dentistry and Medicine exams vary by year. Check with Faculty for specific dates.
Examination period for Fall term and multi-term courses given by Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Arts (including Social Work & Religious Studies), Continuing Studies, Education, Engineering (including Architecture), Graduate Studies, Law, Management, Music, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Science (including B.A.&Sc.).
NOTE:
- Dentistry and Medicine exams vary by year. Check with Faculty for specific dates.
(Tentative Date) Instructors use your feedback to improve their courses, teaching, and course design. By completing your course evaluations, you are actively improving the learning environment for future McGill students. Complete your course evaluations in Mercury.
Find out if your unit uses the condensed or default period.
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S holiday break. Administrative offices will be closed between December 24 and January 1 inclusive. Library hours are available here. Administrative offices reopen on Monday, January 4.
(Tentative Date) Application deadline for deferred examinations for courses from the Fall 2026 term in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Arts (including Social Work & Religious Studies), Continuing Studies, Education, Management, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Science (including B.A.&Sc.).
Winter term fee payment deadline for all students. For more information, visit the website http://www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts/your-account/deadlines-and-penalties/.
(Tentative Date) Supplemental examination application opens on Minerva for Fall term courses and N1/N2 courses ending in the Fall 2026 term in Arts (including Social Work & Religious Studies), Education, Law, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Science (including B.A.&Sc.). (Closes January 13, 2027).
NOTE: Not available for Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Engineering or Management courses.
Application deadline for deferred examinations for Law from the Fall 2026 term. Submit deferred applications to Faculty of Law - Student Affairs Office. Law does not use Minerva application. Students must inform the SAO, prior to or within twenty-four hours of the examination, of the reasons for requesting permission to write a deferred examination.
(Tentative Date) Deferred examination application period on Minerva for Law for Fall term courses ending in Fall 2026 term. For 1L and Graduate students only: Submit deferred applications to Faculty of Law – Student Affairs Office, as 1L and Graduate students cannot use the Minerva application.