Fall 2024 & Winter 2025 Important Dates

The 2024-25 Fall-Winter schedule/timetable is posted by 5 pm on July 3, 2024 (tentatively).

Before you enroll in courses, check the schedule/timetable for enrolment restrictions additional to those that appear on ACORN.

Master of Teaching program courses will be pre-loaded based on cohorts and programs. Year 2 Master of Teaching students only will be selecting their final elective course in the Fall term (September to December)

Course selection/enrolment for 2024 Fall and 2025 Winter courses begins at 6:00am via ACORN.

The first cycle of course enrolment for Fall and full year courses is July 10 to July 23.  There is no enrolment on July 24.  On July 25, enrolment will reopen and unused spaces in some courses are opened to other student categories as noted in course comments on the Course Schedule.

Registration for 2024 Fall and 2025 Winter session begins.

Students become REGISTERED:

• when the Minimum Payment to Register Amount displayed on their current session ACORN invoice is credited to their student account
• or they have successfully submitted an OSAP deferral to register on ACORN
• or have an approved request to register without payment (fee deferral for award) in place

Enrolment in courses is not the same as Registration

Students being sponsored by a third party must follow the steps: https://studentaccount.utoronto.ca/payment-deadlines-penalties/fee-paym…

Student will see status “Registered” (REG) on ACORN when registration is complete.

If you registered without payment (tuition deferral) for the session, pay outstanding fees by the Fall term, Winter term or Summer session payment deadlines. Payment due dates are based on your tuition deferral type: https://studentaccount.utoronto.ca/payment-deadlines-penalties/fee-paym…

The 2024 Fall – 2025 Winter tuition fee, refund, and service charge schedules are posted at: https://studentaccount.utoronto.ca/

Application deadline for Non-degree special students intending to enroll in a fall 2024 course. Non-degree special students can be defined as students who choose to take coursework and are not registered in a program of study that leads to a degree.

The first cycle of course enrolment for Fall and full year courses is July 10th to July 23th.  There is no enrolment on July 24th.  On July 25th, enrolment will reopen and unused spaces in some courses are opened to other student categories as noted in course comments on the Course Schedule.

There is no course enrolment for all courses on July 24 and October 9.

You can add a course to your enrolment cart, but you won’t be able to take any other action on these dates. You cannot enroll, drop, modify, or join the waitlist until 12 am EST on the next day.

Course enrolment reopens for 2024 Fall, 2025 Winter, and full-year courses.

Master of Teaching and MA-Child Study and Education programs final date to request a deferral of admission from the 2024 Fall Session to the 2025 Fall Session. For all other programs, the deadline is September 15.

Recommended date for tuition fee payment for students registering or starting their program in the Fall session. 

Payment by this date ensures that it is received by the registration deadline of September 13, and avoids cancellation of registration and course enrolment. 

International students must make a payment by this date to ensure they are covered by the University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) at the beginning of September.

Deadline for receipt of Individual Reading and Research Course approval forms for Fall session and full-year courses. 

Submit fully completed and authorized forms to the Registrar's Office and Student Experience, Registration Team. OISE graduate programs restrict the maximum number of IRR courses that a student can take; see the IRR form for details.

Orientation Events: September  3 - 6, 2024

Grades uploaded to eMarks for Summer session courses (May to August and July to August courses).  Deadline for previous session courses which have an approved SDF on eMarks, must be amended with the final grade earned.

Coursework must be completed and grades approved by Department Chairs for May-August and July/August courses and 2024 Winter session course extensions (SDF designations). 

Instructors must submit grades in eMarks by September 4 to ensure approval by this date. 2024 Winter courses with an approved coursework extension will have the final grade calculated with zero assigned to any coursework that is still incomplete.

Coursework must be completed and grades approved by Department Chairs for May-August and July/August courses and 2024 Winter session coursework extensions. Instructors must submit grades in eMarks by September 4 to ensure approval by this date.

Deadline for SDF designation for 2024 Winter session courses to be changed to a regular grade or a failing grade.

Classes begin for Fall session and full-year courses. For most OISE programs, classes end November 29, 2024.

** The Master of Teaching program Fall Term is from September 9 to December 6

Required for students graduating at November (Fall) convocation:

• Final grades for all courses on ACORN; all course extensions (SDF) must be resolved.
• Departmental MRP completion forms for students in a program with an MRP requirement.
• Signed Departmental Degree Recommendation forms for master's students completing a thesis. (Student must send the email from ETC/ProQuest to ROSE, confirming that the final master's thesis has been uploaded by September 29).
• Receipt of notification for addition of completed emphasis/field of study to appropriate student records.
• Confirmation of completed collaborative specializations from the collaborative specialization office. Students are expected to notify their collaborative specialization administrator that they will be graduating.
• For doctoral candidates who have completed their Final Oral Examination for Fall (November) Convocation, final thesis must be submitted to SGS by this date to avoid fee charges for 2024 Fall term.  Note that , the final thesis must be successfully uploaded by September 25 for Fall (November) Convocation.

Registration deadline for students registering or starting their program in the Fall (September to December) session. After this date, a late registration fee will be assessed. Minimum required payment due (unpaid fees from previous session[s] + 100% of current Fall tuition fee charges).

Students may opt out of some student society fees (listed on the ACORN invoice) within limited time periods at the beginning of each session. Procedures and timelines for opting out are available at: https://studentaccount.utoronto.ca.

Final date to request a deferral of admission from the 2024 Fall Session to the 2025 Fall Session. For the Master of Teaching and MA-Child Study and Education programs, the deadline was July 30.

Intent to Graduate: Master's students expecting to finish all degree requirements in the Fall session should submit the OISE Intent to Graduate form between September 15 and October 15. 

Students who complete in the Fall can select either March (in absentia) or June Convocation.

50% refund for cancelling registration begins. For details, refer to the School of Graduate Studies Refund Schedule: https://studentaccount.utoronto.ca/tuition-fees/current-fall-winter-fee-refund-schedules/.

For questions regarding cancelling your registration, please email us at oise.registration@utoronto.ca.

Deadline date to request a Status Change for the fall session. Many OISE programs offer both a full-time status and a part-time status and we allow students to email requests to switch back and forth; however there are certain status change restrictions.

Each status allows for a maximum course load, If you have dropped a course or courses that now make you eligible for part-time status you must email us by today.

Deadline to submit final doctoral thesis for Fall (November) Convocation. Submit thesis before September 13 to avoid being charged Fall session fees.

Payment deadline to avoid service charges on unpaid Fall (September to December) session tuition and non-tuition fees for students registered in the Fall session only, except for those who have successfully registered without payment because they are receiving a full funding package via a research stipend, a major award or scholarship, teaching assistantships, tuition waiver, and/or sponsorships. 

Monthly service charges will begin accruing on October 15.

The first cycle of course enrolment for Winter term courses is July 10 to October 8. There is no course enrolment on October 9. 

You can add a course to your enrolment cart, but you won't be able to take any other action on this date. You cannot enroll, drop, modify, or join the waitlist until 12 am EST on the next day. 

On October 10, enrolment will reopen and unused spaces are opened to other student categories as noted in course comments on the Course Schedule.

Course enrolment reopens for 2025 Winter courses.

Intent to Graduate: Final date for master's students expecting to finish all degree requirements in Fall to submit the OISE Intent to Graduate form

Students who complete in Fall have the option of either March (in absentia) or June Convocation.

Final date to drop Fall session courses without academic penalty. Note: Dropping courses is not the same as cancelling your registration in a session. 

The refund schedule dates for cancelling your registration in a session will be posted to: https://studentaccount.utoronto.ca/tuition-fees/current-fall-winter-fee

Fall Convocation: PhD, EdD, MEd, MA, MA-CSE, MT. Information and dates are posted at https://governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/convocation

Last day of course lectures for the Master of Teaching program, Fall 2024 session.

Master of Teaching Year 1 Practicum Preparation Days begin (Nov 1, 4 & 5 -In person)

November 6 to December 6 (Practicum Block)

Applications close at 5:00 p.m. ET on the published deadline.

The application deadlines for programs starting in September 2025 are:
 

November 4, 2024:

• All funded programs (full-time PhD and full-time MA)
• Master of Teaching
• MA in Child Study and Education
• MEd in Counselling Psychology (Counselling & Psychotherapy field, and Global Mental Health and Counselling Psychology field)
• Part-time MA, and PhD flexible-time and EdD

January 15, 2025:

• All other MEd programs

Last day of Fall session classes (except for Master of Teaching program courses).

Last day of Practicum for Master of Teaching Year 1 students.

Deadline for receipt of Individual Reading and Research Course approval forms for Winter session courses. Submit fully completed and authorized forms to the Registrar's Office and Student Experience, Registration Team. OISE graduate programs restrict the maximum number of IRR courses that a student can take. Refer to the IRR form for details.

Recommended tuition fee payment deadline for students registering or starting their program in the Winter session (i.e., those who were not registered in the previous Fall session) to ensure payment is received by the registration deadline of January 17, and to avoid cancellation of registration and course enrolment. International students registering or starting their program in the Winter session (i.e., those who were not registered in the previous Fall session) must pay fees by this date to ensure they are covered by UHIP at the beginning of January.