The key dates for each teaching period are important because they determine when tuition fees need to be paid and when a withdrawal could be recorded on your transcript.
For other key dates, including supplementary and deferred exams and unit results, see dates and deadlines.
What the dates of a teaching period mean
- Before census date
A withdrawal isn't recorded on your academic transcript, but an administrative record is kept. - After census date
You need to pay tuition fees for enrolments that continue past the census date. - Between census and first date for withdrawal with fail
A withdrawal is recorded on your academic transcript. The unit is counted as an unsuccessful attempt for your Completion Rate. - On or after first date for withdrawal with fail
A fail is recorded on your academic transcript.
1645
Sep 24, 2024, 15:28 PM
Title :
1645
Teaching Period Code :
OUA4
Alias :
Calendar Type :
OUA-4
Year :
2025
Roll Over Teaching Period :
Standard Teaching Period Mapping :
SUM
Modified By :
Cassandra Cope
Teaching Period Type :
Technical
Display in :
Group Description :
Use Proposed Census Date :
No
Associated With Academic Calendar :
No
Active :
Yes
Start Date :
Dec 1, 2025, 00:00 AM
End Date :
Mar 6, 2026, 00:00 AM
Proposed Census Date :
Dec 20, 2025, 00:00 AM
Census Date :
Dec 22, 2025, 00:00 AM
Exam Start Date :
Mar 2, 2026, 00:00 AM
Exam End Date :
Mar 6, 2026, 00:00 AM
First Withdrawal with Penalty :
Dec 23, 2025, 00:00 AM
First Withdrawal with Fail :
Jan 12, 2026, 00:00 AM
Last Date to Enrol :
Nov 23, 2025, 00:00 AM
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OUA Study Period 4
OUA-sourced End Date may not include exam period. End of term date is the Friday after the end of classes.