Dates and Deadlines
Application Dates and Deadlines
Applications, application fee, and supporting documents must be received in the Admissions Office by the following dates:
High School Applicants
Scholarship deadline - March 1
Application deadline - August 31. A small number of students are traditionally accepted in January. Students will be admitted beginning October for the January semester.
Applicants to Education and Social Work Programs
Bachelor of Education - January 15
Master of Social Work - January 30
Bachelor of Social Work - April 30
International Applicants
International applicants are encouraged to complete and submit applications and supporting documents by June 1 for September admission and October 1 for January admission. While applications will be accepted beyond those dates, students who apply later risk having insufficient time to obtain student visas and other authorization.
Please note that processing times at embassies can take up to three months.
| 2023 | Important Dates |
|---|---|
| September 1 | Move in / Residence Orientation Day |
| September 2 -10 | Welcome Week |
| September 4 | Labour Day - University closed |
| September 6 | Classes begin |
| September 10 | Opening Mass |
| September 15 | Last day to confirm registration by arranging payment of fees |
| September 15 | Last day to add Fall term and full-year courses |
| September 30 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation |
| October 2 | University closed in lieu of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation |
| October 2 | Last day to apply for November 1 Graduation |
| October 9 | Thanksgiving Day - University closed |
| October 13 | Deadline to opt out of Health Plan |
| October 31 | Last day to withdraw from first-semester courses without academic penalty |
| October 31 | Last Day for partial refunds of first-semester fees |
| October 31 | Last day to apply for Spring Convocation |
| October 31 | Deadline to declare major |
| November 1 | November Graduation |
| November 6-10 | Fall Reading Week – No classes |
| November 11 | Remembrance Day |
| November 13 | University closed in lieu of Remembrance Day |
| November 24 | Last day to hold class tests in first semester |
| December 7 | Last Day of classes for first semester |
| December 8 | Reading Day - no classes |
| December 11 - 16 | December Examination Period |
| December 18 | Make-up Exam Period |
| December 23-January 2 | Christmas Break – University closed |
| 2024 | Important Dates |
| January 1 | New Year’s Day |
| January 3 | University Offices Open |
| January 8 | Classes Resume |
| January 15 | Application deadline for BEd Program |
| January 19 | Last day to add Winter term courses |
| January 19 | Last day to withdraw from full-year courses without academic penalty |
| January 28 | Celebration of Feast Day of St. Thomas Aquinas, patron saint of the University |
| January 29 | Last day to apply for March 1 graduation |
| January 30 | Application Deadline for Master of Social Work |
| February 19 | NB Family Day – University Closed |
| March 1 | Last day to withdraw from second-semester courses without academic penalty |
| March 1 | Last Day for partial refunds of second-semester fees |
| March 4 - 8 | March Reading Week- no classes |
| March 15 | Student Research & Ideas Fair |
| March 28 | Last day to hold class tests in second semester |
| March 29 – April 1 | Easter - University closed |
| April 11 | Last Day of classes in second semester |
| April 12 | Reading Day - no classes |
| April 15-20 | April Examination Period |
| April 22 | Make-up Exam Period |
| April 29 | Intersession begins |
| April 30 | Application deadline for BSW program |
| May 13 | Baccalaureate Mass |
| May 14 | Spring Convocation |
| May 20 | Victoria Day - University closed |
| June 20 | Intersession ends |
| July 1 | Canada Day – University closed |
| July 2 | Summer Session begins |
| July 5 | Summer Convocation |
| August 5 | New Brunswick Day - University closed |
| August 9 | Summer Session ends |
NOTE: Dates for the Education and Social Work programs may differ. Please consult with the appropriate department.