涩里番 Universal Key Academic Dates and Deadlines can be found on 涩里番's Important Dates for Students website, with detailed information about the latest class schedule located under their key academic dates 辫补驳别.听
Specific deadlines for the Faculty of Law
Fall 2026 Term
The Fall 2026听term dates are August听31听to December听4, 2026 (see Key Academic Dates for more dates).
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August 24, 2026听 |
Orientation Day for all First-year students.听 |
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August 25 鈥� 28, 2026听 |
Integration Week (which runs alongside Orientation).听 |
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August 31, 2026听 |
Upper-year classes start.听 |
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September 7, 2026:听Labour听Day 鈥� No class.听 |
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August 31, 2026听 |
First-year classes start.听 |
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September听8,听2026听at 15h00听 |
(Tentative) Fall Term Essay application forms are due (see SAO forms).听 |
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September听15, 2026, at 23h59听 |
Add/Drop Deadline听 |
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Deadline to opt in/out of the S/U grading听option听 |
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| BCL/JD Honours Program, Major, and/or Minor program application form due to the SAO听(for students in 3L) | |
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September听22, 2026听 |
Course Withdrawal with Refund (grade of 鈥淲鈥� on student transcript).听 |
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September 21听- 25, 2026听 |
Fall term verification week 鈥� Students MUST verify their record on Minerva and report any errors or omissions to the SAO.听 |
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October 12, 2026:听Thanksgiving Day Holiday 鈥� Classes cancelled & administrative offices closed.听 |
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October听9鈥�14, 2026听 |
Fall Break 鈥� No Classes. For makeup day information, please see below and 涩里番 Key Academic Dates.听 |
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October听19-23, 2026听 |
Fall Law Focus Week Workshops 鈥� ALL classes suspended (except听all 1L courses).听 |
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October 27, 2026听 |
Course Withdrawal with NO Refund deadline.听 Deadline to REMOVE S/U Option for Fall 2026听non-required courses. See description of 涩里番's Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory option.听 |
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November 15, 2025听 |
The deadline to report an Exam Conflict 鈥� For more information, please see the SAO's Examination Policy web辫补驳别.听 |
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November 30, 2026听 |
Deadline to apply to graduate on Minerva 鈥� For all undergraduate students who expect to complete their program requirements at the end of the Fall 2026听term (February 2027听graduation).听 |
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December 3, 2026听 |
Thursday, December 3 is the make-up lecture day for Monday classes and will follow a Monday schedule.听 |
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December听4, 2026听 |
Last day of lectures.听 |
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December听5 & 6, 2026听 |
Study Days.听 |
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December听7听鈥� December听22, 2026听 |
Fall examination period runs (inclusive).听 |
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December 15,听2026听at 15h00听 |
Fall Term Essays, Honours progress reports and final papers are due, unless otherwise听indicated. Late submissions will be subject to late penalties.听 |
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December听22,听2026听at 17h00听 |
The last date and time to upload a completed exam. Take-Home exams for both Undergraduate Students and Graduate Students must be downloaded and听submitted听within the examination period. Instructors may assign specific download and submission dates & times.听 |
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December 24,听2026听鈥� January听1, 2027:听Winter holiday break. No classes are scheduled during this听period听and all administrative offices will be听closed. SAO BLACKOUT PERIOD听TBC.听 |
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Important Reminders
Assignments & Examinations:
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All assignments must be听submitted听electronically听before听15h00听unless otherwise stated by the instructor. Course work received after 15h00, without an approved extension, will be subject to a听grading penalty听
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Extension requests听must be听submitted听via email to the听, before the original deadline. See the SAO policy on听Extensions. Late submissions will be subject to late penalties.听
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All assignments听submitted听to the SAO are final.听Students听are not be听permitted听to听submit听any听additional听work or an alternative version. Only the听initial听submission to the SAO will be听forwarded听for grading. (With permission only, a听subsequent听submission will be subject to a penalty of a deduction of one grading unit.)听
Winter 2027 Term
The Winter 2027听term dates are January 5 to April 14, 2027听(see Key Academic Dates for more dates).
Date(s) |
Occurence |
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December 24,听2026听鈥� January听1, 2027:听Winter holiday break. No classes are scheduled during this听period听and all administrative offices will be听closed.听听 |
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January 5, 2027听 |
ALL classes resume, including 1L classes.听 |
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January 6, 2027 (Tentative)听 |
Winter听Term Essay听application forms are due at 15h00 (see SAO forms)听 |
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January 15, 2027听 |
(Tentative)听The application deadline for听Outgoing Exchange/Study Away听programs for Summer 2027, Fall 2027听or Winter 2028.听 |
| January 19, 2027 |
Add/Drop deadline.听听 |
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Deadline to APPLY the S/U grading听option听for non-required courses听 |
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January 25听鈥撎�29, 2027 (Tentative)听 |
The Winter term verification week 鈥� Students MUST verify their record on听听and report any errors or omissions to the SAO.听 |
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January 26, 2027听 |
Course Withdrawal with Refund (grade of 鈥淲鈥� on student transcript).听 |
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February 22听鈥� 26, 2027听 |
Winter Law Focus Week Workshops 鈥� ALL classes suspended (except 1st year courses). See听course offerings list听for more information.听 |
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February 22听鈥� March听5, 2027听(Tentative)听 |
Fall 2026听Deferred & Supplemental Exam Period听 |
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February 23, 2027听 |
Course withdrawal with WITHOUT REFUND for Winter 2027听courses on Minerva.听 |
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March听1听- March听5, 2027: Reading Break 鈥� ALL classes cancelled this week.听 |
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March听1,听2027听(Tentative)听 |
Deadline to apply to graduate on Minerva for all undergraduate students who expect to complete their program requirements at the end of the Winter 2027听term (Spring 2027听Convocation).听 |
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March 15, 2027听 |
The deadline to report an exam conflict. For more information, please see the SAO's听 |
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March 26-29,听2027听Holiday听鈥� No classes or exams. Administrative offices听closed.听 |
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| April 7, 2027 | (Tentative) Last day of Lectures for 1L students.听 |
| April 8-14, 2027 | (Tentative) Study week for 1L students.听 |
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April 13-14, 2027听 |
Tuesday, April 13 is the make-up lecture day for Friday classes and will follow a Friday schedule. Wednesday, April 14 is the make-up lecture day for Monday classes and will follow a Monday schedule.听 |
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April 14, 2027听 |
Last day of Lectures for Upper-year courses.听 |
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April 15, 2027听 |
Study days for all students.听 |
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April 16 鈥� 30, 2027听 |
Winter examination period (inclusive).听 |
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April 26,听2027听at 15h00听 |
Winter Term Essays, Honours progress reports, Honours theses and final papers are due, unless otherwise听indicated. Late submissions will be subject to late penalties.听 |
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April 30,听2027听at 17h00听 |
The last date and time to upload a completed exam. Take-Home exams for both Undergraduate Students and Graduate Students must be downloaded and听submitted听within the examination period. Instructors may assign specific download and submission dates & times.听 |
Important Reminders
Assignments & Examinations:
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All assignments must be submitted electronically before 15h00 unless otherwise stated by the instructor. Course work received after 15h00, without an approved extension, will be subject to a grading penalty
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Extension requests must be submitted via email to the Student Affairs Office, before the original deadline. See the SAO policy on Extensions. Late submissions will be subject to late penalties.
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All assignments submitted to the SAO are final. Students are not be permitted to submit any additional work or an alternative version. Only the initial submission to the SAO will be forwarded for grading. (With permission only, a subsequent submission will be subject to a penalty of a deduction of one grading unit.)
Summer 2026 Term
- Summer term classes starts are varied.鈥� Refer to Minerva for Course offerings and start/end dates.
- Add/drop & Withdrawal deadline: Refer to Minerva for specific dates assigned to each course.
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Summer Term Essay Add/Drop Deadline:听May 31, 2026
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Summer Term Essay applications are due by May 4, 2026听by 15h00 (see SAO forms).
- *Note that it is the student responsibility to have your supervisor email the sao.law [at] mcgill.ca (SAO) approval to supervise your Term Essay no later than the Term Essay application deadline. If your supervisor does not approve, your Term Essay will be refused.
- Apply to graduate听on Minerva听before听May 26,听2026:听Deadline to apply to graduate on Minerva for all undergraduate students and graduate students in all non-thesis programs (certificates, diplomas, Master's non-thesis) who expect to complete their program requirements at the end of the鈥�Summer 2026听term (Fall 2026听Convocation).
Holidays & Office Closures:
- National Patriots鈥� Day (Jorun茅e听nationale听des听patriotes): May 18, 2026. Classes cancelled. Administrative offices closed.
- La F锚te Nationale du Qu茅bec Holiday: June 24, 2026. Classes cancelled. Administrative offices closed. Libraries closed.
- Canada Day Holiday: July 1, 2026. Classes cancelled. Administrative offices closed. Libraries closed.
- Summer Fridays (2026) - Administrative offices closed.
- June 26
- July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
- August 7, 14, 21
Assignments & Examinations:
- All assignments must be submitted electronically before 15h00 unless otherwise stated by the instructor. Course work received after 15h00, without an approved extension, will be subject to a grading penalty
- Extension requests must be submitted via email to the Student Affairs Office, before the original deadline. See the SAO policy on Extensions. Late submissions will be subject to late penalties.
- All assignments submitted to the SAO are final. Students are not be permitted to submit any additional work or an alternative version. Only the initial submission to the SAO will be forwarded for grading. (With permission only, a subsequent submission will be subject to a penalty of a deduction of one grading unit.)
- Summer Term Essays are due via SAOAssignments.law [at] mcgill.ca on August 17, 2026听by 15h00 unless an earlier deadline has been imposed by the instructor. Late submissions will be subject to late penalties. (*Students starting l鈥櫭塩ole du Barreau in September will need to submit by 15h00 on date TBD.)
- Summer examinations: Refer to your course outlines
- Applications for deferred examinations and evaluations must be made through the Student Affairs Office. Supporting documentation is required. Students must inform the SAO, prior to or within forty-eight hours of the examination, of the reasons for requesting permission to write a deferred examination.
Fall 2026 & Winter 2027 Course Registration
For the 2026-2027 academic year, registration on Minerva will proceed according to the schedule set out below, starting with priority registration for 4L students. Priority registration is intended to facilitate access to small enrollment courses for upper year students in order to ensure equity among students. *Please note that these dates are subject to change*
Priority Registration period (restricted to 9 credits per term*) |
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On June 1, 2026听at 9:00 a.m., registration opens (limited to 9 credits per term*) for Fall 2026听and Winter 2027听for returning 4L students. |
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On June 3, 2026听at 9:00 a.m., registration opens (limited to 9 credits per term) for Fall 2026听and Winter 2027听for returning 3L, Exchange and Visiting students. |
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On June 5, 2026听at 9:00 a.m., registration opens (limited to 9 credits per term) for Fall 2026听and Winter 2027听for returning 2L students. |
Open Registration period (credit limit raised to 16.5) |
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On June 8, 2026听at 10:00 a.m., registration opens to all Upper Years (2L+) with a credit limit of 16.5 per term. |
Waitlist Activation |
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On June 30, 2026 at 11:00 a.m., Law waitlists will open. NOTE:听Tuesday, June 30 at 09:00 to 10:59 鈥撎鼵entral 涩里番听will close registration to听returning undergraduate students for this two-hour period, but will not block registration to returning Graduate students. |
First Year (1L) Registration period |
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On July 14, 2026听at 9:00 a.m., registration opens for 1L students. |
Registration in up to 18 credits |
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On August 20, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., registration opens for all years with a credit limit of 18 per term**. |
NOTE: Returning and newly-admitted students who fail to register in at least one course by 14 August 2026听may continue to register after this date and until the end of the registration period, but with late registration penalties (see Student Accounts website).
NOTE*: Please note that the 9 priority registration credits include non-law courses (including major and minor courses).