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Queen’s University

Senate Committee on Academic Procedures

Sessional Dates Proposal

-Draft-

Circulation Date: November 12, 2015

Proposal Based on the consultation undertaken and analysis and discussion by the committee, the Senate

Committee on Academic Procedures (SCAP) proposes:

That the minimum number of instructional days available be increased from 59 to 61.

Classes commence immediately following Labour Day each year.

Orientation week to occur the week prior to Labour Day.

The fall term includes a fall term break to overlap with Thanksgiving weekend of up to

one week (four teaching days plus Thanksgiving Day), but not less than two days

(Thanksgiving Day and the Tuesday immediately after).

The minimum requirement of thirteen (13) days for centrally administered final

examinations is maintained.

The pre-examination study period is customarily set to the maximum number of days (4)

for the fall term. Moving forward, the pre-examination period will be set to 2 or, where

practical, 3 days to both increase the number of instructional days, and to eliminate a

single teaching day on a Monday.

That individual Faculties and Schools continue to set their own Sessional Dates in

consultation with SCAP, and that SCAP continue to be required to approve all Sessional

Dates.

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Background In September 2013, the Senate Committee on Academic Procedures (SCAP) received the

following motion, as referred from Senate at its April 2013 meeting:

That SCAP study the implications of expanding the academic year to include two 13 week

academic terms (excluding Reading Week) instead of the current two 12 week terms

beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year, including considering what plans would need to

be enacted to make such a transition, for the consideration of Senate. In carrying out this

task SCAP should identify the pros and cons of the proposed plan or plans, and also the pros

and cons of maintaining the status quo. SCAP should be prepared to present options in this

regard to Senate no later than January 2014.

(Morelli/Jones) Carried 13-63

In response, SCAP undertook consultations within Queen’s, and also reviewed practices

undertaken at other U15 universities. SCAP provided a recommendation to Senate for their

meeting of March 25, 2014.

The first motion for Senate consideration was: “That the Senate approve the recommendation of the Senate Committee on Academic Procedures that beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year, Queen’s University session dates will include a “Queen’s Wellness Day”, whereon all classes are cancelled. The “Queen’s Wellness Day” will always be on the Friday preceding Thanksgiving Monday.” Concerns were expressed in Senate that the loss of one instructional teaching day may have significant impacts: meeting program accreditation requirements within the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, timetabling of laboratory classes, and placement of Faculty of Health Sciences students in hospitals. Based on the discussion, the Senate moved and seconded and supported by the vote that the motion be referred back to SCAP for further consultation with the faculties and the Mental Health Working Group. The second motion for Senate consideration was: “That the Senate recommend to Faculties and Schools that they are encouraged to utilize the available days in the fall and winter terms to their fullest by setting sessional dates so as to increase to the practical limit the number of teaching days in each term. The number of teaching days in a given term need not be identical each year. As the session dates are established, faculties are encouraged to discuss their proposed changes with dependent faculties/programs, the Office of the University Registration, their student body, and others to ensure potential concerns have been addressed.” The Senate expressed concern over the expeditious referral of the motion based on concerns raised by the Deans.

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SCAP 2014 – present

Based on the disposition from Senate, SCAP re-considered the merits and demerits of adding a

fall term break and to add teaching days to both the fall and winter terms in order to elevate

Queen’s above the bare minimum of all our peer institutions of 59 instructional days. The

committee also recognized that if Remembrance Day becomes a statutory holiday in Ontario, the

University will lose November 11 as a teaching day.

Analysis 1. Practices of U15 and other Canadian universities The committee reviewed the practices of U15 and other Canadian universities. Refer to Appendix A for a profile view of undergraduate program Fall 2015 academic sessional dates across the universities reviewed. The universities have been further grouped by the number of week days categorized as a fall term break: 0-1, 2-3, then 4-5. The committee reviewed the strategies universities utilized to accommodate a fall term break period without compromising the number of instructional days, which include: - advancing student orientation activity prior to Labour Day; - reducing or eliminating the duration of student orientation activity; - connecting the fall term break to an existing holiday (i.e. Thanksgiving); - make up days (e.g. for Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day) prior to December examinations; and - reduction or elimination of a pre-examination study period. Universities moving in this direction received support from the student body, and in some cases the student body advocated for the introduction of a fall term break (Ryerson University and Brock University). 2. Queen’s University sessional dates set through all seven possible fall patterns The analysis that was prepared by the Office of the University Registrar set out all seven possible

fall terms (Leap years affect the winter term.). Since Labour Day moves through the dates

September 1 to September 7, and because Christmas Day is fixed on December 25th

, the days

available for the fall term vary in number. Every teaching day added in September creates the

possibility of a reading break or increased teaching days. Refer to Appendix B for the Queen’s

University sessional date analysis.

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In the fall term, the academic dates based on the “current methodology” and the “proposed

methodology” is identified as follows:

Current Methodology Proposed Methodology

- 59 instructional days

- no change to orientation week

- 4 pre-examination study period days

- 13 days allocated for fall term final

examinations, including Saturdays and

Sundays

- 61 instructional days

- Classes commence immediately following

Labour Day

- Orientation week to occur the week prior to

Labour Day

- The fall term includes a one week fall term break

to overlap with Thanksgiving weekend (four

teaching days plus Thanksgiving Day)

- 2 or, where practical, 3 pre-examination study

period days

- 13 days allocated for final fall term examinations,

including Saturdays and Sundays

3. Internal consultation SCAP has had further consultation with the following areas to discuss the feasibility of various options and the impacts to each of their areas:

Principal’s Commission on Mental Health; Faculty Relations Faculty of Arts and Science; Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science; School of Graduate Studies; School of Business; Alma Mater Society; Office of the University Registrar; and The Senate Orientation Activities Review Board (SOARB)

Refer to Appendix C for an itemized list of items for consideration received during the consultation process. Each item includes a summary of the committee’s analysis and discussion. Discussion A lengthy discussion by the committee ensued. Highlights of the discussion: The Pre-Exam Study Period (approved by Senate October 24, 2002) stipulates that “the maximum length of the pre-exam period will be four days in December”. It was felt that this could be a constraint in those years where there is a lack of teaching days. The committee discussed reducing the pre-exam period from the customary four days to two days. The committee agreed that student opinion regarding: the necessity and/or length of a fall term break, the length of the pre-exam period, and examinations on Sundays varies widely and that SCAP needs to plug into individual student views.

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Conclusion Based on the consultation undertaken and analysis and discussion by the committee, SCAP

proposes:

That the minimum number of instructional days available be increased from 59 to 61.

Classes commence immediately following Labour Day each year.

Orientation week to occur the week prior to Labour Day.

The fall term includes a fall term break to overlap with Thanksgiving weekend of up to

one week (four teaching days plus Thanksgiving Day), but not less than two days

(Thanksgiving Day and the Tuesday immediately after).

The minimum requirement of thirteen (13) days for centrally administered final

examinations is maintained.

The pre-examination study period is customarily set to the maximum number of days (4)

for the fall term. Moving forward, the pre-examination period will be set to 2 or, where

practical, 3 days to both increase the number of instructional days, and to eliminate a

single teaching day on a Monday.

That individual Faculties and Schools continue to set their own Sessional Dates in

consultation with SCAP, and that SCAP continue to be required to approve all Sessional

Dates.

Membership C. Braund

N. Cann

K. Fleming

S. Lamoureux

J. Metcalfe

L. Thompson

J. Morelli, Chair

T. Easter, Secretary

Appendix A – Sessional Date Practices of U15 and Other Canadian Universities

Day Date Type # Type # Type

Sat 29-Aug-15

Sun 30-Aug-15

Mon 31-Aug-15

Tues 1-Sep-15

Wed 2-Sep-15

Thurs 3-Sep-15

Fri 4-Sep-15

Sat 5-Sep-15

Sun 6-Sep-15 Orientation 1 Orientation 1

Mon9/7/2015

Labour DayOrientation 2 Orientation 2

Tues 8-Sep-15 Orientation 3 Orientation 3 Orientation 1

Wed 9-Sep-15 Orientation 4 Orientation 4 Orientation 2

Thurs 10-Sep-15 Orientation 5Teaching

(Orientation)

1

(5)Teaching 1

Fri 11-Sep-15 Orientation 6Teaching

(Orientation)

2

(6)Teaching 2

Sat 12-Sep-15 Orientation 7

Sun 13-Sep-15

Mon 14-Sep-15 Teaching 1 Teaching 3 Teaching 3

Tues 15-Sep-15 Teaching 2 Teaching 4 Teaching 4

Wed 16-Sep-15 Teaching 3 Teaching 5 Teaching 5

Thurs 17-Sep-15 Teaching 4 Teaching 6 Teaching 6

Fri 18-Sep-15 Teaching 5 Teaching 7 Teaching 7

Sat 19-Sep-15

Sun 20-Sep-15






Sat 26-Sep-15

Sun 27-Sep-15




Thurs 1-Oct-15 Teaching 14 Teaching 16 Teaching 16

Fri 2-Oct-15 Teaching 15 Teaching 17 Teaching 17

University of Guelph University of Manitoba

(U15)

Queen's

(U15)

Academic Year 2015-2016

Fall 2015 Term Only

Universities with Fall Term Break

of 0 - 1 week days

0-1 week days Page 1 of 43



(U15)

Queen's

(U15)


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 0 - 1 week days

Sat 3-Oct-15

Sun 4-Oct-15

Mon 5-Oct-15 Teaching 16 Teaching 18 Teaching 18

Tues 6-Oct-15 Teaching 17 Teaching 19 Teaching 19

Wed 7-Oct-15 Teaching 18 Teaching 20 Teaching 20



Sat 10-Oct-15

Sun 11-Oct-15

Mon10/12/2015

Thanksgiving1

Tues 13-Oct-15 Teaching 21 Fall Study Break Day 2 Teaching 23




Sat 17-Oct-15

Sun 18-Oct-15






Sat 24-Oct-15

Sun 25-Oct-15






Sat 31-Oct-15

Sun 1-Nov-15

Mon 2-Nov-15 Teaching 35 Teaching 36 Teaching 37

Tues 3-Nov-15 Teaching 36 Teaching 37 Teaching 38

Wed 4-Nov-15 Teaching 37 Teaching 38 Teaching 39

Thurs 5-Nov-15 Teaching 38 Teaching 39 Teaching 40

Fri 6-Nov-15 Teaching 39 Teaching 40 Teaching 41

Sat 7-Nov-15

Sun 8-Nov-15




(U15)

Queen's

(U15)


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 0 - 1 week days



Wed11/11/2015

Remembrance Day

Teaching

42

Teaching

43 University closed



Sat 14-Nov-15

Sun 15-Nov-15






Sat 21-Nov-15

Sun 22-Nov-15






Sat 28-Nov-15

Sun 29-Nov-15


Tues 1-Dec-15 Teaching 56 Teaching 57 Teaching 57

Wed 2-Dec-15 Teaching 57Teaching

(FT classes end)58 Teaching 58

Thurs 3-Dec-15 Teaching 58

Teaching

Make up for

Thanksgiving)

59 Teaching 59

Fri 4-Dec-15Teaching

(FT classes end)59

Teaching

Make up Fall Study Break

Day

60 Teaching 60




(U15)

Queen's

(U15)


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 0 - 1 week days

Sat 5-Dec-15Pre-exam study

period1

Sun12/6/2015

Commemoration Day

Pre-exam study

period2

Mon 7-Dec-15Pre-exam study

period3 Final examinations 1 Teaching 61

Tues 8-Dec-15Pre-exam study

period4 Final examinations 2 Teaching 62

Wed 9-Dec-15 Final examinations 1 Final examinations 3Teaching

(Fall Term classes end)63

Thurs 10-Dec-15 Final examinations 2 Final examinations 4 Pre-exam study period 1

Fri 11-Dec-15 Final examinations 3 Final examinations 5 Final examinations 1

Sat 12-Dec-15 Final examinations 4 Final examinations 6 Final examinations 2

Sun 13-Dec-15 Final examinations 5

Mon 14-Dec-15 Final examinations 6 Final examinations 7 Final examinations 3

Tues 15-Dec-15 Final examinations 7 Final examinations 8 Final examinations 4

Wed 16-Dec-15 Final examinations 8 Final examinations 9 Final examinations 5

Thurs 17-Dec-15 Final examinations 9 Final examinations 10 Final examinations 6


Sat 19-Dec-15 Final examinations 11 Final examinations 8

Sun 20-Dec-15 Final examinations 12




(U15)

Queen's

(U15)


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 0 - 1 week days

Mon 21-Dec-15 Final examinations 13 Final examinations 9

Tues 22-Dec-15 Final examinations 14 Final examinations 10

Wed 23-Dec-15 Final examinations 15 Final examinations 11

Thurs 24-Dec-15

Fri 25-Dec-15

Sat 26-Dec-15

Sun 27-Dec-15

Mon 28-Dec-15

Tues 29-Dec-15

Wed 30-Dec-15

Thurs 31-Dec-15 ENDEND END


Day Date

Sat 29-Aug-15

Sun 30-Aug-15

Mon 31-Aug-15

Tues 1-Sep-15

Wed 2-Sep-15

Thurs 3-Sep-15

Fri 4-Sep-15

Sat 5-Sep-15

Sun 6-Sep-15

Mon9/7/2015

Labour Day

Tues 8-Sep-15

Wed 9-Sep-15

Thurs 10-Sep-15

Fri 11-Sep-15

Sat 12-Sep-15

Sun 13-Sep-15

Mon 14-Sep-15

Tues 15-Sep-15

Wed 16-Sep-15

Thurs 17-Sep-15

Fri 18-Sep-15

Sat 19-Sep-15

Sun 20-Sep-15

Mon 21-Sep-15

Tues 22-Sep-15

Wed 23-Sep-15

Thurs 24-Sep-15

Fri 25-Sep-15

Sat 26-Sep-15

Sun 27-Sep-15

Mon 28-Sep-15

Tues 29-Sep-15

Wed 30-Sep-15

Thurs 1-Oct-15

Fri 2-Oct-15


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 0 - 1 week days

Type Type # Type #

Orientation 1

Labour DayOrientation 2

Orientation 3 Orientation 1

Teaching 1 Orientation 4 Teaching 1

Teaching 2 Teaching 1 Teaching 2

















University of Winnipeg* Dalhousie University

(U15)

University of British

Columbia

(U15)


Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 0 - 1 week days

Sat 3-Oct-15

Sun 4-Oct-15

Mon 5-Oct-15

Tues 6-Oct-15

Wed 7-Oct-15

Thurs 8-Oct-15

Fri 9-Oct-15

Sat 10-Oct-15

Sun 11-Oct-15

Mon10/12/2015

Thanksgiving

Tues 13-Oct-15

Wed 14-Oct-15

Thurs 15-Oct-15

Fri 16-Oct-15

Sat 17-Oct-15

Sun 18-Oct-15

Mon 19-Oct-15

Tues 20-Oct-15

Wed 21-Oct-15

Thurs 22-Oct-15

Fri 23-Oct-15

Sat 24-Oct-15

Sun 25-Oct-15

Mon 26-Oct-15

Tues 27-Oct-15

Wed 28-Oct-15

Thurs 29-Oct-15

Fri 30-Oct-15

Sat 31-Oct-15

Sun 1-Nov-15

Mon 2-Nov-15

Tues 3-Nov-15

Wed 4-Nov-15

Thurs 5-Nov-15

Fri 6-Nov-15

Sat 7-Nov-15

Sun 8-Nov-15

Type Type # Type #


(U15)


Columbia

(U15)


























Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 0 - 1 week days

Mon 9-Nov-15

Tues 10-Nov-15

Wed11/11/2015

Remembrance Day

Thurs 12-Nov-15

Fri 13-Nov-15

Sat 14-Nov-15

Sun 15-Nov-15

Mon 16-Nov-15

Tues 17-Nov-15

Wed 18-Nov-15

Thurs 19-Nov-15

Fri 20-Nov-15

Sat 21-Nov-15

Sun 22-Nov-15

Mon 23-Nov-15

Tues 24-Nov-15

Wed 25-Nov-15

Thurs 26-Nov-15

Fri 27-Nov-15

Sat 28-Nov-15

Sun 29-Nov-15

Mon 30-Nov-15

Tues 1-Dec-15

Wed 2-Dec-15

Thurs 3-Dec-15

Fri 4-Dec-15

Type Type # Type #


(U15)


Columbia

(U15)



University closed University closed 1 University closed

Teaching 45 Study Day 2 Teaching 45













Teaching

(FT classes end)57 Teaching 56 Teaching 58

Teaching

(Make up Thanksgiving)58 Teaching 57 Teaching 59

Teaching

(Make up Remembrance

Day)

59 Teaching 58 Teaching 60

Pre-exam study period 1 Teaching 59Teaching

(FT classes end)61


Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 0 - 1 week days

Sat 5-Dec-15

Sun12/6/2015

Commemoration Day

Mon 7-Dec-15

Tues 8-Dec-15

Wed 9-Dec-15

Thurs 10-Dec-15

Fri 11-Dec-15

Sat 12-Dec-15

Sun 13-Dec-15

Mon 14-Dec-15

Tues 15-Dec-15

Wed 16-Dec-15

Thurs 17-Dec-15

Fri 18-Dec-15

Sat 19-Dec-15

Sun 20-Dec-15

Type Type # Type #


(U15)


Columbia

(U15)

Pre-exam study period 1


Pre-exam study period 2 Teaching 60 Pre-exam study period 3

Final examinations 1Teaching

(FT classes end)61 Final examinations 1

Final examinations 2 Pre-exam study period 1 Final examinations 2

Final examinations 3 Final examinations 1 Final examinations 3










Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 0 - 1 week days

Mon 21-Dec-15

Tues 22-Dec-15

Wed 23-Dec-15

Thurs 24-Dec-15

Fri 25-Dec-15

Sat 26-Dec-15

Sun 27-Dec-15

Mon 28-Dec-15

Tues 29-Dec-15

Wed 30-Dec-15

Thurs 31-Dec-15

Type Type # Type #


(U15)


Columbia

(U15)

Final examinations 12 Final examinations 12


END ENDEND


Day Date

Sat 29-Aug-15

Sun 30-Aug-15

Mon 31-Aug-15

Tues 1-Sep-15

Wed 2-Sep-15

Thurs 3-Sep-15

Fri 4-Sep-15

Sat 5-Sep-15

Sun 6-Sep-15

Mon9/7/2015

Labour Day

Tues 8-Sep-15

Wed 9-Sep-15

Thurs 10-Sep-15

Fri 11-Sep-15

Sat 12-Sep-15

Sun 13-Sep-15

Mon 14-Sep-15

Tues 15-Sep-15

Wed 16-Sep-15

Thurs 17-Sep-15

Fri 18-Sep-15

Sat 19-Sep-15

Sun 20-Sep-15

Mon 21-Sep-15

Tues 22-Sep-15

Wed 23-Sep-15

Thurs 24-Sep-15

Fri 25-Sep-15

Sat 26-Sep-15

Sun 27-Sep-15

Mon 28-Sep-15

Tues 29-Sep-15

Wed 30-Sep-15

Thurs 1-Oct-15

Fri 2-Oct-15


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 0 - 1 week days

Type # Type #

Teaching 1

Orientation 1

Orientation 2

Teaching 2 Orientation 3




Orientation 7

Teaching 6 Teaching 1















McGill University

(U15)

University of Waterloo

(U15)


Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 0 - 1 week days

Sat 3-Oct-15

Sun 4-Oct-15

Mon 5-Oct-15

Tues 6-Oct-15

Wed 7-Oct-15

Thurs 8-Oct-15

Fri 9-Oct-15

Sat 10-Oct-15

Sun 11-Oct-15

Mon10/12/2015

Thanksgiving

Tues 13-Oct-15

Wed 14-Oct-15

Thurs 15-Oct-15

Fri 16-Oct-15

Sat 17-Oct-15

Sun 18-Oct-15

Mon 19-Oct-15

Tues 20-Oct-15

Wed 21-Oct-15

Thurs 22-Oct-15

Fri 23-Oct-15

Sat 24-Oct-15

Sun 25-Oct-15

Mon 26-Oct-15

Tues 27-Oct-15

Wed 28-Oct-15

Thurs 29-Oct-15

Fri 30-Oct-15

Sat 31-Oct-15

Sun 1-Nov-15

Mon 2-Nov-15

Tues 3-Nov-15

Wed 4-Nov-15

Thurs 5-Nov-15

Fri 6-Nov-15

Sat 7-Nov-15

Sun 8-Nov-15

Type # Type #

McGill University

(U15)


(U15)










Mid-term break 30 Teaching 25
















Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 0 - 1 week days

Mon 9-Nov-15

Tues 10-Nov-15

Wed11/11/2015

Remembrance Day

Thurs 12-Nov-15

Fri 13-Nov-15

Sat 14-Nov-15

Sun 15-Nov-15

Mon 16-Nov-15

Tues 17-Nov-15

Wed 18-Nov-15

Thurs 19-Nov-15

Fri 20-Nov-15

Sat 21-Nov-15

Sun 22-Nov-15

Mon 23-Nov-15

Tues 24-Nov-15

Wed 25-Nov-15

Thurs 26-Nov-15

Fri 27-Nov-15

Sat 28-Nov-15

Sun 29-Nov-15

Mon 30-Nov-15

Tues 1-Dec-15

Wed 2-Dec-15

Thurs 3-Dec-15

Fri 4-Dec-15

Type # Type #

McGill University

(U15)


(U15)



Teaching 47

Teaching

42








Teaching

Make up for

Thanksgiving)

50










Teaching 64Teaching

(FT classes end)60


Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 0 - 1 week days

Sat 5-Dec-15

Sun12/6/2015

Commemoration Day

Mon 7-Dec-15

Tues 8-Dec-15

Wed 9-Dec-15

Thurs 10-Dec-15

Fri 11-Dec-15

Sat 12-Dec-15

Sun 13-Dec-15

Mon 14-Dec-15

Tues 15-Dec-15

Wed 16-Dec-15

Thurs 17-Dec-15

Fri 18-Dec-15

Sat 19-Dec-15

Sun 20-Dec-15

Type # Type #

McGill University

(U15)


(U15)

Pre-exam study

period1

Pre-exam study

period2

Teaching

(FT classes end)65

Pre-exam study

period3

Study Day 1 Final examinations 1




Final examinations 5








Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 0 - 1 week days

Mon 21-Dec-15

Tues 22-Dec-15

Wed 23-Dec-15

Thurs 24-Dec-15

Fri 25-Dec-15

Sat 26-Dec-15

Sun 27-Dec-15

Mon 28-Dec-15

Tues 29-Dec-15

Wed 30-Dec-15

Thurs 31-Dec-15

Type # Type #

McGill University

(U15)


(U15)



Note:

ENDEND

Beginning in the 2016-2017 academic year, Winnipeg will implement a

Fall Reading Break, consisting of one week, to coincide with the

Thanksgiving Day weekend. There will be no academic days lost as

students will make up the time. Classes will begin on the Tuesday after

Labour Day, instead of the Wednesday. There will be one “study day” in

between the end of classes and start of exams instead of two.

Additionally, one or two Saturdays can be utilized during the exam period.

Therefore no teaching days will be lost.

As with Queen's University, there are Faculty/School exceptions to the

undergraduate sessional dates posted for each of the universities.


Day Date Type # Type #

Sat 29-Aug-15

Sun 30-Aug-15

Mon 31-Aug-15

Tues 1-Sep-15

Wed 2-Sep-15

Thurs 3-Sep-15

Fri 4-Sep-15

Sat 5-Sep-15

Sun 6-Sep-15

Mon9/7/2015

Labour Day

Tues 8-Sep-15

Wed 9-Sep-15

Thurs 10-Sep-15 Teaching 1

Fri 11-Sep-15 Teaching 2

Sat 12-Sep-15

Sun 13-Sep-15

Mon 14-Sep-15 Teaching 1 Teaching 3

Tues 15-Sep-15 Teaching 2 Teaching 4

Wed 16-Sep-15 Teaching 3 Teaching 5

Thurs 17-Sep-15 Teaching 4 Teaching 6

Fri 18-Sep-15 Teaching 5 Teaching 7

Sat 19-Sep-15

Sun 20-Sep-15




Thurs 24-Sep-15 Teaching 9 Teaching 11

Fri 25-Sep-15 Teaching 10 Teaching 12

Sat 26-Sep-15

Sun 27-Sep-15




Thurs 1-Oct-15 Teaching 14 Teaching 16

Fri 2-Oct-15 Teaching 15 Teaching 17

Sat 3-Oct-15

Sun 4-Oct-15

Mon 5-Oct-15 Teaching 16 Teaching 18

Tues 6-Oct-15 Teaching 17 Teaching 19

University of Toronto

(U15)

York University


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 2 - 3 week days




(U15)

York University


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 2 - 3 week days

Wed 7-Oct-15 Teaching 18 Teaching 20



Sat 10-Oct-15

Sun 11-Oct-15

Mon10/12/2015

Thanksgiving





Sat 17-Oct-15

Sun 18-Oct-15






Sat 24-Oct-15

Sun 25-Oct-15




Thurs 29-Oct-15 Teaching 33 Fall Study Day 1

Fri 30-Oct-15 Teaching 34 Fall Study Day 2

Sat 31-Oct-15 3

Sun 1-Nov-15 4

Mon 2-Nov-15 Teaching 35 Teaching 35

Tues 3-Nov-15 Teaching 36 Teaching 36

Wed 4-Nov-15 Teaching 37 Teaching 37

Thurs 5-Nov-15 Teaching 38 Teaching 38

Fri 6-Nov-15 Teaching 39 Teaching 39

Sat 7-Nov-15

Sun 8-Nov-15 1

Mon 9-Nov-15 November Break 2 Teaching 40

Tues 10-Nov-15 November Break 3 Teaching 41

Wed11/11/2015

Remembrance Day






(U15)

York University


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 2 - 3 week days


Sat 14-Nov-15

Sun 15-Nov-15






Sat 21-Nov-15

Sun 22-Nov-15






Sat 28-Nov-15

Sun 29-Nov-15


Tues 1-Dec-15 Teaching 54 Teaching 56

Wed 2-Dec-15 Teaching 55 Teaching 57

Thurs 3-Dec-15 Teaching 56 Teaching 58

Fri 4-Dec-15 Teaching 57 Teaching 59

Sat 5-Dec-15

Sun12/6/2015

Commemoration Day




(U15)

York University


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 2 - 3 week days

Mon 7-Dec-15 58Teaching

(FT classes end)60

Tues 8-Dec-15Teaching

(FT classes end)59 Pre-exam study period 1

Wed 9-Dec-15Make up Monday classes

(at instructor's discretion)+1 Final examinations 1

Thurs 10-Dec-15 Pre-exam study period 1 Final examinations 2

Fri 11-Dec-15 Final examinations 1 Final examinations 3


Sun 13-Dec-15



Wed 16-Dec-15 Final examinations 5 Final examinations 7

Thurs 17-Dec-15 Final examinations 6 Final examinations 8

Fri 18-Dec-15 Final examinations 7 Final examinations 9


Sun 20-Dec-15



Wed 23-Dec-15 Final examinations 13

Thurs 24-Dec-15

Fri 25-Dec-15

Sat 26-Dec-15

Sun 27-Dec-15

Mon 28-Dec-15

Tues 29-Dec-15

Wed 30-Dec-15

Thurs 31-Dec-15 END END


Day Date

Sat 29-Aug-15

Sun 30-Aug-15

Mon 31-Aug-15

Tues 1-Sep-15

Wed 2-Sep-15

Thurs 3-Sep-15

Fri 4-Sep-15

Sat 5-Sep-15

Sun 6-Sep-15

Mon9/7/2015

Labour Day

Tues 8-Sep-15

Wed 9-Sep-15

Thurs 10-Sep-15

Fri 11-Sep-15

Sat 12-Sep-15

Sun 13-Sep-15

Mon 14-Sep-15

Tues 15-Sep-15

Wed 16-Sep-15

Thurs 17-Sep-15

Fri 18-Sep-15

Sat 19-Sep-15

Sun 20-Sep-15

Mon 21-Sep-15

Tues 22-Sep-15

Wed 23-Sep-15

Thurs 24-Sep-15

Fri 25-Sep-15

Sat 26-Sep-15

Sun 27-Sep-15

Mon 28-Sep-15

Tues 29-Sep-15

Wed 30-Sep-15

Thurs 1-Oct-15

Fri 2-Oct-15

Sat 3-Oct-15

Sun 4-Oct-15

Mon 5-Oct-15

Tues 6-Oct-15


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 2 - 3 week days

Type # Type # Type #

Orientation 1

Orientation 2






















Dalhousie University

(U15)

University of Calgary

(U15)

University of

Western Ontario

(U15)


Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 2 - 3 week days

Wed 7-Oct-15

Thurs 8-Oct-15

Fri 9-Oct-15

Sat 10-Oct-15

Sun 11-Oct-15

Mon10/12/2015

Thanksgiving

Tues 13-Oct-15

Wed 14-Oct-15

Thurs 15-Oct-15

Fri 16-Oct-15

Sat 17-Oct-15

Sun 18-Oct-15

Mon 19-Oct-15

Tues 20-Oct-15

Wed 21-Oct-15

Thurs 22-Oct-15

Fri 23-Oct-15

Sat 24-Oct-15

Sun 25-Oct-15

Mon 26-Oct-15

Tues 27-Oct-15

Wed 28-Oct-15

Thurs 29-Oct-15

Fri 30-Oct-15

Sat 31-Oct-15

Sun 1-Nov-15

Mon 2-Nov-15

Tues 3-Nov-15

Wed 4-Nov-15

Thurs 5-Nov-15

Fri 6-Nov-15

Sat 7-Nov-15

Sun 8-Nov-15

Mon 9-Nov-15

Tues 10-Nov-15

Wed11/11/2015

Remembrance Day

Thurs 12-Nov-15



(U15)


(U15)

University of

Western Ontario

(U15)
















Fall Study Break 1 Teaching 37 Teaching 35

Fall Study Break 2 Teaching 38 Teaching 36

3

4








Teaching 42 Reading Day 1 University closed 1

Teaching 43 Reading Day 2 Study Day 2


Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 2 - 3 week days

Fri 13-Nov-15

Sat 14-Nov-15

Sun 15-Nov-15

Mon 16-Nov-15

Tues 17-Nov-15

Wed 18-Nov-15

Thurs 19-Nov-15

Fri 20-Nov-15

Sat 21-Nov-15

Sun 22-Nov-15

Mon 23-Nov-15

Tues 24-Nov-15

Wed 25-Nov-15

Thurs 26-Nov-15

Fri 27-Nov-15

Sat 28-Nov-15

Sun 29-Nov-15

Mon 30-Nov-15

Tues 1-Dec-15

Wed 2-Dec-15

Thurs 3-Dec-15

Fri 4-Dec-15

Sat 5-Dec-15

Sun12/6/2015

Commemoration Day



(U15)


(U15)

University of

Western Ontario

(U15)

Teaching 44 Reading Day 3 Teaching 44

















Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 2 - 3 week days

Mon 7-Dec-15

Tues 8-Dec-15

Wed 9-Dec-15

Thurs 10-Dec-15

Fri 11-Dec-15

Sat 12-Dec-15

Sun 13-Dec-15

Mon 14-Dec-15

Tues 15-Dec-15

Wed 16-Dec-15

Thurs 17-Dec-15

Fri 18-Dec-15

Sat 19-Dec-15

Sun 20-Dec-15

Mon 21-Dec-15

Tues 22-Dec-15

Wed 23-Dec-15

Thurs 24-Dec-15

Fri 25-Dec-15

Sat 26-Dec-15

Sun 27-Dec-15

Mon 28-Dec-15

Tues 29-Dec-15

Wed 30-Dec-15

Thurs 31-Dec-15



(U15)


(U15)

University of

Western Ontario

(U15)


Teaching 61Teaching

(FT classes end)62

Teaching

(FT classes end)61

Teaching

(FT classes end)62 Pre-exam study period 1 Pre-exam study period 1

Pre-exam study period 1 Pre-exam study period 2 Final examinations 1











ENDENDEND


Day Date

Sat 29-Aug-15

Sun 30-Aug-15

Mon 31-Aug-15

Tues 1-Sep-15

Wed 2-Sep-15

Thurs 3-Sep-15

Fri 4-Sep-15

Sat 5-Sep-15

Sun 6-Sep-15

Mon9/7/2015

Labour Day

Tues 8-Sep-15

Wed 9-Sep-15

Thurs 10-Sep-15

Fri 11-Sep-15

Sat 12-Sep-15

Sun 13-Sep-15

Mon 14-Sep-15

Tues 15-Sep-15

Wed 16-Sep-15

Thurs 17-Sep-15

Fri 18-Sep-15

Sat 19-Sep-15

Sun 20-Sep-15

Mon 21-Sep-15

Tues 22-Sep-15

Wed 23-Sep-15

Thurs 24-Sep-15

Fri 25-Sep-15

Sat 26-Sep-15

Sun 27-Sep-15

Mon 28-Sep-15

Tues 29-Sep-15

Wed 30-Sep-15

Thurs 1-Oct-15

Fri 2-Oct-15

Sat 3-Oct-15

Sun 4-Oct-15

Mon 5-Oct-15

Tues 6-Oct-15


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 2 - 3 week days

Type Type #

Teaching 1

Orientation 1

Orientation 2





Orientation 7


















McGill University

(U15)


(U15)


Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 2 - 3 week days

Wed 7-Oct-15

Thurs 8-Oct-15

Fri 9-Oct-15

Sat 10-Oct-15

Sun 11-Oct-15

Mon10/12/2015

Thanksgiving

Tues 13-Oct-15

Wed 14-Oct-15

Thurs 15-Oct-15

Fri 16-Oct-15

Sat 17-Oct-15

Sun 18-Oct-15

Mon 19-Oct-15

Tues 20-Oct-15

Wed 21-Oct-15

Thurs 22-Oct-15

Fri 23-Oct-15

Sat 24-Oct-15

Sun 25-Oct-15

Mon 26-Oct-15

Tues 27-Oct-15

Wed 28-Oct-15

Thurs 29-Oct-15

Fri 30-Oct-15

Sat 31-Oct-15

Sun 1-Nov-15

Mon 2-Nov-15

Tues 3-Nov-15

Wed 4-Nov-15

Thurs 5-Nov-15

Fri 6-Nov-15

Sat 7-Nov-15

Sun 8-Nov-15

Mon 9-Nov-15

Tues 10-Nov-15

Wed11/11/2015

Remembrance Day

Thurs 12-Nov-15

Type Type #

McGill University

(U15)


(U15)

























Teaching 47 Teaching42



Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 2 - 3 week days

Fri 13-Nov-15

Sat 14-Nov-15

Sun 15-Nov-15

Mon 16-Nov-15

Tues 17-Nov-15

Wed 18-Nov-15

Thurs 19-Nov-15

Fri 20-Nov-15

Sat 21-Nov-15

Sun 22-Nov-15

Mon 23-Nov-15

Tues 24-Nov-15

Wed 25-Nov-15

Thurs 26-Nov-15

Fri 27-Nov-15

Sat 28-Nov-15

Sun 29-Nov-15

Mon 30-Nov-15

Tues 1-Dec-15

Wed 2-Dec-15

Thurs 3-Dec-15

Fri 4-Dec-15

Sat 5-Dec-15

Sun12/6/2015

Commemoration Day

Type Type #

McGill University

(U15)


(U15)







Teaching

Make up for Thanksgiving)50










Teaching 64Teaching

(FT classes end)60




Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 2 - 3 week days

Mon 7-Dec-15

Tues 8-Dec-15

Wed 9-Dec-15

Thurs 10-Dec-15

Fri 11-Dec-15

Sat 12-Dec-15

Sun 13-Dec-15

Mon 14-Dec-15

Tues 15-Dec-15

Wed 16-Dec-15

Thurs 17-Dec-15

Fri 18-Dec-15

Sat 19-Dec-15

Sun 20-Dec-15

Mon 21-Dec-15

Tues 22-Dec-15

Wed 23-Dec-15

Thurs 24-Dec-15

Fri 25-Dec-15

Sat 26-Dec-15

Sun 27-Dec-15

Mon 28-Dec-15

Tues 29-Dec-15

Wed 30-Dec-15

Thurs 31-Dec-15

Type Type #

McGill University

(U15)


(U15)

Teaching


Study Day 1 Final examinations 1













Note:

ENDEND




Day Date Type # Type # Type #

Sat 29-Aug-15

Sun 30-Aug-15

Mon 31-Aug-15 Orientation 1

Tues 1-Sep-15 Orientation 2

Wed 2-Sep-15 Orientation 3

Thurs 3-Sep-15 Orientation 4

Fri 4-Sep-15 Orientation 5

Sat 5-Sep-15

Sun 6-Sep-15

Mon9/7/2015

Labour Day

Tues 8-Sep-15 Teaching 1 Teaching 1 Orientation 1




Sat 12-Sep-15

Sun 13-Sep-15






Sat 19-Sep-15

Sun 20-Sep-15






Sat 26-Sep-15

Sun 27-Sep-15






Sat 3-Oct-15

Sun 4-Oct-15




University of Ottawa

(U15)

Ryerson University McMaster University

(U15)


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 4 - 5 week days




(U15)


(U15)


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 4 - 5 week days



Sat 10-Oct-15

Sun 11-Oct-15

Mon10/12/2015

Thanksgiving1 1

Tues 13-Oct-15Fall Study Week

(not B.Eng)2 Mid-term recess 2 Teaching 24

Wed 14-Oct-15Fall Study Week


Thurs 15-Oct-15Fall Study Week


Fri 16-Oct-15Fall Study Week


Sat 17-Oct-15

Sun 18-Oct-15






Sat 24-Oct-15

Sun 25-Oct-15

Mon 26-Oct-15 Teaching 30 Teaching 30 Reading Week 1

Tues 27-Oct-15 Teaching 31 Teaching 31 Reading Week 2

Wed 28-Oct-15 Teaching 32 Teaching 32 Reading Week 3

Thurs 29-Oct-15 Teaching 33 Teaching 33 Reading Week 4

Fri 30-Oct-15 Teaching 34 Teaching 34 Reading Week 5

Sat 31-Oct-15

Sun 1-Nov-15






Sat 7-Nov-15

Sun 8-Nov-15






(U15)


(U15)


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 4 - 5 week days

Wed11/11/2015

Remembrance Day

Teaching

42

Teaching

42

Teaching

40



Sat 14-Nov-15

Sun 15-Nov-15






Sat 21-Nov-15

Sun 22-Nov-15






Sat 28-Nov-15

Sun 29-Nov-15


Tues 1-Dec-15 Teaching 56 Teaching 56 Teaching 54

Wed 2-Dec-15 Teaching 57 Teaching 57 Teaching 55

Thurs 3-Dec-15 Teaching 58 Teaching 58 Teaching 56

Fri 4-Dec-15 Teaching 59 Teaching 59 Teaching 57

Sat 5-Dec-15

Sun12/6/2015

Commemoration Day




(U15)


(U15)


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 4 - 5 week days

Mon 7-Dec-15Teaching

(FT classes end)60 Teaching 60 Teaching 58

Tues 8-Dec-15 Final examinations 1Teaching


Wed 9-Dec-15 Final examinations 2 Final examinations 1Teaching

(FT classes end)60



Sat 12-Dec-15 Final examinations 5 Final examinations 4 Final examinations 3

Sun 13-Dec-15

Mon 14-Dec-15 Final examinations 6 Final examinations 5 Final examinations 4

Tues 15-Dec-15 Final examinations 7 Final examinations 6 Final examinations 5

Wed 16-Dec-15 Final examinations 8 Final examinations 7 Final examinations 6




Sun 20-Dec-15

Mon 21-Dec-15 Final examinations 11 9

Tues 22-Dec-15 Final examinations 12 10

Wed 23-Dec-15

Thurs 24-Dec-15

Fri 25-Dec-15

Sat 26-Dec-15

Sun 27-Dec-15

Mon 28-Dec-15

Tues 29-Dec-15

Wed 30-Dec-15

Thurs 31-Dec-15 END ENDEND


Day Date

Sat 29-Aug-15

Sun 30-Aug-15

Mon 31-Aug-15

Tues 1-Sep-15

Wed 2-Sep-15

Thurs 3-Sep-15

Fri 4-Sep-15

Sat 5-Sep-15

Sun 6-Sep-15

Mon9/7/2015

Labour Day

Tues 8-Sep-15

Wed 9-Sep-15

Thurs 10-Sep-15

Fri 11-Sep-15

Sat 12-Sep-15

Sun 13-Sep-15

Mon 14-Sep-15

Tues 15-Sep-15

Wed 16-Sep-15

Thurs 17-Sep-15

Fri 18-Sep-15

Sat 19-Sep-15

Sun 20-Sep-15

Mon 21-Sep-15

Tues 22-Sep-15

Wed 23-Sep-15

Thurs 24-Sep-15

Fri 25-Sep-15

Sat 26-Sep-15

Sun 27-Sep-15

Mon 28-Sep-15

Tues 29-Sep-15

Wed 30-Sep-15

Thurs 1-Oct-15

Fri 2-Oct-15

Sat 3-Oct-15

Sun 4-Oct-15

Mon 5-Oct-15

Tues 6-Oct-15

Wed 7-Oct-15


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 4 - 5 week days


Orientation 1 Teaching 1



Teaching

(Monday sched)3 Teaching 4 Teaching 2























University of SaskatchewanCarleton University University of Alberta

(U15)


Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 4 - 5 week days

Thurs 8-Oct-15

Fri 9-Oct-15

Sat 10-Oct-15

Sun 11-Oct-15

Mon10/12/2015

Thanksgiving

Tues 13-Oct-15

Wed 14-Oct-15

Thurs 15-Oct-15

Fri 16-Oct-15

Sat 17-Oct-15

Sun 18-Oct-15

Mon 19-Oct-15

Tues 20-Oct-15

Wed 21-Oct-15

Thurs 22-Oct-15

Fri 23-Oct-15

Sat 24-Oct-15

Sun 25-Oct-15

Mon 26-Oct-15

Tues 27-Oct-15

Wed 28-Oct-15

Thurs 29-Oct-15

Fri 30-Oct-15

Sat 31-Oct-15

Sun 1-Nov-15

Mon 2-Nov-15

Tues 3-Nov-15

Wed 4-Nov-15

Thurs 5-Nov-15

Fri 6-Nov-15

Sat 7-Nov-15

Sun 8-Nov-15

Mon 9-Nov-15

Tues 10-Nov-15



(U15)












Fall break 1 Teaching 38 Teaching 36










Teaching 42 Fall break 1 Fall Mid-Term Break 1



Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 4 - 5 week days

Wed11/11/2015

Remembrance Day

Thurs 12-Nov-15

Fri 13-Nov-15

Sat 14-Nov-15

Sun 15-Nov-15

Mon 16-Nov-15

Tues 17-Nov-15

Wed 18-Nov-15

Thurs 19-Nov-15

Fri 20-Nov-15

Sat 21-Nov-15

Sun 22-Nov-15

Mon 23-Nov-15

Tues 24-Nov-15

Wed 25-Nov-15

Thurs 26-Nov-15

Fri 27-Nov-15

Sat 28-Nov-15

Sun 29-Nov-15

Mon 30-Nov-15

Tues 1-Dec-15

Wed 2-Dec-15

Thurs 3-Dec-15

Fri 4-Dec-15

Sat 5-Dec-15

Sun12/6/2015

Commemoration Day



(U15)

Teaching

44 Fall break 3 University closed 3



















Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 4 - 5 week days

Mon 7-Dec-15

Tues 8-Dec-15

Wed 9-Dec-15

Thurs 10-Dec-15

Fri 11-Dec-15

Sat 12-Dec-15

Sun 13-Dec-15

Mon 14-Dec-15

Tues 15-Dec-15

Wed 16-Dec-15

Thurs 17-Dec-15

Fri 18-Dec-15

Sat 19-Dec-15

Sun 20-Dec-15

Mon 21-Dec-15

Tues 22-Dec-15

Wed 23-Dec-15

Thurs 24-Dec-15

Fri 25-Dec-15

Sat 26-Dec-15

Sun 27-Dec-15

Mon 28-Dec-15

Tues 29-Dec-15

Wed 30-Dec-15

Thurs 31-Dec-15



(U15)

Teaching

(FT classes end)62

Teaching


Pre-exam study period 1 Pre-exam study period 1Teaching

(FT classes end)62

Final examinations 1 Pre-exam study period 2 Final examinations 1













END END END


Day Date

Sat 29-Aug-15

Sun 30-Aug-15

Mon 31-Aug-15

Tues 1-Sep-15

Wed 2-Sep-15

Thurs 3-Sep-15

Fri 4-Sep-15

Sat 5-Sep-15

Sun 6-Sep-15

Mon9/7/2015

Labour Day

Tues 8-Sep-15

Wed 9-Sep-15

Thurs 10-Sep-15

Fri 11-Sep-15

Sat 12-Sep-15

Sun 13-Sep-15

Mon 14-Sep-15

Tues 15-Sep-15

Wed 16-Sep-15

Thurs 17-Sep-15

Fri 18-Sep-15

Sat 19-Sep-15

Sun 20-Sep-15

Mon 21-Sep-15

Tues 22-Sep-15

Wed 23-Sep-15

Thurs 24-Sep-15

Fri 25-Sep-15

Sat 26-Sep-15

Sun 27-Sep-15

Mon 28-Sep-15

Tues 29-Sep-15

Wed 30-Sep-15

Thurs 1-Oct-15

Fri 2-Oct-15

Sat 3-Oct-15

Sun 4-Oct-15

Mon 5-Oct-15

Tues 6-Oct-15

Wed 7-Oct-15


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 4 - 5 week days


Teaching 1





Teaching 6 Teaching 5 Orientation 1

Teaching 7 Teaching 6 Orientation 2





















University of Laval

(U15)

University of Montreal

(U15)

Trent University


Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 4 - 5 week days

Thurs 8-Oct-15

Fri 9-Oct-15

Sat 10-Oct-15

Sun 11-Oct-15

Mon10/12/2015

Thanksgiving

Tues 13-Oct-15

Wed 14-Oct-15

Thurs 15-Oct-15

Fri 16-Oct-15

Sat 17-Oct-15

Sun 18-Oct-15

Mon 19-Oct-15

Tues 20-Oct-15

Wed 21-Oct-15

Thurs 22-Oct-15

Fri 23-Oct-15

Sat 24-Oct-15

Sun 25-Oct-15

Mon 26-Oct-15

Tues 27-Oct-15

Wed 28-Oct-15

Thurs 29-Oct-15

Fri 30-Oct-15

Sat 31-Oct-15

Sun 1-Nov-15

Mon 2-Nov-15

Tues 3-Nov-15

Wed 4-Nov-15

Thurs 5-Nov-15

Fri 6-Nov-15

Sat 7-Nov-15

Sun 8-Nov-15

Mon 9-Nov-15

Tues 10-Nov-15


University of Laval

(U15)


(U15)

Trent University







Teaching 34 Mid-term break 1 Teaching 26





Fall term break 1 Teaching 33 Mid-term break 1













Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 4 - 5 week days

Wed11/11/2015

Remembrance Day

Thurs 12-Nov-15

Fri 13-Nov-15

Sat 14-Nov-15

Sun 15-Nov-15

Mon 16-Nov-15

Tues 17-Nov-15

Wed 18-Nov-15

Thurs 19-Nov-15

Fri 20-Nov-15

Sat 21-Nov-15

Sun 22-Nov-15

Mon 23-Nov-15

Tues 24-Nov-15

Wed 25-Nov-15

Thurs 26-Nov-15

Fri 27-Nov-15

Sat 28-Nov-15

Sun 29-Nov-15

Mon 30-Nov-15

Tues 1-Dec-15

Wed 2-Dec-15

Thurs 3-Dec-15

Fri 4-Dec-15

Sat 5-Dec-15

Sun12/6/2015

Commemoration Day


University of Laval

(U15)


(U15)

Trent University




















Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 4 - 5 week days

Mon 7-Dec-15

Tues 8-Dec-15

Wed 9-Dec-15

Thurs 10-Dec-15

Fri 11-Dec-15

Sat 12-Dec-15

Sun 13-Dec-15

Mon 14-Dec-15

Tues 15-Dec-15

Wed 16-Dec-15

Thurs 17-Dec-15

Fri 18-Dec-15

Sat 19-Dec-15

Sun 20-Dec-15

Mon 21-Dec-15

Tues 22-Dec-15

Wed 23-Dec-15

Thurs 24-Dec-15

Fri 25-Dec-15

Sat 26-Dec-15

Sun 27-Dec-15

Mon 28-Dec-15

Tues 29-Dec-15

Wed 30-Dec-15

Thurs 31-Dec-15


University of Laval

(U15)


(U15)

Trent University

Teaching 64Teaching


Teaching 65 Final examinations 1 Teaching 57

Teaching 66 Final examinations 2Teaching

(FT classes end)58

Teaching 67 Final examinations 3 Final examinations 1

Teaching

(FT classes end)68 Final examinations 4 Final examinations 2

Pre-exam study period 1 Final examinations 5 Final examinations 3










ENDEND END


Day Date

Sat 29-Aug-15

Sun 30-Aug-15

Mon 31-Aug-15

Tues 1-Sep-15

Wed 2-Sep-15

Thurs 3-Sep-15

Fri 4-Sep-15

Sat 5-Sep-15

Sun 6-Sep-15

Mon9/7/2015

Labour Day

Tues 8-Sep-15

Wed 9-Sep-15

Thurs 10-Sep-15

Fri 11-Sep-15

Sat 12-Sep-15

Sun 13-Sep-15

Mon 14-Sep-15

Tues 15-Sep-15

Wed 16-Sep-15

Thurs 17-Sep-15

Fri 18-Sep-15

Sat 19-Sep-15

Sun 20-Sep-15

Mon 21-Sep-15

Tues 22-Sep-15

Wed 23-Sep-15

Thurs 24-Sep-15

Fri 25-Sep-15

Sat 26-Sep-15

Sun 27-Sep-15

Mon 28-Sep-15

Tues 29-Sep-15

Wed 30-Sep-15

Thurs 1-Oct-15

Fri 2-Oct-15

Sat 3-Oct-15

Sun 4-Oct-15

Mon 5-Oct-15

Tues 6-Oct-15

Wed 7-Oct-15


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 4 - 5 week days

Type # Type #

Orientation 1 Teaching 1






















Laurentian University University of Windsor


Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 4 - 5 week days

Thurs 8-Oct-15

Fri 9-Oct-15

Sat 10-Oct-15

Sun 11-Oct-15

Mon10/12/2015

Thanksgiving

Tues 13-Oct-15

Wed 14-Oct-15

Thurs 15-Oct-15

Fri 16-Oct-15

Sat 17-Oct-15

Sun 18-Oct-15

Mon 19-Oct-15

Tues 20-Oct-15

Wed 21-Oct-15

Thurs 22-Oct-15

Fri 23-Oct-15

Sat 24-Oct-15

Sun 25-Oct-15

Mon 26-Oct-15

Tues 27-Oct-15

Wed 28-Oct-15

Thurs 29-Oct-15

Fri 30-Oct-15

Sat 31-Oct-15

Sun 1-Nov-15

Mon 2-Nov-15

Tues 3-Nov-15

Wed 4-Nov-15

Thurs 5-Nov-15

Fri 6-Nov-15

Sat 7-Nov-15

Sun 8-Nov-15

Mon 9-Nov-15

Tues 10-Nov-15

Type # Type #




1 1

Fall Study Week 2Reading Week

(except Law)2


(except Law)3


(except Law)4


(except Law)5



















Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 4 - 5 week days

Wed11/11/2015

Remembrance Day

Thurs 12-Nov-15

Fri 13-Nov-15

Sat 14-Nov-15

Sun 15-Nov-15

Mon 16-Nov-15

Tues 17-Nov-15

Wed 18-Nov-15

Thurs 19-Nov-15

Fri 20-Nov-15

Sat 21-Nov-15

Sun 22-Nov-15

Mon 23-Nov-15

Tues 24-Nov-15

Wed 25-Nov-15

Thurs 26-Nov-15

Fri 27-Nov-15

Sat 28-Nov-15

Sun 29-Nov-15

Mon 30-Nov-15

Tues 1-Dec-15

Wed 2-Dec-15

Thurs 3-Dec-15

Fri 4-Dec-15

Sat 5-Dec-15

Sun12/6/2015

Commemoration Day

Type # Type #





















Day Date


Fall 2015 Term Only


of 4 - 5 week days

Mon 7-Dec-15

Tues 8-Dec-15

Wed 9-Dec-15

Thurs 10-Dec-15

Fri 11-Dec-15

Sat 12-Dec-15

Sun 13-Dec-15

Mon 14-Dec-15

Tues 15-Dec-15

Wed 16-Dec-15

Thurs 17-Dec-15

Fri 18-Dec-15

Sat 19-Dec-15

Sun 20-Dec-15

Mon 21-Dec-15

Tues 22-Dec-15

Wed 23-Dec-15

Thurs 24-Dec-15

Fri 25-Dec-15

Sat 26-Dec-15

Sun 27-Dec-15

Mon 28-Dec-15

Tues 29-Dec-15

Wed 30-Dec-15

Thurs 31-Dec-15

Type # Type #


Teaching 59Teaching

(FT classes end)60

Teaching


Study Day 1 Pre-exam study period 2











Final examinations 11 Alternate Final Exam Day 11


Note:



ENDEND


Appendix B – Queen’s University Sessional Date Analysis

2016

Description/Comment Type Day Date Day Type Description/Comment

Sat 27-Aug-16 Sat 1 Move in Day

Sun 28-Aug-16 Sun

Mon 29-Aug-16 Mon 1 Orientation

Tues 30-Aug-16 Tues 2 Orientation

Wed 31-Aug-16 Wed 3 Orientation

Thurs 1-Sep-16 Thurs 4 Orientation

Fri 2-Sep-16 Fri 5 Orientation

Move in Day 1 Sat 3-Sep-16 Sat

Sun 4-Sep-16 Sun

Orientation 1 Mon

9/5/2016

Labour Day Mon

Orientation 2 Tues 6-Sep-16 Tues 1 Teaching Day

Orientation 3 Wed 7-Sep-16 Wed 2 Teaching Day

Orientation 4 Thurs 8-Sep-16 Thurs 3 Teaching Day

Orientation 5 Fri 9-Sep-16 Fri 4 Teaching Day

Sat 10-Sep-16 Sat

Sun 11-Sep-16 Sun

Teaching Day 1 Mon 12-Sep-16 Mon 5 Teaching Day

Teaching Day 2 Tues 13-Sep-16 Tues 6 Teaching Day

Teaching Day 3 Wed 14-Sep-16 Wed 7 Teaching Day

Teaching Day 4 Thurs 15-Sep-16 Thurs 8 Teaching Day

Teaching Day 5 Fri 16-Sep-16 Fri 9 Teaching Day

Sat 17-Sep-16 Sat

Sun 18-Sep-16 Sun






Sat 24-Sep-16 Sat

Sun 25-Sep-16 Sun






Sat 1-Oct-16 Sat

Sun 2-Oct-16 Sun

Teaching Day 16 Mon 3-Oct-16 Mon 20 Teaching Day

Teaching Day 17 Tues 4-Oct-16 Tues 21 Teaching Day

Teaching Day 18 Wed 5-Oct-16 Wed 22 Teaching Day

Teaching Day 19 Thurs 6-Oct-16 Thurs 23 Teaching Day

Teaching Day 20 Fri 7-Oct-16 Fri 24 Teaching Day

Sat 8-Oct-16 Sat

Sun 9-Oct-16 Sun

Mon

10/10/2016

Thanksgiving Mon

Teaching Day 21 Tues 11-Oct-16 Tues 1 Fall term break

Teaching Day 22 Wed 12-Oct-16 Wed 2 Fall term break

Teaching Day 23 Thurs 13-Oct-16 Thurs 3 Fall term break

Review - Fall Term

Academic Year 2016/2017

Fall Term Analysis - Current Methodology v Proposed Methodology

Proposed MethodologyCurrent Methodology

Academic Year 2016_2017 Page 1 of 21

2016


Review - Fall Term




Teaching Day 24 Fri 14-Oct-16 Fri 4 Fall term break

Sat 15-Oct-16 Sat

Sun 16-Oct-16 Sun






Sat 22-Oct-16 Sat

Sun 23-Oct-16 Sun






Sat 29-Oct-16 Sat

Sun 30-Oct-16 Sun


Teaching Day 36 Tues 1-Nov-16 Tues 36 Teaching Day

Teaching Day 37 Wed 2-Nov-16 Wed 37 Teaching Day

Teaching Day 38 Thurs 3-Nov-16 Thurs 38 Teaching Day

Teaching Day 39 Fri 4-Nov-16 Fri 39 Teaching Day

Sat 5-Nov-16 Sat

Sun 6-Nov-16 Sun

Teaching Day 40 Mon 7-Nov-16 Mon 40 Teaching Day





Sat 12-Nov-16 Sat

Sun 13-Nov-16 Sun






Sat 19-Nov-16 Sat

Sun 20-Nov-16 Sun






Sat 26-Nov-16 Sat

Sun 27-Nov-16 Sun




Teaching Day 58 Thurs 1-Dec-16 Thurs 58 Teaching Day

Teaching Day 59 Fri 2-Dec-16 Fri 59 Teaching Day


2016


Review - Fall Term




Sat 3-Dec-16 Sat

Sun 4-Dec-16 Sun

Pre-exam study period 1 Mon 5-Dec-16 Mon 60 Teaching Day

Pre-exam study period 2 Tues

12/6/2016

Commemoration Day Tues

Commemoration Day

no classes

Pre-exam study period 3 Wed 7-Dec-16 Wed 61 Teaching Day

Pre-exam study period 4 Thurs 8-Dec-16 Thurs 1 Pre-exam study period

Examination Period 1 Fri 9-Dec-16 Fri 2 Pre-exam study period

Examination Period 2 Sat 10-Dec-16 Sat 1 Examination Period

Examination Period 3 Sun 11-Dec-16 Sun 2 Examination Period

Examination Period 4 Mon 12-Dec-16 Mon 3 Examination Period

Examination Period 5 Tues 13-Dec-16 Tues 4 Examination Period

Examination Period 6 Wed 14-Dec-16 Wed 5 Examination Period

Examination Period 7 Thurs 15-Dec-16 Thurs 6 Examination Period

Examination Period 8 Fri 16-Dec-16 Fri 7 Examination Period






22-Dec-16 Thurs 13 Examination Period

23-Dec-16

University closed Sat 24-Dec-16 Sat University closed

University closed Sun 25-Dec-16 Sun University closed

University closed Mon 26-Dec-16 Mon University closed

University closed Tues 27-Dec-16 Tues University closed

University closed Wed 28-Dec-16 Wed University closed

University closed Thurs 29-Dec-16 Thurs University closed

University closed Fri 30-Dec-16 Fri University closed

FALL TERM ENDS Sat 31-Dec-16 Sat FALL TERM ENDS


2017


Sat 26-Aug-17 Sat Move in Move in Day

Sun 27-Aug-17 Sun




Thurs 31-Aug-17 Thurs 4 Orientation



Sun 3-Sep-17 Sun

Orientation 1 Mon

9/4/2017

Labour Day Mon





Sat 9-Sep-17 Sat

Sun 10-Sep-17 Sun






Sat 16-Sep-17 Sat

Sun 17-Sep-17 Sun






Sat 23-Sep-17 Sat

Sun 24-Sep-17 Sun






Sat 30-Sep-17 Sat

Sun 1-Oct-17 Sun






Sat 7-Oct-17 Sat

Sun 8-Oct-17 Sun

Mon

10/9/2017

Thanksgiving Mon




Proposal





2017


Proposal





Sat 14-Oct-17 Sat

Sun 15-Oct-17 Sun






Sat 21-Oct-17 Sat

Sun 22-Oct-17 Sun






Sat 28-Oct-17 Sat

Sun 29-Oct-17 Sun






Sat 4-Nov-17 Sat

Sun 5-Nov-17 Sun






Sat 11-Nov-17 Sat

Sun 12-Nov-17 Sun






Sat 18-Nov-17 Sat

Sun 19-Nov-17 Sun






Sat 25-Nov-17 Sat

Sun 26-Nov-17 Sun







2017


Proposal




Sat 2-Dec-17 Sat

Sun 3-Dec-17 Sun


Pre-exam study period 2 Tues 5-Dec-17 Tues 61 Teaching Day

Pre-exam study period 3 Wed

12/6/2017

Commemoration Day Wed 1 Pre-exam study period















Thurs 21-Dec-17 Thur

Fri 22-Dec-17 Fri

Sat 23-Dec-17 Sat

Sun 24-Dec-17 Sun







FALL TERM ENDS Sun 31-Dec-17 Sun FALL TERM ENDS


2018



Sun 26-Aug-18 Sun





Fri 31-Aug-18 Fri 5 Orientation


Sun 2-Sep-18 Sun

Orientation 1 Mon

9/3/2018

Labour Day Mon





Sat 8-Sep-18 Sat

Sun 9-Sep-18 Sun






Sat 15-Sep-18 Sat

Sun 16-Sep-18 Sun






Sat 22-Sep-18 Sat

Sun 23-Sep-18 Sun






Sat 29-Sep-18 Sat

Sun 30-Sep-18 Sun






Sat 6-Oct-18 Sat

Sun 7-Oct-18 Sun

Mon

10/8/2018

Thanksgiving Mon




Review - Fall Term





2018


Review - Fall Term





Sat 13-Oct-18 Sat

Sun 14-Oct-18 Sun






Sat 20-Oct-18 Sat

Sun 21-Oct-18 Sun






Sat 27-Oct-18 Sat

Sun 28-Oct-18 Sun






Sat 3-Nov-18 Sat

Sun 4-Nov-18 Sun






Sat 10-Nov-18 Sat

Sun 11-Nov-18 Sun






Sat 17-Nov-18 Sat

Sun 18-Nov-18 Sun






Sat 24-Nov-18 Sat

Sun 25-Nov-18 Sun







2018


Review - Fall Term




Sat 1-Dec-18 Sat 59 Teaching Day

Sun 2-Dec-18 Sun



Pre-exam study period 3 Wed 5-Dec-18 Wed 1 Pre-exam study period

Pre-exam study period 4 Thurs

12/6/2017

Commemoration Day Thurs 2 Pre-exam study period














Thurs 20-Dec-18 Thurs

Fri 21-Dec-18 Fri

Sat 22-Dec-18 Sat

Sun 23-Dec-18 Sun








FALL TERM ENDS Mon 31-Dec-18 Mon FALL TERM ENDS


2019



Sun 25-Aug-19 Sun





Fri 30-Aug-19 Fri 5 Orientation

Move in Day 1 Sat 31-Aug-19 Sat

Sun 1-Sep-19 Sun

Orientation 1 Mon

9/2/2019

Labour Day Mon





Sat 7-Sep-19 Sat

Sun 8-Sep-19 Sun






Sat 14-Sep-19 Sat

Sun 15-Sep-19 Sun






Sat 21-Sep-19 Sat

Sun 22-Sep-19 Sun






Sat 28-Sep-19 Sat

Sun 29-Sep-19 Sun






Sat 5-Oct-19 Sat

Sun 6-Oct-19 Sun

Thanksgiving Mon

10/7/2019

Thanksgiving Mon Thanksgiving




Review - Fall Term





2019


Review - Fall Term





Sat 12-Oct-19 Sat

Sun 13-Oct-19 Sun






Sat 19-Oct-19 Sat

Sun 20-Oct-19 Sun






Sat 26-Oct-19 Sat

Sun 27-Oct-19 Sun






Sat 2-Nov-19 Sat

Sun 3-Nov-19 Sun






Sat 9-Nov-19 Sat

Sun 10-Nov-19 Sun






Sat 16-Nov-19 Sat

Sun 17-Nov-19 Sun






Sat 23-Nov-19 Sat

Sun 24-Nov-19 Sun







2019


Review - Fall Term




Sat 30-Nov-19 Sat

Sun 1-Dec-19 Sun





Commemoration Day

No classes Fri

12/6/2019

Commemoration Day Fri 3

Commemoration Day

No classes














Fri 20-Dec-19 Fri

Sat 21-Dec-19 Sat

Sun 22-Dec-19 Sun

Mon 23-Dec-19 Mon








FALL TERM ENDS Tues 31-Dec-19 Tues FALL TERM ENDS


2020



Sun 30-Aug-20 Sun


Tues 1-Sep-20 Tues 2 Orientation

Wed 2-Sep-20 Wed 3 Orientation




Sun 6-Sep-20 Sun

Orientation 1 Mon

9/7/2020

Labour Day Mon Labour Day





Sat 12-Sep-20 Sat

Sun 13-Sep-20 Sun






Sat 19-Sep-20 Sat

Sun 20-Sep-20 Sun






Sat 26-Sep-20 Sat

Sun 27-Sep-20 Sun






Sat 3-Oct-20 Sat

Sun 4-Oct-20 Sun






Sat 10-Oct-20 Sat

Sun 11-Oct-20 Sun

Mon

10/12/2020

Thanksgiving Mon




Review - Fall Term





2020


Review - Fall Term





Sat 17-Oct-20 Sat

Sun 18-Oct-20 Sun






Sat 24-Oct-20 Sat

Sun 25-Oct-20 Sun






Sat 31-Oct-20 Sat

Sun 1-Nov-20 Sun






Sat 7-Nov-20 Sat

Sun 8-Nov-20 Sun






Sat 14-Nov-20 Sat

Sun 15-Nov-20 Sun






Sat 21-Nov-20 Sat

Sun 22-Nov-20 Sun






Sat 28-Nov-20 Sat

Sun 29-Nov-20 Sun


Teaching Day 56 Tues 1-Dec-20 Tues 56 Teaching Day

Teaching Day 57 Wed 2-Dec-20 Wed 57 Teaching Day




2020


Review - Fall Term




Sat 5-Dec-20 Sat

Sun 12/6/2020

Commemoration Day

Sun

























FALL TERM ENDS Thurs 31-Dec-20 Thurs FALL TERM ENDS


2021



Sun 29-Aug-21 Sun



Wed 1-Sep-21 Wed 3 Orientation



Move in Day Sat 4-Sep-21 Sat

Sun 5-Sep-21 Sun

Orientation 1 Mon

9/6/2021






Sat 11-Sep-21 Sat

Sun 12-Sep-21 Sun






Sat 18-Sep-21 Sat

Sun 19-Sep-21 Sun






Sat 25-Sep-21 Sat

Sun 26-Sep-21 Sun






Sat 2-Oct-21 Sat

Sun 3-Oct-21 Sun






Sat 9-Oct-21 Sat

Sun 10-Oct-21 Sun

Mon

10/11/2021

Thanksgiving Mon




Review - Fall Term





2021


Review - Fall Term





Sat 16-Oct-21 Sat

Sun 17-Oct-21 Sun






Sat 23-Oct-21 Sat

Sun 24-Oct-21 Sun






Sat 30-Oct-21 Sat

Sun 31-Oct-21 Sun






Sat 6-Nov-21 Sat

Sun 7-Nov-21 Sun






Sat 13-Nov-21 Sat

Sun 14-Nov-21 Sun






Sat 20-Nov-21 Sat

Sun 21-Nov-21 Sun






Sat 27-Nov-21 Sat

Sun 28-Nov-21 Sun



Teaching Day 57 Wed 1-Dec-21 Wed 57 Teaching Day




2021


Review - Fall Term




Sat 4-Dec-21 Sat

Sun 5-Dec-21 Sun

Pre-exam study period

1

Mon

12/6/2021

Commemoration DayMon

Commemoration Day

No classes


Pre-exam study period 3 Wed 8-Dec-21 Wed 61 Teaching Day


Examination Period 1 Fri 10-Dec-21 Fri 2 Pre-exam study period













Thurs 23-Dec-21 Thurs 13 Examination Period








FALL TERM ENDS Fri 31-Dec-21 Fri FALL TERM ENDS


2025



Sun 24-Aug-25 Sun

Mon 25-Aug-25 Mon OR 1 Orientation

Tues 26-Aug-25 Tues OR 2 Orientation

Wed 27-Aug-25 Wed OR 3 Orientation

Thurs 28-Aug-25 Thurs OR 4 Orientation

Fri 29-Aug-25 Fri OR 5 Orientation

Move in Day 1 Sat 30-Aug-25 Sat

Sun 31-Aug-25 Sun

Orientation 1 Mon

9/1/2025






Sat 6-Sep-25 Sat

Sun 7-Sep-25 Sun






Sat 13-Sep-25 Sat

Sun 14-Sep-25 Sun






Sat 20-Sep-25 Sat

Sun 21-Sep-25 Sun






Sat 27-Sep-25 Sat

Sun 28-Sep-25 Sun






Sat 4-Oct-25 Sat

Sun 5-Oct-25 Sun

Mon

10/6/2025

Thanksgiving Mon




Review - Fall Term





2025


Review - Fall Term





Sat 11-Oct-25 Sat

Sun 12-Oct-25 Sun






Sat 18-Oct-25 Sat

Sun 19-Oct-25 Sun






Sat 25-Oct-25 Sat

Sun 26-Oct-25 Sun






Sat 1-Nov-25 Sat

Sun 2-Nov-25 Sun






Sat 8-Nov-25 Sat

Sun 9-Nov-25 Sun






Sat 15-Nov-25 Sat

Sun 16-Nov-25 Sun






Sat 22-Nov-25 Sat

Sun 23-Nov-25 Sun







2025


Review - Fall Term




Sat 29-Nov-25 Sat

Sun 30-Nov-25 Sun






12/6/2025

Commemoration Day Sat


Examination Period 3

Mon 8-Dec-25 Mon 3 Examination Period











Fri 19-Dec-25 Fri

Sat 20-Dec-25 Sat

Sun 21-Dec-25 Sun

Mon 22-Dec-25 Mon









FALL TERM ENDS Wed 31-Dec-25 Wed FALL TERM ENDS


Appendix C – Matters Considered by SCAP

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SCAP has been in consultation with various internal stakeholders to discuss the feasibility of various options and the impacts to each of their areas. Following is an itemized list of concerns raised. SCAP has discussed each of these items at length; with evaluative comments as follows: Stakeholder: Office of the University Registrar (OUR) Consideration Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation

Reduced break period prior to final fall and spring exam periods

The Chair of the Exams Subcommittee (also Associate Registrar, Records and Services) advised that pre-exam study periods are based on Senate policy.

Pre-Exam Study Periods Policy Approved by Senate October 24, 2002

Beginning with the December 2002 examination session, for all relevant

Faculties and Schools there will be a pre-exam study period following the end

of classes during which no exams will be scheduled. The maximum length of

the pre-exam period will be four days in December and five days in

April. This period may include statutory holidays and other designated non-

examination days. Each year, Faculty and School sessional dates are to include

these pre-exam study periods.

SCAP discussed the fact that it is a ‘maximum’ duration of a

break that is specified, and not a minimum, thus it is quite

possible to shorten these periods.

The committee felt it necessary that students continue to have a

pre-examination study period. Accordingly, SCAP proposes

that the pre-examination period will be set to 2 or, where

practical, 3 days to both increase the number of instructional

days, and to eliminate a single teaching day on a Monday.

Shortening or lengthening examination periods

There is a risk that more students may experience exam conflicts defined as:

two exams at the same time

an exam at the same time as a religious observance; or

an exam in three consecutive exam slots

Accommodated exams, which have increased in recent years,

may be more challenging to schedule in a reduced time frame.

The OUR Timetabling office advised that a minimum of

thirteen (13) days are required to schedule December final

examinations. Accordingly, the minimum requirement of

thirteen (13) days for centrally administered final examinations

is maintained in SCAP’s proposal, with examinations

http://www.queensu.ca/registrar/currentstudents/importantdates/faithdates.html

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Consideration Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation

scheduled on Sundays. Of note, at its meeting on April 28,

2015 Senate approved the motion as carried by SCAP that

examinations be scheduled on Sundays during the final

examination periods.

In the analysis of the SCAP proposal across all possible

variations of the Queen’s fall term, examinations will never

end later than December 23rd

.

Courses that depend on sequences (e.g. lecture before tutorial) may be affected.

SCAP evaluated the implications of a proposal that would create “partial” instructional weeks on timetabling and scheduling of courses. The proposal creates a partial instructional week as classes commence on Tuesday, immediately following Labour day. However, the proposal also increases the number of instructional days from 59 to 61. One of these days can be used as a make-up day for Monday scheduled classes.

Stakeholder: Faculty Relations


Dan Bradshaw, Associate Vice-Principal (Faculty Relations) was invited to speak to changes to sessional dates in light of the Queen’s QUFA Collective Agreement and the Queen’s-PSAC Local 901 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.

In both Collective Agreements, the number of weeks, nor by beginning date and end date does not define the definition of academic term. Direct reference was made to QUFA Article 37.2.6(b) which states “…”in assigning teaching and service activities, the Unit Head shall only assign teaching duties to members for two (2) four (4) month periods during each academic year…”. He also referenced PSAC Article 16.04 which states “TA activities as per the TAF and within the allotted hours may, on occasion, extend one (1) month beyond what would otherwise be the appointment end date.” Dan Bradshaw concluded that technically if the term falls within the 4 month window, there should be no issue. However, he noted that beyond the explicit reference of the Collective Agreements, implicitly there may have been a practice that has been in place for the last number of years that the other party to the agreement has relied on. He also indicated that the University would have to assess impacts to timing-sensitive administrative processes. He advised the committee that the appropriate union groups should be informed through the Faculty Relations office in the

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Consideration Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation month of December to enable the unions to review the changes and prepare for the bargaining. SCAP committee members felt that the changes to sessional

dates proposed should not be problematic so long as the

appropriate unions are given sufficient advance notice and

opportunity to review changes.

Stakeholder: Various, regarding Orientation week Consideration Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation

Abbreviated Orientation week or Elimination of Orientation week

Orientation Week is the largest student-run event on campus, with over 1,000 volunteers. Various stakeholders expressed concern that modifications to this Queen’s University tradition would meet considerable resistance. SCAP discussed various options including abbreviating Orientation week or eliminating it altogether, both of which have been implemented by other universities in our comparative analysis. These considerations met with varying opinion. As a result of the analysis and discussion, SCAP proposes that Orientation week is neither abbreviated nor eliminated, but rather moved to occur one week prior to Labour day. Members also noted that Faculties or Schools may elect to opt out orientation week altogether, or introduce a shorter Orientation week.

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The following concerns have been expressed specifically to advancing the occurrence of Orientation week. On campus residence Residences rely heavily on conference revenue to help manage

student fees. Don training (for residences) will need to start one week earlier as such, it may be more difficult to fill these positions; and Service support areas such as Physical Plant Services, and ITS must be available. Though there has been some discussion, members of SCAP feel that further consultation with Residences and support service areas to determine impact to their operations will be required.

Unstructured activity If Orientation moves prior to Labour day, students will have an extra weekend of unstructured activity, which may affect the student’s transition to Queen’s. Students may not have access to the support they require. SCAP members feel that further consultation with various groups involved with Orientation week planning is required.

Off campus residence For those students that live off campus, there may be increased cost for accommodations. SCAP discussed this matter and felt that lease or rental agreements are often made for a 12 month term, with the cost of the summer period already absorbed. For students that sub-let their space in the summer, the terms of the sub-let must be modified accordingly.

Late arrivals A percentage of new and continuing international graduate students are late arrivals, every Fall term. If the first week of classes is earlier, then international graduate students will wind up missing even more classes, which impacts their academic performance and their mental health. Also most of these international graduate students will also be Teaching Assistants (TAs), and so will miss the start date of that employment, if the classes they are TAing for, all start earlier. While members of SCAP agree this is a concern relating to graduate students, it is hoped that these instances can be minimized with a strong communication and administrative plan.

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Consideration

Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation

Income earning potential reduced

This has been raised as a concern on behalf of undergraduate and graduate students. SCAP members discussed this matter at length, and agree that the student must have the opportunity to speak to these impacts through referendum or appropriate feedback mechanism.

Consideration Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation Commerce program internships may be negatively impacted.

The Queen’s Business Career Centre subsequently reported that the impact on internships over the summer would be minimal, and manageable.

Graduate student professional training /orientation activities.

Currently, during Orientation week, this week in September is reserved for lots of professional training and orientation activities for graduate students. Rescheduling this activity may be problematic.

Teaching Assistants (TAs)/ Teaching Fellows (TFs)

Concerning graduate students that are TAs/TFs. Both graduate program and university wide training is mandated under the current collective agreement, to be completed before TAship or TFship starts the first day of classes. A change in sessional dates would impact both trainer and trainee schedules.

Professional Graduate programs

For professional graduate programs in Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy, and a few other programs, students in these programs have to take up clinical placements in most terms of study. The programs have long standing scheduled commitments for placements. SCAP committee members agree that professional graduate programs should continue to follow their own sessional dates.

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Stakeholder: Faculty of Law Consideration Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation

The Faculty of Law would not

be interested in changing our

fall break to coincide with

Thanksgiving, as proposed for

the central university. Our fall

break is timed to coincide with

a major recruitment process

which disrupts upper-year class

attendance anyway. It proved

to be a very welcome break

and the incidence of illness

during the December exam

period seems to have been

reduced as a result.

SCAP committee members agree that Faculties and Schools should continue to have the latitude to establish sessional dates to meet their individual program needs.

We already start teaching right

after Labour Day, so we

usually had an earlier start to

our classes, compared to Arts

& Science. However, I would

not favour starting our

Orientation any sooner than

September 1st. Students may

not gain access to their

apartments in advance of that

date and they may need to

work right up to the end of

August to help fund their legal

education.

This concern has been addressed previously.

We coincide our examination

period with the central

examination period, as the central

Exams office still coordinates

arrangements for students who

require accommodations on the

basis of disability, medical

reasons or religious observance or

for students who have an

examination conflict.

The proposal put forward by SCAP does not impact the duration of the final examination period.

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Stakeholder: Various, duration and impact of fall term break Consideration Description of Concern + SCAP Evaluation

The Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science would like to see less of a fall term break than that proposed in order to maximize the number of teaching days

SCAP committee members agree that Faculties and Schools should continue to have the latitude to establish sessional dates to meet their individual program needs, however, members feel that the implications to timetabling and scheduling must be further explored.

Student Affairs – effect of fall term break on mental health

In their dealings with students at risk, there tends to be greater demand in November, December and into January. As the proposed fall term break is tied to Thanksgiving in October, it is less likely that the break will be used as a study and catch up period. Student Affairs consultation with M. Condra, former Director of Queen’s Student Wellness Services, suggests that stress would be alleviated with spacing and timing of course deliverables, mid-term examinations and final examinations rather than a week long break. In their research, SCAP can find no conclusive evidence on the benefits of a fall term break. However, SCAP members find that a number of Canadian universities have introduced some form of fall term break in recent years.

Queen’s School of Business – effect of fall term break on mental health

Because of our mid-term week for Commerce 1st and 2

nd year

students, there is concern that they will miss out on review sessions and one-on-one support to prepare for their mid-terms. Having the fall term break before our mid-term week defeats the purpose of a fall term break. Our students will be studying and preparing for examinations. They will also be emailing faculty to get extra support. This situation may create more stress for students. The Commerce society noted a concern that our of province students that stay on campus have less resources available to them. If the purpose of a fall term break is to promote mental health wellness, the University needs to have services and resources available who stay on in town (whether on or off-campus) during that time. SCAP committee members agree that Faculties and Schools should continue to have the latitude to establish sessional dates to meet their individual program needs, however, members feel that the implications to timetabling and scheduling must be further explored.

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Queen’s School of Business – Impact on study habits

The break week in the Winter term is not used to relax, de-stress and energize. It tends to be focused on more recreational activities than academic activities. This would imply that the fall term break would have the same focus which would detract from the purpose of the extra study time. It would also disrupt their study flow (especially for first year students). This week could also increase incentive for students to procrastinate as they may feel they can catch up during the fall term break week. SCAP members discussed this matter, and agree that the student must have the opportunity to speak to these impacts through referendum or appropriate feedback mechanism.

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