Dates and other details are subject to change and will be updated as applicable. Please continue to monitor emails from the department and the GEA mailing list for confirmation and full details closer to each date.
For Department events and deadlines, see the Department’s Important Dates page.
August
August 28- Academic advising meetings for incoming students
September 1
September
September 4 Labour Day (University closed)
September 6 Department Orientation
Jackman Humanities Building, Room 100
MA/MA CRW: 10:00am to 10:40am
Joint meeting: 10:45am to 11:10am
PhD: 11:15am to 12:15am
GEA Meet & Greet
Jackman Humanities Building
11:45am to 1:30pm
September 7 Classes begin
September 13 GEA SSHRC/Fellowship Application Workshop
Location TBA (may be over Zoom)
10:00am to 12:00pm
September 20 Final date to enrol full-year and Fall session courses
September 22 GEA Start-of-Year Meeting & Elections
Grad Lounge, 7th Floor, Jackman Humanities Building
4:00pm to 6:00pm
GEA Pub Night
Pauper’s Pub, 539 Bloor St W
7:00pm to 10:00pm
September 29 Deadline for payment or deferral of Fall tuition and fees
Welcoming Reception for Graduate Faculty & Students
4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Massey College Meeting Room
October
October 9 Thanksgiving (University closed)
November
November 6 Last day to drop Fall courses without academic penalty
November 6 to 10 Reading Week
November TBD Graduate English Council meeting
December
December 6 Classes end for fall session and full-year courses for fall term
December 8 GEA Meeting
Grad Lounge, 7th Floor, Jackman Humanities Building
4:00pm to 6:00pm
GEA Holiday Party
Location TBD
7:00pm to 10:00pm
December 21 Winter break begins; University closed
January
January 2 Winter break ends; University re-opens
January 8 Classes begin
January 21 Final date to add Winter session courses
January 26 GEA Meeting
Grad Lounge, 7th Floor, Jackman Humanities Building
4:00pm to 6:00pm
GEA Pub Night
Location TBD
7:00pm to 10:00pm
February
February TBD GEA Form A/Supervisory Committee Workshop
GEA Special Fields Workshop
February 19 Family Day (University closed)
February 19 to 23 Reading Week
March
March TBD GEA Dissertation Writing Workshop
Visitors’ Day
MA CRW Gala
March 11 Final date to drop full-year and Winter session courses without academic penalty
March 29 Good Friday (University Closed)
April
Aprill TBD GEA Graduate Student Conference
April 5 Classes end for winter term and full-year courses
April 12 GEA End-of-Year Meeting & Elections
Grad Lounge, 7th Floor, Jackman Humanities Building
4:00pm to 6:00pm
GEA Year-End Pub Night
Pauper’s Pub
7:00pm to 10:00pm
May
May TBD Graduate English Council meeting