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MEMORANDUM
ATIENTION
FROM
RE
:
Senate
DATE
J
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Academic
Da
tes 20
1
2
-
20
1
5
January
24
,
20
1
2
1
/
2
At
it
s
meeting
of9
December
20
II
the
Ca
l
enda
r
com
mitt
ee
re
v
i
ewed,
for approva
l
b
y
Se
n
ate
,
th
e
sc
h
edu
l
e
of
dat
es
fo
r
future semesters
commencing
Fall
2
012
and
finishing
Summe
r
of 2015.
T
h
i
s
in
cl
u
des
r
ev
i
s
i
ons
t
o
the previou
s
l
y
approved
sc
h
e
dule to
acco
mmodate the n
e
w B
.C.
Government Fami
l
y
Day
s
tatut
ory
h
o
lid
ay.
The committ
ee
i
s
propo
si
n
g
t
o
m
ov
e the Reading Break
a
week later
in
February
t
o
includ
e
Fami
l
y
Da
y
.
T
h
e
co
mmitt
ee a
l
s
o reviewed
a
concern
with
regard to the
difficultie
s
experienced by
l
ab
co
ur
s
e
s,
p
a
rti
c
ul
a
rl
y
in
t
h
e
sc
i
ences
,
when
term
starts
in th
e
middl
e of
the
wee
k.
We
h
ave
taken
int
o
account
the
va
ri
ou
s
factor
s
including
teac
hin
g
r
e
qu
ireme
nt
s,
o
ri
e
ntati
o
n r
e
quirement
s, s
tatutory
h
o
li
day
s
a
nd belie
ve
we
hav
e
d
eve
l
o
ped
a sc
h
edule that
acc
omm
o
date
s
a
ll
co
n
ce
rn
s
.
SFU
h
as
a
thre
e
-term in-take
sy
s
tem
,
w
hi
c
h
c
hall
e
n
ges
th
e
university when it
co
me
s
to o
ri
e
ntin
g
new
s
tudent
s
at t
h
e
beginn
i
ng of each term
,
a
nd
a
l
so
eva
lu
at
in
g s
tudent
s'
academic
sta
ndin
g
o
r
grad
u
at
i
o
n
e
l
i
g
ibili
ty
at
th
e e
nd
of
eac
h
term.
I
n
o
r
de
r
to provide
s
tud
e
nt
s
with
th
e
b
est academ
i
c a
nd uni
vers
i
ty
ex
perienc
e,
the fo
ll
ow
in
g
principl
es
h
ave
b
ee
n
a
d
op
ted in determining the
op
tim
a
l
aca
d
em
i
c
calendar
of
date
s
.
Prin
c
iple
s
I
.
Each
se
m
es
t
e
r h
as 63
teachin
g days.
(Se
n
ate
Pap
e
r
03-
56)
2. Exa
m
s
m
ay
be
sc
h
e
duled
on S
und
ay
i
f
r
equired.
(Se
n
ate
Paper 05
-1
27)
3.
T
h
ere
i
s
a
week
l
o
ng Reading b
reak
in Februa
r
y
of eac
h
y
ear starting
in
201
1
(Se
n
ate
P
a
p
er
08-70)
4.
A
ll
in
st
ru
ctor
s s
ubmit
g
r
ades o
n
-
lin
e
b
y
the dead
lin
e
date
t
o
a
ll
ow
for
quicker
e
nd
-of-term eva
lu
at
i
o
n
s.
5.
Or
i
e
ntati
on
for
new
s
tudent
s
i
s
a vital
co
mp
o
n
e
nt
for
s
tudent
ret
e
ntion
,
d
eve
l
opme
nt
a
nd
creat
in
g a
po
s
iti
ve
uni
vers
i
ty
exper
ience.
Motion:
"
Th
a
t
Senate approve
the Sch
e
du
l
e
of
A
ca
demi
c
Date
s 2
012-
2
0
1
5
.
"
Reminder
:
if
Se
n
ate ap
pr
oves
thi
s sc
h
edu
l
e
,
it
w
ill r
eq
uir
e
that th
e
May
Senate meetin
gs
b
e
moved to th
e
Tu
es
da
y
fo
ll
ow
in
g
the May
l
o
n
g weekend.
Specifica
ll
y
th
e
dates are: Ma
y
22
2
01
2
,
Ma
y 2
1
20
13
,
Ma
y 2
0 2014
,
May
1
9 20
1
5.
Acade
mi
c
Da
t
e
s
2
0
12-2
0
1
5
Academic Dates 2012-2015
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
30-31 August Orientation
29-30 August Orientation
28-29 August Orientation
3 September Labour Day
2 September Labour Day
1 September Labour Day
4 September Classes start 3 September Classes start
2 September Classes start
4-5 October Convocation
10-11October Convocation 9-10 October convocation
8 October Thanksgiving
14 October Thanksgiving
13 October Thanksgiving
12 November Remembrance
Day Statutory Holiday
11 November Remembrance
Day
11 November Remembrance
Day
3 December Last day of
classes
2 December Last day of
classes
1 December Last Day of
classes
5-16 December Exams
4-15 December exams
3-14 December exams
1 January New Year’s Day
1 January New Year’s Day
1 January New Year’s Day
3-4 January Orientation
2-3 January Orientation
2/5 January Orientation
7 January Classes start
6 January Classes start
6 January Classes start
18 February Family Day
1
17 February Family Day
16 February Family Day
19-22 February Reading
Break
18-21 February Reading
Break
17-20 February Reading
Break
29 March - 1 April Easter
9 April Last day of classes
3-6 April Easter
12 April Last day of
classes
11-24 April Exams
13 April Last day of
classes
14-24 April Exams
18-21 April Easter
15-25 April Exams
2-3 May Orientation
1-2 May Orientation
7-8 May Orientation
6 May Classes start
5 May Classes start
11 May Classes start
20 May
Victoria Day 19 May Victoria Day
18 May Victoria Day
11-14 June Convocation
10-13 June Convocation
9-12 June Convocation
1 July
Canada Day
1 July Canada Day
1 July Canada Day
2 August Last day of classes 1 August Last day of classes 3 August B.C. Day
5 August
B.C. Day
4 August B.C. Day
10 August Last day of
classes
6-16 August Exams
5-15 August Exams
12-21 August Exams
1
New B.C. Government Statutory Holiday effective February 2013.
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