2023-2024 Academic Dates and Deadlines
2023 | |
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| August 1 | Fall Application deadline for Canadian applicants. |
| August 11 | Last day to apply for fall-term and full-year ADC Financial Assistance. |
| August 18 | Last day for all written work for spring / summer courses to be submitted (unless earlier date set by instructor). |
| September 2 | Residences open for all new students. |
| September 2 | New student orientation activities begin. |
| September 4 | Labour Day. |
| September 4 | Residences open for returning students (12:00 noon). |
| September 6 | Acadia University fall-term and fall/winter (full-year) courses begin. |
| September 6 | Fee payment deadline. |
| September 5-7 | ADC New Student Orientation. |
| September 7 | All Acadia Divinity College (faculty, staff, students) Retreat. |
| September 8 | Last day to apply for Fall Graduation (all students) |
| September 11 | ADC fall-term and fall/winter (full-year) courses begin. |
| September 15 | Winter application deadline for International Group 2. (Caribbean, Central America, North America (except Canada and US), South America, Europe, Oceania) |
| September 15 | Last day to add/change any fall-term or fall/winter (full-year) course sections. |
| September 15 | Last day to withdraw from a fall-term or fall/winter (full-year) course without a “W” appearing on the transcript. |
| September 18 | ACBAS Jarold K. Zeman Memorial Lecture. |
| September 21 | Deadline for approved and printed MA (Theology) and DMin theses for fall graduation. |
| September 29 | The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation observed. No classes scheduled. |
| September 29 | Last day to decrease meal plan for fall term. |
| September 30 | Last day to opt-out of ASU Health Plan or add dependents. |
| October 4 | Last day to receive grades for fall graduation. |
| October 2-4 | Hayward Lectures. |
| October 9 | Thanksgiving Day. No classes scheduled. |
| October 10 | ADC Faculty Meeting to approve fall graduates. |
| October 10 | ADC Senate Meeting to approve fall graduates. |
| October 11 | Acadia University Senate meeting to approve fall graduates. |
| October 30-November 3 | Acadia University & ADC Reading Week No regular scheduled classes. |
| October 30--November 3 | ADC Intensive Classes as scheduled. |
| November 10 | Remembrance Day observed. No classes scheduled. |
| November 15 | Winter application deadline for International Group 3. (US) |
| November 17 | Last day to withdraw from a fall-term course and receive a “W”. Any fall-term course withdrawals after today will receive an “F” grade. |
| December 1 | Winter applications deadline for Canadian applicants. |
| December 5 | Acadia University last day of classes. |
| December 6-7 | Acadia University Exam Study Day. |
| December 7 | Last day of ADC classes - fall term. |
| December 8-19 | Acadia University fall-term examinations. |
| December 8 | Last day to apply for winter-term ADC Financial Assistance. |
| December 12-14 | ADC fall-term examinations. |
| December 15 | Last day for all ADC take-home examinations and other written work to be submitted (unless earlier date set by instructor). |
| December 20 | Residences close at 12:00 noon. |
2024 | |
| January 4 | Residences open for new international and Canadian students. |
| January 5 | New student orientation activities for students beginning studies in the winter 2024 semester. |
| January 7 | Residences open for returning students at 12:00 noon. |
| January 8 | Fall/winter (full-year) courses resume and winter-term courses begin. |
| January 8 | Fee payment deadline. |
| January 10 | Last day to apply for Spring Convocation. |
| January 15 | Last day to submit printed thesis copies for examination for Spring Convocation for DMin students. |
| January 17 | Last day to add/change any winter-term course sections. |
| January 17 | Last day to withdraw from a winter-term course without a “W” appearing on the transcript. |
| January 17 | Last day to withdraw from fall/winter (full-year) courses and receive a ‘W’. Any courses withdrawn after today will receive an ‘F’ grade. |
| January 26 | Last day to decrease meal plan for Winter term. |
| January 31 | Last day to opt-out of ASU Health Plan or add dependents for students newly eligible on the ASU Health and Dental Plans. |
| February 14 | Last day to submit printed thesis for examination for Spring Convocation for MA (Theology). |
| February 15 | Fall application deadline for International Group 1 .(Africa and Asia) |
| February 19 | Nova Scotia Heritage Day. No regular classes. |
| February 19-23 | Acadia University & ADC Winter Study Break No regular scheduled classes. |
| February 20-24 | ADC Intensive classes as scheduled. |
| March 8 | Last day to withdraw from winter term courses and receive a "W" Any course withdrawals after today will receive an "F" grade. |
| March 29 | Good Friday. No classes scheduled. |
| April 5 | Last Day of Classes – AU & ADC classes. |
| April 5 | Last day for DMin and MA (Theology) oral defences. |
| April 6-7 | Acadia University Exam Study Days. |
| April 8-18 | Acadia University winter-term examinations. |
| April 11 | Last day to apply for Summer-term ADC Financial Assistance. |
| April 9-11 | ADC examinations. |
| April 15 | Summer application deadline for Canadian applicants. |
| April 18 | Last day for all ADC take-home examinations and other written work to be submitted (unless earlier date set by instructor). |
| April 19 | Residences close at 12:00 noon. |
| April 30 | Deadline for final printed MA (Theology) and DMin thesis for Spring Convocation. |
| April 30 | Last day to submit printed thesis for examination for fall graduation for DMin and MA (Theology) students. |
| May 1 | Final date for ADC faculty to submit all grades. |
| May 6 | ADC Faculty meeting to approve spring graduates. |
| May 6 | ADC Senate meeting to approve spring graduates. |
| May 8 | Acadia University Senate meeting to approve spring graduates. |
| May 10 | Commissioning Supper (5:00 pm). Commissioning Service (7:30 pm). |
| May 12 | Baccalaureate Service (10:30 am). |
| May 12 | Spring Convocation ceremony for Faculty of Theology graduates (3 pm). |
| May 14 | ADC Summer term begins. |
| May 15 | Fall application deadline for International Group 2.(Caribbean, Central America, North America (except Canada and US), South America, Europe, Oceania). |
| May 20 | Victoria Day. No classes scheduled. |
| May-June | ADC Summer Intensive courses. |
| June 11-13 | Simpson Lectures |
| June 14 | Last day to submit an appeal to the Academic Appeals Committee. |
| June 28 | Last day for DMin and MA (Theology) oral defences for fall graduation. |
| July 15 | Fall application deadline for International Group 3 (US). |
| July 15 | Winter application deadline for International Group 1 (Africa and Asia). |
| August 12 | Last day to apply for fall-term and full-year ADC Financial Assistance. |
| August 16 | Last day for all written work for summer courses to be submitted (unless earlier date set by instructor). |