Consult the calendar below for important dates related to the academic year at King’s.
2026-27 Important Dates |
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| Sept. 6, 2026 | Residence Move-In Day |
| Sept. 7, 2026 | Labour Day – university closed |
| Sept. 8, 2026 | Classes begin, fall term Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ Courses begin |
| Sept. 9, 2026 | Opening lecture, Foundation Year Program (FYP) Last day to add Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ courses or to drop Part of Term ‘K’ courses with no financial implications* |
| Sept. 15, 2026 | Last day to drop Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ courses without a “W”* |
| Sept. 22, 2026 | Fees due for fall term Last day to change from Dalhousie to King’s and vice versa Last day to add fall term courses Last day to drop fall and multi-term courses with no financial implications |
| Sept. 30, 2026 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation—university closed |
| Oct. 7, 2026 | Last day to drop without a “W” (fall courses) Last day to change from credit to audit or vice versa (incl. multi-term) Last day to apply for Honours programs |
| Oct. 12, 2026 | Thanksgiving Day – university closed |
| Oct. 16, 2026 | Last day to drop Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ courses with a “W”* |
| Nov. 2, 2026 | Journalism Part of Term ‘L’ courses begin* |
| Nov. 3, 2026 | Last day to add Journalism Part of Term ‘L’ course or to drop a Part of Term ‘L’ course with no financial implications* |
| Nov. 5, 2026* | Last day to drop without a “W” (multi-term courses) Last day to drop with a ‘W’ (fall courses) |
| Nov. 9–13, 2026 | Fall study break (Except for 4th year BJH, BJ One-Year, and 1st-year MJ students*) |
| Nov. 11, 2026 | Remembrance Day–university closed |
| Nov. 27, 2026 | Last day to drop Journalism Part of Term ‘L’ courses with a “W”* |
| Dec. 1, 2026 | Last day to apply to graduate in spring 2027 graduation via Dal Online |
| Dec. 8, 2026 | Lieu day to accommodate Thanksgiving Day |
| Dec. 9, 2026 | Classes end, fall term Lieu day to accommodate National Day for Truth & Reconciliation |
| Dec. 10, 2026 | Break before exams |
| Dec. 11–20, 2026 | Fall term examinations |
| Dec. 21, 2026 | Residence closes for holiday break at 12 noon |
| Dec.–Jan. TBD | Administrative Offices at King’s closed |
| Jan. 5, 2027 | Last day to add Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ courses or to drop a Part of Term ‘K’ course with no financial implications* |
| Jan. 10, 2027 | Residence opens for second term |
| Jan. 11, 2027 | Classes begin, winter term |
| Jan. 15, 2027 | Last day to drop Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ courses without a “W”* |
| Jan. 25, 2027 | Fees due for winter term Last day to add winter term courses Last day to drop winter term courses with no financial implications |
| Jan. 29, 2027 | Last day to drop Journalism Part of Term ‘K’ course with a “W”* |
| Feb. 5, 2027 | King George III Day – university closed |
| Feb. 9, 2027 | Last day to drop multi-term courses (FYP) with a “W” Last day to drop without a “W” (winter courses) Last day to switch from audit to credit and vice versa (winter courses) |
| Feb. 15–29, 2027 | Winter study break (Except for 4th-year BJH and BJ one-year students*) |
| Feb. 15, 2027 | Nova Scotia Heritage Day–university closed Journalism Part of Term ‘L’ courses begin Last day to add Journalism Part of Term ‘L’ course or to drop a Part of Term ‘L’ course with no financial implications* |
| Feb. 26, 2027 | Last day to drop Part of Term L courses without a “W”* |
| Mar. TBD | 2027/28 Academic Calendar available for viewing |
| Mar. TBD | 2027/28 fall and winter Academic Timetable available |
| Mar. 12, 2027 | Last day to drop Part of Term L courses with a “W”* |
| Mar. 16, 2027 | Last day to drop courses with a “W” (winter courses) |
| Mar. TBD, 2027 | Registration opens for 2027/2028 fall & winter terms, Bachelor of Journalism Honours students |
| Mar. TBD, 2027 | Registration opens for 2027/2028 fall & winter terms, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Music students |
| Mar. 26, 2027 | Good Friday–university closed |
| Mar. 29, 2027 | Easter Monday–university open |
| Mar. 29–Apr. 2, 2027 | Journalism winter study break (4th-year BJH and BJ) |
| Apr. 5, 2027 | Journalism Internships begin for BJ One-Year and 4th -year BJH students* |
| Apr. 12, 2027 | Lieu day to accommodate George III Day |
| Apr. 13, 2027 | Lieu day to accommodate Good Friday |
| Apr. 13, 2027 | Classes end, winter term and multi-term (Friday classes will be held) Final FYP lecture |
| Apr. 14, 2027 | Break before exams |
| Apr. 15–29, 2027 | Winter term examinations |
| Apr. 30, 2027 | Residence closes at 12 noon Journalism Internships end (BJ and 4th year BJH students) |
| May 6, 2027 | Summer term courses begin |
| May 24, 2027 | Victoria Day–university closed |
| May TBD, 2027 | Encaenia |
| Jul. 1, 2027 | Canada Day–university closed |
| Jul. 2, 2027 | Last day to apply to graduate in the fall (Dalhousie Convocation) |
| Aug. 2, 2027 | Natal Day–university closed |
*Journalism specific, See Academic Course Add/Drop Dates and Part of Term descriptions in the Academic Calendar