Important Dates Academic Year 2024–2025
Please note that these are archived dates. View the current Important Dates.
FALL SEMESTER 2024 (202430) SEPTEMBER–DECEMBER
Refer to the Registration Guide and Course Schedule for updates to this schedule or important information concerning registration and deadline dates for fee payment, refunds, course drops and adds, and withdrawals. If you cannot find the answer to your question in the Registration Guide, you may call the Registration Helpline at 604.323.5595 or email registration@langara.ca.
This schedule is tentative and information will be added closer to the start of the registration period.
| Course Withdrawal Periods - Important Notice | |
|---|---|
| September 28 | Last day (before 2100 hours) to withdraw from Sep–Oct half-semester courses. |
| October 26 | Last day (before 2100 hours) to withdraw from regular semester courses. |
| November 16 | Last day to withdraw from Oct–Dec half-semester courses. To withdraw from an Oct–Dec half-semester course, you must email registration@langara.ca prior to 2100 hours. |
| Important Dates | |
|---|---|
| June 13 | Log into the Student Information System on or after June 13 to activate your registration date and time. Your registration time is pre-assigned and is not impacted by when you activate your registration time. |
| June 17 | Fall Semester 2024 Registration Period 1 commences. Check the Registration Guide and Course Schedule for more information. Limited enrolment registration begins. |
| June 19 | International and Indigenous student registration begins. Students in career and limited enrolment programs may register into courses that may have been unavailable to them during their scheduled registration time. |
| June 24 | Arts and Science registration begins. |
| July 1 | College closed. Canada Day. |
| August 1 | Last day (before 2100 hours) for international students to defer their admission without losing the $1,500 commitment fee. To defer your admission, you must submit a deferral request form prior to 2100 hours. |
| August 5 | College closed. BC Day. |
| August 16 | Fall semester bursary and scholarship applications available online (see Financial Aid). FEE PAYMENT DEADLINE for Fall Semester 2024. Students must pay all fees before 2100 hours or they will be dropped from all of their registered courses at 2100 hours on August 21, 2024 |
| August 21 | Students with an outstanding balance of $350 or more, students who do not meet prerequisite requirements or high school graduation requirements, or students placed on academic suspension will be dropped from all their registered courses. Check your account balance by logging into the Student Information System. |
| August 22 | Fall Semester 2024 Registration Period 2 begins. See Registration Access Schedule. Tuition fees for courses added during this period are due immediately following registration. Courses added during this period will not be dropped for non-payment of fees. Students remain liable for any fees owing. Any outstanding balances on or after September 11, 2024 will be subject to compounding interest and late payment charges (see Fees Information). Non-refundable fees must be paid, even if you have dropped your courses. Check your account balance by logging into the Student Information System. |
| September 2 | College closed. Labour Day. Last day to drop regular semester and Sep–Oct half-semester courses (before 2100 hours) for a 100% tuition fee refund (less any non-refundable, non-transferable fees). |
| September 3 | First day of classes for regular semester and Sep–Oct half-semester courses. |
| September 5 | Last day to drop Sep–Oct half-semester courses (before 2100 hours) for a 70% tuition fee refund (less any non-refundable, non-transferable fees). |
| September 9 | Last day to add courses without department permission. Last day to drop regular semester courses (before 2100 hours) for a 70% tuition fee refund (less any non-refundable, non-transferable fees). |
| September 10 | First day for withdrawals for regular semester and Sep–Oct half-semester courses. Students who do not want to continue in a course must withdraw from the course and will not receive a refund. A "W" will appear beside the course on their transcript. |
| September 11 | Interest and late payment charges will begin to be applied to outstanding accounts. Log into the Student Information System to check your student account for any outstanding fees. |
| September 13 | Deadline to submit fall semester bursary applications. |
| September 20 | Deadline to submit fall semester scholarship applications. |
| September 28 | Last day (before 2100 hours) to withdraw from Sep–Oct half-semester courses. |
| September 30 | College closed. National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. |
| October 7 | Last day for special approval registration overrides for Fall Semester 2024. Any registration requests after this date must be submitted in writing to registration@langara.ca, by both the student and department chair. |
| October 14 | College closed. Thanksgiving Day. |
| October 15 | Last day of classes for Sep–Oct half-semester courses. |
| October 16 & 17 | Final exams for Sep–Oct half-semester courses. GPA and CGPA will be updated when final grades are available at the end of term. |
| October 20 | Last day to drop Oct–Dec half-semester courses (before 2100 hours) for a 100% tuition fee refund (less any non-refundable, non-transferable fees). To drop from an Oct–Dec half-semester course, you must email registration@langara.ca prior to 2100 hours. |
| October 21 | First day of classes for Oct–Dec half-semester courses. Last day to add Oct–Dec half-semester courses. To add an Oct–Dec half-semester course, registration requests must be submitted in writing to registration@langara.ca (before 2100 hours), by both the student and department chair. |
| October 23 | Last day to drop Oct–Dec half-semester courses (before 2100 hours) for a 70% tuition fee refund (less any non-refundable, non-transferable fees). To drop from an Oct–Dec half-semester course, you must email registration@langara.ca prior to 2100 hours. |
| October 24 | First day for withdrawals from Oct–Dec half-semester courses. Students who do not want to continue in a course must withdraw from the course and will not receive a refund. A "W" will appear beside the course on their transcript. |
| October 26 | Last day (before 2100 hours) to withdraw from regular semester courses. |
| November 11 | College closed. Remembrance Day. |
| November 16 | Last day to withdraw from Oct–Dec half-semester courses. To withdraw from an Oct–Dec half-semester course, you must email registration@langara.ca prior to 2100 hours. |
| November 18 | Spring Semester 2025 Registration Period 1 commences. Check the Registration Guide and Course Schedule for more information. |
| November 30 | Last day to apply for graduation for Fall Semester 2024. |
| December 2 | Last day of classes for regular semester courses and Oct–Dec half-semester courses. |
| December 4–16 | Final exams for regular semester courses and Oct–Dec half-semester courses. GPA and CGPA will be updated when final grades are available at the end of term. |
| December 20 | Fall Semester 2024 final grades available online. Semester GPA and CGPA updated. |
| December 24–January 1 | College closed. Winter Break. |
| December 31 | Last day of Fall Semester 2024. |
SPRING SEMESTER 2025 (202510) JANUARY–APRIL
Refer to the Registration Guide and Course Schedule for updates to this schedule or important information concerning registration and deadline dates for fee payment, refunds, course drops and adds, and withdrawals. If you cannot find the answer to your question in the Registration Guide, you may call the Registration Helpline at 604.323.5595 or email registration@langara.ca.
This schedule is tentative and information will be added closer to the start of the registration period.
| Course Withdrawal Periods - Important Notice | |
|---|---|
| February 1 | Last day (before 2100 hours) to withdraw from Jan–Feb half-semester courses. |
| March 1 | Last day (before 2100 hours) to withdraw from regular semester courses. |
| March 22 | Last day to withdraw from Feb–Apr half-semester courses. To withdraw from a Feb–Apr half-semester course, you must email registration@langara.ca prior to 2100 hours. |
| Important Dates | |
|---|---|
| November 11 | College closed. Remembrance Day. |
| November 12 *Revised* | Log into the Student Information System on or after November 12 to activate your registration date and time. Your registration time is pre-assigned and is not impacted by when you activate your registration time. |
| November 18 | Spring Semester 2025 Registration Period 1 commences. Check the Registration Guide and Course Schedule for more information. Limited enrolment registration begins. |
| November 20 | International and Indigenous student registration begins. Students in limited enrolment programs may register into courses that may have been unavailable to them during their scheduled registration time. |
| November 25 | Arts and science registration begins. |
| December 1 | Last day (before 2100 hours) for international students to defer their admission without losing the $6,000 international student deposit. To defer your admission, you must submit a deferral request form prior to 2100 hours. |
| December 16 | FEE PAYMENT DEADLINE for Spring Semester 2025. Students must pay all fees before 2100 hours or they will be dropped from all of their registered courses at 2100 hours on December 19, 2024. |
| December 19 | Students with an outstanding balance of $350 or more, students who do not meet prerequisite requirements, or students placed on academic suspension will be dropped from all their registered courses. Check your account balance by logging into the Student Information System. |
| December 20 | Spring Semester 2025 Registration Period 2 begins. See Registration Access Schedule. Tuition fees for courses added during this period are due immediately following registration. Courses added during this period will not be dropped for non-payment of fees. Students remain liable for any fees owing. Any outstanding balances on or after January 14, 2025 will be subject to compounding interest and late payment charges (see Fees Information). Non-refundable fees must be paid, even if you have dropped your courses. Check your account balance by logging into the Student Information System. Spring semester bursary and scholarship applications available online (see Financial Aid). |
| December 24–January 1 | College closed. Winter Break. |
| January 1 | College closed. New Year's Day. |
| January 5 | Last day to drop regular semester and Jan–Feb half-semester courses (before 2100 hours) for a 100% tuition fee refund (less any non-refundable, non-transferable fees). |
| January 6 | First day of classes for regular semester and Jan–Feb half-semester courses. |
| January 8 | Last day to drop Jan–Feb half-semester courses (before 2100 hours) for a 70% tuition fee refund (less any non-refundable, non-transferable fees). |
| January 12 | Last day to add courses without department permission. Last day to drop regular semester courses (before 2100 hours) for a 70% tuition fee refund (less any non-refundable, non-transferable fees). |
| January 13 | First day for withdrawals for regular semester and Jan–Feb half-semester courses. Students who do not want to continue in a course must withdraw from the course and will not receive a refund. A "W" will appear beside the course on their transcript. |
| January 14 | Interest and late payment charges will begin to be applied to outstanding accounts. Log into the Student Information System to check your account for any outstanding fees. |
| January 17 | Deadline to submit spring semester bursary applications. |
| January 24 | Deadline to submit spring semester scholarship applications. |
| February 1 | Last day (before 2100 hours) to withdraw from Jan–Feb half-semester courses. Last day to apply for graduation for Spring Semester 2025. |
| February 7 | Last day for special approval registration overrides for Spring Semester 2025. Any registration requests after this date must be submitted in writing to registration@langara.ca, by both the student and department chair. |
| February 12 | Last day of classes for Jan–Feb half-semester courses. |
| February 13 & 14 | Final exams for Jan–Feb half-semester courses. |
| February 17 | College closed. Family Day. |
| February 17–21 | Spring Break. |
| February 23 | Last day to drop Feb–Apr half-semester courses (before 2100 hours) for a 100% tuition fee refund (less any non-refundable, non-transferable fees). To drop from your Feb–Apr half-semester course, you must email registration@langara.ca prior to 2100 hours. |
| February 24 | First day of classes for Feb–Apr half-semester courses. Last day to add Feb–Apr half-semester courses. To add a Feb–Apr half-semester course, a request must be submitted in writing to registration@langara.ca (before 2100 hours), by both the student and department chair. |
| February 26 | Last day to drop Feb–Apr half-semester courses (before 2100 hours) for a 70% tuition fee refund (less any non-refundable, non-transferable fees). To drop from your Feb–Apr half-semester course, you must email registration@langara.ca prior to 2100 hours. |
| February 27 | First day for withdrawals from Feb–Apr half-semester courses. Students who do not want to continue in a course must withdraw from the course and will not receive a refund. A "W" will appear beside the course on their transcript. |
| March 1 | Last day (before 2100 hours) to withdraw from regular semester courses. |
| March 15 | Last day to submit a late application for graduation in June. Graduation applications received after March 15, 2025 may not be processed in time for June convocation. |
| March 22 | Last day to withdraw from Feb–Apr half-semester courses. To withdraw from a Feb–Apr half-semester course, you must email registration@langara.ca prior to 2100 hours. |
| March 24 | Summer Semester 2025 Registration commences. Check Registration Guide and Course Schedule for more information. |
| April 4 | Last day of classes for regular semester courses and Feb–Apr half-semester courses. |
| April 5–17 | Final exams for regular semester courses and Feb–Apr half-semester courses. |
| April 18 | College closed. Good Friday. |
| April 21 | College closed. Easter Monday. |
| April 24 | Spring Semester 2025 final grades available online. |
| April 30 | Last day of the Spring Semester 2025. |
