Important Dates and Deadlines for MBP Students

AUG | SEPT | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN
2023 |
July |
Mon, July 17 |
Registration for Fall session begins |
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August |
Mon, August 7 |
Civic Holiday (University closed) |
Mon, August 28 |
Vanier Scholarship deadine. |
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September (Fall Session) |
Sep 1 - Oct 1 |
New students starting in Fall 2023 and current students who wish to opt out of the supplementary health and dental plans must do so before October 1. |
Fri, Sep 1 |
Deadline for payment of fees or to submit a completed Request to Register without payment form online via ACORN/ROSI or to the MBP office. |
Early September TBD |
Organizational meeting for 2nd and higher year students, via Zoom. |
Mon, September 4 |
Labour Day (University closed) |
Tues, September 5 |
SGS Graduate Orientation 2023 for new students. |
Wed, September 6 |
MBP Orientation -- MANDATORY for first year students. |
Fri, September 15 |
Final date to submit final doctoral theses to SGS to avoid fee charges for 2023-24. |
Fri, September 15 |
Final date for REGISTRATION (i.e. pay or defer fees) of students beginning programme in September session. After this date, must register at SGS and pay the late registration fee. Students who are not registered will be removed from courses. |
Fri, September 15 |
Registration deadline for students registering or starting their program in the Fall (September to December) session; after this date a late registration fee will be assessed. Minimum required payment due (unpaid fees from previous sessions(s) +100% of current Fall tuition fee charges). |
Mon, September 18 - September 20 |
MBP Retreat @ Campfire Circle Muskoka |
TBD |
CGS Doctoral Awards (CIHR/NSERC) applications due. Electronic application submission due. Submit official transcripts for upload to Annette Chan (Downtown students), Donna-Marie Lobo (Uptown students). |
Wed, September 20 |
Final date to add full-year and fall session courses |
Wed, September 27 |
Remaining Fall session (September to December) fees due by this date to avoid incurring service charges Final date to submit final Doctoral theses for Fall Convocation Final date for receipt of degree recommendations and submission of any required theses for Masters degrees for Fall Convocation without fees being charged for the fall session |
Sat, September 30 |
Payment deadline to avoid service charges on unpaid Fall session (September to December) tuition and non-tuition fee amounts for all students registered in the Fall session only, except for those who have successfully registered without payment because they are receiving a full funding package via a research stipend, a major award or scholarship, teaching assistantships, tuition waiver, and/or sponsorships. Monthly service charges will incur starting October 15. |
September TBD |
MRA deadline for students who wish to have the CIHR Doctoral Research Award* administered through the University |
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October |
Mon, October 9 |
Thanksgiving Day (University closed) |
October TBD |
GLSE Research Integrity Workshop 1 - Mandatory for First Year, Doctoral Stream MSc and PhD students. |
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November |
November |
Fall Convocation: Information and dates are posted at: www.convocation.utoronto.ca |
Mon, November 6 |
Final date to drop fall session full or half courses without penalty. |
November TBD |
GLSE Research Integrity Workshop 2 - Mandatory for First Year, Doctoral Stream MSc and PhD students. |
Thurs, November 30 |
Payment deadline to avoid service charges on unpaid Winter session (January to April) tuition and non-tuition fee amounts for all students registered in both Fall and Winter sessions, except for those who have successfully registered without payment because they are receiving a full funding package via a reserch stipend, a major award or scholarship, teaching assistantships, tuition waiver, and/or sponsorships. Monthly service charges will incur starting December 15. |
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December |
Fri, Dec 1 |
CGS Masters Scholarship (CIHR/NSERC) deadline |
Thurs, December 21 - Tues, January 2 (inclusive) |
U of T, including the MBP Administrative offices, will be closed for the holidays. The office will re-open on Monday, January 3, 2024. |
2024 |
January (Winter Session) |
Jan 1 - Jan 31 |
New students who are starting in Winter 2024 who wish to opt out of the supplementary health and dental palns must do so before January 31st. Not applicable to current students. |
Wed, January 3 |
U of T, including the MBP Administrative offices, re-opens. |
Fri, January 12 |
Registration deadline for students registering or starting thier program in the Winter (January to April) session; after this date a late registration fee will be assessed. Minimum Required Payment due (unpaid fees from previous session(s) +100% of current Winter session tuition fee charges). See methods of registration. |
Wed, January 17 |
Fall Session grades available for viewing by students on the Student Web Service (ACORN) |
Fri, January 19 |
Final date to submit final doctoral theses without fee payment for Winter session |
Fri, January 19 |
Final date for all students to request their degrees be conferred in absentia in March Final date for receipt of degree recommendations and submission of any required theses for March or June graduation for master’s students without fees being charged for the Winter session. Final date to submit final doctoral theses for March Convocation in absentia Students dually registered in the Fall session must be recomended for the Master's degree by this date to maintain their PhD registration. |
Mon, January 22 |
Final date to ADD Winter session courses. |
Wed, January 31 |
Payment deadline to avoid service charges on unpaid Winter session (January to April) tuition and non-tuition fee amounts for all students registered in the Winter session only, except for those who have successfully registered without payment because they are receiving a full funding package via a research stipend, a major award or scholarship, teaching assistantships, tuition waiver, and/or sponsorships. Monthly service charges will incur starting February 15. |
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February |
Fri, February 9 |
Students who started in September 2023 and joined their lab in January 2023 should form their Supervisory Committee and submit the names of their supervisory committee members to the MBP Office for approval. |
Mon, February 19 |
Family Day (University closed) |
Tues, February 20 |
Final date to drop full-year or Winter session courses without academic penalty |
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March |
March |
March convocation in absentia. Information posted at www.convocation.utoronto.ca Students admitted into the PhD program in September 2020 must have their Qualifying Exam by the end of March. |
March TBD |
OGS deadline for domestic and Visa students. |
Fri, March 22 |
Students who started in September 2023 and joined their lab in January 2024 must have held their first Supervisory Committee meeting by this date. |
Fri, April 29 |
Good Friday (University closed) |
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April |
Tues, April 30 |
Payment deadline to avoid service charges on unpaid fall/Winter session (September to April) tuition and non-tuition fee amounts for all students who have successfully registered without payment. Monthly service charges will incur starting May 15. |
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May |
May |
All MSc students who started in September 2019 and wish to reclassify into the PhD program must reclassify by the end of May |
Mon, May 13 |
Final date to enroll in May-June or May-August session courses |
Wed, May 15 |
Winter session grades available for viewing by students on the Student Web Service (ACORN) |
Mon, May 20 |
Victoria Day (University closed) |
June |
June convocation Information and dates posted at www.convocation.utoronto.ca Students admitted into the PhD program in January 2020 must have their Qualifying Exam by the end of June. |
Mon, June 3 |
Final date to drop May-June F section courses without academic penalty |
Mon, June 24 |
Final date to drop May-August session Y section courses without academic penalty. |
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July |
Mon, Jul 8 |
Final date to enrol in July-August courses |
Wed, July 17 |
Grades for May/June F section courses available for viewing by students on the Student Web Service (ACORN) |
Fri, July 29 |
Final date to drop July-August S section courses without academic penalty. |
Dates and Deadlines for Rotations Students
Sept 11 - Oct 13, 2023 |
First lab rotation for students starting in September, 2023. |
Sept 22 |
Students to advise Annette or Donna of their second rotation choices. |
Oct 16 - Nov 10, 2023 |
Second lab rotation for students starting in September, 2023. |
Oct 20 |
Students to advise Annette or Donna of their third rotation choices. |
Nov 13 - Dec 8, 2023 |
Third lab rotation for students starting in September, 2023. |
Dec 12, 2023 |
Students to advise Annette or Donna of their choices for their permanent lab placement. |
Dec 20, 2023 |
Students will be advised of their permanent lab placement. |
Jan 2, 2024 |
Placement with permanent supervisor begins. |
Jan 2 - Jan 29, 2024 |
Fourth rotation for any students who have not received a permanent lab assignment. |
Jan 2 - Jan 29, 2024 |
First rotation for students starting in January, 2024. |
Jan 30 - Feb 27, 2024 |
Second rotation for students starting in January, 2024. |
Feb 28 - Mar 26, 2024 |
Third rotation for students starting in January, 2024. |
Registration
You are considered officially registered as soon as you have paid tuition and incidental fees, or have requested to register without payment.
Master's Graduating Students
- Sept 15 - If your degree recommendation has been submitted to SGS prior to this date, you do not register or pay fees. You will graduate in November. If a thesis is required, the final thesis must be submitted to SGS by Oct 1.
- January 19 - If your degree recommendation has been submitted to SGS prior to this date, you do not register or pay fees for the Winter session. You may choose to graduate in March (in absentia) or June. If you are not recommended by January 19, you will be required to pay fees for the second session and any service charges that have accrued. If a thesis is required, it must be submitted to SGS by January 19.
- If you have been permitted dual registration for the Fall session in a Master’s and PhD program, you will be registered in both programs but will be required to pay fees only for the doctoral program. If you do not complete your master’s program by January 15, your PhD registration for the Fall session will be cancelled and your fee payment will be applied to your master’s registration.
- April 12 - If your degree recommendation has been submitted to SGS prior to this date, you will graduate in June. If a thesis is required, it must be submitted to SGS by April 12.
Doctoral Graduating Students
- Fees for doctoral candidates in the final year of their program are assessed on the 15th of each month and differ from completion dates for eligibility to graduate. A final thesis is the corrected, approved version of thesis which is submitted to SGS following the Final Oral Examination
- September 15 - Final date to submit final doctoral theses to SGS to avoid fee charges for 2023-24.
- September 27 - To graduate in November, doctoral candidates must have successfully defended their thesis at an SGS oral examination and submitted the final approved thesis to SGS by this date.
- January 19 - To graduate in March (in absentia), doctoral candidates must have successfully defended their thesis at an SGS oral examination and submitted the final approved thesis to SGS by this date.
- April 12 - To graduate in June, doctoral candidates must have successfully defended their thesis at an SGS oral examination and submitted the final approved thesis to SGS by this date.