Dates & Deadlines
If you are a graduate student, please also see Dates and Deadlines for grad students, as some deadlines may be different.
Fall 2025
Fall term courses start September 3, 2025; last day of exams is December 16, 2025.
Note:
For comprehensive term dates, see Calendar of academic dates.
Enrolment
| Monday, July 7 | Enrolment for Fall 2025 classes begin. Check your enrolment appointment on , the student information system. |
| Monday, July 28 | Enrolment for Fall 2025 classes - Open to all students at 8 AM. |
Classes: add/swap/change tutorial
| Wednesday, September 3 | Fall term classes start. |
| Tuesday, September 9 | Last day to add classes, swap classes, change tutorials using . Last day to enrol or change to audit by the department offering the course. |
| Tuesday, September 16 | Last day to enrol for class challenge or switch your challenge from one class to another or regular enrolment in a class, with permission of the department. (You can鈥檛 withdraw from class challenge without substituting a regular class.) |
| Tuesday, September 23 |
Last day to add classes through the department, with permission of the chair and instructor. Last day to change tutorials through the department. |
Classes: drop/withdraw/extenuating circumstances (WE). See also Fees for REFUNDS/MONTHLY INTEREST CHARGES
| Tuesday, September 9 |
Last day to completely withdraw from all classes with no notation on your academic record. |
| Tuesday, September 16 |
Last day to drop a class using , without a withdrawal notation of 鈥淲D鈥� for the course on your academic record. If withdrawing from all classes, a withdrawal notation of 鈥淲ithdrew YYYY-MM-DD鈥� will be added to your academic record. |
| Tuesday, October 28 |
Last day to drop a class using , with a withdrawal notation (WD) on your academic record. |
| Starting on October 29 | Classes may be dropped in the current term only under extenuating circumstances (WE). |
| Payment | |
|---|---|
| Friday, August 1 | Deadline to pay fall Residence fees. www.sfu.ca/students/residences/fees/payment-methods.html. |
| Tuesday, September 16 | Deadline to pay tuition and student fees. See How to Pay. It takes up to five business days for payment to be received and show in goSFU. A 2% late fee penalty will be assessed after the due date and on the first of each month thereafter. |
| Friday, October 17 | Deadline to pay Co-op Practicum fees. |
| Refunds/penalties: www.sfu.ca/students/fees/refunds | |
| Tuesday, September 9 | Last day to drop a class for 100% refund of tuition. For refunds, please check with the department/faculty regarding the specific deadline. |
| Tuesday, September 16 | Last day to drop a class for 75% refund of tuition. Last day for a refund of (Student Services, Recreation-Athletics, and Student Activity). A 2% late fee penalty will be assessed on the outstanding balance after tuition deadline and on the first of each month thereafter. |
| Tuesday, September 23 | Last day for 50% refund of tuition. No refund of . A 2% late fee penalty will be assessed on the outstanding balance after tuition deadline and on the first of each month thereafter. |
| Wednesday, September 24 | No refund for courses dropped. A 2% late fee penalty will be assessed on the outstanding balance after tuition deadline and on the first of each month thereafter. |
| Friday, October 17 after 10:00 AM, and every month thereafter |
If you have not enrolled in direct deposit, refund cheques requested for overpayment (which are not related to scholarships and bursaries*) are available for pickup at the Burnaby campus, unless payment has been made by personal cheque (which require a 45 day clearance period). See Fees: Refunds. |
*If you request a refund related to scholarships or bursaries, see Fees: Refunds: Dates: #bursaries.
Cards: Library ID card and U-Pass BC
| Library ID | |
|---|---|
| 24 hours after enrolment in Fall term |
Visit our ID Card website for information on getting an SFU ID card. |
| U-Pass BC | |
Tuesday, September 9 by 4:30 PM |
Deadline for submitting an application for exemption for U-Pass BC |
| U-Pass BC information | /students/enrolment-services/upass.html |
Financial aid and awards
| Monday, July 7 to Friday, July 18 |
Work-study application period. |
| Monday, August 25 to Friday, September 12 |
Bursary application period. |
| Monday, August 25 to Friday, September 12 | Undergraduate scholarships and awards application period. |
Grades online
| Saturday, December 6 | Online posting of Fall term grades begins. |
Graduation application/cancellation
| Tuesday, September 2 | Deadline to cancel application to graduate in October 2025 convocation ceremonies, if you are completing degree requirements in the Summer 2025 term. |
| Wednesday, September 17 | Graduation application for completing degree requirements in the Summer 2025 term begin. |
| Friday, October 17 |
Early deadline to apply and pay for the early application fee on for graduation in June 2026 convocation ceremonies, if you are completing degree requirements in the Fall 2025 term. Note that the graduation fee will be charged for each degree, diploma and certificate for which you are applying. |
| Friday, December 12 | Final deadline to apply and pay for the regular application fee on for graduation in June 2026 convocation ceremonies, if you are completing degree requirements in the Fall 2025 term. Note that the graduation fee will be charged for each degree, diploma and certificate for which you are applying. |
| Friday, January 2, 2026 | Deadline to cancel application to graduate in the June 2026 convocation ceremonies, if you are completing degree requirements in the Fall 2025 term. |