SFU Academic Calendar
Academic Year 2024/2025
Fall Quarter 2024/2025
September 16, 2024 – December 13, 2024
Master's and doctoral thesis proposals' initiation or continuation consulting week starts on September 16, 2024
New student orientation day on September 17, 2024
Thesis proposals signed submission' deadline is September 21, 2024
Instruction, Independent study, Laboratory, and/or Supercomputer work starts on September 25, 2024
Indigenous Peoples’ Day holiday: October 14, 2024
Veterans’ Day holiday: November 11, 2024
Thanksgiving holiday: November 28, 2024
Instruction / Independent study / Laboratory / Supercomputer work ends December 6, 2024
Exams and Dissertations' reporting week starts on December 9, 2024
Deadline to apply for the Winter Quarter is December 12, 2024
Fall quarter ends & break starts after 5 pm, December 13, 2024
Winter Quarter 2024/2025
January 2, 2025 – March 21, 2025
Master and doctoral thesis proposals' initiation or continuation consulting week starts on January 2, 2025
New student orientation week starts January 3, 2025
Thesis proposals signed submission deadline is January 6, 2025
Instruction, Independent study, Laboratory, and/or Supercomputer work starts on January 6, 2025
M L King Jr Day holiday January 20, 2025
Presidents’ Day holiday February 17, 2025
Instruction, Independent study, Laboratory, and/or Supercomputer work ends on March 18, 2025
Exams / Dissertation progress reporting week starts March 19, 2025
Deadline to apply for the Spring Quarter is March 20, 2025
Winter quarter ends & break starts after 5 pm, March 21, 2025
Spring Quarter 2024/2025
March 31, 2025 – June 20, 2025
Master and doctoral thesis proposals' initiation or continuation consulting week starts on March 31, 2025
New student orientation week starts March 31, 2025
Thesis proposals signed submission deadline April 4, 2025
Instruction, Independent study, Laboratory, and/or Supercomputer work starts onApril 7, 2025
Memorial Day holiday: May 26, 2025
Instruction, Independent study, Laboratory, and/or Supercomputer work ends on June 16, 2025
Exams / Dissertation progress reporting week starts June 17, 2025
Deadline to apply for the Summer Quarter June 18, 2025
Juneteenth Nat'l Independence Day June 19, 2025
Spring quarter ends & break starts after 5 pm June 20, 2025
Summer Quarter 2024/2025
June 30, 2025 – September 19, 2025
Master's and doctoral thesis proposals' initiation or continuation consulting week starts on June 30, 2025
New student orientation week starts July 1, 2025
Thesis proposals signed submission deadline July 3, 2025
Instruction, Independent study, Laboratory, and/or Supercomputer work starts on July 7, 2025
Independence Day holiday July 4, 2025
Labor Day holiday September 1, 2025
Instruction, Independent study, Laboratory, and/or Supercomputer workends September 9, 2025
Exams / Dissertation reporting week starts September 10, 2025
Deadline to apply for the Fall Quarter September 11, 2025
Summer quarter ends & break starts after 5 pm, September 12, 2025
Academic Year 2025/2026
Fall Quarter 2025/2026
September 22, 2025 – December 19, 2025
Master's and doctoral thesis proposals' initiation or continuation consulting week starts on September 22, 2025
New student orientation day on September 23, 2025
Thesis proposals signed submission deadline is September 26, 2025
Instruction, Independent study, Laboratory, and/or Supercomputer work starts on September 29, 2025
Indigenous Peoples’ Day holiday: October 13, 2025
Veterans’ Day holiday: November 11, 2025
Thanksgiving holiday: November 27, 2025
Instruction / Independent study / Laboratory / Supercomputer workfinishes on December 10, 2025
Exams, progress reports, and dissertation defenses start on December 11, 2025
Deadline to apply for the Winter Quarter is December 12, 2025
Fall quarter ends & break starts after 5 pm, December 19, 2025
Winter Quarter 2025/2026
January 5, 2026 – March 27, 2026
Master's and doctoral thesis proposals' initiation or continuation consulting week starts on January 5, 2026
New student orientation week on January 6, 2026
Thesis proposals signed submission deadline is January 7, 2026
Instruction, Independent study, Laboratory, and/or Supercomputer work starts on January 8, 2026
M L King Jr Day holiday: January 19, 2026
Presidents’ Day holiday: February 16, 2026
Instruction, Independent study, Laboratory, and/or Supercomputer work finishes on March 20, 2026
Exams, progress reports, and dissertation defenses start on March 23, 2026
Deadline to apply for the Spring Quarter is March 24, 2026
Winter quarter ends & break starts after 5 pm, March 25, 2026
Spring Quarter 2025/2026
April 1, 2026 – June 17, 2026
Master's and doctoral thesis proposals' initiation or continuation consulting week starts on April 1, 2026
New student orientation week starts April 2, 2026
Thesis proposals signed submission deadline April 2, 2026
Instruction, Independent study, Laboratory, and/or Supercomputer work starts on April 3, 2026
Memorial Day holiday: May 26, 2026
Instruction, Independent study, Laboratory, and/or Supercomputer work ends on June 12, 2026
Exams / Dissertation progress reporting week starts June 15, 2026
Deadline to apply for the Summer Quarter is June 16, 2026
Spring quarter ends & break starts after 5 pm, June 17, 2026
Summer Quarter 2025/2026
June 29, 2026 – September 16, 2026
Master's and doctoral thesis proposals' initiation or continuation consulting week starts on June 29, 2026
New student orientation week starts June 30, 2026
Thesis proposals signed submission deadline July 1, 2026
Instruction, Independent study, Laboratory, and/or Supercomputer work starts on July 2, 2026
Independence Day holiday: July 4, 2026
Labor Day holiday: September 1, 2026
Instruction, Independent study, Laboratory, and/or Supercomputer work ends September 11, 2026
Exams / Dissertation reporting week starts September 14, 2026
Deadline to apply for the Fall Quarter is September 15, 2026
Summer quarter ends & break starts after 5 pm, September 16, 2026
