Academic Calendar - Western University

Policy	Items	Category
ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATION OF STUDENTS IN THE RESERVE FORCES	Academic Accommodation of Students in the Reserve Forces	Academic Rights and Responsibilities
ACADEMIC SANCTIONS	Academic Sanctions	Academic Rights and Responsibilities
ACCOMMODATION FOR RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS	Accommodation for Religious Holidays	Academic Rights and Responsibilities
ACCOMODATION FOR POLITICAL CANDIDACY OF STUDENTS	Accommodation for Political Candidacy of Students	Academic Rights and Responsibilities
INSTRUCTOR-STUDENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST	Instructor-Student Conflict of Interest	Academic Rights and Responsibilities
OFFICIAL STUDENT RECORD INFORMATION PRIVACY POLICY	Definitions and General Principles Information Contained in Official Student Records Access to and Disclosure of Information Storage and Retention of Official Student Records	Academic Rights and Responsibilities
POLICY ON ACADEMIC CONSIDERATION – UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN FIRST ENTRY PROGRAMS	Purpose Statement of Principles Policy Appeals	Academic Rights and Responsibilities
REQUESTS FOR RELIEF FROM ACADEMIC DECISIONS	1.0 Introduction 2.0 Definitions 3.0 Legal Counsel 4.0 Undergraduate Student Requests for Relief From Academic Decisions 5.0 Graduate Student Requests for Relief From Academic Decisions 6.0 Appeal to SRBA Procedure for Undergraduate Student Academic Requests for Relief Procedure for Graduate Student Academic Requests for Relief	Academic Rights and Responsibilities
SCHOLASTIC OFFENCES	1.0 Introduction 2.0 Definitions 3.0 Scholastic Offence Discipline for Undergraduate and Graduate Students 4.0 Appeal to SRBA Procedure for Undergraduate Scholastic Offences Procedure for Graduate Scholastic Offences	Academic Rights and Responsibilities
SENATE REVIEW BOARD ACADEMIC APPEALS	1.0 Introduction 2.0 Definitions 3.0 Appeals After the Course/Program Level 4.0 Application to Appeal 5.0 Jurisdiction and Grounds for Appeal 6.0 Relief 7.0 Initial SRBA Panel Review 8.0 Onus 9.0 Oral Hearings 10.0 Further Appeal Procedure for Senate Review Board Academic Appeals	Academic Rights and Responsibilities
SOCIAL CONDUCT: CODE OF STUDENT CONDUCT	Social Conduct: Code of Student Conduct	Academic Rights and Responsibilities
WESTERN UNIVERSITY POLICY ON ACADEMIC ACCOMMODATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES	Policy Statement Purpose of Academic Accommodation Procedures Definitions Responsibilities Establishing Reasonable Academic Accommodations Implementation of an Accommodation within a Classroom or Similar Context Appeal Procedures Appeal of a Decision Establishing Academic Accommodations Appeal of a Dispute regarding the Implementation of an Accommodation	Academic Rights and Responsibilities
ACADEMIC CALENDAR	Academic Calendar	Administration
ACADEMIC RECORDS AND STUDENT TRANSCRIPTS	Personal Information Collection Notice Academic Records and Student Transcripts Co-Curricular Record Academic Transcripts Recording Students' Names	Administration
AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS	Affiliation Agreements	Administration
APPROVAL PROCESS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND PRIZES	Approval Process for Scholarships, Awards and Prizes	Administration
ATHLETIC FINANCIAL AWARDS (AFA)	Athletic Financial Awards	Administration
COURSE OUTLINES (SYLLABI) FOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSES	Course Outlines (Syllabi) for Undergraduate Courses Graduate Courses	Administration
GENERAL POLICY ON SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS, PRIZES	Eligibility and Tenability of Scholarships, Awards and Medals Withdrawal or Reduced Course Load After Receiving University-Administered Scholarships and Awards Eligibility Requirements for OSOTF Awards Scholarship Appeals	Administration
POLICY ON ESTABLISHING SENATE ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES	Policy on Establishing Senate Academic Policies and Procedures	Administration
STRUCTURE OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR	1.0 Hours of Instruction 2.0 National Day For Truth and Reconciliation 3.0 Remembrance Day 4.0 Guidelines for the Structure of the Undergraduate Academic Year 5.0 Guidelines for the Structure of the Academic Year in the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies 6.0 Sessional Dates	Administration
ADMISSION - DENTISTRY	Admission Requirements Application for Admission Admissions Appeal Procedure Advanced Standing Program For International Dental Graduates (ASPIDG)	Admission
ADMISSION - LAW	Admission into First Year General and Discretionary Categories Extended-Time JD Program Admission to Upper-Year Law School Admission Test (LSAT) English Requirements Undergraduate Education Requirements Admission Procedure Combined-Degree Undergraduate Programs JD/MBA Combined Degree Program	Admission
ADMISSION AND IN-COURSE SCHOLARSHIPS	Undergraduate Admission Scholarships Retention of Continuing Scholarships	Admission
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - ADMISSION	Preliminary Education Application Admission Advanced Entry Opportunity (AEO)	Admission
EDUCATION - ADMISSION	Admission Requirements Minimum Requirements for Application to the B.Ed. Program Primary/Junior Program (JK-Grade 6) and Junior/Intermediate Program (Grades 4-10) Teaching Subjects for the Junior/Intermediate Program (Grades 4-10) Primary/Junior and Junior/Intermediate French Intermediate/Senior Program (Grades 7 to 12) Graduates with a Bachelor of Music with Honours in Music Education Guaranteed Admission of Graduates from Western University, Department of French, Faculty of Arts and Humanities in French Studies Programs Guaranteed Admission of Graduates from Western University, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Faculty of Science Programs Guaranteed Admission of Graduates from Bresica University College Guaranteed Admission of Graduates from King's University College Guaranteed Admission From the Department of Sports and Recreation Services at Western University for Varsity Athletes	Admission
ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE ADMISSION PROGRAM	Engineering Excellence Admission Program	Admission
MEDICAL SCIENCES FIRST ENTRY	Medical Sciences First Entry	Admission
MEDICINE (MD) PROGRAM - ADMISSION	Admission Requirements	Admission
NURSING APPLICANTS	Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program Compressed Time Frame BScN Program (Regular Stream) Compressed Time Frame BScN Program (RPN Stream A) Compressed Time Frame BScN Program (RPN Stream B) Academic Policies Admission Appeals Procedure	Admission
PART-TIME ADMISSION FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: WESTERN’S INITIATIVE FOR SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE (WISE) AND SCHOOL WITHIN A UNIVERSITY (SWAU)	Tuition Fees Waived Western's Initiative for Scholarly Excellence (WISE) Western's School within a University (SWAU)	Admission
POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS/IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS (FOR STUDENTS IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES, DENTISTRY AND MEDICINE)	FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES SCHULICH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY	Admission
PRELIMINARY YEAR AND PRELIMINARY YEAR PLUS AT WESTERN UNIVERSITY	Preliminary Year and Preliminary Year Plus at Western University	Admission
PRIOR LEARNING ASSESSMENT: TRANSFER OF CREDITS	Transfer Credits	Admission
PROFESSIONAL UPGRADING AND NON-DEGREE CREDIT ADMISSION	Professional Upgrading Non-Degree Credit Students	Admission
READMISSION FOLLOWING UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE	Readmission Following Unsatisfactory Performance	Admission
SENIOR CITIZEN APPLICANTS	Senior Citizen Applicants	Admission
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE ADMISSIONS	Definitions General Guidelines Dates and Deadlines Offers of Conditional Admission English Language Proficiency for Admission Deferred Registration Admission Fraud General Admission Requirements to Undergraduate Programs	Admission
APPLICATION FOR GRADUATION AND NOTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY TO GRADUATE	Application for Graduation and Notification of Eligibility to Graduate	Degree Requirements and Graduation
BACHELOR OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (BMSc) PROGRAM	Admission to the Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMSc) Program Modules Offered in the BMSc Program	Degree Requirements and Graduation
BREADTH REQUIREMENTS FOR BACHELOR DEGREES	First-Year Program Breadth Requirements for Graduation Category A Category B Category C	Degree Requirements and Graduation
BRESCIA STUDENTS INTEGRATING WITH WESTERN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS	BRESCIA STUDENTS INTEGRATING WITH WESTERN UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS	Degree Requirements and Graduation
CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS AND MICRO-CREDENTIALS	General Definitions of Undergraduate Certificates and Diplomas	Degree Requirements and Graduation
CONVOCATION; GRADUATION DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES	Convocation Ceremonies Graduation Diplomas and Certificates	Degree Requirements and Graduation
COURSE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS	Course Residency Requirements	Degree Requirements and Graduation
DEAN'S HONOUR LIST AND GRADUATION	DEAN'S HONOUR LIST - UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS GRADUATION HONOURS DESIGNATIONS IN THE IVEY GRADUATE PROGRAMS	Degree Requirements and Graduation
DENTISTRY - PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND PROGRESSION	Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) Program and DDS Advanced Standing Program for International Dental Graduates (IDG), Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry	Degree Requirements and Graduation
ELECTIVE COURSE CREDIT FOR ALL MUSIC COURSES and GUARANTEED ADMISSION OF MUSIC ED GRADUATES TO THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION	Elective Course Credit for all Music Courses Guaranteed Admission of Music Education Graduates to Western University Faculty of Education	Degree Requirements and Graduation
FACULTY OF REGISTRATION	Faculty of Registration	Degree Requirements and Graduation
GOLD MEDALS	Gold Medals	Degree Requirements and Graduation
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS	Honours Bachelor Degrees (Four-Year) Bachelor Degrees (Four-Year) Bachelor Degrees (Three-Year)	Degree Requirements and Graduation
HONOURS PROGRAM IN FRENCH - BESANÇON	Honours Program in French - Besancon	Degree Requirements and Graduation
INFORMATION AND MEDIA STUDIES - PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS	Information and Media Studies Progression Requirements	Degree Requirements and Graduation
INTRAMURAL TRANSFERS TO BA, BSc AND BHSc PROGRAMS	Intramural Transfers to BA, BSc and BHSc Programs	Degree Requirements and Graduation
PROGRESSION FOLLOWING ADMISSION WITH TRANSFER CREDIT (ADVANCED STANDING)	Progression Following Admission with Transfer Credit (Advanced Standing)	Degree Requirements and Graduation
PROGRESSION FOLLOWING READMISSION	Progression Following Readmission	Degree Requirements and Graduation
PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS	Progression Requirements Adjudication In Good Standing On Probation Required to Withdraw Level 1 and 2 progression requirements	Degree Requirements and Graduation
Progression Requirements – Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)	Progression Requirements – Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)	Degree Requirements and Graduation
PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS – ENGINEERING	Academic Advising Residence Requirements Enrolment Limitations in Each Program Transfer Progression Requirements BESc Degree and Minor Modules Time Limit for Completion of BESc Degree Definition of Terms Progression in Good Standing, Conditional Progression Exam Deferrals Academic Recovery Plan for Upper Year Students Failed Courses Withdrawal for Unsatisfactory Standing Appeals Readmission Following Withdrawal for Unsatisfactory Standing Transfer to Another Faculty Supplemental Examinations Graduation Requirements Graduate Courses Note:	Degree Requirements and Graduation
PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS - LAW	The Academic Session Attendance Permission to Register in Individual Courses Evaluation Grading Rules Supplemental Assessments Progression Continuing Enrolment Prerequisites Process Faculty of Law: Winter Term Format Honours Appeal Procedures Academic Program Cross-Registration in Business Courses JD/HBA Combined Degree Program JD/MBA Combined Program	Degree Requirements and Graduation
PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS - MD PROGRAM	Program Requirements and Progression Program Regulations Assessment and Progression	Degree Requirements and Graduation
PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS - NURSING	Progression Requirements - Nursing Courses Required for the Western-Fanshawe Collaborative BScN Program Courses Required for the BScN Program Courses Required for the Compressed Time Frame BScN Program (Regular Stream) Courses Required for the Compressed Time Frame BScN Program (RPN Stream A) Courses Required for the Compressed Time Frame BScN Program (RPN Stream B) Progression: Clinical Application Collaborative Evaluation Failure to Meet Progression Requirements	Degree Requirements and Graduation
PROGRESSION REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL STUDENTS	Progression Requirements for Special Students	Degree Requirements and Graduation
REGISTRATION/COURSE SELECTION	Regular Student, Special Student Full-Time and Part-Time Student Registration Course Registration	Degree Requirements and Graduation
RICHARD IVEY BUSINESS SCHOOL - PROGRESSION AND GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS	The HBA Program Progression and Graduation Requirements Unsatisfactory Standing Academic Requests for Relief and Appeals Procedures	Degree Requirements and Graduation
SCHOLAR'S ELECTIVES PROGRAM AND WESTERN SCHOLARS	Scholar's Electives Program Western Scholars	Degree Requirements and Graduation
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR COURSE SELECTION	Student Responsibility for Course Selection	Degree Requirements and Graduation
THE DEGREE STRUCTURE	The Degree Structure Approved Module Combinations Cross-Disciplinary Undeclared Status The Honours Bachelor Degree Honours Specialization Module Double Major Modules Specialization Module Major Module The Bachelor Degree (Three-Year) Double Minor Modules Admission, Progression, and Graduation Chart Additional Modules Post-Degree Modules (without completing a Second Degree) Second Degree (Excluding Professional Degrees)	Degree Requirements and Graduation
ACCESS TO AND RETENTION OF EXAMINATION PAPERS AND OTHER WORK	Access to and Retention of Examination Papers and Other Work	Examinations and Grading
ADMINISTRATION OF EXAMINATIONS	Instruction For Candidates During Examinations Allocation of Proctors Duties of Chief Proctors During Examinations Division of Responsibilities Submitting Examinations to Examination Services for Accommodated Examinations	Examinations and Grading
ATTENDANCE REGULATIONS FOR EXAMINATIONS	Attendance Failure to Appear at an Examination	Examinations and Grading
COURSE CREDIT	Discovery Credits Additional Courses without Degree Credit Policy on Undergraduate Students Taking Graduate Courses	Examinations and Grading
DEFINITIONS OF TYPES OF EXAMINATIONS (INCLUDING SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS)	Definition of Final Examination Special Examinations Supplemental Examinations Aegrotat Standing	Examinations and Grading
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY FOR ASSIGNMENT OF GRADES	English Language Proficiency for Assignment of Grades	Examinations and Grading
EVALUATION OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE	Evaluation of Academic Performance First Year Courses - Teaching and Evaluation	Examinations and Grading
EXAMINATION CONFLICTS	Examination Conflicts	Examinations and Grading
MARKS/GRADES; DEFINITIONS OF GRADES; GRADING SCALES FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS	Marks/Grades Terminology/Descriptions of Academic Performance Additional Information on Transcripts Incomplete Standing Marking Scales	Examinations and Grading
POSTING OF PRELIMINARY AND FINAL EXAMINATION TIMETABLES	Preliminary Examination Timetable Final Examination Timetable	Examinations and Grading
SCHEDULING OF ASSIGNMENTS, TESTS, EXAMINATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR PRINTING	Scheduling of Examinations Scheduling Assignments and Tests Scheduling Tests/Examinations for Intersession, Summer Evening and Summer Day and Distance Studies Printing of Examinations	Examinations and Grading
TIMING OF SUBMISSION OF FINAL GRADES - INFORMING STUDENTS OF GRADES	Undergraduate Final Marks Graduate Final Marks Final Examination Marking in First Year Courses Informing Students of Final Grades	Examinations and Grading
ACADEMIC ADVISING FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS	Academic Advising	Registration
ADDING/DROPPING COURSES	Adding and Dropping Courses	Registration
COURSE LOAD FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS	Normal Course Load Spring/Summer Sessions, including Distance Education	Registration
COURSE NUMBERING POLICY, ESSAY COURSES, AND HOURS OF INSTRUCTION	Course Numbering Policy For Undergraduate Courses Undergraduate Course Suffixes Undergraduate Course Offerings Blended Courses Essay Courses (Undergraduate Degrees) Hours of Instruction For Undergraduate Courses First Year Courses/Classes Graduate Course Offerings	Registration
CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECK AND VULNERABLE SECTOR SCREENING	Faculty of Health Sciences King's - Social Justice and Peace Studies King's - Thanatology King's - Social Work Practicum King's - Catholic Studies for Teachers	Registration
EXCHANGE COURSES	Exchange Course Grades	Registration
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING	Experiential Learning	Registration
LETTER OF PERMISSION	Letter of Permission	Registration
PART-TIME STUDENTS - REGISTRATION (INCLUDING SPRING/SUMMER SESSIONS)	Spring/Summer Sessions	Registration

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Western University Academic Calendar. - 2026

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