Please note:
To view the current Academic Calendar, go to www.sfu.ca/students/calendar.html.
Academic Dates
2020
For term deadlines, see http://www.sfu.ca/students/deadlines
For term deadlines specific to graduate students, see
To add academic dates to your SFU Mail calendar, see
Spring Term (January-April 2020)
| January 1 | New Year鈥檚 Day All classes cancelled and offices closed |
| January 3 | Welcome Day |
| January 6 | Classes start |
| February 17 | Family Day All classes cancelled and offices closed |
| February 18-23 | Reading Break Classes cancelled |
| April 9 | Last day of classes |
| April 10 & 13 | Good Friday and Easter Monday All classes cancelled and offices closed |
| April 14-25 | Exams |
Summer Term (May-August 2020)
| May 8 | Welcome Day |
| May 11 | Classes start for intersession and summer term |
| May 18 | Victoria Day All classes cancelled and offices closed |
| June 11 | Virtual Convocation |
| June 22 | Intersession classes end |
| June 29 | Intersession last day of exams |
| June 30 | Summer session starts |
| July 1 | Canada Day All classes cancelled and offices closed |
| August 3 | BC Day All classes cancelled and offices closed |
| August 10 | Last day of classes for summer session and summer term |
| August 12-22 | Exam period for summer session and summer term |
Fall Term (September-December 2020)
| September 7 | Labour Day All classes cancelled and offices closed |
| September 8 | Welcome Day |
| September 9 | Classes start |
| October 12 | Thanksgiving Day All classes cancelled and offices closed |
| October 22-23 | Virtual Convocation |
| November 11 | Remembrance Day All classes cancelled and offices closed |
| December 8 | Last day of classes |
| December 9-20 | Exams |