Registration Periods

You should confirm your personal registration start time in Minerva (Student Menu > Registration Menu > Step 1: Check your Registration Eligibility and Verify Your Curriculum) and refer to the When to Register website for further details.

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Returning Students

Registration for undergraduates will take place between May 28 and August 14, 2025. 

For specific dates and to confirm your registration eligibility, please refer to Returning Student Registration. Some Faculties set their own schedules for advising and registration; please confirm these dates with your Faculty's Student Affairs Office.

Note for the Faculty of Law: In order to facilitate access to small enrolment courses and ensure equity among students, registration priorities are programmed in Minerva. These priorities, established after consultation between the Faculty and the Law Students' Association, are made on a rolling basis by class year (i.e., fourth-year students register first). Priority registration dates are established by the Student Affairs Office and posted on the Law SAO website.

Note for Health Sciences: The information contained in this section applies to the University in general; students are advised to consult their Faculty or school section for academic policies and regulations specific to their programs.

Note for Medicine & Health Sciences: Students must register in Minerva for all courses within the registration period. Please refer to information provided by Medical Admissions (Med-1 students) or the UGME office (Med 2 to 4) for registration deadlines. Medical students must register for at least one course by August 14 to avoid late registration fees.

Note for Dental Medicine & Oral Health Sciences: Dental students must register for at least one course by August 14 to avoid late registration fees.

Newly Admitted Students

Some faculties and departments require that you meet with an advisor before registration. Please refer to your Faculty's section of this publication, as well as the I've Been Accepted website or the Guide for New Students, Macdonald Campus, which are included with your acceptance package.

If you are a newly admitted student in the Fall term and you want to register for courses in the Summer prior to beginning your studies, you can do so in Minerva. Please refer to Summer Studies for further information.

Note for the Faculty of Law: You can find instructions on how to use Minerva in your orientation package; for more information, see the Law Student Affairs website.

Note for Health Sciences: You must register in all courses no later than August 14 and attend the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences mandatory orientation & registration session, where your course registration can be confirmed. Information on the mandatory orientation & registration session is available on the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Office of Admissions website.

New Students Starting in Fall 2025

Registration will take place between June 11 and August 14, 2025. 

For specific dates, please refer to the Registration start dates for newly admitted undergraduate students.

New Students Starting in Winter 2026

Registration will take place between December 2, 2025 and January 5, 2026 without penalty. 

For specific dates, please refer to the Registration start dates for newly admitted undergraduate students.

Note for Dental Medicine & Oral Health Sciences: Students accepted into the DMD Advanced Standing for Foreign Trained Dentists Pathway will begin classes the first week of December 2025.

Note for the Faculty of Law: There is no Winter term admission to the Faculty of Law.

Note for the Ingram School of Nursing: There is no Winter term admission to the Ingram School of Nursing.

Late Registration

If you fail to register during the normal registration period, you can register within the period designated by the University for late registration with the payment of a late registration fee.

Returning Students: You may register late via Minerva from August 15 until and including September 9, 2025.

New and Readmitted Students (Fall): You may register late via Minerva from August 15 until and including September 9, 2025.

New and Readmitted Students (Winter): You may register late via Minerva from January 6 until and including January 13, 2026.

Special Late Registration: If you cannot register online during the late registration period, usually due to late admission, you may receive special permission to register. This information is included with your letter of acceptance.