2024/25 Academic Calendar – Secondary
Please take note of these important program dates when planning your year ahead. The Bachelor of Education program mirrors the expectations for attendance required in the profession. Teacher candidates attend classes during the Term 1 & 2 UBC mid-term breaks.
Winter Session Term 1
August 29, 2024 – December 13, 2024
August 26-30, 2024 | International Baccalaureate Orientation | (IB teacher candidates only) |
August 29, 2024 | BEd Alumni Panel Presentation | 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (TBC) | Online |
September 3, 2024 | First day of classes for Term 1 and Student Orientation for Secondary | Attendance is mandatory for all teacher candidates |
September 30, 2024 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | University closed/Classes cancelled |
October 8, 2024 | School-based Orientation Practicum begins | 1 day a week practicum (cohort based) |
October 14, 2024 | Thanksgiving Day | University closed/Classes cancelled |
October 15-18, 2024 | Pre-practicum meetings with faculty advisors | Location and date TBA |
October 21, 2024 | School-based Orientation Practicum begins | 2-week practicum |
October 25, 2024 | BC Professional Development Day | Classes cancelled |
November 1, 2024 | School-based Orientation Practicum ends | |
November 4-8, 2024 | Post-practicum debriefing meetings with faculty advisors | Location and date TBA |
November 11, 2024 | Remembrance Day | University closed/Classes cancelled |
November 12, 2024 | School-based Orientation Practicum resumes at placement schools | 1 day a week practicum |
December 13, 2024 | Last day of classes for Term 1 | |
Winter Session Term 2
January 6, 2025 – May 9, 2025
January 6, 2025 | First day of classes for Term 2 | |
January 24, 2025 | Education Career Fair | Classes cancelled |
January 30, 2025 | Community Field Experience Contact Day | Classes cancelled |
February 3-7, 10-14, 2025 | Meetings with faculty advisors for EDUC 421 | (Locations, date, and time TBA) |
February 7, 2025 | Pre-practicum Contact Day | Classes cancelled |
February 14, 2025 | Last day of classes for Term 2 | |
February 17, 2025 | BC Family Day | University closed/Classes cancelled |
February 18, 2025 | EDUC 421 (School-based 10-week Extended Practicum) begins | |
February (date TBA) | Summer registration opens | |
April 18, 2025 | Good Friday | University closed/Classes cancelled |
April 21, 2025 | Easter Monday | University closed/Classes cancelled |
May 9, 2025 | EDUC 421 (School-based 10-week Extended Practicum) ends | |
Summer Session
May 12, 2025 – July 25, 2025
May 12, 2025 | EDUC 430 (Community Field Experience) begins | 3-week CFE |
May 19, 2025 | Victoria Day | University closed/Classes cancelled |
May 30, 2025 | EDUC 430 (Community Field Experience) ends | |
June 2, 2025 | First day of classes for Summer Session Term 1 | |
June 27, 2025 | Last day of classes for Summer Session Term 1 | |
July 2, 2025 | First day of classes for Summer Session Term 2 | |
July 25, 2025 | Last day of classes for Summer Session Term 2 | |