Timeline – Dual Credit
2026 – 2027 Dual Credit Timeline
FALL 2026
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DATE |
EVENT/ACTION |
DETAILS |
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Tuesday, September 1 |
Start |
First Day of School (OCDSB & OCSB) |
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Wednesday, September 2 |
Start |
First Day of School (UCDSB, CDSBEO, RCDSB & RCCDSB) |
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Friday, September 4 |
Application Portal Closes |
Fall 2026 Dual Credit Portal Closes at 11:59PM |
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Monday, September 7 |
College Closed |
Labour Day |
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Tuesday, September 8 |
Explore |
AC Day 1 |
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Tuesday, September 8 |
Released |
Remaining Fall 2026 Acceptances and Waitlist sent to students and relevant stakeholders |
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Week of September 8 & week of September 14 |
Orientation |
Virtual & In-Person Orientations for Fall 2026 courses |
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Week of September 14 |
Start |
Fall Congregated Courses Start |
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Monday, October 12 |
College Closed |
Thanksgiving Day |
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Monday, November 2 |
Information Released/Posted |
Dual Credit course listing released for Winter 2027 (posted to website and email notice) |
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Saturday, November 7 |
Explore |
Ottawa Campus Fall Open House |
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Monday, November 9 |
Equal Consideration Start Date |
Dual Credit portal open to receive applications for Winter Dual Credit courses (3 week equal consideration period) |
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Friday, November 13 |
Withdrawal Deadline |
Last Day to withdraw from Fall 2026 courses without academic penalty |
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Friday, November 27 |
Equal Consideration Application Due Date |
Portal closes – last day to submit applications as part of equal consideration (11:59PM) |
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Wednesday, December 2 |
Information Released |
Winter Dual Credit congregated course acceptance & wait-list released to board leads |
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Friday, December 4 |
Information Released |
Winter Dual Credit congregated course acceptance & wait-list released to High School DC contact teachers |
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Monday, December 7 |
Information Released |
Acceptances for Winter 2027 and waitlist information sent to students |
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Monday, December 7 |
Application Portal Reopens |
Dual Credit course portal reopen to fill any remaining Winter seats |
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Week of December 14 |
Finish |
Fall Congregated Dual Credit Courses End |
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Monday, December 14 |
Application Update |
Acceptance list/waitlist will be updated with any new applications received in the past week, and shared with relevant stakeholders |
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Monday, December 21 |
Application Update |
Acceptance list/waitlist will be updated with any new applications received in the past week, and shared with relevant stakeholders |
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December 24 – January 1 |
College Closed |
Holiday Break |
The full 2026/2027 Dual Credit Timeline can be found here.