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University of Calgary application deadlines for Fall 2027

Apply to the University of Calgary by March 1, 2027 for Fall 2027 entry. The application and fee are separate from later document tasks. Nursing has earlier document rounds. Music needs a February 1 application for an in-person audition. Prestige Awards close December 1, 2026. Don't wait for an admission offer to apply for awards.

Reviewed October 16, 2026 · Checked against the primary sources below · How we review guides

Key facts

Main application
March 1, 2027. Pay the fee and finish any program-choice changes by the deadline.
Nursing rounds
Fall 2027 high school document dates: November 1, March 1 and March 15. Transfer's middle date is January 31. Individual years aren't printed.
BHSc and Music
BHSc supplement: March 1, 2027 for new applicants; February 1 for UCalgary Change of Program. Music in-person route: February 1.
Residence
May 1 guarantee rule is yearless and covers direct high school entrants age 21 or younger. Fall 2027 terms and payment date remain pending.

Calgary Fall 2027 dates, checked October 16, 2026

Use the degree's calendar before the general document schedule.

Confirmed new-cycle dates appear beside yearless rules and visible official differences. A clock without a zone isn't treated as Calgary midnight. Recheck November 1, 2026.
Task and applicant groupDate or instructionSource status
General application openingAugust 15 study-permit route; October 1 citizens/permanent residents, yearlessLatest available central dates. The September 18, 2026 FAQ already calls Fall 2027 open without naming an opening group. General exact 2026 opening day unconfirmed.Opening scopesDated FAQGeneric application window
Fall undergraduate application, fee and choice changesMarch 1, 2027Confirmed closing day in the Fall 2027 FAQ. The central calendar includes fee payment; no common cutoff time or zone confirmed.2027 applicationFee and choice tasks
Health Sciences supplementary applicationFebruary 1, 2027 UCalgary Change of Program; March 1, 2027 all other applicantsConfirmed faculty dates. Main and supplementary applications opened October 1, 2026 for this program.BHSc calendar
Nursing high school / transfer documentsFall 2027: November 1, March 1, March 15 / November 1, January 31, March 15Cycle-labelled rounds; individual years omitted. Transfer selection caption retains February 28/29. Confirm the personal round and exact deadline.Nursing rounds
Music application for in-person audition / audition daysFebruary 1, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. / February 8, 9 and 10, 2027Confirmed. Zone not printed. Final main application March 1, 2027; later applicants use video. Central March 4 video-material date is yearless.Music datesVideo documents
Dance application / in-person auditionMarch 1, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. / March 12, 2027Confirmed faculty dates, zone not printed. Central March 4 virtual-material date remains yearless; confirm the upload task.Dance datesVirtual documents
Visual Studies portfolioFAQ: January 15, 2027 early target; March 1, 2027 final. Central calendar: March 4, yearlessConflict. Department says to use Student Centre's personal deadline. Don't assume the later date applies.Dated portfolio FAQDifferent central datePersonal checklist
General initial documents / final official recordsMarch 15 initial; June 1 transfer final; August 1 high school final, all yearlessLatest available. Fall 2027 years pending. Transfer courses finish April 30; high school courses June 30, also yearless. Program rounds can be earlier.Document stagesHow records arrive
Student Access Process / Indigenous Admission materialsMarch 1 access-process request; March 15 access statement, Indigenous citizenship/membership proof and supplementary materials, all yearlessLatest available. Fall 2027 confirmation pending. These tasks don't replace the main application or a program's extra materials.Other admission routes
Prestige / High School Awards applicationDecember 1, 2026 / March 1, 2027Confirmed closing dates. Supporting admissions documents December 15 / admissions and award documents March 15 are yearless in the awards calendar.Dated award deadlinesSeparate documents
Residence opening / guarantee / advance paymentNovember 1 / May 1, yearless; payment date in room offerLatest published application banner 2026/2027. Direct high school, age 21 or younger guarantee rule is yearless. Fall 2027 dates, amount and refund schedule pending.Housing applicationGuarantee limitsPersonal payment
General admission reply / Nursing reply and depositGeneral: May 1 for offers dated April 1 or earlier, otherwise 30 days. Nursing: 30 days from offerGeneral calendar dates are yearless; new-cycle confirmation pending. Nursing's own relative rule applies. Tuition payment counts when posted.Reply rulesNursing exceptionPosted deposit

Reviewed against each row's official source. Recheck the source before you act, because dates and fees change.

Check the opening rule for your background

UCalgary's central page lists August 15 for students who need a study permit. It gives October 1 for Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Neither line prints a year. Its general how-to page uses October 1 to March 1, also without a year. A September 18, 2026 FAQ already says Fall 2027 applications are open. It doesn't say which group that opening statement covers. These sources don't establish one exact new-cycle opening day for everyone. Check the route that fits your status before selecting your entry term.

Health Sciences has firmer opening evidence. Its faculty page names October 1, 2026 for September 2027 entry. That date covers its main and supplementary applications. It doesn't date every other degree's opening. The Canadian application opening guide explains the wider systems. Use the Calgary university hub for the school overview. This page owns the deadlines. The Canadian deadline table is useful if you're applying in other provinces too.

Sources: Opening by status · Generic window · September 18 FAQ · Dated BHSc opening

Choose two programs before March 1

The Fall 2027 FAQ confirms March 1, 2027 for applications and program changes. UCalgary lets you list two program choices. Put the degree you most want first. If you're admitted to the second choice, you'll still be considered for the first when new grades arrive. You don't need to apply again. Changing an admitted choice can cancel that offer. This includes swapping its position between first and second. Check the effect before editing a choice after admission.

There isn't one separate early admission closing day in the checked sources. The FAQ describes typical first offers in mid-November and another review in February. It says most offers arrive by May 1. Those are broad patterns, not a promised decision day. A missed first offer doesn't end your file. New grades can trigger another review. Nursing works through its own rounds. For courses and marks, use the Calgary Engineering requirements or Computer Science requirements. A program's mark estimate doesn't replace its application tasks.

Sources: 2027 choices and review pattern · Separate Nursing review

Order the right transcripts for your school

Applying and sending a final transcript are different jobs. The central calendar gives March 15 for initial records, June 1 for transfer final records and August 1 for high school final records. It also gives April 30 for transfer course completion and June 30 for high school course completion. These lines lack years. Fall 2027 confirmation remains pending. Keep each stage in your plan, but check your personal To-Do list. Nursing's earlier round deadlines can decide when your file enters its lottery.

Your school location changes how records arrive. UCalgary obtains records from participating Alberta schools. British Columbia high school students request electronic records through their province's service. Other Canadian institutions generally need unofficial uploads for review. An Ontario application sent to Ontario schools doesn't finish this task for Calgary. Final official records must come from the issuing school or agency. International records can also need certified English translations. Ask your school about delivery time before the deadline approaches. For a linear school, the yearless instructions call for mid-year marks after January 1 and upload by March 15.

The Student Access Process has a March 1 request date and March 15 statement date. Indigenous Admission citizenship or membership proof and supplementary materials are also listed for March 15. Those central lines have no year. Their Fall 2027 dates still need confirmation. These routes have their own tasks. They don't replace the main form or your degree's extra work. If you're using either route, read its instructions before the general document date approaches.

Sources: Yearless completion stages · School-specific delivery

Health Sciences has two supplementary deadlines

The Bachelor of Health Sciences, or BHSc, has a separate online supplementary application. New high school and external transfer applicants fall under its March 1, 2027 deadline. Current UCalgary students using Change of Program have February 1, 2027 instead. Don't choose the date simply because you're taking university courses. The distinction is an internal program change versus other admission routes. The Calgary Health Sciences guide covers the wider requirements. The official FAQ says the answers must be completed by you alone. Use the school's instructions and prepare your own work.

Sources: Two dated applicant groups · Complete the answers alone

Nursing documents decide your lottery round

Calgary Nursing's Fall 2027 heading gives three high school document cutoffs: November 1, March 1 and March 15. Transfer applicants have November 1, January 31 and March 15. The individual lines don't print years. The transfer selection caption also retains February 28/29. We don't invent a leap-day deadline or convert those short dates into fully dated lines. Ask which round fits your completed file. The Calgary Nursing guide explains the lottery route and course requirements.

You need the requested documents and paid fee for the round's review. Meeting the threshold puts you into the lottery; it doesn't promise a place. If you aren't selected, the school carries you into later rounds. Additional rounds may run until August 15 if space remains. That last date is yearless and conditional. It isn't a late-application extension. Nursing also gives you 30 days from an offer to accept and pay the admission deposit. Keep that personal countdown separate from the general yearless May 1 reply rule.

Sources: Documents, later rounds and reply

Music and Dance need time before the audition

For Music's in-person route, apply by February 1, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. The faculty confirms February 8, 9 and 10, 2027 auditions. It doesn't print the cutoff's time zone. Later applicants can still use video before the March 1 main deadline. Music warns that places are limited after the live auditions. Its lower joint-degree paragraph still calls March the typical Bachelor of Music audition month. Keep that older general wording separate from the dated February schedule. Ask the faculty about your video deadline; central March 4 material instructions lack a year.

Dance confirms March 1, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. for the application and March 12 for the live audition. Again, no zone is printed. The video option is for a home address more than 300 kilometres away. You select the audition route in the main application. A later To-Do item handles the video link. Allow time for that item to appear and check that the link works. The central calendar's March 4 video-material day is yearless. Confirm it with the faculty rather than assigning it a 2027 year yourself.

Sources: Dated Music schedule · Dated Dance schedule · Yearless video-material day

Visual Studies has a visible portfolio conflict

The dated Fall 2027 FAQ gives January 15, 2027 as an early portfolio target and March 1, 2027 as the final day. The central calendar says March 4 without a year. The department directs you to your Student Centre deadline. We keep both published values visible because choosing the later one could affect your file. Apply early enough to open the portfolio task. Check its exact wording and ask Art and Art History to resolve any mismatch. Submit your own work through the requested single Word or PDF file.

Sources: 2027 portfolio dates · Different central date · Checklist instructions

Awards close before some admission decisions

For Fall 2027, the FAQ confirms December 1, 2026 for Prestige Awards and March 1, 2027 for High School Awards and Bursaries. You can apply after submitting admission; you don't need an offer first. The registrar says award access can take 24 to 48 hours. Don't leave the university application until the award form's final evening. These are separate submissions. Read the Calgary financial-aid guide for the award groups and eligibility.

The awards calendar adds a second stage. Prestige admissions documents are due December 15. High School Awards admissions and award documents are due March 15. Those lines have no year, so their Fall 2027 dates remain unconfirmed here. Its March/April Prestige notices and end-April High School notices are yearless patterns too. The FAQ says Prestige extensions can't be granted. Build time for missing records before you submit. A later document stage doesn't extend the form's confirmed closing day.

Sources: Confirmed form deadlines · Access and eligibility · Yearless document stage

Residence needs its own offer and payment

Housing's application page still advertises 2026/2027. Its November 1 opening for a Fall or academic-year stay has no year. The first-year page gives a May 1 guarantee for direct high school entrants age 21 or younger. These aren't confirmed Fall 2027 housing dates or terms. Admissions uses broader first-year wording, so keep Housing's age and background limits in view. The Calgary hub's residence section provides the existing overview. Ask Housing when the new session opens.

A residence application isn't the advance payment. Your room offer supplies its own amount and due date. Housing cancels a booking if that payment is late. Its yearless first-year page lists a $1,000 advance payment and a July 10 refund split. We haven't confirmed those terms for Fall 2027. Read the actual room offer before budgeting or cancelling. A tuition deposit also doesn't pay the room advance for you. Save both receipts with their matching offers so you can tell which task is finished.

Sources: Prior-cycle banner · Guarantee scope · Room-offer payment

Watch the posted payment date and any missed task

The general calendar asks for a May 1 reply to offers dated April 1 or earlier. Later offers allow 30 days. Those standing dates lack a cycle year, so Fall 2027 confirmation is pending. Your Student Centre and offer remain the practical check. Accepting requires the online reply and admission deposit. UCalgary counts the money when it posts to your account. It recommends paying at least seven days ahead because online processing can take that long. Nursing's separate 30-day rule needs its own reminder.

If you've missed an application, portfolio or round date, ask the office that owns that task. Don't assume a later transcript deadline reopens the main application. Dance says late audition materials won't be considered. The Prestige FAQ rules out extensions. A later Nursing round depends on space and your file's eligibility. None of those rules promises a general late route. Explain your degree, background and missing item when you contact the school. No live application, payment or personal checklist was tested for this guide.

Sources: Standing reply rules · Payment received when posted · Late audition materials · Prestige extension rule · Conditional later rounds

What to do this week

Open the official instructions for each of your two choices. Start the admission form early enough to gain access to awards and any portfolio upload. Put the next task beside the degree's name. Recheck the pending document and housing years on November 1, 2026, then keep any school reply with your plan.

  • Check whether your Nursing file can enter the first document round.
  • For live Music auditions, plan around February 1 rather than March 1.
  • Ask Art and Art History to confirm your portfolio's conflicting final date.
  • Keep residence and admission deposits on separate reminders.

Sources: Start your application · Open award access

Official sources

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Written by Stellar Advisers Editorial Team · Reviewed by Official-source review desk · Last reviewed October 16, 2026

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