Academics
Academic Calendar 2020-2021
Academic Calendar 2020-2021 (Revised as of March 26, 2020)
Spring Semester (April 1, 2020 - September 30, 2020)
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First Day of the Academic Year
- Undergraduate
- Wednesday, April 1
- Graduate
- Wednesday, April 1
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Spring Recess
- Undergraduate
- Wednesday, April 1 - Saturday, April 4
- Graduate
- Wednesday, April 1 - Saturday, April 4
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Wednesday, April 1 - Friday, April 3】
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Spring Semester Classes Begin
- Undergraduate
- Monday, April 27
- Graduate
- Monday, April 27
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Tuesday, April 7】
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Spring Modules A and B Final Examination Week
- Undergraduate
- Monday, June 29 - Friday, July 3
- Graduate
- Monday, June 29 - Friday, July 3
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Spring Modules A, B and C Final Examination Week
- Undergraduate
- Monday, August 3 - Friday, August 7
- Graduate
- Monday, August 3 - Friday, August 7
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Saturday, July 25, Tuesday, July 28, Thursday, July 30, Friday, July 31, Tuesday, August 5】
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Spring Semester Classes End
- Undergraduate
- Friday, August 7
- Graduate
- Friday, August 7
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Wednesday, July 29】
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Final Examination Preparation Day
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Saturday, August 1, Tuesday, August 4, Thursday, August 6】
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Summer Recess
- Undergraduate
- Saturday, August 8 - Wednesday, September 30
- Graduate
- Saturday, August 8 - Wednesday, September 30
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Friday, August 7 - Wednesday, September 30】
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Commencement Ceremony
- Undergraduate
- Friday, September 25
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Graduate School Commencement Ceremony
- Graduate
- Friday, September 25
Fall Semester (October 1, 2020 - March 31, 2021)
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Entrance Ceremony for Fall Semester
- Undergraduate
- Wednesday, September 30
- Graduate
- Wednesday, September 30
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★1 Anniversary of the University
- Undergraduate
- Thursday, October 1
- Graduate
- Thursday, October 1
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Fall Semester Classes Begin
- Undergraduate
- Thursday, October 1
- Graduate
- Thursday, October 1
- Tokyo Campus
- Thursday, October 1
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Campus-Wide Power Outage (Tsukuba campus)
- Undergraduate
- Late October (TBA)
- Graduate
- Late October (TBA)
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★2 University Festival (Cancelled)
- Undergraduate
- Friday, November 6 - Sunday, November 8
- Graduate
- Friday, November 6 - Sunday, November 8
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Fall Module A Examination Preparation Day
- Undergraduate
- Tuesday, November 10
- Graduate
- Tuesday, November 10
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Autumn Sports Day (Cancelled)
- Undergraduate
- Saturday, November 14 - Sunday, November 15
- Graduate
- Saturday, November 14 - Sunday, November 15
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Fall Modules A and B Final Examination Week
- Undergraduate
- Tuesday, December 22 - Monday, December 28
- Graduate
- Tuesday, December 22 - Monday, December 28
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Winter Recess
- Undergraduate
- Tuesday, December 29 - Tuesday, January 5
- Graduate
- Tuesday, December 29 - Tuesday, January 5
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Sunday, December 27 - Monday, January 4】
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Fall Modules A, B and C Final Examination Week
- Undergraduate
- Thursday, February 4, Tuesday, February 9,Wednesday, February 10, Friday, February 12,Monday, February 15
- Graduate
- Thursday, February 4, Tuesday, February 9, Wednesday, February 10, Friday, February 12, Monday, February 15
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Thursday, January 21, Friday, January 22, Wednesday, January 27, Saturday, January 30,Tuesday, February 2】
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Fall Semester Classes End
- Undergraduate
- Monday, February 15
- Graduate
- Monday, February 15
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Tuesday, January 26】
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Final Examination Preparation Day
- Undergraduate
- Tuesday, February 16
- Graduate
- Tuesday, February 16
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Thursday, January 28, Friday, January 29,Wednesday, February 3】
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Spring Recess
- Undergraduate
- Wednesday, February 17 - Wednesday, March 31
- Graduate
- Wednesday, February 17 - Wednesday, March 31
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Thursday, February 4 - Wednesday, March 31】
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Commencement Ceremony
- Undergraduate
- Thursday, March 25
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Graduate School Commencement Ceremony
- Graduate
- Thursday, March 25
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Saturday, March 27】
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Last Day of the Academic Year
- Undergraduate
- Tuesday, March 31
- Graduate
- Wednesday, March 31
- Tokyo Campus
- Wednesday, March 31
Notes:
- ★1 For the Anniversary of the University, classes will not be cancelled but will be held on Thursday, October 1.
- ★2 Due to the University Festival, Classes on Friday, November 6 and Monday, November 9 will be recessed (excludes classes at the Tokyo campus).
- The schedule for the regular health checkup will be announced at a later time. Classes for undergraduate schools, colleges and graduate schools during the scheduled health checkup will be cancelled (excludes classes at the Tokyo campus).
- To meet the required number of school days, some classes will be held on the days stated below (excludes classes at the Tokyo campus).
- ・April 29: Wednesday classes
- ・May 9: Monday classes
- ・May 16: Tuesday classes
- ・May 23: Wednesday classes
- ・May 30: Monday classes
- ・June 6: Tuesday classes
- ・June 13: Wednesday classes
- ・June 20:Tuesday classes
- ・June 27: Friday classes
- ・July 23: Thursday classes
- ・July 24: Friday classes
- ・November 5: Tuesday classes
- ・January 13: Monday classes
- Classes on Wednesday, November 25 - Friday, November 27 will be recessed due to the Examination for University Admissions upon Recommendation (Suisen ny?shi shiken) and its related events (excludes classes at the Tokyo campus).
- Classes on Friday, January 15 and Monday, January 18 will be recessed due to the Common Test for University Admissions (Daigaku ny?gaku kyouts? test) and its related events. (excludes classes at the Tokyo campus).
- For the School of Medicine, the University will schedule March 10, 2021 as the date of graduation, but the commencement ceremony will be held on the date scheduled above.
- * One academic year contains two semesters (spring semester and fall semester) which includes six modules, Spring A, Spring B, Spring C, Fall A, Fall B and Fall C. Each module has five weeks.