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Academic Calendar 2024-2025


Spring Semester (April 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024)

  • First Day of the Academic Year
    Tsukuba Campus
    Monday, April 1
    Tokyo Campus
    Monday, April 1
  • Spring Recess
    Tsukuba Campus
    Monday, April 1 - Thursday, April 4
    Tokyo Campus
    Monday, April 1 - Friday, April 5
  • Entrance Ceremony
    Tsukuba Campus
    Friday, April 5
    Tokyo Campus
    Saturday, April 6
  • New Student Orientation
    Tsukuba Campus
    Friday, April 5- Tuesday, April 9
    Tokyo Campus
    Saturday, April 6
  • Extra days for Orientation
    Tsukuba Campus
    Wednesday, April 10 - Friday, April 12
  • Spring Semester Classes Begin
    Tsukuba Campus
    Monday, April 15
    Tokyo Campus
    Tuesday, April 9
  • Spring Sports Day
    Tsukuba Campus
    Saturday, May 18- Sunday, May 19
  • Spring Module A Final Examination Day
    Tsukuba Campus
    Thursday, May 23
  • Spring Modules A and B Final Examination Week
    Tsukuba Campus
    Friday, June 28 - Thursday, July 4
  • Spring Modules A, B and C Final Examination Week
    Tsukuba Campus
    Friday, August 2 - Thursday, August 8
    Tokyo Campus
    Tuesday, July 23 - Thursday, July 25,
    Friday, August 2 - Saturday, August 3
  • Spring Semester Classes End
    Tsukuba Campus
    Thursday, August 8
    Tokyo Campus
    Saturday, July 27
  • Extra days for Final Examination
    Tsukuba Campus
    Friday, August 9
    Tokyo Campus
    Tuesday, July 30 - Thursday, August 1
  • Spring Module C Final Examination Day
    Tsukuba Campus
    Friday, August 9
  • Summer Recess
    Tsukuba Campus
    Saturday, August 10 - Monday, September 30
    Tokyo Campus
    Sunday, August 4 - Monday, September 30
  • Undergraduate/Graduate Commencement Ceremony
    Tsukuba Campus
    Wednesday, September 25

Fall Semester (October 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025)

  • Entrance Ceremony for Fall Semester
    Tsukuba Campus
    Monday, September 30
  • Anniversary of the University
    Tsukuba Campus
    Tuesday, October 1
    Tokyo Campus
    Tuesday, October 1
  • Fall Semester Classes Begin
    Tsukuba Campus
    Tuesday, October 1
    Tokyo Campus
    Tuesday, October 1
  • Campus-Wide Power Outage (Tsukuba campus)
    Tsukuba Campus
    Late October (TBA)
  • University Festival
    Tsukuba Campus
    Saturday, November 2 - Monday, November 4(**)
  • Fall Module A Final Examination Day
    Tsukuba Campus
    Friday, November 8
  • Autumn Sports Day
    Tsukuba Campus
    Saturday, November 16 - Sunday, November 17
  • Fall Modules A and B Final Examination Week
    Tsukuba Campus
    Thursday, December 19 - Wednesday, December 25
  • Winter Recess
    Tsukuba Campus
    Thursday, December 26 - Sunday, January 5
    Tokyo Campus
    Wednesday, December 25 - Friday, January 3
  • Fall Modules A, B and C Final Examination Week
    Tsukuba Campus
    Tuesday, February 4, Friday, February 7 - Thursday, February 13
    Tokyo Campus
    Tuesday, January 21, Wednesday, January 29, - Friday, January 31, Saturday, February 8
  • Fall Module C Final Examination Day
    Tsukuba Campus
    Friday, February 14 - Monday, February 17
  • Fall Semester Classes End
    Tsukuba Campus
    Thursday, February 13
    Tokyo Campus
    Saturday, February 1
  • Extra days for Final Examination
    Tsukuba Campus
    Friday, February 14 - Monday, February 17
    Tokyo Campus
    Tuesday, January 28, Tuesday, February 4 - Wednesday, February 5
  • Spring Recess
    Tsukuba Campus
    Tuesday, February 18 - Monday, March 31
    Tokyo Campus
    Sunday, February 9 - Monday, March 31
  • Undergraduate/Graduate Commencement Ceremony
    Tsukuba Campus
    Tuesday, March 25
    Tokyo Campus
    Saturday, March 29
  • Last Day of the Academic Year
    Tsukuba Campus
    Monday, March 31
    Tokyo Campus
    Monday, March 31

Notes:

  • Due to the University Festival, classes on Tuesday, November 5 will be recessed (excludes classes at the Tokyo campus).
  • To meet the required number of school days, classes will be held on Monday, July 15(national holiday) (excludes classes at the Tokyo campus).
  • To meet the required number of school days, some classes will be irregularly held on the days stated below (excludes classes at the Tokyo campus).
    • May 1: Friday classes
    • May 7: Monday classes
    • October 16: Monday classes
    • November 7: Monday classes, November 25: Friday classes, November 26: Thursday classes
    • January 16: Friday classes, January 22: Monday classes,
  • Classes on Wednesday, November 27 - Friday, November 29 will be recessed due to the Examination for University Admissions upon Recommendation (Suisen nyūshi shiken) and its related events. However, TOEIC® IP test for 3rd year undergraduate students will be held on November 27. (excludes classes at the Tokyo campus).
  • Classes on Friday, January 17 and Monday, January 20 will be recessed due to the Common Test for University Admissions (Daigaku nyūgaku kyoutsū test) and its related events (excludes classes at the Tokyo campus).
  • For the College of Medicine, the University will schedule March 10, 2025 as the date of graduation, but the commencement ceremony will be held on the date scheduled above.
  • For the Law School Program, the University will schedule March 17, 2025 as the date of completion, but the commencement ceremony will be held on the date scheduled above.
  • These schedules(**) are subject to change or cancellation depending on the situation.
  • * 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.