Academics
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar 2023-2024
Spring Semester (April 1, 2023- September 30, 2023)
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First Day of the Academic Year
- Tsukuba Campus
- Saturday, April 1
- Tokyo Campus
- Saturday, April 1
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Spring Recess
- Tsukuba Campus
- Saturday, April 1 - Tuesday, April 4
- Tokyo Campus
- Saturday, April 1 - Monday, April 10
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Entrance Ceremony
- Tsukuba Campus
- Wednesday, April 5
- Tokyo Campus
- Saturday, April 8
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New Student Orientation
- Tsukuba Campus
- Wednesday, April 5- Friday, April 7
- Tokyo Campus
- Saturday, April 8
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Extra days for Orientation
- Tsukuba Campus
- Monday, April 10 - Wednesday, April 12
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Spring Semester Classes Begin
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, April 13
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, April 11
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Spring Sports Day
- Tsukuba Campus
- Saturday, May 13- Sunday, May 14(**)
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Spring Module A Final Examination Day
- Tsukuba Campus
- Tuesday, May 23
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Spring Modules A and B Final Examination Week
- Tsukuba Campus
- Wednesday, June 28 - Tuesday, July 4
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Spring Modules A, B and C Final Examination Week
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, August 3 - Wednesday, August 9
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, July 25, Wednesday, August 2 - Saturday, August 5
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Spring Semester Classes End
- Tsukuba Campus
- Wednesday, August 9
- Tokyo Campus
- Saturday, July 29
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Extra days for Final Examination
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, August 10
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, August 1, Wednesday, August 9 - Thursday, August 10
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Spring Module C Final Examination Day
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, August 10
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Summer Recess
- Tsukuba Campus
- Friday, August 11 - Saturday, September 30
- Tokyo Campus
- Friday, August 11 - Saturday, September 30
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Undergraduate/Graduate Commencement Ceremony
- Tsukuba Campus
- Monday, September 25
Fall Semester (October 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024)
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Entrance Ceremony for Fall Semester
- Tsukuba Campus
- Friday, September 29
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Anniversary of the University
- Tsukuba Campus
- Sunday, October 1
- Tokyo Campus
- Sunday, October 1
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Fall Semester Classes Begin
- Tsukuba Campus
- Tuesday, October 3
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, October 3
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Campus-Wide Power Outage (Tsukuba campus)
- Tsukuba Campus
- Late October (TBA)
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University Festival
- Tsukuba Campus
- Friday, November 3 - Sunday, November 5(**)
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Fall Module A Final Examination Day
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, November 9
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Autumn Sports Day
- Tsukuba Campus
- Saturday, November 18 - Sunday, November 19(**)
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Fall Modules A and B Final Examination Week
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, December 21 - Wednesday, December 27
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Winter Recess
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, December 28 - Thursday, January 4
- Tokyo Campus
- Sunday, December 24 - Friday, January 5
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Fall Modules A, B and C Final Examination Week
- Tsukuba Campus
- Wednesday, February 7 - Wednesday, February 14
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, January 30, Wednesday, January 31, Saturday, February 3, Thursday, February 8, Friday, February 9
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Fall Module C Final Examination Day
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, February 15- Friday, February 16
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Fall Semester Classes End
- Tsukuba Campus
- Wednesday, February 14
- Tokyo Campus
- Friday, February 2
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Extra days for Final Examination
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, February 15, Friday, February 16
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, February 6 - Wednesday, February 7
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Spring Recess
- Tsukuba Campus
- Saturday, February 17 - Sunday, March 31
- Tokyo Campus
- Saturday, February 10 - Sunday, March 31
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Undergraduate/Graduate Commencement Ceremony
- Tsukuba Campus
- Monday, March 25
- Tokyo Campus
- Saturday, March 30
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Last Day of the Academic Year
- Tsukuba Campus
- Sunday, March 31
- Tokyo Campus
- Sunday, March 31
Notes:
- Due to the University Festival, classes on Monday, November 6 will be recessed (excludes classes at the Tokyo campus).
- To meet the required number of school days, classes will be held on Monday, October 9(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: Wednesday classes
- July 19: Monday classes
- November 1: Friday classes, November 7: Monday classes, November 24: Thursday classes, November 27: Thursday classes
- January 16: Monday classes
- February 14: Monday classes
- Classes on Tuesday, November 28 - Thursday, November 30 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 28. (excludes classes at the Tokyo campus).
- Classes on Friday, January 12 and Monday, January 15 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 8, 2024 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 15, 2024 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.
