Academics
Academic Calendar 2019
Spring Semester (April 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019)
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First Day of the Academic Year
- Undergraduate
- Monday, April 1
- Graduate
- Monday, April 1
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Spring Recess
- Undergraduate
- Monday, April 1 - Sunday, April 7
- Graduate
- Monday, April 1 - Sunday, April 7
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Monday, April 1 - Monday, April 8】
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Entrance Ceremony
- Undergraduate
- Monday, April 8
- Graduate
- Monday, April 8
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Saturday, April 6】
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Freshman/New Student Orientation
- Undergraduate
- Monday, April 8 - Wednesday, April 10
- Graduate
- Monday, April 8 - Tuesday, April 9
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Saturday, April 6】
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Spring Semester Classes Begin
- Undergraduate
- Thursday, April 11
- Graduate
- Wednesday, April 10
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Tuesday, April 9】
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Spring Sports Day
- Undergraduate
- Saturday, May 11 - Sunday, May 12
- Graduate
- Saturday, May 11 - Sunday, May 12
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Spring Modules A and B Final Examination Week
- Undergraduate
- Friday, June 28 - Thursday, July 4
- Graduate
- Friday, June 28 - Thursday, July 4
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Spring Modules A, B and C Final Examination Week
- Undergraduate
- Monday, August 5 - Friday, August 9
- Graduate
- Monday, August 5 - Friday, August 9
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Tuesday, July 30 - Saturday, August 3】
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Spring Semester Classes End
- Undergraduate
- Friday, August 9
- Graduate
- Friday, August 9
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Saturday, July 27】
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Final Examination Preparation Day
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Tuesday, August 6 - Thursday, August 8】
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Summer Recess
- Undergraduate
- Saturday, August 10 - Monday, September 30
- Graduate
- Saturday, August 10 - Monday, September 30
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Friday, August 9 - Monday, September 30】
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Commencement Ceremony
- Undergraduate
- Wednesday, September 25
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Graduate School Commencement Ceremony
- Graduate
- Wednesday, September 25
Fall Semester (October 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020)
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Entrance Ceremony for Fall Semester
- Undergraduate
- Monday, September 30
- Graduate
- Monday, September 30
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★1 Anniversary of the University
- Undergraduate
- Tuesday, October 1
- Graduate
- Tuesday, October 1
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Fall Semester Classes Begin
- Undergraduate
- Tuesday, October 1
- Graduate
- Tuesday, October 1
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, October 1
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Campus-Wide Power Outage (Tsukuba campus)
- Undergraduate
- Saturday, October 26 - Sunday, October 27
- Graduate
- Saturday, October 26 - Sunday, October 27
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★2 University Festival
- Undergraduate
- Saturday, November 2 - Monday, November 4
- Graduate
- Saturday, November 2 - Monday, November 4
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Fall Module A Examination Preparation Day
- Undergraduate
- Monday, November 11
- Graduate
- Monday, November 11
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Autumn Sports Day
- Undergraduate
- Saturday, November 16 - Sunday, November 17
- Graduate
- Saturday, November 16 - Sunday, November 17
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Fall Modules A and B Final Examination Week
- Undergraduate
- Friday, December 20 - Thursday, December 26
- Graduate
- Friday, December 20 - Thursday, December 26
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Winter Recess
- Undergraduate
- Friday, December 27 - Sunday, January 5
- Graduate
- Friday, December 27 - Sunday, January 5
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Wednesday, December 25 - Monday, January 6】
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Fall Modules A, B and C Final Examination Week
- Undergraduate
- Tuesday, February 4, Friday, February 7, Monday, February 10, Wednesday, February 12, Thursday, February 13
- Graduate
- Tuesday, February 4, Friday, February 7, Monday, February 10, Wednesday, February 12, Thursday, February 13
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Tuesday, January 28 - Friday, January 31,Saturday, February 15】
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Fall Semester Classes End
- Undergraduate
- Thursday, February 13
- Graduate
- Thursday, February 13
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Saturday, February 8】
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Final Examination Preparation Day
- Undergraduate
- Friday, February 14
- Graduate
- Friday, February 14
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Tuesday, February 4 - Thursday, February 6】
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Spring Recess
- Undergraduate
- Saturday, February 15 - Tuesday, March 31
- Graduate
- Saturday, February 15 - Tuesday, March 31
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Sunday, February 16 - Tuesday, March 31】
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Commencement Ceremony
- Undergraduate
- Wednesday, March 25
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Graduate School Commencement Ceremony
- Graduate
- Wednesday, March 25
- Tokyo Campus
- 【Saturday, March 28】
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Last Day of the Academic Year
- Undergraduate
- Tuesday, March 31
- Graduate
- Tuesday, March 31
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, March 31
Notes:
- ★For the Anniversary of the University, classes will not be cancelled but will be held on Tuesday, October 1.
- ★Due to post-festival clean-up of the University Festival, classes on Tuesday, November 5 will be postponed (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).
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- - May 9: Monday classes will be held.
- - July 19: Monday classes will be held.
- - October 18: Monday classes will be held.
- - November 6: Monday classes will be held.
- - November 7: Tuesday classes will be held.
- - November 26: Friday classes will be held.
- - January 16: Friday classes will be held.
- - January 22: Monday classes will be held.
- 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 (excludes classes at the Tokyo campus).
- Classes on Friday, January 17 and Monday, January 20 will be recessed due to the National Center Test for University Admissions (Daigaku nyūshi sentā shiken) and its related events. (excludes classes at the Tokyo campus).
- For the School of Medicine, the University will schedule March 10, 2020 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.