Event Schedule

Academic Year 2024 Quarter Dates

  • Spring Quarter:Monday, April 1 - Monday, July 22
  • Summer Quarter:Tuesday, July 23 – Monday, September 30
  • Fall Quarter:Tuesday, October 1 – Monday, January 27 (2024)
  • Winter Quarter:Tuesday, January 28 – Monday, March 31

※ In the 2024 spring quarter, classes start on Monday, April 8.
※ The summer and winter quarters are for short term study abroad programs and intensive courses. There are no compulsory classes.
※ Counter services are not available on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
※ Counter services are not available from Tuesday, August 13 – Thursday, August 15 (Summer break)
※ Classes will be held on the following national holidays: July 15 (Mon), October 14 (Mon), November 4 (Mon)

Undergraduate Calendar (2024/2025)

April
1 (Mon) Academic year begins
English Proficiency Test (TOEIC-IP) (all first year students and third-year transfer students)
Orientation-related videos, course guides, etc. available (website)
2 (Tue) Orientation and course registration guidance
2 (Tue) – 3 (Wed) Lottery registration period: GLIP English language subjects
*For more information, please check the website.
3 (Wed) Medical examinations (new students)
4 (Thu) – 5 (Fri) Spring medical examinations (current students)
4 (Thu) Course registration period (for only Foreign Languages Courses)
5 (Fri) – 12 (Fri) Course registration period (For all courses)
September graduation application period
6 (Sat) Entrance Ceremony
8 (Mon) Spring quarter classes begin
8 (Mon) – 9 (Tue) Registration Consultation Corner open
15 (Mon) – 19 (Fri) Course registration amendment period
30 (Tue) – May 2 (Thu) No classes
May
6 (Mon) TUFS Boat Race (Held on a national holiday)
7 (Tue) – 8 (Wed) Registration cancellation period
June
3 (Mon) – 7 (Fri) September graduation application period (additional)
Early June (TBC) [School of International and Area Studies] Course and academic advisor application period (second year students)

July
4 (Thu) – 5 (Fri) Graduation thesis/research submission period (prospective September graduates)
10 (Wed) – 12 (Fri) Course registration/amendment Period (summer quarter)
15 (Mon) Classes held on national holiday (Monday classes)
Spring quarter classes end
16 (Tue) – 22 (Mon) Spring quarter examination period
23 (Tue) Summer quarter classes begin
August
Early August (TBC) Online viewing of spring quarter grades will be available.
Spring quarter grades inquiry period (prospective September graduates)
*For more information, please check the website
13 (Tue) – 15 (Thu) Summer break (campus closed)
September
Mid-September (TBC) Spring quarter grades inquiry period (all other students)
Lottery registration period for Basic Seminar Foundation Courses
*For more information, please check the website
Late September (TBC) Autumn Graduation Ceremony
13 (Fri) Summer quarter classes end
24 (Tue) – 26 (Thu) Lottery registration period: GLIP English language subjects
27 (Fri) Course registration period (for only Foreign Languages Courses)
30 (Mon) – October 7 (Mon) Course registration period (For all courses)

October
1 (Tue) Fall quarter classes begin
8 (Tue) – 14 (Mon) Course registration amendment period
14 (Mon) (Sports Day) Classes held on national holiday (Monday classes)
Mid-October (TBC) Online viewing of summer quarter grades will be available.
Summer quarter grades inquiry period
*For more information, please check the website
22 (Tue) – 23 (Wed) Registration cancellation period
November
4 (Mon) (Culture Day) Classes held on national holiday (Monday classes)
19 (Tue) - 25 (Mon) Gaigosai Festival (no classes)
※preparations on 19th, clean-up on 25th
December
Early December (TBC) [School of Language and Culture Studies] Course and academic advisor application period (second year students)
[School of Japan Studies]academic advisor application period (third year students)
2 (Mon) – 6 (Fri) English Proficiency Test (first year students)
24 (Tue) Classes end for 2024
25 (Wed) – January 5(Sun) Year-end and New Year break

January
6 (Mon) Classes resume
9 (Thu) – 10 (Fri) Course registration and amendment period (winter quarter)
10 (Fri) Graduation thesis/graduation research submission period
13 (Mon) – 14 (Tue) No classes
20 (Mon) Fall quarter classes end
21 (Tue) – 27 (Mon) Fall quarter examination period
28 (Tue) Winter quarter classes begin
31 (Fri) – February 2 (Sun) No classes (restricted entrance)
February
Early February (TBC) Online viewing of fall quarter grades will be available.
Fall quarter grades inquiry period
*For more information, please check the website
Late February (TBC) Online viewing of winter quarter grades will be available.
Winter quarter grades inquiry period
*For more information, please check the website
21 (Fri) – 25 (Tue) No classes (restricted entrance)
25 (Tue) Second academic examinations (first half)
March
Early March (TBC) Announcement of prospective graduates
11 (Tue) – 12 (Wed) No classes(restricted entrance)
12 (Wed) Second academic examinations (second half)
Mid-March (TBC) Announcement of graduating/advancing students
Late March (TBC) Graduation Ceremony
31 (Mon) Academic year ends

*Students should also refer to the list of annual events included in the 'Course Registration and Information Handbook' (both the undergraduate and postgraduate versions).

Postgraduate Calendar(2024/2025)

April
1 (Mon) Academic year begins
Course Registration Guide and Class Timetable will be available
2 (Tue) Orientation for new students
3 (Wed) Medical examinations (new students)
4 (Thu) – 5 (Fri) Spring medical examinations (current students)
5 (Fri) – 12 (Fri) Course registration period (spring and summer quarters)
Course registration form submission period
6 (Sat) Entrance Ceremony
8 (Mon) Spring quarter classes begin
15 (Mon) – 19 (Fri) Course registration amendment period
May
7 (Tue) – 13 (Mon) Research title submission period (spring 2024 master’s and doctoral entrants)
13 (Mon) September graduation application period (master’s program)
22 (Wed) – 24 (Fri) Thesis title submission period (prospective September graduates in the PCS and Recurrent Course Master’s Programs and HIPS Program)
June
1 (Sat) – 5 (Wed) Doctoral degree application period
Presentation papers and unpublished research results second submission period
October entrants’ doctoral thesis proposal, presentation papers and unpublished research results submission period
※The office is closed on weekends
10 (Mon) – 14 (Fri) Doctoral thesis title submission period(spring 2024 entrants)

July
1 (Mon) Presentation papers and unpublished research results second submission period
October entrants’ doctoral thesis proposal, presentation papers and unpublished research results submission period
1 (Mon) – 2 (Tue) Master's thesis submission period(prospective September graduates and PCS students and HIPS Program)
10 (Wed) – 12 (Fri) Course registration and amendment period(summer quarter)
Course registration form submission period (for students registering new courses and/or making amendments)
15 (Mon) Spring quarter classes end
12 (Fri) – 15 (Mon) Master's thesis submission period(Recurrent Course)
16 (Tue) – 22 (Mon) Spring quarter examination period
17 (Web) – 19 (Fri) Final examination period for students submitting master’s theses (prospective September graduates and PCS students and HIPS program)
23 (Tue) Summer quarter classes begin
24 (Wed) – 25 (Thu) Final examination period for students submitting master's theses (Recurrent Course students)
August
Early August Online viewing of spring quarter grades will be available.
Early August Spring quarter grades inquiry period(for prospective September graduates)
13 (Tue) – 15 (Thu) Summer break (campus closed)
September
1 (Sun) – 4 (Wed) Doctoral degree application period
※The office is closed on weekends
Early September October entrants’ presentation papers and unpublished research results second submission period
Mid-September Spring quarter grades inquiry period (for all other students)
Late September Autumn Commencement Ceremony for Peace and Conflict Studies Course / Recurrent Course in Japanese Language Education / HIPS program
Autumn Entrance Ceremony
13 (Fri) Summer quarter classes end
30 (Mon) – October 7(Mon) Course registration period (fall and winter quarters)
Course registration form submission period (for students registering new courses and/or making amendments)

October
1 (Tue) Fall quarter classes begins
1 (Tue) – 7 (Mon) Master's thesis topic submission period
September 30 (Mon) – 7 (Mon) Course registration period (fall and winter quarters)
Course registration form submission period (for students registering new courses and/or making amendments)
Early October (TBC) Interview/guidance day for October entrants submitting a doctoral research proposal, presentation papers and/or unpublished research papers
8 (Tue) – 14 (Mon) Course registration amendment period (for fall and winter quarters)
8 (Tue) – 11 (Fri) Research title submission period (2024 master’s entrants and October doctoral entrants)
14 (Mon) (Sports Day) Classes held on national holiday (Monday classes)
Mid-October Online viewing of summer quarter grades will be available.
Mid-October Summer quarter grades inquiry period
November
4 (Mon) (Culture Day) Classes held on national holiday (Friday classes)
19 (Tue) - 25 (Mon) Gaigosai Festival (no classes)
※preparations on 19st, clean-up on 25th
27 (Wed) – 29 (Fri) Recurrent Course master's thesis provisional title and research proposal submission period
(to be submitted to the course director)
December
1 (Sun) – 4 (Wed) Doctoral degree application period
※The office is closed on weekends
9 (Mon) – 13 (Fri) October entrants’ doctoral thesis title submission period
24 (Fri) Classes end for 2024
25 (Wed) – January 5(Sun) Year-end and New Year break

January
6 (Mon) Master's thesis submission deadline
Classes resume
15 (Wed) – 16 (Thu) Course registration and amendment period (winter quarter)
Course registration form submission period (for students registering new classes and/or making amendments)
20 (Mon) Fall quarter classes end
21 (Tue) – 27 (Mon) Fall quarter examination period
28 (Tue) Winter quarter classes begin
31 (Fri) – 2 February (Sun) No classes (restricted entrance)
February
1 (Sat) – 2 (Sun) University Entrance Center Examinations (tentative)
1 (Sat) – 5 (Wed) Doctoral thesis proposal, presentation papers and unpublished research submission period
6 (Thu) – 7 (Fri) Final examination period for students submitting theses (all Master's programs)
Late February (TBC) Online viewing of fall and winter quarter grades will be available.
Late February (TBC) Fall & winter quarter grades inquiry period
21 (Fri) – 25 (Tue) No classes (restricted entrance)
25 (Tue) Second academic examinations(first half)
March
1 (Sat) – 5 (Wed) Doctoral degree application period
※The office is closed on weekends
3 (Mon) Interview/guidance day for students who submitted a doctoral thesis proposal, presentation papers and/or unpublished research
11 (Tue) – 12 (Wed) No classes (restricted entrance)
12 (Wed) Second academic examinations(second half)
Mid-March Prospective graduates presentation day
Late March Commencement Ceremony
31 (Mon) Academic year ends

※Students should also refer to the list of annual events included in the 'Course Registration and Information Handbook' (both the undergraduate and postgraduate versions).

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