Event Schedule 2021/2022
Academic Year 2021 Quarter Dates
- Spring Quarter：Thursday, April 1 - Wednesday, July 21
- Summer Quarter：Thursday, July 22 – Thursday, September 30
- Fall Quarter：Friday, October 1 – Monday, January 24 (2021)
- Winter Quarter：Tuesday, January 25 – Thursday, March 31
※ The 2021 spring quarter will begin on April 12.
※ 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 Wednesday, August 11 – Friday, August 13 (Summer break)
※ Classes will be held on the following national holidays: April 29 (Thu), November 3 (Web), January 10 (Mon).
Undergraduate Calendar (2021/2022)
| April | |
|---|---|
| 1 (Thu) | Academic year begins Course Registration Guide and Class Timetable booklet available online |
| 1 (Thu) – 2 (Fri) | English Proficiency Test (TOEIC-IP) (all first year students and third-year transfer students) |
| 5 (Mon) – 6 (Tue) | Lottery registration period: GLIP English language subjects *For more information, please check the bulletin boards |
| 5 (Mon) | Entrance Ceremony Orientation |
| 6 (Tue) | Online Orientation and course registration guidance |
| 8 (Thu) – 9 (Fri) | Medical examinations (new students) |
| 8 (Thu) – 16 (Fri) | Course registration period (all quarters) September graduation application period Post-graduation pathway notice submission period (prospective September graduates) |
| 12 (Mon) | Spring quarter classes begin |
| 12 (Mon) – 13 (Tue) | Registration Consultation Corner open |
| 12 (Mon) – 14 (Wed) | Spring medical examinations (current students) |
| 19 (Mon) – 23 (Fri) | Course registration amendment period (all quarters) |
| 29 (Thu) (Showa Day) | Classes held on national holiday (Thursday classes) |
| May | |
| 6 (Thu) – 7 (Fri) | Registration cancellation period (spring quarter, Yearlong) |
| 31 (Mon) – June 4 (Fri) | September graduation application period (additional) |
| June | |
| Early June | [School of International and Area Studies] Course and academic advisor application period (second year students) |
| July | |
|---|---|
| 1 (Thu) – 2 (Fri) | Graduation thesis/research submission period (prospective September graduates) |
| 12 (Mon) – 14 (Wed) | Course registration/amendment Period (summer quarter) |
| 14 (Wed) | Spring quarter ends |
| 15 (Thu) – 21 (Wed) | Spring quarter examination period |
| 26 (Mon) | Summer quarter begins |
| August | |
| Early August (TBC) | Spring quarter results available to view online Spring quarter results inquiry period (prospective September graduates) *For more information, please check the bulletin boards |
| 11 (Wed) – 13 (Fri) | Summer break (campus closed) |
| September | |
| Mid-September (TBC) | Spring quarter results inquiry period (all other students) *For more information, please check the bulletin boards |
| 21 (Tue) – 22 (Wed) | Lottery registration period: GLIP English language subjects *For more information, please check the bulletin boards |
| 24 (Fri) | Graduation and Diploma Award Ceremony (for September graduates) |
| 27 (Mon) – October 7 (Thu) | Course registration period (fall and winter quarters) |
| 30 (Thu) | Summer quarter classes ends |
| 30 (Thu) | Entrance Ceremony（for prospective fall entrants） |
| October | |
|---|---|
| 1 (Fri) | Fall quarter begins |
| 8 (Fri) – 14 (Thu) | Course registration amendment period (fall and winter quarters) |
| Mid-October (TBC) | Summer quarter results available to view online Summer quarter results inquiry period *For more information, please check the bulletin boards |
| 22 (Fri) – 25 (Mon) | Registration cancellation period (fall and winter quarters) |
| November | |
| 3 (Wed) (Culture Day) | Classes held on national holiday (Wednesday classes) |
| 18 (Tue) - 24 (Wed) | Gaigosai Festival (no classes) ※preparations on 18th, clean-up on 24th |
| 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) |
| 6 (Mon) – 10 (Fri) | English Proficiency Test (first year students) |
| 24 (Fri) | Classes end for 2021 |
| 29 (Wed) – January 2 (Mon) | End of year holiday |
| January | |
|---|---|
| 4 (Tue) | Classes resume |
| 6 (Thu) (TBC) | Graduation thesis/graduation research submission period |
| 7 (Fri) – 11 (Tue) | Course registration and amendment period (winter quarter) |
| 10 (Mon) (Coming‐of‐Age Day) | Classes held on national holiday（Monday classes） |
| 14 (Fri) – 16 (Sun) | No classes（restricted entrance） |
| 15 (Sat) – 16 (Sun) | University Entrance Center Examinations |
| 17 (Mon) | Fall quarter ends |
| 18 (Tue) – 24 (Mon) | Fall quarter examination period |
| 25 (Tue) | Winter quarter begins |
| February | |
| Early February (TBC) | Fall quarter results available online Fall quarter results inquiry period *For more information, please check the bulletin boards |
| 10(Thu) | Winter quarter classes ends |
| Late February (TBC) | Winter quarter results available online Winter quarter results inquiry period *For more information, please check the bulletin boards |
| 24 (Thu) – 25 (Fri) | No classes (restricted entrance) |
| 25 (Fri) | Second academic examinations (first half) |
| March | |
| Early March (TBC) | Announcement of prospective graduates |
| 11 (Fri) – 12 (Sat) | No classes（restricted entrance） |
| 12 (Sat) | Second academic examinations (second half) |
| Mid-March (TBC) | Announcement of graduating/advancing students |
| 23 (Web) (TBC) | Graduation and Diploma Award Ceremony |
| 31 (Thu) | 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（2021/2022）
| April | |
|---|---|
| 1 (Thu) | Academic year begins Course Registration Guide and Class Timetable booklet available online |
| 5 (Mon) | Entrance Ceremony Orientation |
| 8 (Thu) – 9 (Fri) | Medical examinations (new students) |
| 8 (Thu) – 16 (Fri) | Course registration period (all quarters) Course registration form submission period |
| 12 (Mon) | Spring quarter classes begin |
| 12 (Mon) – 14 (Wed) | Spring medical examinations (current students) |
| 19 (Mon) – 23 (Fri) | Course registration amendment period (all quarters) |
| 29 (Thu) (Showa Day) | Classes held on national holiday (Thursday classes) |
| May | |
| 6 (Thu) – 14 (Fri) | Research title submission period (spring 2021 master’s and doctoral entrants) ※The office is closed on weekends |
| 14 (Fri) | September graduation application period (master’s program) |
| 24 (Mon) – 26 (Wed) | Thesis title submission period (prospective September graduates in the PCS and Recurrent Course Master’s Programs) |
| June | |
| 1 (Tue) – 3 (Thu) | 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 |
| 14 (Mon) – 18 (Fri) | Doctoral thesis title submission period（spring 2021 entrants） |
| July | |
|---|---|
| 1 (Thu) | Presentation papers and unpublished research results second submission period October entrants’ doctoral thesis proposal, presentation papers and unpublished research results submission period |
| 5 (Mon) – 6 (Tue) | Master's thesis submission period（prospective September graduates and PCS students） |
| 12 (Mon) – 14 (Wed) | Course registration and amendment period（summer quarter） Course registration form submission period (for students registering new courses and/or making amendments) |
| 14 (Wed) | Spring quarter ends |
| 15 (Thu) – 16 (Fri) | Master's thesis submission period（Recurrent Course） |
| 15 (Thu) – 21 (Wed) | Spring quarter examination period |
| 19 (Mon) – 21 (Wed) | Final examination period for students submitting master’s theses (prospective September graduates and PCS students) |
| 26 (Mon) | Summer quarter begins |
| 28 (Wed) – 29 (Thu) | Final examination period for students submitting master's theses (Recurrent Course students) |
| August | |
| Early August | Spring quarter results available to view online |
| Early August | Spring quarter results inquiry period （for prospective September graduates） |
| 11 (Wed) – 13 (Fri) | Summer break (campus closed) |
| September | |
| 1 (Wed) – 3 (Fri) | Doctoral degree application period |
| Early September | October entrants’ presentation papers and unpublished research results second submission period |
| Mid-September | Spring quarter results inquiry period (for all other students) |
| 24 (Fri) | September Graduation Ceremony (September graduates, PCS and Recurrent Course) |
| 27 (Mon) – October 7 (Thu) | Course registration period (fall and winter quarters) Course registration form submission period (for students registering new courses and/or making amendments) ※The office is closed on weekends |
| 30 (Thu) | Summer quarter ends |
| 30 (Thu) | Entrance Ceremony（for prospective fall entrants） |
| October | |
|---|---|
| 1 (Fri) | Fall quarter begins |
| 1 (Fri) – 7 (Thu) | Master's thesis topic submission period ※The office is closed on weekends |
| Early October (TBC) | Interview/guidance day for October entrants submitting a doctoral research proposal, presentation papers and/or unpublished research papers |
| 8 (Fri) – 14 (Thu) | Course registration amendment period (for fall and winter quarters) |
| 11 (Mon) – 15 (Fri) | Research title submission period (2021 master’s entrants and October doctoral entrants) |
| Mid-October | Summer quarter results available to view online |
| Mid-October | Summer quarter results inquiry period |
| November | |
| 3 (Wed) (Culture Day) | Classes held on national holiday (Wednesday classes) |
| 18 (Thu) - 24 (Wed) | Gaigosai Festival (no classes) ※preparations on 18th, clean-up on 24th |
| 26 (Fri) – 30 (Tue) | Recurrent Course master's thesis provisional title and research proposal submission period （to be submitted to the course director） ※The office is closed on weekends |
| December | |
| 1 (Wed) – 3 (Fri) | Doctoral degree application period |
| 13(Mon) – 17 (Fri) | October entrants’ doctoral thesis title submission period |
| 24 (Fri) | Classes end for 2021 |
| 29 (Wed) – January 3 (Mon) | New Year break |
| January | |
|---|---|
| 4 (Tue) | Classes resume |
| 6 (Thu) | Master's thesis submission deadline |
| 7 (Fri) – 11 (Tue) | Course registration and amendment period (winter quarter) Course registration form submission period (for students registering new classes and/or making amendments) |
| 10 (Mon) | Classes held on national holiday （Monday classes） |
| 14 (Fri) – 16 (Sun) | No classes (restricted entrance) |
| 15 (Sat) – 16 (Sun) | University Entrance Center Examinations |
| 17 (Mon) | Fall quarter ends |
| 18 (Tue) – 24 (Mon) | Fall quarter examination period |
| 25 (Tue) | Winter quarter begins |
| February | |
| 1 (Tue) – 3 (Thu) | Doctoral thesis proposal, presentation papers and unpublished research submission period |
| 7 (Mon) – 8 (Tue) | Final examination period for students submitting theses (all Master's programs) |
| 24 (Thu) – 25 (Fri) | No classes (restricted entrance) |
| 25 (Fri) | Second academic examinations（first half） |
| Late February (TBC) | Fall & winter quarter results available to view online |
| Late February (TBC) | Fall & winter quarter results inquiry period |
| March | |
| 1 (Tue) – 3 (Thu) | Doctoral degree application period |
| 1 (Tue) | Interview/guidance day for students who submitted a doctoral thesis proposal, presentation papers and/or unpublished research |
| 11 (Fri) – 12 (Sat) | No classes (restricted entrance) |
| 12 (Sat) | Second academic examinations（second half） |
| Mid-March | Prospective graduates presentation day |
| 23 (Web) (TBC) | Graduation Ceremony |
| 31 (Thu) | 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).