Event Schedule
- Undergraduate Calendar (2025)
- Undergraduate Calendar (2024)
- Postgraduate Calendar (2025)
- Postgraduate Calendar (2024)
Academic Year 2025 Quarter Dates
- Spring Quarter: April 1 (Mon.) – July 21 (Mon.)
- Summer Quarter: July 22 (Tue.) – September 28 (Sun.)
- Fall Quarter: September 29 (Mon.) - (next)January 25 (Sun.)
- Winter Quarter: January 26 (Mon.) ~ March 31 (Tue.)
*The first day of classes for the spring semester is Tue.sday, April 8.
* Summer and Winter Quarters are for short-term study abroad programs and various intensive courses. There are no required classes.
* The office is not open on Saturdays, Sun.days, and national holidays.
*August 12 (Tue.)-August 14 (Thu.): Summer holiday (no window service)
*April 29 (Tue., holiday), July 21 (Mon., holiday), October 13 (Mon., holiday), and November 3 (Mon., holiday) are holidays.
Undergraduate Calendar (2025/2026)
| April | |
|---|---|
| 1st (Tue.) | (Mon.day, March 31st: English Proficiency Test (all new first-year students and third-year transfer students)) Start of the school year Orientation-related videos, course guides, etc. published (on the website) Orientation for new students |
| 1st (Tue.) - 2nd (Wed.) | GLIP English Course Lottery Registration Period *Please check the website for details. |
| 2nd (Wed.) | Medical examinations (new students) |
| 3rd (Thu.) - 4th (Fri.) | Spring medical examinations (current students) |
| 3rd (Thu.) | Course registration period (for some of the liberal arts foreign languages) |
| 4rd (Fri.) - 14th (Mon.) | Course registration period (all subjects) September graduation applications accepted |
| 5th (Sat.) | Entrance Ceremony |
| 8th (Tue.) | Start of Spring Semester Classes |
| 8th (Tue.) - 9th (Wed.) | Course registration consultation corner set up |
| 15th (Tue.) - 21st (Mon.) | Course registration correction period |
| 29th (Tue., public holiday) | Public holiday class day |
| 30th (Wed.) - 6th (Tue.) May | University-wide cancellation of classes |
| May | |
| 8th (Thu.) - 9th (Fri.) | Course withdrawal period |
| 31st (Sat.) | Rowing competition |
| June | |
| 2nd (Mon.) - 6th (Fri.) | Applications for September graduation accepted |
| Early June | Accepting applications for the 2nd year student course and academic advisor requests [Faculty of International and Social Studies] |
| July | |
|---|---|
| 3rd (Thu.)- 4th (Fri.) |
Receipt of graduation theses and graduation research (September graduation) |
| 9th (Wed.)- 11th | Registration and Correction Period (Summer Quarter) |
| 14th (Mon.) | Spring Quarter classes end |
| 15th -, 21st (Mon.) | Spring Quarter regular examination period *21st (Mon.) is a national holiday |
| 22nd (Tue.) | Summer Quarter classes begin |
| August | |
| Early season | Disclosure of Spring Quarter grades Inquiry period for Spring Quarter grades (for students scheduled to graduate in September) |
| 12th (Tue.)- 14th | Summer Vacation |
| September | |
| Middle of the year | Spring Quarter grade inquiry period (for students not scheduled to graduate in September) |
| 12th (Fri.) | Summer Quarter classes end |
| 16th (Tue.)- 24th (Wed.), | Basic Exercises Lottery Registration Period |
| 19th (Fri.) | Graduation (September graduation) |
| 19th (Fri.) – 24th (Wed.) | GLIP English Course Lottery Registration Period |
| 25th (Thu.) | Registration Period (Liberal Arts and Foreign Language Courses only) |
| 26 (Fri.) | Entrance Ceremony (Fall Quarter) |
| 26 (Fri.) - October 3 (Fri.) | Registration period (all courses) |
| 29th (Mon.) | Fall Quarter classes begin |
| Around the end of the Mon.th to early October | Summer Quarter Grades Web Browsing Begins Summer Quarter Grades Inquiry Period |
| October | |
|---|---|
| 6th (Mon.)- 10th (Fri.) | Registration Modification Period |
| 13th (Mon.) | Days when classes are held on holidays |
| 20th (Mon.)- 21st (Tue.) | Discontinuation Period |
| November | |
| 3rd (Mon.) | Days when classes are held on holidays |
| 20th (Thu.) to 24th (Mon., holiday) | GAIGOSAI (TUFS Festival) (all classes cancelled) *19th is preparation day, 25th is clean-up day |
| December | |
| Early season | Receipt of course and advisor preference forms for second-year students [School of Language and Culture Studies] Receipt of advisor preference forms for third-year students [School of Japan Studies] |
| 1st (Mon.) - 5th (Fri.) | English Proficiency Test (first-year students) |
| 23rd (Tue.) | Last day of classes for the year |
| 24 (Wed.) - January 4 (Sun.) | New Year Holidays |
| January | |
|---|---|
| 5th (Mon.) | Classes resume |
| 8 (Thu.) – 9 (Fri.) | Registration and Correction Period (Winter Term) |
| 9th (Fri.) | Deadline for submission of graduation theses and research |
| 13th (Tue.) | (Fri.) class dates |
| 15th (Thu.) | Fall Quarter classes end |
| 16th (Fri.) - 18th (Sun.) | University Entrance Test: Restricted Entrance Day |
| 17th (Sat.) - 18th (Sun.) | University Entrance Examination (Main Examination) |
| 19th (Mon.) - 23rd (Fri.) | Fall Quarter regular examination period |
| 26th (Mon.) | Winter term classes begin |
| February | |
| 6th (Fri.) | Winter Term Classes End |
| Early season | Disclosure of Fall Quarter Grades Fall Quarter Grades Inquiry Period |
| Middle of the year | Disclosure of winter term grades Inquiry period for winter term grades |
| 24th (Tue.) - 25th (Wed.) | Temporary Closing of All Classes (Restricted Entry Day) |
| 25th (Wed.) | Second round of academic examination (first semester) |
| Around the end of the Mon.th to early March | Announcement of expected graduates |
| March | |
| 11th (Wed.) - 12th (Thu.) | Temporary Closing of All Classes (Restricted Entry Day) |
| 12th (Thu.) | Second round of the academic examination (second semester schedule) |
| Middle of the year | Announcement of Graduates and Advancement |
| 20th (Fri.) | Graduation Ceremony |
| 31st (Tue.) | End of school year |
Postgraduate Calendar（2025/2026）
Graduate School Annual Events (2025/2026)
| April | |
|---|---|
| 1st (Tue.) | Beginning of the school year Information on courses and class schedules open to the public and orientation for new students |
| 2nd (Wed.) | Medical examinations (new students) |
| 3rd (Thu.) - 4th (Fri.) | Spring medical examinations (current students) |
| 4th (Fri.) - 14th (Mon.) | Registration Period [Spring/Summer Quarter] Course Confirmation Period by Primary Advisor |
| 5th (Sat.) | Entrance Ceremony |
| 8th (Tue.) | Spring Quarter classes begin |
| 15th (Tue.) - 21st (Mon.) | Registration Correction Period [Spring/Summer Quarter] Primary Advisor Course Confirmation Period (requested for new registration and registration correction) |
| 29th (Tue.) | Days when classes are held on holidays (classes are held on Tuesday) |
| May 30 (Wed.) - May 6 (Tue.) | All classes cancelled |
| May | |
| 7th (Wed.) - 13th (Tue.) | Duration of research title submission (M1-D1 for students admitted in April 2025) |
| 13th (Tue.) | Deadline for submission of application for M2 certification for students scheduled to complete the Master's Program in September |
| 2nd (Thu.) - 26th (Mon.) | Notification of Master's Thesis Titles (for students scheduled to graduate in September, PCS Course, Recurrent Course, and HIPS Program) |
| June | |
| 1st (Sun.)- 4th (Wed.) | Doctoral degree application period (3 days excluding Sat.urdays and Sun.days) |
| 1st (Sun.)- 5th (Wed.) | Presented Paper or Unpublished Research Achievement D2 (2nd) [Application Accepted] |
| 1st (Sun.)- 5th (Wed.) | Doctoral Dissertation Plan for Fall Admission D1 / Published Paper or Unpublished Research Work D2 [Application Accepted] |
| 9th (Mon.) - 13th (Fri.) | Doctoral dissertation title submission period (D1 for students admitted in April 2024) |
| July | |
|---|---|
| 1st (Tue.), |
D2 for those who submit a published paper or unpublished research achievement (2nd) [Date of interview guidance] |
| 1st (Mon.) - 2nd (Tue.) |
Receipt of master's theses, etc. (for students scheduled to complete in September / PCS course / HIPS Program) |
| 9th (Wed.) - 11th (Fri.) | Registration and Correction Period [Summer Quarter] Principal advisor course confirmation period (requested for new registrations and corrections to registrations) |
| 21st (Mon.) | Spring Quarter classes end |
| 11 (Fri.) – 16 (Wed.) |
Acceptance of Master's thesis, etc. M1 (Recurrent course) |
| 15th (Tue.) - 21st (Mon.) |
Spring Quarter regular examination period |
| 15th (Tue.) - 21st (Mon.) |
M2 for students submitting master's theses, etc. [Final examination date] (students scheduled to complete in September / PCS courses / HIPS Program) M2 for students submitting master's theses, etc. [Final examination date |
| 22nd (Tue.) | Summer Quarter classes begin |
| 23rd (Wed.) - 24th (Thu.) |
M1 (Recurrent Course) for those submitting a master's thesis, etc. [Date of final examination] |
| August | |
| Early August | Disclosure of Spring Quarter grades |
| 12th (Tue.) - 14th (Thu.) | Summer Vacation (No counter service) |
| September | |
| 1st (Mon.) - 3rd (Wed.) |
Doctoral degree application period (3 days excluding Saturdays and Sundays) |
| Early September | Presented Paper or Unpublished Research Achievement D2 (2nd) for Fall Admission [Application Accepted] |
| Mid September | Spring Quarter grade inquiry period (for students not scheduled to graduate in September) |
| 12th (Fri.) | Summer Quarter classes end |
| 19 (Fri.) | Degree Conferral Ceremony (September graduates, PCS course, Recurrent course, HIPS program) |
| 26 (Fri.) | Fall Entrance Ceremony |
| 26 (Fri.) - October 3 (Fri.) | Registration Period [Fall/Winter Quarter]/Course Confirmation Period by Primary Advisor |
| 29th (Mon.) | Fall Quarter classes begin |
| October | |
|---|---|
| 1st (Wed.) - 7th (Tue.) | Notification of Master's thesis title M2 [Accepted term question] |
| (September 26 (Fri.) - 3 (Fri.) | Registration Period [Fall/Winter Quarter] Course Confirmation Period for Primary Advisor |
| Early October | Presented Paper or Unpublished Research Achievement (2nd) for Fall Admission D2 [Date of Interview Guidance] |
| 7th (Tue.) - 10th (Fri.) | Research Title Submission Period (M1-D1 for Fall 2025 Entrants) |
| 6th (Mon.) - 10th (Fri.) | Registration [Correction] Period [Fall/Winter Quarter] Primary advisor course confirmation questions (requested for new registrations or registration corrections) |
| 13th (Mon.) | Days when classes are held on holidays (classes are held on Monday) |
| Mid October | Summer Quarter Results Web Review Begins |
| November | |
| 3rd (Mon.) | Days when classes are held on holidays (classes are held on Monday) |
| 19 (Wed.)-25(Tue.) | Foreign Language Festival (all classes cancelled) *19th is preparation day, 25th is clean-up day |
| (Wed.), 26th - (Fri.), 28th | Publication Period for Submission of Master's Thesis and Research Plan for Recurrent Courses (to the Department Chair) |
| December | |
| 1st (Mon.) - 3rd (Wed.) | Doctoral degree application period (3 days except Saturdays and Sundays) |
| 8th (Mon.) - 12th (Fri.) | Doctoral Dissertation Title Notification for Fall Admission D1 [Acceptance Period] |
| 23rd (Tue.) | Last day of classes for the year |
| January 24 (Wed.) - January 4 (Sun.) | New Year Holidays |
| January | |
|---|---|
| 5th (Mon.) | Classes resume |
| 9th (Fri.) | Deadline for submission of Master's thesis |
| 16th (Fri.) | Fall Quarter classes end |
| 8th (Thu.) – 9th (Fri.) | Registration and Revision Period [Winter Term] Director's Shell Course Approval Period (requested for new registration and revision of registration) |
| 13th (Tue.) | Friday Class Day |
| 16th (Fri.) - 18th (Sun.) | University Entrance Exam: Restricted Entrance Day |
| 19th (Mon.) - 23rd (Fri.) | Fall Quarter regular examination period |
| 26th (Mon.) | Winter term classes begin |
| February | |
| 1st (Sun.) - 5th (Thu.) | Doctoral Dissertation Plan D1/Published Paper or Unpublished Research Achievement D2 [Application Accepted] |
| 5th (Thu.) - 6th (Fri.) | M2 for those submitting Master's thesis etc. [Date of final examination] |
| Late February | Disclosure of Winter term grades |
| 24th (Tue.) - 25th (Wed.) | Date of Restricted Entry |
| 25th (Wed.) | Second round of academic achievement test (first half of university entrance examination) |
| March | |
| 1st (Sun.)- 4th (Wed.) | Doctoral degree application period (3 days except Saturdays and Sundays) |
| 2nd (Mon..) (*1st due to (Sun..) |
Doctoral Dissertation Proposal D1/Presented Paper or Unpublished Research Work D2 [Date of Interview Guidance] |
| 11th (Wed.) - 12th (Thu.) | Date of Restricted Entry |
| 12th (Thu.) | Second round of academic achievement test (second Quarter of university entrance examinations) |
| Mid March | Announcement of March completers |
| 20th (Fri.) | Graduation ceremony |
| 31st (Tue.) | End of school year |