Academics
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar 2024-2025
- Academic Calendar (Undergraduate/Graduate School: Tsukuba)
- Academic Calendar (University of Tsukuba, Malaysia (UTMy))
Spring Semester (April 1, 2024 - September 30, 2024)
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First Day of the Academic Year
- Tsukuba Campus
- Monday, April 1
- Tokyo Campus
- Monday, April 1
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Spring Recess
- Tsukuba Campus
- Monday, April 1 - Thursday, April 4
- Tokyo Campus
- Monday, April 1 - Friday, April 5
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Entrance Ceremony
- Tsukuba Campus
- Friday, April 5
- Tokyo Campus
- Saturday, April 6
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New Student Orientation
- Tsukuba Campus
- Friday, April 5- Tuesday, April 9
- Tokyo Campus
- Saturday, April 6
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Extra days for Orientation
- Tsukuba Campus
- Wednesday, April 10 - Friday, April 12
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Spring Semester Classes Begin
- Tsukuba Campus
- Monday, April 15
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, April 9
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Spring Sports Day
- Tsukuba Campus
- Saturday, May 18- Sunday, May 19
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Spring Module A Final Examination Day
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, May 23
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Spring Modules A and B Final Examination Week
- Tsukuba Campus
- Friday, June 28 - Thursday, July 4
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Spring Modules A, B and C Final Examination Week
- Tsukuba Campus
- Friday, August 2 - Thursday, August 8
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, July 23 - Thursday, July 25,
Friday, August 2 - Saturday, August 3
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Spring Semester Classes End
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, August 8
- Tokyo Campus
- Saturday, July 27
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Extra days for Final Examination
- Tsukuba Campus
- Friday, August 9
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, July 30 - Thursday, August 1
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Spring Module C Final Examination Day
- Tsukuba Campus
- Friday, August 9
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Summer Recess
- Tsukuba Campus
- Saturday, August 10 - Monday, September 30
- Tokyo Campus
- Sunday, August 4 - Monday, September 30
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Undergraduate/Graduate Commencement Ceremony
- Tsukuba Campus
- Wednesday, September 25
Fall Semester (October 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025)
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Entrance Ceremony for Fall Semester
- Tsukuba Campus
- Monday, September 30
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Anniversary of the University
- Tsukuba Campus
- Tuesday, October 1
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, October 1
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Fall Semester Classes Begin
- Tsukuba Campus
- Tuesday, October 1
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, October 1
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Campus-Wide Power Outage (Tsukuba campus)
- Tsukuba Campus
- Late October (TBA)
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University Festival
- Tsukuba Campus
- Saturday, November 2 - Monday, November 4(**)
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Fall Module A Final Examination Day
- Tsukuba Campus
- Friday, November 8
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Autumn Sports Day
- Tsukuba Campus
- Saturday, November 16 - Sunday, November 17
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Fall Modules A and B Final Examination Week
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, December 19 - Wednesday, December 25
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Winter Recess
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, December 26 - Sunday, January 5
- Tokyo Campus
- Wednesday, December 25 - Friday, January 3
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Fall Modules A, B and C Final Examination Week
- Tsukuba Campus
- Tuesday, February 4, Friday, February 7 - Thursday, February 13
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, January 21, Wednesday, January 29, - Friday, January 31, Saturday, February 8
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Fall Module C Final Examination Day
- Tsukuba Campus
- Friday, February 14 - Monday, February 17
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Fall Semester Classes End
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, February 13
- Tokyo Campus
- Saturday, February 1
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Extra days for Final Examination
- Tsukuba Campus
- Friday, February 14 - Monday, February 17
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, January 28, Tuesday, February 4 - Wednesday, February 5
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Spring Recess
- Tsukuba Campus
- Tuesday, February 18 - Monday, March 31
- Tokyo Campus
- Sunday, February 9 - Monday, March 31
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Undergraduate/Graduate Commencement Ceremony
- Tsukuba Campus
- Tuesday, March 25
- Tokyo Campus
- Saturday, March 29
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Last Day of the Academic Year
- Tsukuba Campus
- Monday, March 31
- Tokyo Campus
- Monday, March 31
Notes:
- Due to the University Festival, classes on Tuesday, November 5 will be recessed (excludes classes at the Tokyo campus).
- To meet the required number of school days, classes will be held on Monday, July 15(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: Friday classes
- May 7: Monday classes
- October 16: Monday classes
- November 7: Monday classes, November 25: Friday classes, November 26: Thursday classes
- January 16: Friday classes, January 22: Monday classes,
- 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. However, TOEIC? IP test for 3rd year undergraduate students will be held on November 27. (excludes classes at the Tokyo campus).
- Classes on Friday, January 17 and Monday, January 20 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 10, 2025 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 17, 2025 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.