Academics
Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar 2025-2026
- Academic Calendar (Undergraduate/Graduate School: Tsukuba)
- Academic Calendar (University of Tsukuba, Malaysia (UTMy))
Spring Semester (April 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025)
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First Day of the Academic Year
- Tsukuba Campus
- Tuesday, April 1
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, April 1
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Spring Recess
- Tsukuba Campus
- Tuesday, April 1 - Friday, April 4
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, April 1 - Friday, April 4
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Entrance Ceremony
- Tsukuba Campus
- Saturday, April 5
- Tokyo Campus
- Saturday, April 5
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New Student Orientation
- Tsukuba Campus
- Monday, April 7 - Wednesday, April 9
- Tokyo Campus
- Saturday, April 5
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Extra days for Orientation
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, April 10 - Friday, April 11
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Spring Semester Classes Begin
- Tsukuba Campus
- Monday, April 14
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, April 8
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Spring Sports Day
- Tsukuba Campus
- Saturday, May 17 - Sunday, May 18
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Spring Module A Final Examination Day
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, May 22
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Spring Modules A and B Final Examination Week
- Tsukuba Campus
- Friday, June 27 - Thursday, July 3
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Spring Modules A, B and C Final Examination Week
- Tsukuba Campus
- Friday, August 1 - Thursday, August 7
- Tokyo Campus
- Wednesday, July 23 - Friday, July 25,
Saturday, August 2, Tuesday, August 5
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Spring Semester Classes End
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, August 7
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, July 29
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Extra days for Final Examination
- Tsukuba Campus
- Friday, August 8
- Tokyo Campus
- Wednesday, July 30 - Friday, August 1
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Spring Module C Final Examination Day
- Tsukuba Campus
- Friday, August 8
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Summer Recess
- Tsukuba Campus
- Saturday, August 9 - Tuesday, September 30
- Tokyo Campus
- Wednesday, August 6 - Tuesday, September 30
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Undergraduate/Graduate Commencement Ceremony
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, September 25
Fall Semester (October 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026)
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Entrance Ceremony for Fall Semester
- Tsukuba Campus
- Tuesday, September 30
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Anniversary of the University
- Tsukuba Campus
- Wednesday, October 1
- Tokyo Campus
- Wednesday, October 1
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Fall Semester Classes Begin
- Tsukuba Campus
- Wednesday, October 1
- Tokyo Campus
- Wednesday, 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 1 - Monday, November 3(**)
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Fall Module A Final Examination Day
- Tsukuba Campus
- Monday, November 10
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Autumn Sports Day
- Tsukuba Campus
- Saturday, November 15 - Sunday, November 16
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Fall Modules A and B Final Examination Week
- Tsukuba Campus
- Monday, December 22 - Friday, December 26
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Winter Recess
- Tsukuba Campus
- Saturday, December 27 - Sunday, January 4
- Tokyo Campus
- Wednesday, December 24 - Monday, January 5
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Fall Modules A, B and C Final Examination Week
- Tsukuba Campus
- Wednesday, February 4, Friday, February 6, Monday, February 9 - Tuesday, February 10, Thursday, February 12
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, January 27, - Friday, January 30, Saturday, February 7
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Fall Module C Final Examination Day
- Tsukuba Campus
- Friday, February 13 - Monday, February 16
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Fall Semester Classes End
- Tsukuba Campus
- Thursday, February 12
- Tokyo Campus
- Saturday, January 31
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Extra days for Final Examination
- Tsukuba Campus
- Friday, February 13 - Monday, February 16
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, February 3 - Friday, February 6
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Spring Recess
- Tsukuba Campus
- Tuesday, February 17 - Tuesday, March 31
- Tokyo Campus
- Sunday, February 8 - Tuesday, March 31
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Undergraduate/Graduate Commencement Ceremony
- Tsukuba Campus
- Wednesday, March 25
- Tokyo Campus
- Saturday, March 28
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Last Day of the Academic Year
- Tsukuba Campus
- Tuesday, March 31
- Tokyo Campus
- Tuesday, March 31
Notes:
- Due to the University Festival, classes on Tuesday, November 4 will be recessed. (Tsukuba campus)
- To meet the required number of school days, classes will be held on Monday, July 21(national holiday). (Tsukuba campus)
- To meet the required number of school days, some classes will be irregularly held on the days stated below. (Tsukuba campus)
- May 7: Tuesday classes
- October 16: Monday classes
- November 5: Tuesday classes, November 7: Monday classes, November 25: Monday classes
- January 13: Monday classes, January 15: Friday classes
- Classes on Wednesday, November 26 - Friday, November 28 will be recessed due to the Examination for University Admissions upon Recommendation (Suisen nyūshi shiken) and its related events. (Tsukuba campus)
- Classes on Friday, January 16 and Monday, January 19 will be recessed due to the Common Test for University Admissions (Daigaku nyūgaku kyoutsū test) and its related events. (Tsukuba campus)
- For the College of Medicine, the University will schedule March 10, 2026 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 16, 2026 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.