Event Schedule

Academic Year 2022 Quarter Dates

  • Spring Quarter:Friday, April 1 - Sunday, July 24
  • Summer Quarter:Monday, July 25 – Friday, September 30
  • Fall Quarter:Saturday, October 1 – Friday, February 3 (2023)
  • Winter Quarter:Saturday, February 4 – Friday, March 31

※ The 2022 spring quarter will begin on April 7.
※ 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 9 – Friday, August 12 (Summer break)
※ Classes will be held on the following national holidays: October 10 (Mon).

Undergraduate Calendar (2022/2023)

April
1 (Fri) Academic year begins
31 (Thu) – 1 (Fri) English Proficiency Test (TOEIC-IP) (all first year students and third-year transfer students)
1 (Fri) – 4 (Mon) Lottery registration period: GLIP English language subjects
*For more information, please check the website.
4 (Mon) Medical examinations (new students)
5 (Tue) Entrance Ceremony
Orientation and course registration guidance
6 (Wed) – 13 (Wed) Course registration period
September graduation application period
Post-graduation pathway notice submission period (prospective September graduates)
7 (Thu) Spring quarter classes begin
7 (Thu) – 8 (Fri) Spring medical examinations (current students)
11 (Mon) – 12 (Tue) Registration Consultation Corner open
14 (Thu) – 20 (Wed) Course registration amendment period
May
2 (Mon) No classes
6 (Fri) No classes
9 (Mon) – 10 (Tue) Registration cancellation period
26 (Thu) COVID-19 vaccination dates on-campus
30 (Mon) – June 3 (Fri) September graduation application period (additional)
June
Early June [School of International and Area Studies] Course and academic advisor application period (second year students)
2 (Thu) TUFS Boat Race (no classes)

July
4 (Mon) – 5 (Tue) (TBC) Graduation thesis/research submission period (prospective September graduates)
13 (Wed) – 15 (Fri) Course registration/amendment Period
15 (Fri) Spring quarter classes end
18 (Mon) – 22 (Fri) Spring quarter examination period
25 (Mon) 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
9 (Tue) – 12 (Fri) Summer break (campus closed)
*The extracurricular activity holiday term is from August 6 (Sat.) to August 14 (Sun.)
September
Mid-September (TBC) Spring quarter grades inquiry period (all other students)
*For more information, please check the website
20 (Tue) – 21 (Wed) Lottery registration period: GLIP English language subjects
26 (Mon) – October 7 (Fri) Course registration period
Late September (TBC) Graduation and Diploma Award Ceremony (for September graduates)
30 (Fri) Summer quarter classes end

October
3 (Mon) Fall quarter classes begin
10 (Mon) (Sports Day) Classes held on national holiday (Monday classes)
10 (Mon) – 14 (Fri) Course registration amendment period
Mid-October (TBC) Online viewing of summer quarter grades will be available.
Summer quarter grades inquiry period
*For more information, please check the website
24 (Mon) – 25 (Fri) Registration cancellation period
November
18 (Fri) - 24 (Thu) 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)
5 (Mon) – 9 (Fri) English Proficiency Test (first year students)
23 (Fri) Classes end for 2022
29 (Thu) – January 3 (Tue) End of year holiday

January
12 (Thu) Classes resume
13 (Fri) – 15 (Sun) No classes(restricted entrance)
14 (Sat) – 15 (Sun) University Entrance Center Examinations
16 (Mon) (TBC) Graduation thesis/graduation research submission period
16 (Mon) – 17 (Tue) Course registration and amendment period (winter quarter)
27 (Fri) Fall quarter classes end
30 (Mon) – 3 February (Fri) Fall quarter examination period
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
6 (Mon) Winter quarter classes begin
Late February (TBC) Online viewing of winter quarter grades will be available.
Winter quarter grades inquiry period
*For more information, please check the website
24 (Fri) – 25 (Sat) No classes (restricted entrance)
25 (Sat) Second academic examinations (first half)
March
Early March (TBC) Announcement of prospective graduates
10 (Fri) – 12 (Sun) No classes(restricted entrance)
12 (Sun) Second academic examinations (second half)
Mid-March (TBC) Announcement of graduating/advancing students
Late March (TBC) Graduation and Diploma Award Ceremony
31 (Fri) 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(2022/2023)

April
1 (Fri) Academic year begins
Course Registration Guide and Class Timetable will be available
4 (Mon) Medical examinations (new students)
5 (Tue) Entrance Ceremony
Orientation for new students
6 (Wed) – 13 (Wed) Course registration period (spring and summer quarters)
Course registration form submission period
7 (Thu) Spring quarter classes begin
7 (Thu) – 8 (Fri) Spring medical examinations (current students)
14 (Thu) – 20 (Web) Course registration amendment period
May
9 (Mon) – 13 (Fri) Research title submission period (spring 2022 master’s and doctoral entrants)
※The office is closed on weekends
13 (Fri) September graduation application period (master’s program)
23 (Mon) – 25 (Wed) Thesis title submission period (prospective September graduates in the PCS and Recurrent Course Master’s Programs)
June
1 (Web) – 3 (Fri) 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
13 (Mon) – 17 (Fri) Doctoral thesis title submission period(spring 2022 entrants)

July
1 (Fri) Presentation papers and unpublished research results second submission period
October entrants’ doctoral thesis proposal, presentation papers and unpublished research results submission period
4 (Mon) – 5 (Tue) Master's thesis submission period(prospective September graduates and PCS students)
13 (Wed) – 15 (Fri) Course registration and amendment period(summer quarter)
Course registration form submission period (for students registering new courses and/or making amendments)
14 (Thu) – 15 (Fri) Master's thesis submission period(Recurrent Course)
15 (Fri) Spring quarter classes end
18 (Mon) – 22 (Fri) Spring quarter examination period
19 (Tue) – 21 (Thu) Final examination period for students submitting master’s theses (prospective September graduates and PCS students)
25 (Mon) Summer quarter classes begin
27 (Wed) – 28 (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)
9 (Tue) – 12 (Fri) Summer break (campus closed)
September
1 (Thu) – 5 (Mon) Doctoral degree application period
Early September October entrants’ presentation papers and unpublished research results second submission period
Mid-September Spring quarter grades inquiry period (for all other students)
26 (Mon) – October 7 (Fri) 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
Late September September Graduation Ceremony (September graduates, PCS and Recurrent Course)
30 (Fri) Entrance Ceremony(for prospective fall entrants)
30 (Fri) Summer quarter classes end

October
3 (Mon) Fall quarter classes begins
3(Mon) – 7 (Fri) Master's thesis topic submission period
Early October (TBC) Interview/guidance day for October entrants submitting a doctoral research proposal, presentation papers and/or unpublished research papers
10 (Mon) (Sports Day) Classes held on national holiday (Monday classes)
10 (Mon) – 14 (Fri) Course registration amendment period (for fall and winter quarters)
11 (Tue) – 14 (Fri) Research title submission period (2022 master’s entrants and October doctoral entrants)
Mid-October Online viewing of summer quarter grades will be available.
Mid-October Summer quarter grades inquiry period
November
18 (Fri) - 24 (Thu) Gaigosai Festival (no classes)
※preparations on 18th, clean-up on 24th
28 (Mon) – 30 (Wed) Recurrent Course master's thesis provisional title and research proposal submission period
(to be submitted to the course director)
December
1 (Thu) – 5 (Mon) Doctoral degree application period
※The office is closed on weekends
12 (Mon) – 16 (Fri) October entrants’ doctoral thesis title submission period
23 (Fri) Classes end for 2022
29 (Thu) – January 3 (Web) New Year break

January
6 (Fri) Master's thesis submission deadline
12 (Thu) Classes resume
13 (Fri) – 15 (Sun) No classes (restricted entrance)
14 (Sat) – 15 (Sun) University Entrance Center Examinations
16 (Monday) – 17 (Tue) Course registration and amendment period (winter quarter)
Course registration form submission period (for students registering new classes and/or making amendments)
27 (Fri) Fall quarter classes end
30 (Mon) – 3 February (Fri) Fall quarter examination period
February
1 (Web) – 3 (Fri) Doctoral thesis proposal, presentation papers and unpublished research submission period
6 (Mon) Winter quarter classes begin
9 (Thu) – 10 (Fri) Final examination period for students submitting theses (all Master's programs)
24 (Fri) – 25 (Sat) No classes (restricted entrance)
25 (Sat) Second academic examinations(first half)
Late February (TBC) Online viewing of fall and winter quarter grades will be available.
Late February (TBC) Fall & winter quarter grades inquiry period
March
1 (Web) – 3 (Fri) Doctoral degree application period
1 (Web) Interview/guidance day for students who submitted a doctoral thesis proposal, presentation papers and/or unpublished research
10 (Fri) – 12 (Sun) No classes (restricted entrance)
12 (Sun) Second academic examinations(second half)
Mid-March Prospective graduates presentation day
Late March (TBC) Graduation Ceremony
31 (Fri) 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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