AY 2023 Academic Calendar

for Graduate Students （Semester System）

(Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Information Science and Engineering, Life Sciences, and Pharmacy)

M D Dow Event M D Dow Event

Start of Spring Semester Start of Fall Semester

1 Sat 9 26 Tue
Orientation for New Students Start of Classes, Fall Semester

3 Mon Orientation for New Students 9 Mon Regular Class Day (National Holiday)
10
4 Tue Matriculation Ceremony 14 Sat Makeup classes 1
4
5 Wed Orientation for New Students 3 Fri Regular Class Day (National Holiday)

6 Thu Start of Classes, Spring Semester 11 Sat Makeup classes 2

11
22 Sat Makeup classes 1 23 Thu Regular Class Day (National Holiday)

29 Sat No Classes (National Holiday) 25 Sat Makeup classes 3

3 Wed No Classes (National Holiday) 16 Sat Makeup classes 4

12
4 Thu No Classes (National Holiday) 26 Tue Start of Winter Break
5
5 Fri No Classes (National Holiday) 8 Mon End of Winter Break

20 Sat Makeup classes 2 9 Tue Classes Recommence, Fall Semester

6 17 Sat Makeup classes 3 1 20 Sat Makeup classes 5

8 Sat Makeup classes 4 22 Mon End of Classes, Fall Semester

17 Mon Regular Class Day (National Holiday) 31 Wed Start of Spring Break
7
Fall Semester Completion Results Announcement
22 Sat Makeup classes 5 5 Tue
(Master/Professional)/ Grades Announcement
26 Wed End of Classes, Spring Semester 15 Fri Winter Intensive Grades Announcement
Commencement Ceremony (Master/Professional)
2 Wed Start of Summer Break 20 Wed
(Suzaku/OIC)/ National Holiday
8
Commencement Ceremony (Master/Professional)
28 Mon Start of Summer Intensive I 21 Thu
(Kinugasa)
3
2 Sat End of Summer Intensive I 22 Fri Commencement Ceremony (Master/Professional) (BKC)

Doctoral Degree Conferral Ceremony (Course-based

4 Mon Start of Summer Intensive II 23 Sat
Doctoral/ Dissertation-based Doctoral)
Spring Semester Completion Results Announcement
5 Tue End of Spring Break
(Master/Professional) / Grades Announcement
31 Sun
9 Sat End of Summer Intensive II End of Fall Semester
Summer Intensive (I/ II/ III) (Note) Holidays/National holidays that fall outside of the semester
15 Fri period are omitted.
Grades Announcement *1
9 22 Fri Orientation for New Students
Commencement Ceremony (Master/Professional) /
23 Sat
National Holiday
Fall Doctoral Degree Conferral Ceremony (Course-
24 Sun
based Doctoral/ Dissertation-based Doctoral)
Matriculation Ceremony

25 Mon End of Summer Break

End of Spring Semester

*1 Credits for Summer Intensive Course IV will be granted when Fall Semester credits are granted (announced on Fall Semester
Grades Announcement date).
* Extra days for makeup classes have been set as follows:
Extra days for makeup classes, Spring Semester:
Mon, July 24 - Tue, July 25, Thu, July 27 - Sat, July 29, and Mon, July 31 - Tue, August 1
Extra days for makeup classes, Fall Semester:
Tue, January 23 - Sat, January 27, and Mon, January 29 - Tue, January 30
* As for details on the treatment of Extra days, please check with the relevant Graduate School.