Academic Calendar
Source: https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/academics/academic-calendar/
Academics
Academic Calendar
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Academic Calendar 2025-2026
- Academic Calendar (Undergraduate/Graduate School: Tsukuba)
- Academic Calendar (University of Tsukuba, Malaysia (UTMy))
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Spring Semester (April 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025)
- First Day of the Academic Year
Tsukuba Campus : Tuesday, April 1
Tokyo Campus : Tuesday, April 1 - Spring Recess
Tsukuba Campus : Tuesday, April 1 - Friday, April 4
Tokyo Campus : Tuesday, April 1 - Friday, April 4 - Entrance Ceremony
Tsukuba Campus : Saturday, April 5
Tokyo Campus : Saturday, April 5 - New Student Orientation
Tsukuba Campus : Monday, April 7 - Wednesday, April 9
Tokyo Campus : Saturday, April 5 - Extra days for Orientation
Tsukuba Campus : Thursday, April 10 - Friday, April 11 - Spring Semester Classes Begin
Tsukuba Campus : Monday, April 14
Tokyo Campus : Tuesday, April 8 - Spring Sports Day
Tsukuba Campus : Saturday, May 17 - Sunday, May 18 - Spring Module A Final Examination Day
Tsukuba Campus : Thursday, May 22 - Spring Modules A and B Final Examination Week
Tsukuba Campus : Friday, June 27 - Thursday, July 3 - 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 - Spring Semester Classes End
Tsukuba Campus : Thursday, August 7
Tokyo Campus : Tuesday, July 29 - Extra days for Final Examination
Tsukuba Campus : Friday, August 8
Tokyo Campus : Wednesday, July 30 - Friday, August 1 - Spring Module C Final Examination Day
Tsukuba Campus : Friday, August 8 - Summer Recess
Tsukuba Campus : Saturday, August 9 - Tuesday, September 30
Tokyo Campus : Wednesday, August 6 - Tuesday, September 30 - Undergraduate/Graduate Commencement Ceremony
Tsukuba Campus : Thursday, September 25
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Fall Semester (October 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026)
- Entrance Ceremony for Fall Semester
Tsukuba Campus : Tuesday, September 30 - Anniversary of the University
Tsukuba Campus : Wednesday, October 1
Tokyo Campus : Wednesday, October 1 - Fall Semester Classes Begin
Tsukuba Campus : Wednesday, October 1
Tokyo Campus : Wednesday, October 1 - Campus-Wide Power Outage (Tsukuba campus)
Tsukuba Campus : Late October (TBA) - University Festival
Tsukuba Campus : Saturday, November 1 - Monday, November 3(**) - Fall Module A Final Examination Day
Tsukuba Campus : Monday, November 10 - Autumn Sports Day
Tsukuba Campus : Saturday, November 15 - Sunday, November 16 - Fall Modules A and B Final Examination Week
Tsukuba Campus : Monday, December 22 - Friday, December 26 - Winter Recess
Tsukuba Campus : Saturday, December 27 - Sunday, January 4
Tokyo Campus : Wednesday, December 24 - Monday, January 5 - 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 - Fall Module C Final Examination Day
Tsukuba Campus : Friday, February 13 - Monday, February 16 - Fall Semester Classes End
Tsukuba Campus : Thursday, February 12
Tokyo Campus : Saturday, January 31 - Extra days for Final Examination
Tsukuba Campus : Friday, February 13 - Monday, February 16
Tokyo Campus : Tuesday, February 3 - Friday, February 6 - Spring Recess
Tsukuba Campus : Tuesday, February 17 - Tuesday, March 31
Tokyo Campus : Sunday, February 8 - Tuesday, March 31 - Undergraduate/Graduate Commencement Ceremony
Tsukuba Campus : Wednesday, March 25
Tokyo Campus : Saturday, March 28 - 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.