Academic Calendar 2026-2027
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Academics
Academic Calendar 2026-2027
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Academic Calendar 2026-2027
- Academic Calendar (Undergraduate/Graduate School: Tsukuba)
- Academic Calendar (University of Tsukuba, Malaysia (UTMy))
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Spring Semester (April 1, 2026 - September 30, 2026)
- First Day of the Academic Year
Tsukuba Campus : Wednesday, April 1
Tokyo Campus : Wednesday, April 1 - Spring Recess
Tsukuba Campus : Wednesday, April 1 - Sunday, April 5
Tokyo Campus : Wednesday, April 1 - Friday, April 3 - Entrance Ceremony
Tsukuba Campus : Monday, April 6
Tokyo Campus : Saturday, April 4 - New Student Orientation
Tsukuba Campus : Monday, April 6 - Wednesday, April 8
Tokyo Campus : Saturday, April 4 - Extra days for Orientation
Tsukuba Campus : Thursday, April 9 - Friday, April 10, \ Monday, April 13 - Welcome Festival
Tsukuba Campus : Friday, April 10 (TBA) - Spring Semester Classes Begin
Tsukuba Campus : Tuesday, April 14
Tokyo Campus : Tuesday, April 7 - Spring Sports Day
Tsukuba Campus : Saturday, May 16 - Sunday, May 17 - Extra day following Spring Module A
Tsukuba Campus : Monday, May 25 - Extra day following Spring Module B
Tsukuba Campus : Tuesday, June 30 - Wednesday, July 1 - Spring Semester Classes End
Tsukuba Campus : Thursday, August 6
Tokyo Campus : Wednesday, July 29 - Extra day following Spring Module C
Tsukuba Campus : Friday, August 7
Tokyo Campus : Thursday, July 30 - Summer Recess
Tsukuba Campus : Saturday, August 8 - Wednesday, September 30
Tokyo Campus : Friday, July 31 - Wednesday, September 30 - Undergraduate/Graduate Commencement Ceremony
Tsukuba Campus : Friday, September 25
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Fall Semester (October 1, 2026 - March 31, 2027)
- Entrance Ceremony for Fall Semester
Tsukuba Campus : Wednesday, September 30 - Anniversary of the University
Tsukuba Campus : Thursday, October 1
Tokyo Campus : Thursday, October 1 - Fall Semester Classes Begin
Tsukuba Campus : Thursday, October 1
Tokyo Campus : Thursday, October 1 - Campus-Wide Power Outage (Tsukuba campus)
Tsukuba Campus : Late October (TBA) - University Festival
Tsukuba Campus : Friday, October 30 - Sunday, November 1 - Extra day following Fall Module A
Tsukuba Campus : Wednesday, November 11 - Autumn Sports Day
Tsukuba Campus : Saturday, November 14 - Sunday, November 15 - Extra days following Fall Module B
Tsukuba Campus : Wednesday, December 23 - Thursday, December 24 - Winter Recess
Tsukuba Campus : Friday, December 25 -Tuesday, January 5
Tokyo Campus : Thursday, December 24 - Monday, January 4 - Fall Semester Classes End
Tsukuba Campus : Monday, February 15
Tokyo Campus : Saturday, January 30 - Extra day following Fall Module C
Tsukuba Campus : Tuesday, February 16
Tokyo Campus : Tuesday, February 2 - Spring Recess
Tsukuba Campus : Wednesday, February 17 - Wednesday, March 31
Tokyo Campus : Wednesday, February 3 - Wednesday, March 31 - Undergraduate/Graduate Commencement Ceremony
Tsukuba Campus : Thursday, March 25
Tokyo Campus : Saturday, March 27 - Last Day of the Academic Year
Tsukuba Campus : Wednesday, March 31
Tokyo Campus : Wednesday, March 31
Notes:
- Due to the University Festival, classes on Friday, October 30 and Monday, November 2 will be recessed. (Tsukuba campus)
- To meet the required number of school days, some classes will be irregularly held on the days stated below. (Tsukuba campus)
- April 30: Wednesday classes
- May 8: Monday classes
- July 23: Monday classes
- October 15: Monday classes
- November 24: Wednesday classes
- January 13: Monday classes
- Classes on Wednesday, November 25 - Friday, November 27 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 15 and Monday, January 18 will be recessed due to the Common Test for University Admissions (Daigaku nyūgaku kyoutsū test) and its related events. (Tsukuba campus) (Tsukuba campus)
- For the College of Medicine, the University will schedule March 10, 2027 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 15, 2027 as the date of completion, but the commencement ceremony will be held on the date scheduled above.
- 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.