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ACADEMIC CALENDAR:
2011 FALL SEMESTER: August 31 - December 16, 2011
| Arrival Period for New Students On-campus accommodations become available. |
Aug. 27- 30 | (Sat-Tue) |
| Orientation and Class Registration | Aug. 31- Sep. 2 | (Wed-Fri) |
| A late registration fee of ￥2,000 will be charged from this date. | Sep. 3 | (Sat) |
| Move into Permanent Accommodations | Sep. 3-4 | (Sat-Sun) |
| First Day of Classes | Sep. 5 | (Mon) |
| A late registration fee of ￥5,000 will be charged from this date. | Sep. 12 | (Mon) |
| Respect-for-the-Aged Day (National Holiday)* | Sep. 19 | (Mon) |
| Deadline for Adding Courses | Sep. 20 | (Tue) |
| Autumnal Equinox Day (National Holiday)* | Sep. 23 | (Fri) |
| Deadline for Dropping Courses | Sep. 26 | (Mon) |
| Health and Sports Day (National Holiday)* | Oct. 10 | (Mon) |
| All students will receive the "Application for Extension of Stay" & "Termination Report Form". | Oct. 12 | (Wed) |
| Deadline for the submission of "Application for Extension of Stay" or "Termination Report Form" | Oct. 21 | (Fri) |
| Mid-term Examination (Exams to be taken during regular class meeting) |
Late October | |
| Cultural Day (National Holiday)* | Nov. 3 | (Thu) |
| Labor Thanksgiving Day (National Holiday)* | Nov. 23 | (Wed) |
| Deadline for submission of "Contract for the Completion of an Incomplete" | Dec. 3 | (Sat) |
| Final Examination Week | Dec. 12-16 | (Mon-Fri) |
| Last day of the semester | Dec. 16 | (Fri) |
| Notification of "Approval or Disapproval of Extension of Stay" | Dec. 21 | (Wed) |
| Payment Period for tuition deposit for the spring semester of 2012 | Dec. 21-22 | (Wed-Thu) |
| Emperor's Birthday (National Holiday) | Dec. 23 | (Fri) |
| Deadline for moving out All students must move out of accommodations arranged by Kansai Gaidai by this date. |
Dec. 24 | (Sat) |
* No Classes
- NOTE:
- Please be aware that because of the differences in the Japanese academic calendar (which begins in early April) and the American calendar (which the Asian Studies Program observes), from time to time there may be conflicts regarding the use of facilities, etc.
2012 SPRING SEMESTER: February 1 - May 25, 2012
| Arrival Period for New Students On-campus accommodations become available. |
Jan. 28- 31 | (Sat-Tue) |
| Orientation and Class Registration | Feb. 1-3 | (Wed-Fri) |
| A late registration fee of ￥2,000 will be charged from this date. | Feb. 4 | (Sat) |
| Move into Permanent Accommodations | Feb. 4-5 | (Sat-Sun) |
| First Day of Classes | Feb. 6 | (Mon) |
| National Foundation Day (National Holiday) | Feb. 11 | (Sat) |
| A late registration fee of ￥5,000 will be charged from this date. | Feb. 13 | (Mon) |
| Deadline for Adding Courses | Feb. 20 | (Mon) |
| Deadline for Dropping Courses | Feb. 27 | (Mon) |
| Mid-term Examination (Exams to be taken during regular class meetings) | Mid March | |
| Spring Break* | Mar. 17-25 | (Sat-Sun) |
| All students will receive the "Application for Extension of Stay" & "Termination Report Form". | Apr. 9 | (Mon) |
| Deadline for the submission of "Application for Extension of Stay" or "Termination Report Form" | Apr. 20 | (Fri) |
| Showa no hi – Showa Emperor’s Birthday (National Holiday) | Apr. 29 | (Sun) |
| Substitute Holiday for the Showa Emperor’s Birthday (National Holiday)* | Apr. 30 | (Mon) |
| Constitution Memorial Day (National Holiday)* | May 3 | (Thu) |
| Midori no hi (National Holiday)* | May 4 | (Fri) |
| Children’s Day (National Holiday) | May 5 | (Sat) |
| Deadline for submission of "Contract for the Completion of an Incomplete" | May 7 | (Mon) |
| Final Examination Week | May 21-25 | (Mon-Fri) |
| Last day of the semester | May 25 | (Fri) |
| Graduation Ceremony | May 26 | (Sat) |
| Notification of "Approval or Disapproval of Extension of Stay" | May 30 | (Wed) |
| Payment Period for tuition deposit for the fall semester of 2012 | May 30- Jun. 1 | (Wed-Fri) |
| Deadline for moving out All students must move out of accommodations arranged by Kansai Gaidai by this date. |
Jun. 1 | (Fri) |
* No Classes
- NOTE:
- Please be aware that because of the differences in the Japanese academic calendar (which begins in early April) and the American calendar (which the Asian Studies Program observes), from time to time there may be conflicts regarding the use of facilities, etc.
2012 FALL SEMESTER
| Arrival Period for New Students On-campus accommodations become available. |
Aug. 25- 28 | (Sat-Tue) |
| Course Registration | Aug. 25- 29 | (Sat-Wed) |
| Orientation | Aug. 29- 31 | (Wed-Fri) |
| A late registration fee of ￥2,000 will be charged from this date. | Sep. 1 | (Sat) |
| Move into Permanent Accommodations | Sep. 1-2 | (Sat-Sun) |
| First Day of Classes | Sep. 3 | (Mon) |
| A late registration fee of ￥5,000 will be charged from this date. | Sep. 10 | (Mon) |
| Respect-for-the-Aged Day (National Holiday) | Sep. 17 | (Mon) |
| Deadline for Adding Courses | Sep. 18 | (Tue) |
| Autumnal Equinox Day (National Holiday) | Sep. 22 | (Sat) |
| Deadline for Dropping Courses | Sep. 24 | (Mon) |
| Health and Sports Day (National Holiday) | Oct. 8 | (Mon) |
| All students will receive the "Application for Extension of Stay" & "Termination Report Form". | Oct. 10 | (Wed) |
| Deadline for the submission of "Application for Extension of Stay" or "Termination Report Form" | Oct. 19 | (Fri) |
| Mid-term Examination (Exams to be taken during regular class meeting) |
Late October | |
| Cultural Day (National Holiday) | Nov. 3 | (Sat) |
| Labor Thanksgiving Day (National Holiday) | Nov. 23 | (Fri) |
| Deadline for submission of "Contract for the Completion of an Incomplete" | Dec. 1 | (Sat) |
| Final Examination Week | Dec. 10-14 | (Mon-Fri) |
| Last day of the semester | Dec. 14 | (Fri) |
| Notification of "Approval or Disapproval of Extension of Stay" | Dec. 19 | (Wed) |
| Payment Period for tuition deposit for the spring semester of 2013 | Dec. 19-20 | (Wed-Thu) |
| Deadline for moving out All students must move out of accommodations arranged by Kansai Gaidai by this date. |
Dec. 22 | (Sat) |
- NOTE:
- Please be aware that because of the differences in the Japanese academic calendar (which begins in early April) and the American calendar (which the Asian Studies Program observes), from time to time there may be conflicts regarding the use of facilities, etc.
2013 SPRING SEMESTER
| Arrival Period for New Students On-campus accommodations become available. |
Jan. 26- 29 | (Sat-Tue) |
| Course Registration | Jan. 26- 30 | (Sat-Wed) |
| Orientation | Jan. 30-Feb.1 | (Wed-Fri) |
| A late registration fee of ￥2,000 will be charged from this date. | Feb. 2 | (Sat) |
| Move into Permanent Accommodations | Feb. 2-3 | (Sat-Sun) |
| First Day of Classes | Feb. 4 | (Mon) |
| National Foundation Day (National Holiday) | Feb. 11 | (Mon) |
| A late registration fee of ￥5,000 will be charged from this date. | Feb. 12 | (Tue) |
| Deadline for Adding Courses | Feb. 18 | (Mon) |
| Deadline for Dropping Courses | Feb. 25 | (Mon) |
| Mid-term Examination (Exams to be taken during regular class meetings) | Mid March | |
| Vernal Equinox (National Holiday) | Mar. 20(Wed) | (Wed) |
| Spring Break | Mar. 23-31 | (Sat-Sun) |
| All students will receive the "Application for Extension of Stay" & "Termination Report Form". | Apr. 9 | (Tue) |
| Deadline for the submission of "Application for Extension of Stay" or "Termination Report Form" | Apr. 19 | (Fri) |
| Showa no hi – Showa Emperor’s Birthday (National Holiday) | Apr. 29 | (Mon) |
| Constitution Memorial Day (National Holiday) | May 3 | (Fri) |
| Midori no hi (National Holiday) | May 4 | (Sat) |
| Children’s Day (National Holiday) | May 5 | (Sun) |
| Substitute Holiday for the Children’s Day (National Holiday) | May 6 | (Mon) |
| Deadline for submission of "Contract for the Completion of an Incomplete" | May 7 | (Tue) |
| Final Examination Week | May 20-24 | (Mon-Fri) |
| Last day of the semester | May 24 | (Fri) |
| Completion Ceremony | May 25 | (Sat) |
| Notification of "Approval or Disapproval of Extension of Stay" | May 29 | (Wed) |
| Payment Period for tuition deposit for the fall semester of 2013 | May 29- 31 | (Wed-Fri) |
| Deadline for moving out All students must move out of accommodations arranged by Kansai Gaidai by this date. |
Jun. 1 | (Sat) |
- NOTE:
- Please be aware that because of the differences in the Japanese academic calendar (which begins in early April) and the American calendar (which the Asian Studies Program observes), from time to time there may be conflicts regarding the use of facilities, etc.