Hitotsubashi University 2021 academic year calendar
As of 10 Jun, 2021
AprilSunMon

Tues

WedOctoberThurs

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23Sun

Mon

Tues

Wed[Class dates]
Thurs

FriSatSpring quarter (8 April - 31 May)

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2

Summer quarter (1 June - 23 July)

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8

910

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4

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7

8

9

Autumn quarter (13 September - 31 October)

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17

10

11

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16

Winter quarter (1 November - 7 January)

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24

17

18

19

20

21

22

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25

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30

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28

2930◇

* Classes will be held on 29 April, a national holiday.

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MayNovember

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Fri2

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4

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7TueSatSun

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87

MonTues

Wed[Spring quarter]
4/1

Start of quarter

4/1-4/7

Spring vacation (no classes)

4/1

Thurs

FriSat◆ 4/1

New student interviews, by classFirst English-language placement test

1◆

2

3

4

5

6

4/4

Entrance ceremony

8

9

10

11

12

13

4/5

Health check-up (new students)

910

11

12

13

14

15

14

15

16

17

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20

4/6-4/8

Health check-up (current students)

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21

22

23Fri

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4/8First day of classes

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28

2930

4/29

Classes held on national holiday

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31

* 6 May is a replacement day on which only
Wednesday classes will be held.
* 7 May is a replacement day on which only Tuesdayclasses will be held.

*23 November, a national holiday, is a replacement day on
which only Friday classes will be held

JuneWed◇ 5/29-30
5/31

December

SunMon

Tues

Thurs

FriSat

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2

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4

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6

7

8

9

10

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21

22

23

24

27

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30

学期末レポート提出期間【教務課提出分】

MonTues

WedThursFriSat[Summer quarter]

12346/1

Start of quarter, first day of classes

12567891011

6/12,13KODAIRA Festival (planned)

1819121314151617182526

192021222324◆

25262728

293031◆ 7/20First English-language placement
test (additional test)◇ 7/21-23

Online examination dates

9/8

July
Mon

Tues

Wed

End of quarterSun

7/31-9/12

Sun

Online examination dates

JanuaryThurs

FriSat123Sun

Mon

Tues

Wed

Summer vacation (no classes)
Degree-awarding ceremony forSptember graduates, end ofquarter[Autumn quarter]
ThursFriSat9/9

Start of quarter

1

9/13

First day of classes

4567

8

9102

34◇

5◇

6◇

7◇

8

9/20,23Classes held on national holiday

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13

14

15

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17

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15

9/24

18

1920◆

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24

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18

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20

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22

Anniversary of the university's
founding (classes held)

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31

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sun

Mon

10/31

AugustFebruary

Sun

Mon

Tues

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Thurs

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6

7

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Thurs

FriSat◆ 11/11234511/1△ 11/18,19

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1213

14

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910111216171819202113141516171819222324

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26

27

28

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25

26

2930

31

2728

September

5Mon

TuesThurs

FriSat1234SunMon

Second English-language placement test

11/19-21

Start of quarter, first day of classes
No classes (preparatory day for
Ikkyo Festival, day of IkkyoFestival)
Ikkyo Festival (planned)

11/23

Classes held on national holiday◆ 12/24

Second English-language
placement test (additional test)

March

Wed

Online examination dates
End of quarter[Winter quarter]

Tues

15Sun

◇ 10/30-31

Tues

WedThursFriSat◇ 1/4-7

Online examination dates

1234

5

3/18

Degree-awarding ceremony(graduation ceremony)

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17

18

13

14

15

16171819

2/5-3/6，3/26-3/31

1920

21

22

232425

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

3/31

26

27

28

2930

2728

2930

31

Spring vacation

End of quarter* Classes will be held on 20 and 23 September, national holidays.

[Other]* Classes will be held on 24 September, the anniversary of the university's founding.

1/14

Preparatory day for Common Test forUniversity Admissions

1/15,16

Common Test for University Admissions

Vacations and holidays (no classes)△ ･･･Days off (no classes)〇 ･･･National holiday◆ ･･･English language placement test dates(including additional test)◇ ･･･Online examination dates[Intensive course dates]
Summer: 26 - 30 July

2/25,26

Entrance examination (first sitting)

3/12

Entrance examination (second sitting)

Winter: (1) 11 - 20 January (a.m.)
Winter: (2) 20 (p.m.) - 28 January
Winter: (3) 31 January - 4 February
Winter: (4) 7 - 25 March

July 21 (Wed.) will be replaced with the date of the classroom examination for online courses for thespring and summer semester. For the fall and winter semester, the classroom examinations foronline courses will also be held on some of the online examination dates. Please check the CELS
website for upcoming information about the exam schedule.

For international students

About the academic year calendar
Major events in the undergraduate year are listed on this academic year calendar. Please take care not to overlook other events listed in various bulletins and communications.
[Notes]
1. In principle, classes other than those for "intensive courses" are not held during intensive course dates, but in some cases, classroom examinations for courses other thanintensive courses may be held in the first and second periods during intensive course dates.
2. Replacement days in each quarter are in order to make up the number of class days for each day of the week, so classes will be held according to the usual schedule of the day of
the week which is being replaced.
3. In principle,only online examinations are held on online examination dates, but in some cases, online examination dates may be switched to classroom examination dates.
4. In principle, only English-language placement tests (including additional tests) are held on English-language placement test dates, but in some cases, classroom examinations mayalso be held.
5. Even where classes are scheduled, all or some classes may be cancelled due to university events, festivals, etc., so please check bulletins etc. Also, classes, make-up classes,examinations, etc. may be held even on days scheduled as holidays in special circumstances.

[Undergraduate] Schedule of events for 2021 academic year
As of 10 Jun, 2021
Class/ course-related events
Selection of seminar participants during the 2nd term (3rd Gradestudents)

Tues. 23 March - Fri. 2 April (See CELS for details)

Orientation for new international students

Thurs. 25 March - Thurs. 8 April * Planned to be held online in principle (Format in which it is held may change dependingon the situation)

Overall guidance/ school-level guidance for new students* Held online (on-demand format)

First English-language placement test

Thurs. 1 April

New student interviews, by classThurs. 1 April

First online lottery (Spring-summer semester, spring quarter,summer quarter, summer intensive, year-long)
Second online lottery (Spring-summer semester, spring quarter,summer quarter, summer intensive, year-long)

12 noon on Fri. 2 April - 12 noon on Mon. 5 April Announcement of results: 20:00, Mon. 5 April
9:00 - 15:00, Tues. 6 April Announcement of results: 20:00, Tues. 6 April

Entrance ceremonySun. 4 April

Health check-up (new students)

Mon. 5 April

Spring quarter first day of classes

Thurs. 8 April* Health check-up for current students Tues. 6 April - Thurs. 8 April

Course registration period (Spring-summer semester, spring quarter,Wed. 7 April - Wed. 14 April
summer quarter, summer intensive, year-long)
Course withdrawal period (Spring-summer semester, spring quarter,Thurs. 22 April - Wed. 28 April
summer quarter, summer intensive, year-long)
Third online lottery (Summer quarter, summer intensive)

12 noon on Tues. 11 May - 12 noon on Wed. 12 May Announcement of results: 20:00, Wed. 12 May

Course registration amendment period (Summer quarter, summerintensive)

Thurs. 13 May - Fri. 14 May

Spring quarter online examination dates

Sat. 29 May, Sun. 30 MaySummer quarter first day of classes

Tues. 1 June

Announcement of spring quarter grades

Mon. 21 June [Period for making requests for explanation of grades: Tues. 31 Aug. - Wed. 1 Sept.]

Course withdrawal period (Summer quarter, summer intensive)

Tues. 15 June - Mon. 21 June

Fourth online lottery (summer intensive)

12 noon on Tues. 6 July - 12 noon on Wed. 7 July Announcement of results: 20:00, Wed. 7 July

Course registration amendment period (Summer intensive)

Thurs. 8 July - Fri. 9 July

First English-language placement test (additional test)Tues. 20 July

Summer quarter online examination dates

Wed. 21 July - Fri. 23 July *July 21 (Wed.) will be replaced with the date of the classroom examination for online courses.

Classroom examination dates for spring quarter, spring-summer
semester, summer quarter online courses

Mon. 26 July - Fri. 30 July

Summer intensive course period

Mon. 26 July - Fri. 30 July

Course withdrawal period (Summer intensive)

Mon. 26 July - Tues. 27 July

Deadline for submission of bachelor's thesis for September
graduation

Fri. 30 July

Summer vacation (no classes)

Sat. 31 July - Sun. 12 Sept.
* First lottery Mon. 6 Sept. - Tues. 7 Sept., second lottery Wed. 8 Sept. - Thurs. 9 Sept.

Resits (spring - summer end of semester classroom examinations)Mon. 2 Aug., Tues. 3 Aug. (scheduled)

Announcement of spring quarter grades (for courses with at least
100 students, etc.)

Wed. 18 Aug. [Period for making requests for explanation of grades: Tues. 31 Aug. - Wed. 1 Sept.]

Announcement of September graduates, and of spring-summer
semester, summer quarter, and summer intensive grades

Tues. 31 Aug. [Period for making requests for explanation of grades: Tues. 31 Aug. - Wed. 1 Sept.]

Degree-awarding ceremony for September graduates

Wed. 8 Sept.

Orientation for new international students

Thurs. 2 Sept. - Fri. 10 Sept. * Planned to be held online in principle (Format in which it is held may change depending onthe situation)

First online lottery (Autumn-winter semester, autumn quarter, winterquarter, winter intensive)

9:00 on Mon. 6 Sept. - 12 noon on Tues. 7 Sept. Announcement of results: 12 noon, Wed. 8 Sept.

Second online lottery (Autumn-winter semester, autumn quarter,winter quarter, winter intensive)

15:00 on Wed. 8 Sept. - 9:00 on Thurs. 9 Sept. Announcement of results: 17:00, Thurs. 9 Sept.

Autumn quarter first day of classes

Mon. 13 Sept.

Course registration period (Autumn-winter semester, autumnquarter, winter quarter, winter intensive)

Thurs. 9 Sept. - Fri. 17 Sept.

Anniversary of the university's founding

Fri. 24 Sept. * Classes held

Course withdrawal period (Autumn-winter semester, autumn quarter,Mon. 27 Sept. - Fri. 1 Oct.
winter quarter, winter intensive)
Third online lottery (Winter quarter, winter intensive)

12 noon on Mon. 11 Oct. - 12 noon on Tues. 12 Oct. Announcement of results: 20:00, Tues. 12 Oct.

Course registration amendment period (Winter quarter, winterintensive)

Wed. 13 Oct, - Tues. 14 Oct.

Autumn quarter online examination dates

Sat. 30 Oct., Sun. 31 Oct.

Second English-language placement test

Mon. 1 Nov.

Winter quarter first day of classes

Mon. 1 Nov. * Since English-language placement tests are held on Nov 1, classes will actually start from Nov 2.

No classes (Ikkyo Festival preparatory day and festival days)Thurs. 18 Nov. - Sun. 21 Nov.

Announcement of autumn quarter grades

Wed. 24 Nov. [Period for making requests for explanation of grades, 4th Grade students: Thurs. 3 March - Fri. 4 March,
1st - 3rd Grade students: Mon. 7 March - Tues. 8 March]

Course withdrawal period (Winter quarter, winter intensive)

Mon. 22 Nov. - Fri. 26 Nov.

Fourth online lottery (Winter intensive)

12 noon on Tues. 14 Dec. - 12 noon on Wed. 15 Dec. Announcement of results: 20:00, Wed. 15 Dec.

Course registration amendment period (Winter intensive)

Thurs. 16 Dec. - Fri. 17 Dec.

Second English-language placement test (additional test)

Fri. 24 Dec.

Winter vacation (no classes)

Sat. 25 Dec. - Mon. 3 Jan.

Winter quarter online examination dates

Tues. 4 Jan. - Fri. 7 Jan. *Some of the dates may be replaced with the date of the classroom examination for online
courses.

Classroom examination dates for autumn quarter, autumn-wintersemester, winter quarter online courses

Tues. 11 Jan. - Wed. 19 Jan.

Winter intensive course period (1)Tues. 11 Jan. - Thurs. 20 Jan. a.m.

Course withdrawal period (Winter intensive (1))

Tues. 11 Jan. - Wed. 12 Jan.

No classes (Preparatory day for Common Test for UniversityAdmissions)Fri. 14 Jan.

Entrance examination (Common Test for University Admissions)Sat. 15 Jan., Sun. 16 Jan.

Winter intensive course period (2)Thurs. 20 Jan. p.m. - Fri. 28 Jan.

Course withdrawal period (Winter intensive (2))

Thurs. 20 Jan. - Fri. 21 Jan.

Deadline for submission of bachelor's thesis

Mon. 31 Jan.

Winter intensive course period (3)Mon. 31 Jan. - Fri. 4 Feb.

Resits (Autumn - winter end of semester classroom examinations)Mon. 31 Jan., Tues. 1 Feb. (scheduled)

Course withdrawal period (Winter intensive (3))

Mon. 31 Jan. - Tues. 1 Feb.

Spring vacation (no classes)

Sat. 5 Feb. - Sun. 6 Mar.

Announcement of autumn quarter grades (for courses with at least
100 students, etc.)
Entrance examination (second-stage, Hitotsubashi University
examination, first sitting)Tues. 15 Feb. [Period for making requests for explanation of grades, 4th Grade students: Thurs. 3 March - Fri. 4 March,
1st - 3rd Grade students: Mon. 7 March - Tues. 8 March]
Fri. 25 Feb., Sat. 26 Feb.

Announcement of graduates

Thurs. 3 March [Period for making requests for explanation of grades (including for autumn quarter): Thurs. 3 March - Fri.
4 March)Winter intensive course period (4)Mon. 7 March - Fri. 25 March

Entrance examination (second-stage, Hitotsubashi University
examination, second sitting)Sat. 12 March

Announcement of 2nd Grade students progressing to the 3rd Grade;
Mon. 7 March [Period for making requests for explanation of grades (including autumn quarter and resits): Mon. 7 March announcement of autumn-winter semester, winter quarter, winterTues. 8 March]intensive, and year-long course grades
Degree-awarding ceremony (graduation ceremony)Fri. 18 March

KODAIRA Festival

Sat. 12 June - Sun. 13 June (planned)

Ikkyo Festival

Fri. 19 Nov. - Sun. 21 Nov. (planned)

Events held by student groups