Academic Calendar

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University

Spring Semester

Class Schedule-Related
April 2 (Tue) Entrance Ceremony
April 3 (Wed) - 9 (Tue) New Student Orientation Period
April 10 (Wed) Spring semester classes begin
April 15 (Mon) - 19 (Fri) Religious emphasis week
April 29 (Mon) [Public holiday] Regular Class day
May 1 (Wed), 2 (Thu) Golden week Holidays: NO CLASSES
June 1 (Sat), 22 (Sat),
July 6 (Sat), 20 (Sat)
Make-up days
July 15 (Mon) [Public holiday] Regular Class day
July 29 (Mon) Spring semester classes end
July 30 (Tue) - August 5 (Mon) Spring semester exams
July 27 (Sat), August 3 (Sat), 6 (Tue) Spare days for Spring semester exams
August 7 (Wed) - 9 (Fr) Make-up exams (Tsui-shiken)
Late August Deadline for grades for spring semester courses
September 28 (Sat) Spring Semester Degree Ceremony
Event Schedule-Related
April 5 (Fri) Regular Health Checkup (Imadegawa Campus)
April 8 (Mon), 9 (Tue) Regular Health Checkup (Kyotanabe Campus)
April 25 (Thu) Spring Semester Student Fees Final Payment Day
May 18 (Sat) -19 (Sun) Spring Retreat
June 14 (Fri) Department of Clinical Pharmacy Pharmacy Research Presentation
June 30 (Sun) Department of Music Brass Band Concert
July 13 (Sat) Department of English Poster Session
July 14 (Sun) Department of Music Orchestra Concert
Early-September Aizu-Wakamatsu, Annaka, Hakodate Tour
September 3 (Tue) Pharmaceutical Common Achievement Tests (CBT) Trial Exam

Fall Semester

Class Schedule-Related
September 27 (Fri) Fall semester classes begin

October 7 (Mon)- 11 (Fri)

Religious emphasis week
October 14 (Mon) [Public holiday] Regular Class day
October 29 (Tue) Sports festival: NO CLASSES
November 4 (Mon) [Public holiday] Regular Class day
November  9 (Sat) Make-up day
November 22 (Fri)- 24 (Sun) EVE(school festival): NO CLASSES
November 29 (Fri) Doshisha Foundation Day: NO CLASSES
December 3 (Tue) Christmas worship service at Imadegawa:
NO SECOND PERIOD at Imadegawa
December 5 (Thu) Christmas worship service at Kyotanabe:
NO SECOND PERIOD at Kyotanabe
December 7 (Sat), 14 (Sat) Make-up days
December 28 (Sat) Winter vacation begins
January 6 (Mon), 2025 Fall semester classes resume
January 11 (Sat), 16 (Thu), 2025 Make-up days
January 24 (Fri), 2025 Fall semester classes end
January 25 (Sat), 2025 Spare day for Fall semester exams
January 30 (Thu)- February 5 (Wed), 2025 Fall semester exams
February 1 (Sat), 6 (Thu), 2025 Spare days for Fall semester exams
February 7 (Fri), 10 (Mon), 12 (Wed), 2025 Make-up exams (Tsui-shiken)
Mid-February, 2025 Deadline for grades for graduating students
Late-February, 2025 Deadline for grades for all other students
March 18 (Tue), 2025 Degree Ceremony
Event Schedule-Related
October 19 (Sat) - 20 (Sun) Fall Retreat
October 21 (Mon) - 25 (Fri) Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts Foundation Week
October 24 (Thu) Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts Foundation Day
October 25 (Fri) Fall Semester Student Fees Final Payment Day
November 1 (Fri), 2 (Sat) Shakespeare Production
November 22 (Fri) Founding Commemorative Worship
December 1 (Sun) Pharmaceutical Common Achievement Tests (OSCE)
December 4 (Wed) Department of Music Regular Concert
Late-December Department of Clinical Pharmacy Lab Coat Ceremony
December 21 (Sat) Pharmaceutical Common Achievement Tests (CBT)
Department of Food Science and Nutrition Graduation Thesis Presentation
December 25 (Wed) Christmas
January 11 (Sat), 2025 Department of English Graduation Thesis Presentation
Mid-January, 2025 Department of International Studies Graduation Thesis Presentation
January 23 (Thu), 2025 Anniversary of the Founder’s Passing
Early-February , 2025 Department of Media Producing Graduation Exercise/Production Presentation
February 6 (Thu), 2025 Department of Social System Studies Graduation Thesis Presentation
Department of Childhood Studies Graduation Thesis Presentation
Department of Human Life Studies Graduation Thesis Presentation
February 7 (Fri), 2025 Department of Japanese Language and Literature Graduation Thesis Presentation
February 15 (Sat), 2025 Department of Music Opera Performance
March 13 (Thu), 2025 Department of Music Graduation Concert, Music Major Completion Concert
March 17 (Mon), 2025 Graduation Worship

Graduate School

Spring Semester

Class Schedule-Related
April 2 (Tue) Entrance Ceremony

April 3 (Wed) - 9 (Tue)

New Student Orientation Period
April 10 (Wed) Spring semester classes begin
April 15 (Mon) - 19 (Fri)

Religious emphasis week

April 29 (Mon) [Public holiday]

Regular Class day
May 1 (Wed), 2 (Thu) Golden week Holidays: NO CLASSES
June 1 (Sat), 22 (Sat)  ,
July 6 (Sat), 20 (Sat)
Make-up days
July 15 (Mon) [Public holiday] Regular Class day
July 29 (Mon) Spring semester classes end
July 30 (Tue) - August 5 (Mon) Spring semester exams
July 27 (Sat), August 3 (Sat), 6 (Tue) Spare days for Spring semester exams
August 7 (Wed) - 9 (Fri) Make-up exams (Tsui-shiken)
Late August Deadline for grades for spring semester courses
September 28 (Sat) Spring Semester Degree Ceremony
Event Schedule-Related
April 5 (Fri) Regular Health Checkup (Imadegawa Campus)
April 8 (Mon),  9 (Tue) Regular Health Checkup (Kyotanabe Campus)
April 25 (Thu) Spring Semester Student Fees Final Payment Day
May 18 (Sat) - 19 (Sun) Spring Retreat
June 21 (Fri) Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences major, Doctoral thesis submission (degree conferred in September)
Early July Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences major, Doctoral thesis Presentation (degree conferred in September)
July 31 (Wed) Graduate School of Nursing, Nursing major, Master’s thesis submission (September graduate)
Graduate School of Human Life and Science, Life Style Design Studies major, Master’s thesis submission (September graduate)
Graduate School of Human Life and Science, Food Science and Nutrition Studies major,  Master’s thesis submission (September graduate)
August 5 (Mon) Graduate School of Literary Studies, Japanese Studies major, Master’s dissertation submission (September graduate)
Graduate School of International Social System Studies, International Social System Studies major, Master’s thesis Submission (September graduate)
August 7 (Wed) Graduate School of Literary Studies, English major, Master’s thesis submission (September graduate)
Graduate School of Literary Studies, Information and Culture Studies major, Master’s thesis submission (September graduate)
Late-August Graduate School of Literary Studies, Information and Culture Studies major, Master’s thesis presentation (September graduate)
Early-September Graduate School of Literary Studies, English major, Master’s thesis presentation (September graduate)
Graduate School of International Social System Studies, International Social System Studies major, Master’s thesis presentation (September graduate)
Mid-September Graduate School of Literary Studies, Japanese Studies major, Master’s thesis presentation (September graduate)
Graduate School of Nursing Science, Nursing Science major, Master’s thesis presentation (September graduate)
Graduate School of Human Life and Science, Life Style Design Studies Master’s thesis presentation (September graduate)
Graduate School of Human Life and Science, Food Science and Nutrition Studies major, Master’s thesis presentation (September graduate)

Fall Semester

Class Schedule-Related
September 27 (Fri) Fall semester classes begin

October 7 (Mon)- 11 (Fri)

Religious emphasis week
October 14 (Mon) [Public holiday] Regular Class day
October 29 (Tue) Sports festival: NO CLASSES
November 4 (Mon) [Public holiday] Regular Class day
November  9 (Sat) Make-up day
November 22 (Fri)- 24 (Sun) EVE(school festival): NO CLASSES
November 29 (Fri) Doshisha Foundation Day: NO CLASSES
December 3 (Tue) Christmas worship service at Imadegawa:
NO SECOND PERIOD at Imadegawa
December 5 (Thu) Christmas worship service at Kyotanabe:
NO SECOND PERIOD at Kyotanabe
December 7 (Sat), 14 (Sat) Make-up days
December 28 (Sat) Winter vacation begins
January 6 (Mon), 2025 Fall semester classes resume
January 11 (Sat), 16 (Thu), 2025 Make-up days
January 24 (Fri), 2025 Fall semester classes end
January 25 (Sat), 2025 Spare day for Fall semester exams
January 30 (Thu)- February 5 (Wed), 2025 Fall semester exams
February 1 (Sat), 6 (Thu), 2025 Spare days for Fall semester exams
February 7 (Fri), 10 (Mon), 12 (Wed), 2025 Make-up exams (Tsui-shiken)
Mid-February, 2025 Deadline for grades for graduating students
Late-February, 2025 Deadline for grades for all other students
March 18 (Tue), 2025 Degree Ceremony
Event Schedule-Related
September 30 (Mon) Graduate School of Literary Studies, English major, Doctoral thesis submission (degree conferred in March)
Graduate School of Literary Studies, Japanese Studies major, Doctoral thesis submission (degree conferred in March)
October 19 (Sat) - 20 (Sun) Fall Retreat
October 21 (Mon) - 25 (Fri) Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts Foundation Week
October 24 (Thu) Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts Foundation Day
October 25 (Fri) Fall Semester Student Fees Payment Final Day
November 22 (Fri) Founding Commemorative Worship
December 25 (Wed) Christmas
January 7 (Tue), 2025 Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences major, Doctoral thesis submission
January 10 (Fri), 2025 Graduate School of Nursing Science, Nursing Science major, Master’s thesis submission
January 15 (Wed), 2025 Graduate School of Literary Studies, English major, Master’s thesis submission
Graduate School of Literary Studies, Information and Culture Studies major, Master’s thesis submission
January 17 (Fri), 2025 Graduate School of Human Life and Science, Food Science and Nutrition Studies major, Master’s thesis submission
Mid-January, 2025 Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences major, Doctoral thesis presentation
January 20 (Mon), 2025 Graduate School of International Social System Studies, International Social System Studies major, Master’s thesis submission
January 20 (Mon), 21 (Tue), 2025 Graduate School of Literary Studies, Japanese Studies major, Master’s thesis submission
January 23 (Thu), 2025 Anniversary of the Founder’s Passing
January 31 (Fri), 2025 Graduate School of Human Life and Science, Life Style Design Studies major, Master’s thesis submission
Early-February, 2025 Graduate School of Literary Studies, English major, Master’s thesis presentation
Graduate School of Literary Studies, Japanese Studies major, Master’s thesis presentation
Graduate School of Literary Studies, Information and Culture Studies major, Master’s thesis presentation
Graduate School of International Social System Studies, International Social System Studies major, Master’s thesis presentation
Graduate School of Human Life and Science, Food Science and Nutrition Studies major, Master’s thesis presentation
Mid-February, 2025 Graduate School of Human Life and Science, Life Style Design Studies major, Master’s thesis presentation
Late-February, 2025 Graduate School of Nursing Science, Nursing Science major, Master’s thesis presentation
March 17 (Mon) Graduation Worship
March 28 (Fri), 2025 Graduate School of Literary Studies, Japanese Studies major, Doctoral thesis submission (degree conferred in September)
March 31 (Mon), 2025 Graduate School of Literary Studies, English major, Doctoral thesis submission (degree conferred in September)

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