Academic Calendar

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University

Spring Semester

Class Schedule-Related
April 2 (Wed) Entrance Ceremony
April 3 (Thu) - 9 (Wed) New Student Orientation Period
April 10 (Thu) Spring semester classes begin
April 21 (Mon) - 25 (Fri) Religious emphasis week
April 29 (Tue) [Public holiday] Regular Class day
May 1 (Thu), 2 (Fri) Golden week Holidays: NO CLASSES
May 17 (Sat) ,   
June 21(Sat),
July 5 (Sat), 19 (Sat)
Make-up days
July 21 (Mon) [Public holiday] Regular Class day
July 29 (Tue) Spring semester classes end
July 30 (Wed) - August 5 (Tue) Spring semester exams
July 26 (Sat), August 2 (Sat) Spare days for Spring semester exams
August 7 (Thu) - 9 (Sat) Make-up exams (Tsui-shiken)
Late August Deadline for grades for spring semester courses
September 27 (Sat) Spring Semester Degree Ceremony
Event Schedule-Related
April 7 (Mon) Regular Health Checkup (Imadegawa Campus)
April 8 (Tue), 9 (Wed) Regular Health Checkup (Kyotanabe Campus)
April 25 (Fri) Spring Semester Student Fees Final Payment Day
May 24 (Sat) - 25 (Sun) Spring Retreat
June 13 (Fri) Department of Clinical Pharmacy Pharmacy Research Presentation
June 29 (Sun) Department of Music Brass Band Concert
July 12 (Sat) Department of English Poster Session
July 13 (Sun) Department of Music Orchestra Concert
September 2 (Tue) Pharmaceutical Common Achievement Tests (CBT) Trial Exam

Fall Semester

Class Schedule-Related
September 26 (Fri) Fall semester classes begin

October 6 (Mon) - 10 (Fri)

Religious emphasis week
October 13 (Mon) [Public holiday] Regular Class day
October 25 (Sat) Make-up day
October 29 (Wed) Sports festival: NO CLASSES
November 3 (Mon) [Public holiday] Regular Class day
November 21 (Fri) - 23 (Sun) EVE(school festival): NO CLASSES
November 24 (Mon) [Public holiday] Regular Class day
November 29 (Sat) Doshisha Foundation Day: NO CLASSES
December 2 (Tue) Christmas worship service at Imadegawa:
NO SECOND PERIOD at Imadegawa
December 4 (Thu) Christmas worship service at Kyotanabe:
NO SECOND PERIOD at Kyotanabe
December 13 (Sat) Make-up day
December 25 (Thu) Winter vacation begins
January 5 (Mon), 2026 Fall semester classes resume
January 10 (Sat), 13 (Tue), 2026 Make-up days
January 23 (Fri), 2026 Fall semester classes end
January 30 (Fri) - February 5 (Thu), 2026 Fall semester exams
January 24 (Sat), 31(Sat), 
February 6 (Fri), 2026
Spare days for Fall semester exams
February 9 (Mon), 10 (Tue), 12 (Thu), 2026 Make-up exams (Tsui-shiken)
Mid-February, 2026 Deadline for grades for graduating students
Late-February, 2026 Deadline for grades for all other students
March 18 (Wed), 2026 Degree Ceremony
Event Schedule-Related
October 20 (Mon) - 24 (Fri) Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts Foundation Week
October 24 (Fri) Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts Foundation Day
Fall Semester Student Fees Final Payment Day
November 1 (Sat) - 2 (Sun) Fall Retreat
November 7 (Fri), 8 (Sat) Shakespeare Production
November 21 (Fri) Founding Commemorative Worship
December 7 (Sun) Pharmaceutical Common Achievement Tests (OSCE)
December 10 (Wed) Department of Music Regular Concert
Mid-December Department of Music Brass Band Regular Concert
December 20 (Sat) Pharmaceutical Common Achievement Tests (CBT)
December 25 (Thu) Christmas
December 26 (Fri) Department of Food Science and Nutrition Graduation Thesis Presentation
January 10 (Sat), 2026 Department of English Graduation Thesis Presentation
Mid-January, 2026 Department of International Studies Graduation Thesis Presentation
Department of Clinical Pharmacy Lab Coat Ceremony
January 23 (Fri), 2026 Anniversary of the Founder’s Passing
Early-February , 2026 Department of Media Producing Graduation Exercise/Production Presentation
February 6 (Fri), 2026 Department of Social System Studies Graduation Thesis Presentation
Department of Childhood Studies Graduation Thesis Presentation
Department of Human Life Studies Graduation Thesis Presentation
February 9 (Mon), 2026     Department of Japanese Language and Literature Graduation Thesis Presentation
February 21 (Sat), 2026 Department of Music Opera Performance
March 12 (Thu), 2026 Department of Music Graduation Concert, Music Major Completion Concert
March 17 (Tue), 2026 Graduation Worship

Graduate School

Spring Semester

Class Schedule-Related
April 2 (Wed) Entrance Ceremony
April 3 (Thu) - 9 (Wed) New Student Orientation Period
April 10 (Thu) Spring semester classes begin
April 21 (Mon) - 25 (Fri) Religious emphasis week
April 29 (Tue) [Public holiday] Regular Class day
May 1 (Thu), 2 (Fri) Golden week Holidays: NO CLASSES
May 17 (Sat) ,   
June 21(Sat),
July 5 (Sat), 19 (Sat)
Make-up days
July 21 (Mon) [Public holiday] Regular Class day
July 29 (Tue) Spring semester classes end
July 30 (Wed) - August 5 (Tue) Spring semester exams
July 26 (Sat), August 2 (Sat) Spare days for Spring semester exams
August 7 (Thu) - 9 (Sat) Make-up exams (Tsui-shiken)
Late August Deadline for grades for spring semester courses
September 27 (Sat) Spring Semester Degree Ceremony
Event Schedule-Related
April 7 (Mon) Regular Health Checkup (Imadegawa Campus)
April 8 (Tue),  9 (Wed) Regular Health Checkup (Kyotanabe Campus)
April 25 (Fri) Spring Semester Student Fees Final Payment Day
May 24 (Sat) - 25 (Sun) Spring Retreat
June 27 (Fri) Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences major, Doctoral thesis submission (degree conferred in September)
Graduate School of Nursing Science, Nursing Science 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)
Graduate School of Nursing Science, Nursing Science major, Doctoral thesis Presentation (degree conferred in September)
July 31 (Thu) Graduate School of Nursing Science, Nursing Science 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 4 (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 6 (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 major, 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 26 (Fri) Fall semester classes begin

October 6 (Mon) - 10 (Fri)

Religious emphasis week
October 13 (Mon) [Public holiday] Regular Class day
October 25 (Sat) Make-up day
October 29 (Wed) Sports festival: NO CLASSES
November 3 (Mon) [Public holiday] Regular Class day
November 21 (Fri) - 23 (Sun) EVE(school festival): NO CLASSES
November 24 (Mon) [Public holiday] Regular Class day
November 29 (Sat) Doshisha Foundation Day: NO CLASSES
December 2 (Tue) Christmas worship service at Imadegawa:
NO SECOND PERIOD at Imadegawa
December 4 (Thu) Christmas worship service at Kyotanabe:
NO SECOND PERIOD at Kyotanabe
December 13 (Sat) Make-up day
December 25 (Thu) Winter vacation begins
January 5 (Mon), 2026 Fall semester classes resume
January 10 (Sat), 13 (Tue), 2026 Make-up days
January 23 (Fri), 2026 Fall semester classes end
January 30 (Fri) - February 5 (Thu), 2026 Fall semester exams
January 24 (Sat), 31(Sat), 
February 6 (Fri), 2026
Spare days for Fall semester exams
February 9 (Mon), 10 (Tue), 12 (Thu), 2026 Make-up exams (Tsui-shiken)
Mid-February, 2026 Deadline for grades for graduating students
Late-February, 2026 Deadline for grades for all other students
March 18 (Wed), 2026 Degree Ceremony
Event Schedule-Related
September 30 (Tue) 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 20 (Mon) - 24 (Fri) Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts Foundation Week
October 24 (Fri) Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts Foundation Day
Fall Semester Student Fees Payment Final Day
November 1 (Sat) - 2 (Sun) Fall Retreat
November 21 (Fri) Founding Commemorative Worship
December 25 (Thu) Christmas
January 6 (Tue), 2026 Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences major, Doctoral thesis submission
Graduate School of Nursing Science, Nursing Science major, Doctoral thesis submission
January 9 (Fri), 2026 Graduate School of Nursing Science, Nursing Science major, Master’s thesis submission
Mid-January, 2026 Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences major, Doctoral thesis presentation
Graduate School of Nursing Science, Nursing Science major, Doctoral thesis Presentation
January 16 (Fri), 2026 Graduate School of Human Life and Science, Food Science and Nutrition Studies major, Master’s thesis submission
January 19 (Mon), 2026     Graduate School of International Social System Studies, International Social System Studies major, Master’s thesis submission
January 19 (Mon), 20 (Tue), 2026 Graduate School of Literary Studies, Japanese Studies major, Master’s thesis submission
January 21 (Wed), 2026 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 23 (Fri), 2026 Anniversary of the Founder’s Passing
January 30 (Fri), 2026 Graduate School of Human Life and Science, Life Style Design Studies major, Master’s thesis submission
Early-February, 2026 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, 2026 Graduate School of Human Life and Science, Life Style Design Studies major, Master’s thesis presentation
Late-February, 2026 Graduate School of Nursing Science, Nursing Science major, Master’s thesis presentation 
March 17 (Tue), 2026 Graduation Worship
March 31 (Tue), 2026 Graduate School of Literary Studies, English major,  Doctoral thesis submission (degree conferred in September)
Graduate School of Literary Studies, Japanese Studies major, Doctoral thesis submission (degree conferred in September)

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