Academic Calendar
The academic calendar at Keio University starts on 1 April and ends on 31 March of the following year. In general, the academic year is divided into two semesters.
Spring Semester: early April - late September
Fall Semester: late September - late March
(In principle, there are 15 weeks of classes in each semester.)
Summer vacation: late July - late September
Winter vacation: late December - early January
Spring vacation: early February - end of March
Academic Schedule 2009
| Orientation period (most departments) | 1 April - 7 April 2009 |
|---|---|
| Entrance ceremony (most departments) | 3 April 2009 |
| Orientation (Law School) | 1 April - 4 April 2009 |
| Orientation (Graduate Schools of Media and Governance and Health Management), Graduate Schools of Health Management | 4 April - 7 April 2009 |
| Entrance ceremony (graduate schools) | 7 April 2009 |
| Orientation (other graduate schools) | 7 April 2009 |
| Spring semester begins (Law School) | 6 April 2009 |
| Spring semester begins | 8 April 2009 |
| Entrance ceremony (correspondence courses) | 29 April 2009 |
| Exams | 16 July - 27 July 2009 |
| Exams (Law School) | 23 July - 30 July 2009 |
| Summer vacation | 28 July - 23 September 2009 |
| Summer vacation (Law Schools) | 31 July - 23 September 2009 |
| Commencement (most departments) | 18 September 2009 |
| Entrance ceremony | 24 September 2009 |
| Orientation | 17, 24 September 2009 |
| Fall semester begins (Law School) | 24 September 2009 |
| Fall semester begins | 25 September 2009 |
| Winter vacation | 23 December 2009 - 5 January 2010 |
| Exams | 21 January - 3 February 2010 |
| Exams (Law School) | 26 January - 2 February 2010 |
| Commencement (all departments) | 23 March 2010 |
| Commencement (other graduate schools) | 29 March 2010 |
