Academic Calendar
In Japan, academic year usually starts in April and ends in March, so most students at Keio University are admitted in April and graduate in March. However, the situation varies according to faculty/graduate school and some students are admitted and graduate in September.
| Spring Semester | Early April - Late September |
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| Fall Semester | Late September - Late March |
(In principle, there are 15 weeks of classes in each semester.)
| Summer vacation | Late July - Late September |
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| Winter vacation | Late December - Early January |
| Spring vacation | Early February - Late March |
| April | - Spring semester begins - Entrance ceremony - Orientation - Keio Foundation Day |
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| May | - The Yukichi Fukuzawa Francis Wayland Memorial Lecture - Homecoming Day for alumni who graduated more than 51 years ago - Keio-Waseda spring baseball games |
| July | - SFC Tanabata Festival (university festival) - Final exams for spring semester - Summer vacation begins |
| August | - Open campus |
| September | - Fall Commencement - Fall semester begins - Fall Entrance ceremony - Orientation |
| October | - Keio-Waseda fall baseball games - Yagami Festival (university festival) - SFC Fall Festival (university festival) - Shiba-Kyoritsu Festival (university festival) - Homecoming Day (Keio Rengo Mitakai Taikai) |
| November | - Mita Festival (university festival) - Yotsuya Festival (university festival) |
| December | - Winter vacation begins |
| January | - Founder's Birthday - Final exams for fall semester |
| March | - Commencement |
