(Last Updated: March 18, 2020)
Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus uses a semester system. The 2020 Spring Semester will run from April 1 to September 21, and the Fall Semester will run from September 22 to March 31.
- 2020 Spring Semester
Due to the spread of the Pneumonia Associated with the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, Keio University has decided to postpone the start date of Spring Semester and the orientation dates after careful evaluation of the situation of respective faculties and graduate schools.
Orientation: Monday, April 13 – Tuesday, April 28
Spring Semester Classes Start: Thursday, April 30
Details on academic calendars of respective faculties and graduate schools will be updated as needed via the following links:
April 1 | Wednesday | Entrance Ceremony (Hiyoshi Campus) |
March 25 – April 6 | Wednesday – Monday | Orientation |
April 2 – 8 | Thursday – Wednesday | Annual Health Checkup |
April 7 | Tuesday | Spring Semester classes begin |
April 8 | Wednesday | Online Course Registration Period Starts at 12:30 p.m. |
April 14 | Tuesday | Online Course Registration Period Ends at 11:00 a.m. |
April 23 | Thursday | Keio Foundation Day (classes held) |
May 28 | Thursday | Exams for First-half of Spring Semester courses |
May 30 – 31 | Saturday – Sunday | Waseda-Keio Baseball Games |
July 4 | Saturday | SFC Tanabata Festival (SFC Summer Festival) |
July 14 – 21 | Tuesday – Tuesday | Semester-end Examination Period *July 21 is reserved for extra exams. |
July 22 – September 22 | Wednesday – Tuesday | Summer Break Period |
July 29 – 30 | Wednesday – Thursday | Semester-end Makeup Examination Period |
August 1 – 10 | Saturday – Monday | Administrative Office Closed |
September 18 | Friday | Graduation Ceremony (Mita Campus) |
- 2020 Fall Semester
September 23 | Wednesday | Orientation |
September 24 | Thursday | Entrance Ceremony (Mita Campus) |
September 28 – 29 | Monday – Tuesday | Orientation |
September 25 | Friday | Fressmen Session for New GIGA students |
October 1 | Thursday | Classes begin |
October 2 | Friday | Online Course Registration Period Starts at 12:30 p.m. |
October 8 | Thursday | Online Course Registration Period Ends at 11:00 a.m. |
October 10 | Saturday | SFC Aki-Matsuri (SFC Fall Festival) (Tentative) |
November 7 – 8 | Saturday – Sunday | Waseda-Keio Baseball Games (Tentative) |
November 18 | Wednesday | Exams for First-half of Fall Semester courses |
TBD | TBD | Open Research Forum |
November 19 – 24 | Thursday – Tuesday | Mita Festival (including preparation and clean-up periods) |
December 26 – January 5 | Saturday – Tuesday | Winter Break Period Administrative Office Closed |
January 6 | Wednesday | Classes begin |
January 10 | Sunday | Founder's Birthday |
January 25 – February 1 | Monday – Monday | Semester-end Examination Period *Feb. 1 is reserved for extra exams. |
February 5 – 8 | Friday – Monday | Semester-end Makeup Examination Period |
March 23 | Tuesday | Graduation Ceremony (Hiyoshi Campus) |
The academic calendar is also available via the following links: