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 2007
| Orientation period (most departments) | 2 April - 7 April 2007 |
|---|---|
| Entrance ceremony (most departments) | 3 April 2007 |
| Orientation (Law School) | 2 April - 4 April 2007 |
| Orientation (Graduate Schools of Media and Governance and Health Management) | 4 April - 6 April 2007 |
| Entrance ceremony (graduate schools) | 6 April 2007 |
| Orientation (other graduate schools) | 6 April 2007 |
| Spring semester begins (Law School) | 5 April 2007 |
| Spring semester begins | 9 April 2007 |
| Entrance ceremony (correspondence courses) | 29 April 2007 |
| Exams | 18 July - 26 July 2007 |
| Exams (Law School) | 23 July - 30 July 2007 |
| Summer vacation | 27 July - 21 September 2007 |
| Summer vacation (Law Schools) | 31 July - 21 September 2007 |
| Commencement (most departments) | 19 September 2007 |
| Entrance ceremony | 21 September 2007 |
| Orientation | 22, 25 September 2007 |
| Fall semester begins (Law School) | 22 September 2007 |
| Fall semester begins | 26 September 2007 |
| Commencement (other graduate schools) | 28 September 2007 |
| Winter vacation | 23 December 2007 - 5 January 2008 |
| Exams | 23 January - 5 February 2008 |
| Exams (Law School) | 25 January - 1 February 2008 |
| Commencement (all departments) | 24 March 2008 |
| Commencement (other graduate schools) | 28 March 2008 |
