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General Information
2009-2010 Academic Calendar
The academic year at Aoyama Gakuin University begins in early April and ends in late March of the following year. The First (Spring) Semester begins in April and ends in late July, followed by approximately a two-month summer break. The Second (Fall) Semester begins in late September and ends in early February. The Christmas/New Year vacation is about three weeks long. Classes are not held for about nine weeks between the end of the second semester final examinations and the beginning of the next academic year.
1st Semester
April 2 (Thu) Exchange Students’ Orientation 1
3 (Fri) Exchange Students’ Orientation 2
4 (Sat) Nyugaku-shiki / Matriculation Ceremony
6 (Mon) Exchange Student Orientation 3 & Health Check-up
11 (Sat) Classes begin
12 (Sun) Day Trip for Exchange Students
20 (Mon) Last day of Course Registration (Aoyama)
21(Tue) Last day of Course Registration (Sagamihara)
29 (Wed) Showa no Hi / Showa Day (Classes held)
May 3 (Sun) Kenpo Kinenbi / Constitution Day* (No classes held)
4 (Mon) Midori no Hi / Green Day* (No classes held)
5 (Tue) Kodomo-no hi / Children's Day* (No classes held)
6 (Wed) National Holiday* (No classes held)
June 20 (Sat) Adviser Group Gathering (No classes held)
July 16 (Thu) - 17 (Fri) Days set aside for make-up classes
20 (Mon) Umi no hi / Marine Day* (No classes held)
18 (Sat) - 31 (Fri) 1st Semester Final Examination
August 1 (Sat) - Summer Break starts
2nd Semester
September 23 (Wed) Summer Break ends
24 (Thu) 2nd Semester Starts
October 10 (Sat) - 11 (Sun) Sagamihara Festival
(No classes held at the Sagamihara Campus)
12 (Mon) Taiiku-no hi / Health-Sports Day (Classes held)
10 / 30 (Fri) - Aoyama Festival starts (No classes held at Aoyama Campus)
November - 11 / 3(Tue) Aoyama Festival ends (No classes held at Aoyama Campus)
16 (Mon) Aoyama Gakuin Soritsu Kinenbi / Anniversary (Classes held)
23 (Mon) Kinro Kansha-no hi / Labor Thanksgiving Day*
(No classes held)
December 23 (Wed) The Emperor's Birthday*
24 (Thu) - Winter Break starts
January - 1 / 6 (Wed) Winter Break ends
7 (Thu) Classes resume
11 (Mon) Seijin no hi / Coming of Age Day (No classes held)
14 (Thu) - 16 (Sat) Days set aside for make-up classes
16 (Sat) - 17(Sun) Center Shiken / Center Exams (Univ. Entrance Exam)
(No classes held at Aoyama Campus)
20 (Wed) - 2nd Semester Final Examinations starts
February - 2 (Tue) 2nd Semester Final Examinations ends
* National Holiday