Academic calendar
Academic calendar 2022-2023
| Event | Date(s) | |
| April | Entrance ceremony, guidance (1st year graduate students) | April 1 (Fri) |
| Welcome ceremony, guidance (3rd year undergraduate students) | April 4 (Mon) | |
| On-line course registration period (spring, summer terms) | April 4 (Mon) – April 15 (Fri) | |
| Spring semester begins | April 7 (Thu) | |
| Spring term (undergraduate students) | April 7 (Thu) – June 10 (Fri) | |
| Spring term (graduate students) | April 7 (Thu) – June 10 (Fri) | |
| May | Course confirmation and cancellation period (spring, summer terms) | May 16 (Mon) – May 18 (Wed) |
| June/July | No classes (preparation for University Festival) | June 3 (Fri) |
| University Festival (at Sapporo campus) | June 3 (Fri) – June 5 (Sun) | |
| Summer term (undergraduate students) | June 6 (Mon) – August 5 (Fri) | |
| Summer term (graduate students) | June 6 (Mon) – August 5 (Fri) | |
| Course cancellation period (summer term) | July 11 (Mon) – July 13 (Wed) | |
| August/September | Summer break | August 8 (Mon) – September 30 (Fri) |
| Open campus | August 8 (Mon) | |
| Graduate student entrance exam | August 16 (Tue) – August 17 (Wed) | |
| October | Online course registration period (fall, winter terms) | September 22(Thu) – September 28 (Wed) |
| Fall semester begins | October 3 (Mon) | |
| Fall term (undergraduate students) | October 3 (Mon) – December 1 (Thu) | |
| Fall term (graduate students) | October 3 (Mon) – December 1 (Thu) | |
| Student festival at Hakodate | October 9 (Sun) – October 10 (Mon) | |
| Course confirmation and cancellation period (fall, winter terms) | October 23 (Wed) – October 24 (Thu) | |
| November | Winter term (undergraduate students) | November 29 (Tue) －February 6 (Mon) |
| Winter term (graduate students) | November 29 (Tue) －February 6 (Mon) | |
| December | Winter break | December 29 (Thu) – January 4 (Wed) |
| January | Classes resume | January 5 (Thu) |
| No classes (preparation for National Center Test for University Admissions) | January 13 (Fri) | |
| National Center Test for University Admissions | January 14 (Sat) – January 15 (Sun) | |
| February | PhD dissertation defenses | February 2 (Thu) – February 7 (Tue) |
| Master’s degree thesis defenses | February 9 (Thu) – February 14 (Tue) | |
| Graduate student entrance exam | February 15 (Wed) | |
| March | Graduation ceremony at Hakodate | March 24 (Fri) |