Academic Calendar

Temple University School of Law, Tokyo Campus operates on an American academic calendar with full thirteen-week semesters in fall and spring and a ten-week semester in the summer. The spring semester runs from January to early May. The fall semester begins in late August or early September and ends in early December, and the summer semester runs from mid-May to early August.


Last update: 2013/3/11


Spring Semester 2013

January 5-6, Sat.-Sun.
New Local Student Orientation*
January 6, Sunday
J.D. Orientation
January 7, Monday
First day of classes
March 4-8, Mon.-Fri.
Spring Break
April 13, Friday
Last day of classes
April 16-27, Tue.-Sat.
Examination period

Summer Semester 2013

May 11-12, Sat.-Sun.
New Student Orientation*
May 14, Tuesday
First day of classes
July 27, Saturday
Last day of classes
July 29-August 3, Mon.-Sat.
Examination Period

Fall Semester 2013

Aug. 31-Sep 1, Sat.-Sun.
New Student Orientation*
September 2, Monday
First day of classes
November 30, Saturday
Last day of classes
December 2-7, Mon.-Sat.
Examination Period

*Every semester on a weekend before classes start, the law program holds orientation for all new local students. On the Saturday, all new local students must attend the first hour of orientation, as it discusses the program's policies and procedures. After this first hour, any new student who has not studied under the common law tradition must attend the two-day seminar on common law legal analysis.


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