Fall 2018 Semester| Year | Month | Date | Event | Time | Location |
|---|
| 2018 | September | 3 | Students Depart US | | |
| 4 | Students Arrive at Kyoto Garden Palace Hotel | | |
| 5-7 | Convocation and Orientation | | Doshisha University |
| 7 | Welcome Party | 6:00-8:00pm | Kyoto Garden Palace Hotel |
| 10 | Classes Start | | |
| Bicycle & Safety Workshop | 11:00-12:15pm | |
| 10-12 | Japanese Review Days | | |
| 13 | Japanese Placement Test | | |
| 14 | Japanese Oral Exam | | |
| Disaster Prevention Center | 1:30-4:00pm | |
| 17 | 敬老の日 けいろのひ No Classes | | |
| 18 | Last Day to Change Registration | | |
| 21 | Thank You Lunch for Doshisha Student Volunteers | 12:00-1:30pm | |
| 23 | 秋分の日 しゅうぶんのひ | | |
| 24 | 秋分の日 (Observed) Class Day | | |
| October | 3-5 | Fall Field Trip | | Himeji – Hiroshima – Miyajima |
| 8 | 体育の日 たいいくのひ Class Day | | |
| November | 3 | 文化の日 ぶんかのひ | | |
| 5-9 | Fall Break | | |
| 14-16 | Spring Registration | | Online |
| 23 | 勤労感謝の日 きんろうかんしゃのひ No Classes | | |
| 26-28 | 学園祭 がくえんさい Class Days | | |
| 29 | Doshisha Eve Day — Class Day | | |
| December | 12-14 | Elective Class Finals | | |
| 14 | Last Day of Classes | | |
| 17 | Japanese Final Exams | | |
| 18 | Semester Ending Get Together | | |
| 19 | Winter Break Starts | | |
| 21 | Program Ends for Fall-Only Students — Leave Homestay | | |
| 24 | Office Closed For Holidays | | |
Spring 2019 Semester| Year | Month | Date | Event | Time | Location |
|---|
| 2019 | January | 7 | Office Opens | | |
| 8 | Spring-Only Students Arrive at Kyoto Garden Palace Hotel | | |
| 9 | General Orientation for New Students | | |
| 10 | New Student Homestay Orientation in AM – Commuting Practice in PM | | |
| 11 | Language Exams for New Students – Campus Tour in PM | | |
| 14 | 成人の日 せいじんのひ No classes | | |
| 15 | Classes Start | | |
| 18 | Disaster Prevention Center for New Students | | |
| 22 | Last Day to Change Registration | | |
| February | 6-10 | February Break | | |
| 11 | 建国記念の日 けんこくのひ Class Day | | |
| March |
| 6-8 | Independent Field Trip for Full-Year Students | | |
| Spring Field Trip for Spring-Only Students | | Himeji – Hiroshima – Miyajima |
| 15 | Independent Field Trip Presentations | | |
| 21 | 春分の日 しゅんぶんのひ No Classes | | |
| April | 16-17 | Elective Class Finals | | |
| 17 | Last Day of Classes | | |
| 18 | Japanese Final Exams | | |
| 19 | Semester Ending Get Together | | |
| 20 | Closing Ceremony | 5:00-7:30pm | Kyoto Garden Palace |
| 21-23 | Free Days | | |
| 24 | Program Ends – Leave Homestay | | |
(All dates are tentative and subject to change)
