Academic Calendar
Academic Calendar
2025 Academic Calendar
Dates and events are subject to change. Please check the latest university announcements for updates.
2025
January
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Term 4 Begins (5-week Session)
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New Year's Day Holiday
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Term 3 Final Course Evaluations and Grade Review (Appeals and Corrections)
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Make-up Class for Christmas Day (Dec. 25)
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Lunar New Year Holiday
2025
February
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Term 4 Grade Submission
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End of Term 4
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Make-up Class for New Year's Day (Jan. 1)
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Term 4 Grade Submission
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Applications for Return from Leave and Readmission for Spring 2025
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Term 4 Course Evaluations and Grade Review (Appeals and Corrections)
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Course Registration for Continuing Students for Spring 2025
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Tuition Payment Period for Spring 2025
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2024 Academic Year Commencement Ceremony
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2025 Entrance Ceremony
2025
March
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Independence Movement Day Holiday
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Substitute Holiday for Independence Movement Day Holiday
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Term 1 Begins
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Course Registration for New Students
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University Foundation Day Holiday
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One-quarter Point of Term 1 (Deadline for Returning from Leave)
2025
April
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One-third Point of Term 1
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Term 1 Midterm Examinations
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Halfway Point of Term 1 (Deadline for General Leave of Absence)
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Term 1 Mid-Semester Course Evaluations
2025
May
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Buddha's Birthday / Children's Day Holiday
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Substitute Holiday for Buddha's Birthday Holiday
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Term 2 Course Registration
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Three-quarter Point of Term 1
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Term 2 Tuition Payment Period
2025
June
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21st Presidential Election (University Closed) Holiday
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Memorial Day Holiday
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Term 1 Final Examinations (Held after Make-up Classes)
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Make-up Class for University Foundation Day (Mar. 25)
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Make-up Class for Children's Day (May 5)
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Make-up Class for Substitute Holiday for Buddha's Birthday (May 6)
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Make-up Class for Memorial Day (Jun. 6)
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Make-up Class for the 21st Presidential Election (Jun. 3)
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Term 2 Begins (5-week Session)
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Term 1 Grade Submission
2025
July
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Term 1 Final Course Evaluations and Grade Review (Appeals and Corrections)
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End of Term 2
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Term 2 Grade Submission
2025
August
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Term 2 Course Evaluations and Grade Review (Appeals and Corrections)
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Applications for Return from Leave and Readmission for Term 3
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Term 3 Course Registration
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Liberation Day Holiday
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Term 3 Tuition Payment Period
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August 2025 Summer Commencement Date
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2025 Gwangju Design Biennale
2025 Gwangju Design Biennale - You, the World: How Design Embraces Humanity
2025
September
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Term 3 Begins
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One-quarter Point of Term 3 (Deadline for Returning from Leave)
2025
October
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National Foundation Day Holiday
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One-third Point of Term 3
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Chuseok Holiday Holiday
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Substitute Holiday for Chuseok Holiday
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Hangeul Day Holiday
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Term 3 Midterm Examinations
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Halfway Point of Term 3 (Deadline for General Leave of Absence)
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Term 3 Mid-Semester Course Evaluations
2025
November
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Two-thirds Point of Term 3
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Term 4 Course Registration
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Three-quarter Point of Term 3
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Term 4 Tuition Payment Period
2025
December
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Term 3 Final Examinations (Held after Make-up Classes)
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Make-up Class for Chuseok Holiday (Oct. 6)
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Make-up Class for Chuseok Holiday (Oct. 7)
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Make-up Class for Substitute Holiday for Chuseok (Oct. 8)
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Make-up Class for Hangeul Day (Oct. 9)
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Make-up Class for National Foundation Day (Oct. 3)
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Term 4 Begins
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Term 3 Grade Submission
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Christmas Day Holiday
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Term 3 Final Course Evaluations and Grade Review (Appeals and Corrections)
2026
January
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New Year's Day Holiday
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Make-up Class for Christmas Day (Dec. 25)
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End of Term 4
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Make-up Class for New Year's Day (Jan. 1)
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Term 4 Grade Submission
2026
February
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Term 4 Course Evaluations and Grade Review (Appeals and Corrections)
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Applications for Return from Leave and Readmission for Spring 2026
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Course Registration for Continuing Students for Spring 2026
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Tuition Payment Period for Spring 2026
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Lunar New Year Holiday Holiday
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2025 Academic Year Commencement Ceremony
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2026 Entrance Ceremony