Please roughly refer to the following timings for this year's graduate student work scheme, and specific arrangements are subject to actual notification!
 
  
   Semester  | 
   Rough Timing  | 
   Major Work  | 
  
  
   Spring Semester  | 
   Early March  | 
   Various inspections and reports after school starts  | 
  
  
   Mid-March  | 
   Submission of doctoral dissertation for review  | 
  
  
   Late March or early April  | 
   Doctoral student preliminary oral defense  | 
  
  
   Early April  | 
   Submission of master's thesis for review  | 
  
  
   Mid-April  | 
   2021 graduate advisor work selection (the specific time will be notified by the Graduate School)  | 
  
  
   Early May  | 
   Doctoral and master's student thesis proposal and interim assessment  | 
  
  
   Mid-May  | 
   Doctoral and master's student oral defense  | 
  
  
   Before early June  | 
   Doctoral student preliminary oral defense  | 
  
  
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   Fall Semester  | 
   Early September  | 
   Advisor meeting and various inspections after school starts  | 
  
  
   End of August and beginning of September  | 
   Doctoral student oral defense  | 
  
  
   Mid-September  | 
   Doctoral student preliminary oral defense  | 
  
  
   Late September  | 
   Submission of doctoral dissertation for review  | 
  
  
   Mid-October  | 
   Doctoral and master's student thesis proposal and interim assessment  | 
  
  
   Late October  | 
   Submission of master's thesis for review  | 
  
  
   Mid-November  | 
   Doctoral and master's student oral defense  | 
  
  
   Before December 30  | 
   Grant of completion for doctoral students with study extension  |