Seoul National University: Academic Calendar 2016/2017

SNU's academic year begins at March and ends at the next February. An academic year has two regular semesters of spring and fall which are 16 weeks long, and two of six-weeks sessions during summer and winter breaks.

2016 JANUARY	1	New Year Day (public holiday)
	8	Last day to withdraw from winter session courses
	11 ~ 15	Application period for department transfer
	25	Winter session courses end
	28 ~ Feb. 3	Registration for spring semester courses
FEBRUARY	1	Last day for faculty to submit winter session grades
	1 ~ 5	Tuition payment period for newly admitted graduate students Application period for double major combined major
	7 ~ 10	Seol (public holidays)
	15 ~ 19	Application period for minor, combined minor, and student designed major
	18 ~ 24	Tuition payment period for spring semester
	17	Last day to submit application for re-admission and re-registration
	26	Commencement
	29	Winter break ends, 2015 Academic Year ends
MARCH	1	Independence Movement Day (national holiday), 2016 Academic Year begins
	2	Matriculation ceremony for undergraduates, Spring semester classes begin
	2 ~ 8	Course add and drop period
	14 ~ 18	Course demand survey for summer session
	14 ~ 25	Application period for faculty to open fall semester courses
	25	First quarter of spring semester ends
	28 ~ Apr. 1	Application period for faculty to open summer session courses
APRIL	13	Election day for the National Assembly (public holiday)
	20	Second quarter of spring semester ends, Last day to withdraw from courses
	21 ~ 22	Reading period (no class)
MAY	5	Children’s Day (public holiday)
	6 ~ 12	Registration for summer session courses
	14	Buddha’s Birthday (public holiday)
	19	Third quarter of spring semester ends
	27 ~ June 13	Application period for fall semester scholarships
JUNE	6	Memorial Day (public holiday)
	13	Last day to submit application for fall semester scholarships
	13	Spring semester classes end
	14 ~ Aug. 24	Application period for re-admission and re-registration
	15 ~ 20	Make-up classes
	21	Summer break begins, Summer session classes begin
	27	Last day for faculty to submit spring semester grades
JULY	11	Last day to withdraw from summer session courses
	28 ~ Aug. 3	Registration for fall semester courses
AUGUST	1	Summer session classes end
	1 ~ 5	Application period for double major and combined major, Tuition payment period for newly admitted graduate students
	8	Last day for faculty to submit summer session grades
	15	Independence Day (national holiday)
	16 ~ 22	Application period for minor, combined minor, and student-designed major
	24	Last day to submit application for re-admission and re-registration
	25 ~ 31	Tuition payment period for fall semester
	29	Commencement
	31	Summer break ends, spring semester ends
SEPTEMBER	1	Fall semester classes begin
	1 ~ 7	Course add and drop period
	12 ~ 21	Course demand survey for winter session
	12 ~ 28	Application period for faculty to open next spring courses
	14 – 16	Chuseok (public holidays)
	28	First quarter of fall semester ends
	29 ~ Oct. 6	Application period for faculty to open winter session courses
OCTOBER	3	Foundation Day (national holiday)
	9	Hangeul Day (national holiday)
	15	SNU Anniversary (no class)
	25	Second quarter of fall semester ends, Last day to withdraw from fall semester courses
	27 ~ 28	Reading period (no class)
NOVEMBER	3 ~ 9	Registration for winter session courses
	18	Third quarter of fall semester ends
	28 – Dec. 14	Application period for spring semester scholarships
DECEMBER	14	Fall semester courses end
	15 ~ Feb. 27, 2017	Application period for re-admission and re-registration
	15 ~ 21	Make-up classes
	22	Winter break begins, Winter session classes begin
	25	Christmas (public holiday)
	28	Last day for faculty to submit fall semester grades
2017 JANUARY	1	New Year Day (public holiday)
	6	Last day to withdraw from winter session courses
	9 ~ 13	Application period for department transfer
	19 ~ 25	Registration for spring semester courses
	25	Winter session courses end
	27 ~ 29	Seol (public holidays)
	30 ~ Feb. 3	Application period for double major and combined major
FEBRUARY	1	Last day for faculty to submit winter session grades
	3 ~ 6	Tuition payment period for newly admitted undergraduate students
	6 ~ 10	Tuition payment period for newly admitted graduate students
	13 ~ 17	Application period for minor, combined minor and student designed major
	16 ~ 21	Tuition payment period for spring semester
	23	Last day to submit application for re-admission and re-registration
	24	Commencement
	28	Winter break ends, 2016 Academic Year ends

* The schdeule is subject to change as appropriate