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.

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Academic Calendar

2019 JANUARY	1	New Year Day (public holiday)
	7 - 11	Application period for department transfer
	10	Last day to withdraw from winter session courses
	25	Winter session courses end
	24 - 30	Registration for spring semester courses
		Application period for double major and combined major
	30 - Feb. 1	Tuition payment period for newly admitted undergraduate students
FEBRUARY	1	Last day for faculty to submit winter session grades
	4 - 6	Seol (public holidays)
	7 - 13	Tuition payment period for newly admitted graduate students
	11	Last day to submit application for re-admission and re-enrollment
	13 - 19	Application period for minor, combined minor and student designed major
	21 - 27	Tuition payment period for spring semester
	26	Graduation ceremony
	27	Last day to submit application for re-admission and re-registration
	28	Winter break ends, fall semester ends
MARCH	1	Independence Movement Day (national holiday), 2019 Academic Year begins
	4	Matriculation ceremony for undergraduates, Spring semester classes begin
	4 - 8	Course add and drop period
	11 - 15	Course demand survey for summer session
	11 - 22	Application period for faculty to open fall semester courses
	25 - 29	Application period for faculty to open summer session courses
	27	First quarter of spring semester ends
APRIL	22	Second quarter of spring semester ends, Last day to withdraw from courses
	25 - 29	Reading period (no class)
MAY	6	Substitute holiday for Children's Day (May 5)
	7	Substitute holiday for Children's Day
	9 - 15	Registration for summer session courses
	12	Buddha’s Birthday (public holiday)
	17	Third quarter of spring semester ends
	28 - June 14	Application period for fall semester scholarships
JUNE	6	Memorial Day (public holiday)
	14	Last day to submit application for fall semester scholarships
	14	Spring semester classes end
	15 - 21	Make-up classes
	15 - July 19	Application period for re-admission and re-enrollment
	15 - Aug. 30	Application period for re-registration
	24	Summer break begins, Summer session classes begin
	28	Last day for faculty to submit spring semester grades
JULY	12	Last day to withdraw from summer session courses
	19	Last day to submit application for re-admission and re-enrollment
AUGUST	2	Summer session classes end
	1 - 7	Registration for fall semester courses, Application period for double major and combined major
	1 - 7	Tuition payment period for newly admitted graduate students
	9	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
	26 - 30	Tuition payment period for fall semester
	29	Summer graduation ceremony
	30	Last day to submit application for re-registration
	31	Summer break ends, spring semester ends
SEPTEMBER	1	Fall semester begins
	2	Fall semester classes begin
	2 - 6	Course add and drop period
	5 - 11	Course demand survey for winter session
	12 - 15	Chuseok (public holidays)
	9 - 20	Application period for faculty to open next spring courses
	27	First quarter of fall semester ends
	23 - 27	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
	24 - 25	Reading period (no class)
NOVEMBER	7 - 13	Registration for winter session courses
	20	Third quarter of fall semester ends
	25 - Dec. 13	Application period for spring semester scholarships
DECEMBER	13	Fall semester courses end
	14 - 20	Make-up classes
	16 - Feb. 27, 2020	Application period for re-admission and re-enrollment
	17 - Feb. 27, 2020	Application period for re-registration
	23	Winter break begins, Winter session classes begin
	25	Christmas (public holiday)
	27	Last day for faculty to submit fall semester grades
2020 JANUARY	1	New Year Day (public holiday)
	6 - 10	Application period for department transfer
	13	Last day to withdraw from winter session courses
	24 - 27	Seol (public holidays)
	28	Winter session courses end
	28 - Feb. 3	Application period for double major and combined major
	29 - 31	Tuition payment period for newly admitted undergraduate students
	30 - Feb. 5	Registration for spring semester courses
FEBRUARY	4	Last day for faculty to submit winter session grades
	3 - 7	Tuition payment period for newly admitted graduate students
	11	Last day to submit application for re-admission and re-enrollment
	10 - 14	Application period for minor, interdisciplinary minor and student designed major
	19 - 25	Tuition payment period for spring semester
	26	Winter graduation ceremony
	27	Last day to submit application for re-registration
	29	Winter break ends, fall semester ends

* The schedule is subject to change as appropriate notitle.