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

2018 JANUARY	1	New Year Day (public holiday)
	8 - 12	Application period for department transfer
	10	Last day to withdraw from winter session courses
	25	Winter session courses end
	25 - 31	Registration for spring semester courses
		Application period for double major and combined major
	31 - Feb. 2	Tuition payment period for newly admitted undergraduate students
FEBRUARY	1	Last day for faculty to submit winter session grades
	1 - 7	Tuition payment period for newly admitted graduate students
	8 - 14	Application period for minor, combined minor and student designed major
	15 - 17	Seol(public holidays)
	19 - 23	Tuition payment period for spring semester
	23	Last day to submit application for re-admission and re-registration
	26	Graduation ceremony
	28	Winter break ends, fall semester ends
MARCH	1	Independence Movement Day (national holiday), 2018 Academic Year begins
	2	Matriculation ceremony for undergraduates, Spring semester classes begin
	2 - 8	Course add and drop period
	12 - 16	Course demand survey for summer session
	12 - 23	Application period for faculty to open fall semester courses
	26	First quarter of spring semester ends
	26 - 30	Application period for faculty to open summer session courses
APRIL	19	Second quarter of spring semester ends, Last day to withdraw from courses
	19 - 20	Reading period (no class)
MAY	10 - 16	Registration for summer session courses
	5	Children’s Day (public holiday)
	7	Substitute holiday for Children's Day
	16	Third quarter of spring semester ends
	22	Buddha’s Birthday (public holiday)
	28 - June 14	Application period for fall semester scholarships
JUNE	6	Memorial Day (public holiday)
	13	Local election (public holiday)
	14	Last day to submit application for fall semester scholarships
	14	Spring semester classes end
	15 - 21	Make-up classes
	15 - Aug. 10	Application period for re-admission and re-enrollment
	15 - Aug. 31	Application period for re-registration
	22	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
	26 - Aug. 1	Registration for fall semester courses
AUGUST	2	Summer session classes end
	1 - 7	Application period for double major and combined major, Tuition payment period for newly admitted graduate students
	9	Last day for faculty to submit summer session grades
	10	Last day to submit application for re-admission and re-enrollment
	15	Independence Day (national holiday)
	16 - 22	Application period for minor, combined minor, and student-designed major
	27 - 31	Tuition payment period for fall semester
	29	Summer graduation ceremony
	31	Last day to submit application for re-registration
	31	Summer break ends, spring semester ends
SEPTEMBER	1	Fall semester starts
	3	Fall semester classes begin
	3 - 7	Course add and drop period
	10 - 14	Course demand survey for winter session
	10 - 21	Application period for faculty to open next spring courses
	23 - 25	Chuseok(public holidays)
	28	First quarter of fall semester ends
	27 - Oct. 4	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)
	26	Second quarter of fall semester ends, Last day to withdraw from fall semester courses
	25 - 26	Reading period (no class)
NOVEMBER	8 - 14	Registration for winter session courses
	20	Third quarter of fall semester ends
	26 - Dec. 14	Application period for spring semester scholarships
DECEMBER	14	Fall semester courses end
	15 - 21	Make-up classes
	17 - Feb. 11, 2018	Application period for re-admission and re-enrollment
	17 - Feb. 27	Application period for re-registration
	24	Winter break begins, Winter session classes begin
	25	Christmas (public holiday)
	28	Last day for faculty to submit fall semester grades
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)
	1 - 7	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-registration
	28	Winter break ends, fall semester ends

* The schedule is subject to change as appropriate.