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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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
	1 - 7	Tuition payment period for newly admitted graduate students
	3 - 6	Tuition payment period for newly admitted undergraduate students
	13 - 17	Application period for minor, combined minor and student designed major
	20 - 23	Tuition payment period for spring semester
	24	Commencement
	28	Last day to submit application for re-admission / re-registration
MARCH	1	Independence Movement Day (national holiday), 2017 Academic Year begins
	2	Matriculation ceremony for undergraduates, Spring semester classes begin
	2 - 8	Course add and drop period
	13 - 17	Course demand survey for summer session
	13 - 24	Application period for faculty to open fall semester courses
	27	First quarter of spring semester ends
	27 - 31	Application period for faculty to open summer session courses
APRIL	20	Second quarter of spring semester ends, Last day to withdraw from courses
	21 - 22	Reading period (no class)
MAY	3	Buddha’s Birthday (public holiday)
	4 - 11	Registration for summer session courses
	5	Children’s Day (public holiday)
	18	Third quarter of spring semester ends
	29 - 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
	14 - Aug. 24	Application period for re-admission / 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
	27 – Aug. 2	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
	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	Summer graduate ceremony
	31	Summer break ends, spring semester ends
SEPTEMBER	1	Fall semester classes begin
	1 - 7	Course add and drop period
	11 - 25	Course demand survey for winter session
	11 - 22	Application period for faculty to open next spring courses
	25	First quarter of fall semester ends
	25 - 29	Application period for faculty to open winter session courses
OCTOBER	3	Foundation Day (national holiday)
	3 - 6	Chuseok (public holidays)
	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
	26 – 27	Reading period (no class)
NOVEMBER	2 - 8	Registration for winter session courses
	21	Third quarter of fall semester ends
	27 - Dec. 14	Application period for spring semester scholarships
DECEMBER	14	Fall semester courses end
	15 - 21	Make-up classes
	15 - Feb. 23, 2018	Application period for re-admission and re-registration
	22	Winter break begins, Winter session classes begin
	25	Christmas (public holiday)
	28	Last day for faculty to submit fall semester grades
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

* The schedule is subject to change as appropriate.