The Institute of Buddhist Studies follows the academic calendar of the Graduate Theological Union, including registration and thesis filing dates and deadlines. Please visit the GTU website for the extended calendar which includes all dates, deadlines, holidays, and other events across the GTU consortium.
For more details about our course offerings, please review the extended course listings here.
For more information about our upcoming public events, view the event listings here.
Fall 2023
| Fall Semester, September 5 through December 15, 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Fall certificate program, special student, and auditor applications deadline | August 4 |
| UCB instruction begins | August 16 |
| IBS new and returning student orientation | August 23 |
| GTU MA orientation period, see GTU website for details | August 21-September 1 |
| New student registration/returning student late registration period | August 21-September 1 |
| Labor Day (administrative offices closed, no classes) | September 4 |
| IBS/GTU instruction begins | September 5 |
| Add/drop period; students may add/drop courses without charge | September 5-15 |
| Deadline to pay fall 2023 tuition | September 15 |
| Thesis defense deadline, to avoid fall 2023 registration and tuition charge | September 15 |
| Thesis filing deadline, for fall 2023 graduation | October 2 |
| Reading week (no classes) | October 23-27 |
| Spring 2024 degree program application deadline | November 1 |
| Spring 2024 scholarship application deadline | November 1 |
| IBS Annual Memorial Service | November 9 |
| Returning student registration for Spring 2024 | November 6-17 |
| Annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Antonio, TX | November 18-21 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday (administrative offices closed, no classes) | November 23-26 |
| Bodhi Day, Rohatsu, Buddha’s Enlightenment Day | December 8 |
| UCB instruction ends | December 8 |
| IBS/GTU semester ends; deadline to petition for incomplete | December 15 |
| IBS Winter Holiday (administrative offices closed) | December 25-January 1 |
| Deadline to make up an incomplete | January 5 |
| Deadline for faculty to submit grades for fall 2023 | January 5 |
Spring 2024
| Spring Semester, January 29 through May 17, 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Returning student registration for Spring 2024 | November 6-17 |
| Spring certificate program, special student, and auditor applications deadline | January 5 |
| Martin Luther King Day (administrative offices closed) | January 15 |
| Shinran Shonin Memorial Day (administrative offices closed) | January 16 |
| UCB instruction begins | January 16 |
| New student registration/returning student late registration period | January 17-26 |
| IBS/GTU instruction begins | January 29 |
| Add/drop period; students may add/drop courses without charge | January 29-February 9 |
| Deadline to pay spring 2024 tuition | February 9 |
| Thesis defense deadline, to avoid spring 2024 registration and tuition charge | February 9 |
| Presidents Day (administrative offices closed) | February 19 |
| BCA National Council Meeting in Sacramento, CA | February 22-25 |
| Ryukoku Lecture Series | March, TBD |
| Deadline for degree program applications for AY2024-25 | March 1 |
| Reading week/spring break (no classes) | March 25-29 |
| Good Friday (administrative offices closed, no classes) | March 29 |
| Rev. Dr. Taitetsu Unno Memorial Lecture | TBD |
| Thesis filing deadline, for spring 2024 graduation | April 1 |
| Returning student registration for Fall 2024 | April 8-19 |
| UCB instruction ends | May 3 |
| GTU Commencement | May 9 |
| IBS/GTU semester ends; deadline to petition for incomplete | May 17 |
| IBS Commencement | May 17 |
| Memorial Day (administrative offices closed) | May 27 |
| Deadline to make up an incomplete | June 7 |
| Deadline for faculty to submit grades for spring 2024 | June 7 |
| Independence Day (administrative offices closed) | July 4 |