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 2022
| Fall Semester, September 6 through December 16, 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Fall certificate program, special student, and auditor applications deadline | August 5 |
| UCB instruction begins | August 24 |
| IBS new and returning student orientation | August 24 |
| GTU MA orientation period, see GTU website for details | August 22-September 2 |
| New student registration/returning student late registration period | August 22-September 2 |
| Labor Day (administrative offices closed, no classes) | September 5 |
| IBS/GTU instruction begins | September 6 |
| Add/drop period; students may add/drop courses without charge | September 6-16 |
| Deadline to pay fall 2022 tuition | September 16 |
| Thesis defense deadline, to avoid fall 2022 registration and tuition charge | September 16 |
| Thesis filing deadline, for fall 2022 graduation | October 1 |
| Reading week (no classes) | October 24-28 |
| Spring 2023 degree program application deadline | November 1 |
| Spring 2023 scholarship application deadline | November 1 |
| IBS Annual Memorial Service | November 10 |
| Returning student registration for Spring 2023 | November 7-18 |
| Annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in Denver, CO | November 19-22 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday (administrative offices closed, no classes) | November 24-25 |
| UCB instruction ends | December 9 |
| IBS/GTU semester ends; deadline to petition for incomplete | December 16 |
| IBS Winter Holiday (administrative offices closed) | December 19-January 2 |
| Deadline to make up an incomplete | January 6 |
| Deadline for faculty to submit grades for fall 2022 | January 6 |
Spring 2023
| Spring Semester, January 30 through May 19, 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Returning student registration for Spring 2023 | November 7-18 |
| Spring certificate program, special student, and auditor applications deadline | January 6 |
| Shinran Shonin Memorial Day (administrative offices closed) | January 13 (observed) |
| Martin Luther King Day (administrative offices closed) | January 16 |
| UCB instruction begins | January 17 |
| New student registration/returning student late registration period | January 17-27 |
| IBS/GTU instruction begins | January 30 |
| Add/drop period; students may add/drop courses without charge | January 30-February 10 |
| Deadline to pay fall 2022 tuition | February 10 |
| Thesis defense deadline, to avoid spring 2023 registration and tuition charge | February 10 |
| Presidents Day (administrative offices closed) | February 20 |
| BCA National Council Meeting | February 24-26 |
| Ryukoku Lecture Series | March, TBD |
| Deadline for degree program applications for AY2023-24 | March 1 |
| Reading week/spring break (no classes) | March 27-31 |
| Rev. Dr. Taitetsu Unno Memorial Lecture | March 31 |
| Thesis filing deadline, for spring 2023 graduation | April 1 |
| Good Friday (administrative offices closed, no classes) | April 7 |
| Returning student registration for Fall 2023 | April 10-21 |
| UCB instruction ends | May 5 |
| GTU Commencement | May 11 |
| IBS/GTU semester ends; deadline to petition for incomplete | May 19 |
| IBS Commencement | May 19 |
| Memorial Day (administrative offices closed) | May 29 |
| Deadline to make up an incomplete | June 9 |
| Deadline for faculty to submit grades for spring 2023 | June 9 |
| Independence Day (administrative offices closed) | July 4 |