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 2024
| Fall Semester, September 3 through December 13, 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Fall certificate program, special student, and auditor applications deadline | August 9 |
| IBS new and returning student orientation | August 20 |
| UCB instruction begins | August 21 |
| GTU orientation period, see GTU website for details | August 19-August 30 |
| New student registration/returning student late registration period | August 19-August 30 |
| Labor Day (administrative offices closed, no classes) | September 2 |
| IBS/GTU instruction begins | September 3 |
| Add/drop period; students may add/drop courses without charge | September 3-13 |
| Deadline to pay fall 2024 tuition | September 13 |
| Thesis defense deadline, to avoid fall 2024 registration and tuition charge | September 13 |
| Thesis filing deadline, for fall 2024 graduation | October 1 |
| Reading week (no classes) | October 21-25 |
| Spring 2025 degree program application deadline | November 1 |
| Spring 2025 scholarship application deadline | November 1 |
| Returning student registration for Spring 2025 | November 4-15 |
| IBS 75th Anniversary and Annual Memorial Service | November 16 |
| Annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion in San Diego, CA | November 23-26 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday (administrative offices closed, no classes) | November 28-December 1 |
| Jodo-e, Rohatsu, Bodhi Day, Buddha’s Enlightenment Day | December 8 |
| UCB instruction ends | December 13 |
| IBS/GTU semester ends; deadline to petition for incomplete | December 13 |
| IBS Winter Holiday (administrative offices closed) | December 23-January 3 |
| Deadline to make up an incomplete | January 3 |
| Deadline for faculty to submit grades for fall 2024 | January 3 |
Spring 2025
| Spring Semester, February 3 through May 23, 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Returning student registration for Spring 2025 | November 4-15, 2024 |
| Spring certificate program, special student, and auditor applications deadline | January 10 |
| Shinran Shonin Memorial Day, observed (administrative offices closed) | January 17 |
| Martin Luther King Day (administrative offices closed) | January 20 |
| UCB instruction begins | January 21 |
| New student registration/returning student late registration period | January 21-31 |
| IBS/GTU instruction begins | February 3 |
| Add/drop period; students may add/drop courses without charge | February 3-February 14 |
| Deadline to pay spring 2025 tuition | February 14 |
| Thesis defense deadline, to avoid spring 20204 registration and tuition charge | February 14 |
| Presidents Day (administrative offices closed) | February 17 |
| BCA National Council Meeting, Bay District (online) | February 28-March 2 |
| Ryukoku Lecture Series | March, TBD |
| Deadline for degree program applications for AY2025-26 | March 1 |
| Reading week/spring break (no classes) | March 24-28 |
| Thesis filing deadline, for spring 2025 graduation | April 1 |
| Returning student registration for Fall 2025 | April 7-18 |
| Good Friday (administrative offices closed, no classes) | April 18 |
| UCB instruction ends | May 16 |
| GTU Commencement | May 22 |
| IBS/GTU semester ends; deadline to petition for incomplete | May 23 |
| IBS Commencement | May 23 |
| Memorial Day (administrative offices closed) | May 26 |
| Deadline to make up an incomplete | June 13 |
| Deadline for faculty to submit grades for spring 2025 | June 13 |
| Juneteenth (administrative offices closed) | June 19 |
| Independence Day (administrative offices closed) | July 4 |