Academic Calendar

For Current Students

Graduation and Commencement Ceremony

Note: Those who have not yet returned a book to the university library cannot receive their diplomas on the day of the diploma presentation. In such cases, return the book to the library immediately.

Spring

Spring Graduation and Commencement Ceremony 2020

Updated on March 19, 2021

School Ceremonies

Click here for details. *As for the Doctoral Degree Ceremony, we will inform to graduates when details are finalized.

Schedule for issuing the Certificate of Graduation

Certificates of Graduation can be obtained from the automated certificate-issuing machines from March 15 onward.

Application Period	Issue Period	Application and Issuing Location	What to Bring	Fee
March 15th through Graduation day	Day of application	Automated certificate-issuing machines click here.	Student ID card	200 yen
		Counter at the Office of the Center for Science and Engineering (You can apply for and obtain your certificate by mail. Please refer to the link below for the post-graduation application.)	Identification (driver’s license, health insurance card, etc.)	Until March 31: 200 yen On and after April 1st: 300 yen
Graduation day through March 31st
On and after April 1st

Graduates who need a certificate are highly recommended to obtain that between March 15th and Graduation day, using the automated certificate-issuing machines because the counters will be busy on the graduation and commencement day.
Your student identification card will be collected when you receive your diploma on the graduation and commencement day. You cannot use the automated certificate-issuing machines after the card has been collected, and please apply at the counter. (You will need to provide identification, and your certificate will be issued to you on the following day.)

【For those who are going to graduate school】
If you apply to continue your Waseda ID when you move to a new student registry, your eligibility to use the automated certificate issuing machine will change and you will no longer be able to issue certificates under your current registry. Please make sure to obtain a certificate related to your current program before transferring your Waseda ID to the new student registry.

The method of applying for a certificate after graduation is described here.

Fall

Fall Graduation and Commencement Ceremony 2021

Updated on September 1, 2021

Master’s students and Doctoral students

Date
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Time
13:00-13:45　 (Doors open 1 hour before)
Venue
Waseda Arena at Toyama campus

Undergraduate students

Date
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Time
13:00-13:45　 (Doors open 1 hour before)
Venue
Waseda Arena at Toyama campus

Diploma Presentation by Department and Major

Date
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Time
14:00-16:00
Venue
Room 3 Conference room, 2F, bldg. #63, Nishi-Waseda Campus

*You can receive your diploma at any time in the above time period.
*The Diploma will be given to you in exchange for your Student ID card.

Schedule for issuing the Certificate of Graduation

Certificates of Graduation can be obtained from the automated certificate-issuing machines on and after September 15th.

Application Period	Issue Period	Application and Issuing Location	What to Bring	Fee
September 15th through Graduation day	Day of application	Automated certificate-issuing machines click here.	Student identification card	200 yen
Graduation day through 30th		Counter at the Office of the Center for Science and Engineering (You can apply for and obtain your certificate by mail. Please refer to the link below for the post-graduation application.)	Identification (driver’s license, health insurance card, etc.)	Until September 30th: 200 yen On and after October 1st: 300 yen
On and after October 1st

Your student identification card will be collected when you receive your diploma on the graduation and commencement day. You cannot use the automated certificate-issuing machines after your student identification card has been collected. Please apply at the counter. (You will need to provide identification, and your certificate will be issued to you on the following day.)
Note that our office in the Center for Science & Engineering is closed and no certificates can be issued on the graduation day, Sundays, and holidays.

The method of applying for a certificate after graduation is described here.

When you are unable to be present on the day

Your diploma will be issued after the day of graduation and commencement in exchange for your student ID card at the Academic and Student Affairs Section in the Center for Science and Engineering. (1st floor of Bldg. 51) If you are overseas after the day of the graduation ceremony due to unavoidable circumstances, please see here.

Procedure by Proxy Person

Be sure to bring:

Delegating student’s Student ID Card
Letter of Commission (Download Letter of Commission here )
Proxy’s ID (Passport, Driver’s License, Insurance Card, etc.)

Career Path Determination Report (Shinro-Hokoku)

Please update your graduation record on MyWaseda before you graduate. To learn more about the updating process, please refer to the Career Compass (Career Path Determination Report.)

Parents’ Day for this Academic Year (Academic Year 2020) was taken place online from 9:00AM on November 2 (Mon.) to 5:00PM on November 13 (Fri.). Thank you for coming.

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