National Yang-Ming University Calendar of Events for Academic Year 2015/2016
Fall Semester
Year
Month
August
September
2015
October
November
December
2016
January
Day
Week
1
Sat.
10
Mon.
14
Fri.
24
Mon.
28
31
4
Fri.
Mon.
Fri.
7
Mon.
8
Thu.
9
11
Wed.
Fri.
14
Mon.
18
23
Fri.
Wed.
25
Fri.
27
28
9
10
21
28
9
Sun.
Mon.
Fri.
Sat.
Wed.
Wed.
Mon.
13
Fri.
25
27
1
2
9
Wed.
Fri.
Tue.
Wed.
Wed.
25
Fri.
30
1
6
Wed.
Fri.
Wed.
Event
Fall Semester begins
Application for qualification and oral defense exams begins (for graduate students only)
Course selection begins (for all graduate students)
Application for course waiving begins
Cross-university course selection begins
Course selection ends (for all graduate students)
Course selection begins (for all undergraduate students)
Application for course waiving begins
Cross-university course selection begins
Course selection ends (for all undergraduate students)
Deadline for Graduation Leaving Procedure
Summer vacation ends
Registration (for new graduate students and all other enrolled students)
Application for student loan(for new graduate students only)
Registration (for senior undergraduate only) / Deadline for payment of tuition fees
Registration (for undergraduate freshmen only)
Application for student loan(for undergraduate freshmen only)
Orientation for graduate freshmen (morning)
Orientation for Parents & family (afternoon)
Introduction of dormitory(afternoon)
Extended deadline for tuition-waiving application (Fall)
Orientation for international freshmen
Orientation for undergraduate freshmen begins
Orientation for undergraduate freshmen ends
Fall Semester classes begin
Add/ Drop Course Period begins (all students)
Application for student loan begins
Application deadline for student loan
University Academic Activities
Add/ Drop Course Period ends (all students)
Application deadline for course waiving
Cross-university course selection ends
Application deadline for qualification exam (for graduate students only)
Mid-Autumn Festival
Extended Holiday of Mid-Autumn Festival
Extended Holiday of National Day
National Day
Morning of Shen-Nong Hill
University Academic Activities
Mid-term Exams begin
Mid-term Exams end
Application deadline for oral defense exam (for graduate students only)
Sports Day / No Classes
Extended deadline for tuition-waiving application (Spring)
Application for doctoral degree begins
University Academic Activities
University Development Committee Conference
Student Affairs Conference
Submission deadline for suspension and course withdraws (Fall)
Academic Affairs Conference
New Year’s Day/ No Classes
Administrative Affairs Conference
2016
8
Fri.
11
Mon.
13
Wed.
15
Fri.
18
20
Mon.
Wed.
22
Fri.
27
Wed.
29
Fri.
Deadline for submitting final grades (for faculty)( Fall Semester)
31
Sun.
Submission deadline for hold of oral defense exam (graduate students)
Submission deadline for hold of qualification exam for graduate students
Fall Semester ends
January
Fall Semester classes end
Final Exams begin
Exam Period for Department of Dentistry graduating students begins
Application for departments or institutes transfer begins
Application for minors begins
Application for double majors begins
Application for pre-taking postgraduate course begins
Student Disciplinary Committee Conference
Final Exams end
Exam Period for Department of Dentistry graduating students ends
Winter Vacation begins
Application deadline for doctoral degree
Application deadline for departments or institutes transfer
Application deadline for minors
Application deadline for double majors
Application deadline for pre-taking postgraduate course
Course selection for all students begins
Application for course waiving begins
Cross-university course selection begins
Spring Semester
Year
Month
February
March
April
Day
Week
1
Mon.
Spring Semester begins
Application for qualification and oral defense exams begins (for graduate students only)
2
Tue.
Course selection for all students ends
12
Fri.
15
Mon.
19
Fri.
26
Fri.
28
29
2
18
30
1
Sun.
Mon.
Wed.
Fri.
Wed.
Fri.
4
Mon.
5
11
Tue.
Mon.
15
Fri.
27
4
9
11
13
14
Wed.
Wed.
Mon.
Wed.
Fri.
Sat.
Adjusted Holiday of Spring Festival
Winter Vacation ends
Deadline for Graduation Leaving Procedure
Registration/ Deadline for payment of tuition fees
Spring Semester classes begin
Add/ Drop Course Period begins (for all students)
Application for student loan begins
Application deadline for student loan
Application deadline for qualification exam (for graduate students only)
Add/ Drop Course Period ends (for all students)
Application deadline for course waiving
Cross-university course selection ends
228 Memorial Day / Holiday
Extended Holiday of 228 Memorial Day
University Academic Activities
Proposal deadline for opening extension education courses
University Academic Activities
Cross-university Activities/ No Classes
Children's Day / Holiday
Tomb Sweeping Day / Holiday
Extended Holiday of Children's Day
Mid-term Exams begin
Application for doctoral degree begins
Mid-term Exams end
Application deadline for oral defense exam (for graduate students only)
University Development Committee Conference
Morning of Shen-Nong Hill
Exam Period for graduating students begins
University Academic Activities
Exam Period for graduating students ends
University Anniversary Celebrations begin
2016
May
Event
May
June
2016
15
16
18
20
22
25
Sun.
Mon.
Wed.
Fri.
Sun.
Wed.
27
Fri.
4
7
8
9
10
13
15
17
Sat.
Tue.
Wed.
Thu.
Fri.
Mon.
Wed.
Fri.
20
Mon.
1
Fri.
31
Sun.
July
University Anniversary Day/ No Classes
Application for a relief on tuition fees begins
Academic Affairs Conference
Water Sports Activity Day / No Classes
University Anniversary Celebrations end
Administrative Affairs Conference
Application deadline for a relief on tuition fees
Student Affairs Conference
Submission deadline for suspension and course withdraws (Spring)
NYMU Commencement
Academic Thesis Workshop
Spring Semester classes end
Dragon Boat Festival / Holiday
Adjusted Holiday of Dragon Boat Festival (Adjusted Workday to June 4)
Final Exams begin
Student Disciplinary Committee Conference
Final Exams end
Summer Vacation begins
Application for departments or institutes transfer begins
Application for minors begins
Application for double majors begins
Application for pre-taking postgraduate course begins
Deadline for submitting final grades (for faculty) (Spring Semester)
Application deadline for departments or institutes transfer
Application deadline for minors
Application deadline for double majors
Application deadline for pre-taking postgraduate course
Submission deadline for hold of oral defense exam (graduate students)
Submission deadline for hold of qualification exam for graduate students
Application deadline for doctoral degree
Spring Semester ends
※ The Reimbursement Standard for Fall Semester:
A. All fees refunded if finishing the leaving procedure before the registration day. (September 7 or 8, 2015)
B. 2/3 tuition fees & all the other fees refunded if finishing the leaving procedure between the registration day and September 13, 2015.
C. 2/3 of the total sum of the tuition plus miscellaneous fees refunded if finishing the leaving procedure between September 14 and October 23, 2015.
D. 1/3 of the total sum of the tuition plus miscellaneous fees refunded if finishing the leaving procedure between October 24 and December 4, 2015.
※ The Reimbursement Standard for Spring Semester:
A. All fees refunded if finishing the leaving procedure before the registration day. (February 15, 2016)
B. 2/3 of the total sum of the tuition plus miscellaneous fees refunded if finishing the leaving procedure between February 16 and March 25, 2016.
C. 1/3 of the total sum of the tuition plus miscellaneous fees refunded if finishing the leaving procedure between March 26 and May 6, 2016.
※ Winter Vacation includes Chinese New Year and Spring Festival. (from February 6 to February 12, 2016)