National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) Academic Calendar for 2016/2017 Approved by 543th Administrative Board Meeting on 2016/4/26 First Semester (Aug.2016 ~ Jan.2017) Calendar Day of Year Week MonthDay SunMonTueWedThu Fri Sat the week Events 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Mon Academic year begins 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Aug 18 Thu 1.Course enrollment for new students and transfer students begins 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2.First day for applicants to transfer credits (new students and transfer students) 2016 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 29 Mon Course enrollment for new students and transfer students ends 31 Wed 1.Registration deadline for current undergraduate students and all graduate students. 2.Deadline for submitting thesis (dissertation) and leaving procedure form of spring 2016 1 2 3 2 Fri 1.Final exams for summer classes ends 2.Summer vacation ends 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Sept 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 8 Thu Registration deadline for new undergraduate students and transfer students 2 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 9 Fri Orientation day for graduate and undergraduate students 3 25 26 27 28 29 30 10 Sat Adjusted work day 12 Mon 1.Classes begins 2.Course adding/dropping for all students begins 14 Wed Last day for applicants to transfer credits (new students and transfer students) 15 Thu Mid-autumn festival 16 Fri Adjusted holiday (10 Sept adjusted work day) 26 Mon Course adding/dropping for all students ends 1 1 Sat Graduate degree exams begins 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Oct 10 Mon Double Tenth National Day 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 21 Fri Last day to take a leave of absence with 2/3 tuition refund 6 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 7 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 8 1 2 3 4 5 7 Mon Mid-term exams begin 9 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Nov 11 Fri Mid-term exams end 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 Mon 2nd course withdrawal begins(via manual operation) 11 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 12 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 2 Fri Last day to take a leave of absence with 1/3 tuition refund 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Dec 9 Fri 1. 2nd course withdrawal ends(via manual operation) 14 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 2. The 71th Governing Board meeting
15 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 23 Fri First day of application to department transfer for graduate student 16 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 28 Wed The Last day for graduate student to transfer department 17 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Sun New Year holiday 18 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Jan 2 Mon Make-up holiday 2017 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 4 Wed Application deadline for leave of absence 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 6 Fri Class suspension 29 30 31 9 Mon 1. Final exams begins 2.Application for Minor and Double Major begins 13 Fri Final exams ends 16 Mon Winter vacations begins 18 Wed Deadline for instructor to submit grades 20 Fri Application deadline for Minor and Double Major 26 Thu Chinese New Year s Holidays begins 31 Tue 1. Graduate degree exams end 2.First semester ends Note: If there is an adjusted holiday, it will be announced by Personnel office. Second Semester (Feb.2017 ~ July.2017) Year Week Calendar MonthDay Day of Events SunMonTueWedThu Fri Sat the week 1 2 3 4 1 Wed 2nd semester begins 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Feb 3 Fri Chinese New Year s Holidays ends 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 13 Mon First day for applicants to transfer credits (new graduate student) 1 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 14 Tue Winter vacation ends 2017 26 27 28 16 Thu 1. Deadline for semester registration 2. Deadline for submitting thesis (dissertation) and leaving procedure form of Fall 2016 18 Sat Make-up work day 20 Mon 1.Classes begin 2. Course adding/dropping begins 22 Wed Application deadline for transfer credits (new graduate student) 27 Mon Make-up holiday for Peace Memorial Day 28 Tue Peace Memorial Day 2 1 2 3 4 7 Tue Deadline for course adding/dropping 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Mar 25 Sat NTUST Anniversary Celebration (no class) 4 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 5 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 6 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 1 Sat Exams for graduate degrees begins 7 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Apr 3 Mon Children's Day (holiday)
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 4 Tue Tomb-Sweeping Day (Holiday, no class) 9 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 5 Wed Make-up holiday for Anniversary Celebration Sports Day 10 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 6 Thu Last day to take a leave of absence with 2/3 of tuition refund 30 17 Mon Mid-term exams begin 19 Wed Application for changing major begins ( undergraduate and graduate student) 21 Fri Mid-term exams end 28 Fri Application for changing major ends ( undergraduate and graduate student) 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Mon 2nd course dropping begins (via manual operation) 12 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 May 12 Fri Last day to take a leave of absence with 1/3 tuition refund 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 Fri 2nd course dropping ends (via manual operation) 14 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 20 Sat Make-up work day and school day 15 28 29 30 31 29 Mon Adjusted holiday (Dragon Boat Festival) 30 Tue Dragon Boat Festival (Holiday, no class) 1 2 3 9 Fri The 72th Governing Board meeting 16 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Jun 14 Wed Deadline for apply for leaves of absence 17 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 Fri Class suspension 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 Mon 1. Final exams begin 25 26 27 28 29 30 2. Application for Minor and Double Major begins 23 Fri Final exams end 24 Sat Graduation Ceremony 26 Mon Summer vacation begins 28 Wed Deadline for instructor to submit grades 30 Fri Application for Minor and Double Major ends 1 3 Mon Deadline for summer course enrollment (non-part-time students) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Jul 4 Tue Summer classes begin 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 31 Mon 1. Graduate degree exams end 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2. 2nd semester ends 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Note: If there is an adjusted holiday, it will be announced by Personnel office.