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1885 July Approval granted for establishment of Igirisu Horitsu Gakko (English Law School) Inaugural Principal Rokuichiro Masujima
Sept. Igirisu Horitsu Gakko opens with 97 students (2-chome, Kanda-Nishiki-cho, Tokyo)
Oct. Textbook published
1888 Oct. Igirisu Horitsu Gakko Koyukai (Alumni Association) formed (subsequently became Chuo University Alumni Association)
1889 Jan. New school building completed
Oct. Renamed Tokyo Hogakuin (Tokyo College of Law)
1892 Apr. School building destroyed in Great Kanda Fire
1903 Aug. Renamed Tokyo Hogakuin Daigaku (Tokyo University of Law) Presidential system introduced and Takeo Kikuchi appointed inaugural president
1905 Aug. Renamed Chuo Daigaku (Chuo University)
Aug. Faculty of Economics established, and regular and specialized programs divided into Faculties of Law and Economics
1909 Sept. Faculty of Commerce founded
1911 Sept. Faculties of Law and Economics introduce system of evening classes (in addition to existing daytime program)
Sept. Chuo University Student Club Association launched
1912 Nov. Birkmeyer Collection included in Okuda Collection
1915 Apr. Interested legal graduates set up law course scholarship fund and establish system of student loans
1917 June School building and library burnt down in a fire, and Okuda Collection (including Birkmeyer Collection) lost
1920 Apr. Foundation of Chuo University accredited by University order. Faculties of Law, Economics, and Commerce, a graduate school, and college preparatory courses established, and preparatory courses divided into No. 1 Division (Law and Economics) and No. 2 Division (Commerce)
1923 Sept. All buildings, with exception of library and new school building, lost in Great Kanto Earthquake
1926 Aug. Surugadai Campus completed and University relocates from Nishiki-cho
1928 Apr. Chuo Daigaku Shogyo Gakko (Chuo University Commerce School) opens
1929 Mar. Second preparatory course (comprising evening classes for two years) opens
1930 Nov. Inauguration ceremony for new library
1931 Apr. Night school opens
1935 Aug. Auditorium completed as 50th anniversary commemorative project

old picture of campus

1940 Oct. For the first time, Chuo University has greatest number of successful candidates in the Higher Civil Service Examination in Law
1943 Oct. Send-off held in Great Hall for students departing for the frontlines
1944 Apr. Chuo Kogyo Senmon Gakko (Chuo Technical College) (offering mechanics and aviation courses) opens
1945 Sep. Classes re-commence
1946 May. Admission ceremony for faculties, specialized departments, preparatory course, and technical college (first women students accepted)
1948 Apr. Chuo University Commerce School becomes Chuo University High School at Bunkyo
Apr. Correspondence Division opens
Nov. Publishing Office opens
Dec. Institute of Accounting Research opens
1949 Apr. Under new educational system, No. 1 Division (daytime program) opens in Faculties of Law, Economics, Commerce and Engineering (Civil Engineering, Precision Mechanics, Electrical Engineering, and Industrial Chemistry), and No. 2 Division (evening program) opens in Faculties of Law, Economics, and Commerce
Apr. Chuo Technical College closed June Institute of Comparative Law in Japan opens
Sep. University has greatest number of successful candidates in first-ever CPA exam
Sep. Launch of Chuo University Co-op
1950 Apr. No. 2 Division (evening program) opens in Engineering Faculty Aug. New school song, Kusa no Midori (The Green of the Grass), announced
1951 Mar. Festivities to mark closure of specialized departments
Apr. Faculty of Literature opens with Department of Literature (Divisions No. 1 and No. 2, daytime and evening programs) and Department of History (Divisions No. 1, daytime program)
Apr. Under new graduate school system, Master's programs offered at the Graduate School of Law, in Private and Criminal Law, Political Studies, and Anglo-American Law; at the Graduate School of Economics, in Economic Science; and at the Graduate School of Commerce, in Commerce
Dec. University has greatest number of successful candidates in National Bar Exam
1952 Apr. Department of Philosophy (No. 1 Division, daytime program) opens in Faculty of Literature
1953 Mar. Festivities to mark closure of old system of faculties
Apr. Doctoral program offered at the Graduate School of Law, in Private and Criminal Law and Political Science; at the Graduate School of Economics, in Economic Policy. Master's program offered at the Graduate School of Engineering, in Civil Engineering
1954 Apr. Departments of Law and Political Science open in Faculty of Law (Divisions No. 1 and No. 2, daytime and evening programs) Apr. Doctoral program opens in Graduate School of Commerce
1955 Apr. Doctoral program offered at the Graduate School of Engineering, in Civil Engineering. Master's program offered at the Graduate School of Engineering, in Precision Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Industrial Chemistry; and at the Graduate School of Literature, in National History, Asian History, and French Literature
Nov. Festivities to mark 70th anniversary of founding
1956 Apr. Master's program offered at the Graduate School of Literature, in Philosophy, Japanese Literature, English Literature, and German Literature
Aug. University Hall completed
1957 Apr. Evening ordinary course offered at Chuo University High School at Bunkyo
1958 Aug. Chuo University main building (one basement floor and seven aboveground floors) completed
1960 May. University purchases approx. 3,030 square meters of land in Yugi-mura (present-day Higashi-Nakano, Hachioji-shi) as site of first stage of the Tama Campus (following year, purchases 5,455 square meters as second stage)
1961 Nov. Statue of Young Men completed
1962 Apr. Faculty of Engineering renamed Faculty of Science and Engineering, and Departments of Mathematics, Physics, and Industrial and Systems Engineering added to No. 1 Division (daytime program), and Departments of Physics and Industrial and Systems Engineering added to No. 2 Division (evening program)
Apr. Doctoral program offered at the Graduate School of Literature, in French Literature, German Literature, National History, and Philosophy. Master's program offered in Western History and Sociology
Apr. Kasuga Mountain House and Nojiri Lakeside House opened as student university camps
1963 Apr. Departments of Economics, Industrial Economics, and International Economics offered in Divisions No. 1 and No. 2 (daytime and evening programs) of Faculty of Economics, and Departments of Business Administration, Accounting, and Marketing and Trade offered in Divisions No. 1 and No. 2 (daytime and evening programs) of Faculty of Commerce
Apr. Doctoral program offered at the Graduate School of Literature, in Japanese Literature and Asian History. Master's program offered in National History and Asian History
Apr. Chuo University Suginami High School (boys and girls) and Chuo University High School at Koganei (boys) opened
May Faculty of Science and Engineering building completed
1964 Apr. Doctoral program offered at the Graduate School of Engineering, in Precision Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Industrial Chemistry; and at the Graduate School of Literature, in English and American Literature
June Institute of Economic Research opened
1965 Apr. Doctoral program offered at the Graduate School of Literature in Sociology Oct. Festivities to mark 80th anniversary of founding
1966 June Student Center completed
1967 Apr. Graduate School of Engineering renamed Graduate School of Science and Engineering and Master's program in Physics offered
1971 Aug. Tomiura Seaside House opened
1972 July Computer Center established
1975 Aug. Inaugural parents' meeting in Tottori-shi
1977 Nov. Tama Campus completed
Nov. Festivities to mark 90th anniversary of founding
1978 Jan. Relocation to Tama Campus commences
Apr. Four humanities departments commence classes at Tama Campus
Apr. Festivities to mark opening of Tama Campus
Oct. Central Library completed
1979 Mar. 96th graduation ceremony (including final graduates from Surugadai Campus)
Apr. Institutes of Social Sciences, Business Research, Cultural Science, and Health and Physical Science opened Dec. EU Documentation Centre established
1980 Mar. Correspondence Division relocates to Tama Campus Mar. Ceremony to mark closure of Surugadai Campus
Apr. Master's and Doctoral programs offered in Public Law at the Graduate School of Law
1981 Nov. International Center established
1985 Nov. Ceremony to mark centennial year of founding
1986 Dec. Crescent Academy established
1988 Nov. Ceremony to mark completion of Surugadai Memorial Hall
1989 Apr. Department of Electrical Engineering in Faculty of Science and Engineering renamed Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Department of Industrial Chemistry renamed Department of Applied Chemistry
1990 Mar. Old Boys' Graduation Ceremony held
Apr. Departments of Sociology and Education offered in Faculty of Literature No. 1 Division (daytime program)
Nov. Inaugural Homecoming Day
1991 Mar. Master's program offered in Mathematics and Industrial and Systems Engineering, and Doctoral program offered in Physics at the Graduate School of Science and Engineering
1992 Apr. Department of Information and System Engineering opens in Faculty of Science and Engineering (Division No. 1, daytime program)
Apr. Master's program offered in Education at the Graduate School of Literature
July Institute of Science and Engineering opened
1993 Apr. Department of International Law and Business opened in Faculty of Law (Division No. 1, daytime program), and Department of Public Economics opened in Faculty of Economics
Apr. Faculty of Policy Studies opened
1994 Apr. Department of Banking and Corporate Finance opened in Faculty of Commerce (Division No. 1, daytime program)
Apr. Doctoral program offered in Mathematics at the Graduate School of Science and Engineering; and in Western History and Education at the Graduate School of Literature
1995 Apr. Master's program offered in Socioinformatics at the Faculty of Literature
Apr. International Documents Room opened in Chuo University Library in Central Library building
1996 Apr. Doctoral program in Electrical Engineering at the Graduate School of Science and Engineering changed to program in Electrical and Electronic Engineering; major in Industrial Chemistry renamed major in Applied Chemistry; and Master's program offered in Information and Systems Engineering
Apr. Institute of Policy and Cultural Studies opened
1997 Apr. Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in Faculty of Science and Engineering changed its Japanese name from Kanri Kogaku to Keiei System Kogaku; major in National History offered in Department of Literature in Faculty of Literature renamed major in Japanese History
Apr. Master's program in Industrial and Systems Engineering offered at the Graduate School of Science and Engineering changed its Japanese name from Kanri Kogaku to Keiei System Kogaku; Doctoral program in National History offered at the Graduate School of Literature renamed program in Japanese History
Apr. Doctoral program offered in Socioinformatics at the Graduate School of Literature; Master's program offered in International Business Transaction Law at the Graduate School of Law; and Master's program offered in Policy Studies at the Graduate School of Policy Studies
1998 Apr. Doctoral program offered in Industrial and Systems Engineering and in Information and System Engineering at the Graduate School of Science and Engineering
1999 Apr. Doctoral program offered in International Business Transaction Law at the Graduate School of Law; and in Policy Studies at the Graduate School of Policy Studies
May JETRO Institute of Developing Economies facility purchased (Ichigaya, Shinjuku-ku)
2000 Apr. Postgraduate classes commence at Ichigaya Campus Master's program in Psychology offered at the Graduate School of Literature
2001 Apr. Master's programs in International Economics and Public Economics offered at the Graduate School of Economics
2002 Apr. Major in Chinese Language and Culture offered in Department of Literature, Faculty of Literature. Graduate School of International Accounting opens
2002 July Student Research Building ("Honoo-no-Tou") completed
2003 Feb. Green Terrace and Hakumon Promenade completed Mar. New Building No. 3 on the Korakuen Campus completed
Apr. Campus Life Facilities Building (C Square) completed
2004 Apr. Chuo Law School opened at Ichigaya Campus
2005 Apr. Master’s program offered in Public Policy at Graduate School of Public Policy
2006 Apr. Five Departments of Faculty of Letters reorganized into single department, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences