Study Abroad

Partner Institutions in Japan

  Kansai Gaidai University Kanto Gakuin University* Shimane University*
locations Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture Matsue, Shimane Prefecture
terms Fall + Spring (till May) Fall only Fall + Spring (till mid-July)
minimum
qualifications		 JAPN 20103 or equivalent
3.00+ GPA		 JAPN 20203 or equivalent
3.00+ PGA		 JAPN 20203 or equivalent
3.00+ GPA
courses
students take		 intensive Japanese 
+ academic courses (English)		 intensive Japanese (JLPT)
+ academic courses (English)		 intensive Japanese (JLPT)
+ academic courses (English)
academic courses

 cultural studies, Japanese
business, economics, etc.		 oriented to cultural studies cultural studies (special courses
available to accommodate 
individual needs)
application deadlines Spring: October 15
Fall: February 1		 Spring: October 15
Fall: February 1		 Spring: October 15
Fall: February 1
Participants in these reciprocal exchange programs must be full-time students in good academic standing to be eligible.
*Exchange students to these partner institutions must register for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)

Visit the Office of Study Abroad Website for detailed information about these partner institutions, external programs, and scholarships.

Summer Intensive Japanese Program

  Intensive Intermediate Japanese
JAPN 21106
or JAPN 20103/202H3 (Honors)*		 Intensive Advanced Japanese
JAPN 31106
or JAPN 311H6 (Honors)
term Summer Summer
duration 7 weeks (mid-May to early July)
-3 weeks of pre-departure
-2 weeks in Shimane
-2 weeks in Tokyo/Yokohama		 7 weeks (mid-May to early July)
-3 weeks of pre-departure
-2 weeks in Shimane
-2 weeks in Tokyo/Yokohama
locations -U of A Campus (pre-departure)
-Matsue, Shimane Prefecture
-Tokyo/Yokohama (Kanto Gakuin)		 -U of A Campus (pre-departure)
-Matsue, Shimane Prefecture
-Tokyo/Yokohama (Kanto Gakuin)
minimum
requirements		 -JAPN 10113 with a good grade
-2.50+ GPA		 -JAPN 20113 with a good grade
-2.50+ GPA
-JLPT Level N5**
course
details		 a.m.: class meetings (3 hours; M-F)
p.m.: cultural excursions (Japan)		 a.m.: class meetings (3 hours; M-F)
p.m.: cultural excursions (Japan)
JLPT
(in Japan)		 Level N5 Level N4**
application
opens		 early September early September
application
deadlines		 Priority: November 15
Final: February 1		 Priority: November 15
Final: February 1
priority juniors or lower*** juniors or lower***

*Students in Elementary Japanese I/II (JAPN 10103/10203) are eligible for the Intermediate Japanese (JAPN 21106 or JAPN 20103/202H3) program whether they register for these courses face-to-face or online.
**Applicants for Intensive Advanced Japanese (JAPN 31106/JAPN 311H6) are required to take JLPT Level N5 in December. JAPN 31106 participants who do not pass JLPT Level N5 in December may retake Level N5 in July.
***This program prioritizes juniors and other underclass students because JLPT certification at the highest possible level and completion of a Minor in Japanese by graduation are important long-term objectives of the Japanese Program. In addition to seniors, Intermediate Japanese (JAPN 21106 or JAPN 20103/202H3) applicants who register for JAPN 11106 in Spring Semester are automatically waitlisted due to the nature of the review process.

See this site for more information about this program.