Study Abroad for Students of Japanese

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 2003 or equivalent
3.00+ GPA
JAPN 2013 or equivalent
3.00+ PGA
JAPN 2013 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
*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 2116
or JAPN 2003/2013H (Honors)
Intensive Advanced Japanese
JAPN 3116
or JAPN 3116H (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 1013 with a good grade
-2.50+ GPA
-JAPN 2013 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**

*Applicants for Intensive Advanced Japanese (JAPN 3116[H]) are required to take JLPT Level N5 in December. JAPN 3116 applicants 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 2116 or JAPN 2003/2013H) applicants who register for JAPN 1116 in Spring Semester have low priority.

See this site for more information about this program.