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Exchange and Study Abroad

Application (Exchange Student)


Students participating in the exchange program are selected by their home institutions to complete a semester or one year of undergraduate study at the International Division of Seinan Gakuin University. Non-English speakers are required to have proficiency in English to understand the classes taught in English. However, proficiency in Japanese is not required for admission.

The following schedule shows the normal procedures for accepting students from abroad in August. Incoming student should follow the required process according to this schedule in order to arrive at Fukuoka by middle August. (Schedules are subject to change in accordance with the 2010-2011 academic calendar to be fixed in May.)

Admission Procedures

2010
April Application deadline April 9, 2010
May Admission notified.
June The following will be sent to the incoming student:
Official Letter of Admission
Letter of Guarantee
2010-2011 Academic calendar
2010-2011 Course list

Visa application will be made to the Japanese Ministry of Justice.
(Center for International Education, CIE, will apply for you.)
July Certificate of Eligibility (Visa document) will be issued to the incoming student from the Japanese Ministry of Justice. (CIE will receive it on behalf of applicant and forward it to your home institution.)
Arriving date notification to CIE(~ by the end of June)
August (Specific dates to be announced later)
Arrival at Fukuoka
(Seinan students will pick up students at Fukuoka International Airport.)
Opening Convocation
Orientation
Fall Semester Class starts
September

Kyoto Field Trip

Required Documents

1 CHECKLIST FOR APPLICATION DOCUMENTS [PDF:69KB]
  Please fill out this form and enclose when submitting the application.
2 APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION for Exchange students [PDF:65KB]
3 OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT OF GRADES
  Official transcripts (not a student copy) from each higher education institution which applicants enrolling must be submitted.
4 FINANCIAL STATEMENT
  Bank statement with official signature/seal must be submitted.
It is important to show the Japanese immigration department that applicant has enough financial resources to stay for 10 months (for one semester only: 5 months).  The fund must be evaluated in the actual currency that shows the equivalent amount of more than ¥800,000 (for one semester only: ¥400,000) in Japanese yen.  In case the expense while in Japan will be partly or fully covered by any organizational fund, an official letter from the applicant's financial source should be attached.
 *This information given to the CIE will be strictly confidential and be only used for the applicant's admission and visa purposes, not to be used for any other purpose.
5 RECORD OF PREVIOUS JAPANESE STUDIES [PDF:39KB]
  In case the applicant has no history of studying Japanese, choose the answer "no".
6 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION RECORD [PDF:74KB]
  Medical report must be filled completely. If some items are left blank, the reexamination of those items will be required before enrollment in Seinan Gakuin University
7 STUDENT ACCOMMODATION APPLICATION FORM [PDF:94KB]
  Accommodation will be assigned to incoming students based upon the time and date the student accommodation application form is submitted. Although the form will be accepted by email and FAX, please send the original by mail. If the demand for each accommodation exceeds its capacity reserved for incoming students, you will be considered for the second, third or fourth choice.
8 PASSPORT INFORMATION(attach copy of passport) [PDF:51KB]
9 COPY OF PASSPORT
10 5 PHOTOS (taken within two months)
  Attach 1 copy of 5 x 5-cm ID photo to the Application for Admission form
Enclose 4 copies of 3 x 4.5-cm ID photo for visa purpose and for student ID card
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