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　  Kanazawa University offers Japanese Language Program each semester throughout the academic year. This program is offered to all international students who study at Kanazawa University.
     All students who wish to take Japanese language courses must register online through the “Student Information Service” in the Acanthus Portal.
*If you will be taking the Japanese language courses for the first time, you must take the orientation and placement test first. As for the orientation & placement test, please read in below.

Registration Period 

Period of Spring Semester 2024(Q1Q2)

1st quarter(Q1) ：From April 8, 2024 (Mon.) to June 5, 2024 (Wed.)
2nd quarter(Q2) ：From June 12, 2024 (Wed.) to August 7, 2024 (Wed.)

Registration Period

【1st quarter(Q1)】
Undergraduate Students (including Non-Degree Students): From April 1 (Mon.) 7:00 to April 14 (Sun.) 23:59
Graduate Students (including Non-Degree Students): From April 8 (Mon.) 7:00 to April 19 (Fri.) 23:59
Students of Organization of Global Affairs*: From April 5 (Fri.) 7:00 to April 19 (Fri.) 23:59
*Japanese Language & Culture Program, KUEP- Science and Engineering Sciences/Medical Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences etc.

【2nd quarter(Q2 】
Undergraduate Students (including Non-Degree Students): From May 16 (Thu.) 7:00 to June 18 (Tue.) 23:59
Graduate Students (including Non-Degree Students): From May 24 (Wed.) 7:00 to June 18 (Tue.) 23:59
Students of Organization of Global Affairs*: From May 24 (Fri.) 7:00 to June 18 (Tue.) 23:59
*Japanese Language & Culture Program, KUEP- Science and Engineering Sciences/Medical Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences etc.

• Registration Period may vary depending on your affiliation. Be sure to check the registration deadline at your department.
• The registration form is temporality closed during the period from April 4 (Thu.) to 5 (Fri.) 12:30, from May 22 (Wed.) to 24 (Fri.) 12:30 and from May 30 (Thu.) to June 11 (Tue.) 7:00.
• You cannot take the classes this semester if you have missed the deadline of enrollment.
• Some of the classes will close registration when they reach a fixed number. The detail of each class is provided in the syllabus. Make sure to read it before you register for classes.
• Students are allowed to register for maximum of 5 courses per week for Japanese language program courses (Up to 5 credits per quarter).
• Be sure to do the registration before attending the classes.
• Students cannot attend the first lesson because of the unavoidable circumstances should register for classes that you wish to take before the day of the first lesson. Besides, please make sure to send a message to the instructor who is in charge of the class that you have registered through the Acanthus Portal.* If you didn’t register for classes and didn’t send the message to the instructor, you may not take the classes that you wish.
• Although the subjects offered are divided into quarters, the contents of each subject consist of two quarters. Students must register for both Q1 and Q2 because the contents for this course will be extended to Q2.
• Research students are permitted to register for classes if there are enough open places in each class.

Timetable and classes

    For more details about the Integrated Japanese Language Program, please visit the following web site.

INTEGRATED JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROGRAM

IJLP 2023 Spring Semester Timetable (2024Q1) (2024Q2)

List of Japanese language classes for beginners

If you have a valid reason and cannot enroll to the course by the deadline, please contact the International Student Section as soon as possible.

Procedure for taking Japanese language courses

    If you will be taking a Japanese language course for the first time, you must complete the Orientation and Placement Test through the online system.

【Note】

Students who have not attended the Orientation or taken the Placement Test CANNOT take Japanese language courses this semester.

You CANNOT attend Japanese language courses without having registered for classes.

The steps for participating in Japanese language courses are presented here.

1. Registration for Orientation and Placement Test (students are able to register below.) March 26, 0:00 ～ March 31, 23:59 (JST, UTC+9) Registration has been closed.
2. Orientation (participating remotely on the e-IJLP, on-demand) April 1, 0:00 ～
3. Placement Test (taken remotely on the e-IJLP) April 1, 0:00 ～April 4, 23:59 (JST, UTC+9)
4. Result Notification (checking on the e-IJLP) April 5, 13:00 (JST, UTC+9)
5. Class Registration (Temporary) (through Acanthus, the university portal)
6. Level-Check Test (in the first lesson of each class) from April 8～
7. Registration Finalized (through the Acanthus Portal)

Registration for IJLP Orientation and Placement Test

Students who wish to take a IJLP Japanese language course this semester must register from the following page:

 

Registration form for IJLP 2024 Spring Orientation and Placement Test  Registration form for IJLP 2024 Spring Orientation and Placement Test (accessing using smart phone)  From 00:00 on March 26, 2023 to 23:59 on March 31, 2023 (JST, UTC+9)   Registration has been closed.

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* After registering, you will receive an email that will take you to the Orientation page on the day before the beginning of the Orientation and Placement Test.(If you haven’t received the email by that day, please check your spam and junk folders). Once you have received the notification, please access e-IJLP, which is the LMS of the IJLP, and complete the Orientation and Placement Test remotely.
*To access e-IJLP, you will need your Kanazawa University ID and password. The date on which ID and password are issued differs depending on academic department; please ask the Student Affairs section of your affiliation. Even if you have not received your Kanazawa University ID yet, ensure to register for the orientation from the form above by March 31.

*Students who have finished the application by March 29 can attend the orientation & placement test from April 1. Students who have applied after April 1 will be allowed to attend it after that.

Please read the following pages before the beginning of the Orientation and Placement Test:

INTEGRATED JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROGRAM