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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.

Students who have studied in the IJLP before last semester:

　Please register for the course through the “Student Information Service” in the Acanthus Portal during the course registration period. Be sure to attend the first class. If you do not attend, you may not be able to complete the course.

Students who will study in the IJLP for the first time:

　Students who wish to take a Japanese language course must take an orientation and placement test. Please read the ‘Orientation & Placement Test Process’ below and follow the procedures.

Registration Period 

Period of Spring Semester 2025(Q1Q2)

1st quarter(Q1) ：From April 7, 2025 (Mon.) to June 4 , 2025 (Wed.)
2nd quarter(Q2) ：From June 11 , 2025 (Wed.) to August 6, 2025 (Wed.)

Registration Period

【1st quarter(Q1)】
Undergraduate Students (including Non-Degree Students): From April 1 (Tue.) 7:00 to April 13 (Sun.) 23:59
Graduate Students (including Non-Degree Students): From April 7 (Mon.) 7:00 to April 18 (Fri.) 23:59
Intensive Japanese Language course, Nikken : From April 7 (Mon.) 7:00 to April 18 (Fri.) 23:59

【2nd quarter(Q2) 】
Undergraduate Students (including Non-Degree Students): From May 15 (Thu.) 7:00 to June 17 (Tue.) 23:59
Graduate Students (including Non-Degree Students): From May 15 (Thu.) 7:00 to June 17 (Tue.) 23:59
Intensive Japanese Language course, Nikken : From May 23 (Fri.) 7:00 to June 17 (Tue.) 23:59

• 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 on April 4, from May 21 to 22, from May 29 to June 10.
• 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. All students must take courses from Q1 unless there is a special reason not to.
• Please note that students who do not pass the Q1 course cannot take the subsequent Q2 course.
• 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
 

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 ～ April 4, 23:59 (JST, UTC+9) 
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 5, 23:59  (JST, UTC+9)
4. Result Notification (checking on the e-IJLP) April 6, 17:00 (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 7～
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 2025 Spring Orientation and Placement Test   From 00:00 on March 26, 2025 to 23:59 on April 4, 2025 (JST, UTC+9)

<Attention>

* 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 April 4.

*Students who have finished the application by March 30th can attend the orientation & placement test from April 1st. Students who have applied after March 31st will be allowed to attend it after that.

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. 

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

INTEGRATED JAPANESE LANGUAGE PROGRAM (to jump to the site, click here)