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Exchange students (undergraduate) are required to take at least 14 credits per semester at AGU (at least 10 hours of class time per week) to maintain their student visa status. Graduate students are required to register for at least one course (2 credits) in their graduate school.
The majority of the courses are 2 credits per semester. Each class period is 90 minutes-long and one semester consists of 15 weeks of classes.

Please check the syllabus of each class from the syllabus search engine below:

1. Courses for Exchange Students

Japanese Courses offered especially for Exchange Students are as follows:
Credited courses:
-Japanese(日本語) (A), (B), (C), (D). 1 class each per week on 1st and 2nd period. 4 classes in total per week (1 credit each, 4 credits in total) . Students with JLPT N4 level or above can take credited Japanese language courses.
- Society and Culture of Japan（日本の社会と文化) (A) to (N)： 2credits per class
- Japanology（日本学）：1 class per week（2 credits）
Credited Japanese language courses are taken according to levels of ability. The levels are decided after taking the Placement Test before arrival. These courses are offered as under undergraduate courses.

Non-credited course:
-Japanese language class taught in English (non-credit): 10 times per semester
This class is aimed for beginners with little or no previous knowledge of Japanese. Students will learn basic Japanese vocabulary and common expressions. The goal of this class is to be able to introduce yourself and have a very short conversation in daily life.

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2.Other Elective Courses

Exchange students are generally allowed to take courses from any school and faculty. However, some courses may be restricted.
To select your courses, please use the "Course Syllabus Search Engine" tool, which allows you to search for courses based on criteria such as time slot, day of the week, and keywords. For example, if you are looking for courses related to management, you can search using the keyword "management."
Additionally, with the "Timetable Search" function, you can search for courses by specifying the campus (e.g., "Aoyama"), day of the week ("Wednesday"), period ("3rd period"), and semester ("Spring Semester"). Be sure to choose the correct semester (Spring, Fall, or Full-year), and be mindful of scheduling conflicts to avoid overlapping classes.
Please note that exchange students are not permitted to take foreign language courses or teacher training courses that are designated for Japanese students. For example, French, Chinese, and German courses are not available for exchange students, except for Japanese courses specifically designed for exchange students.

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3. Courses taught in Japanese (Undergraduate)

Exchange students may also take other regular courses taught in Japanese with local degree-seeking students, as long as they have the necessary Japanese language abilities and the courses are not restricted.
Exchange students at AGU must choose a School/College in which they will mainly study when applying. However, they may choose to take courses from other Schools/Colleges as long as those courses are open to exchange students.

4. Courses taught in English (Undergraudate)

Please refer below for courses taught in English .