Welcome

Welcome to all incoming students! Please contact us if you have any questions as you prepare for your transition to Waseda SPSE.

2025 EDP New Students Welcome Party

2025 General Information for International Students by Center for International Education, Waseda University

• From CIE: WASEDA University | Status of Residence and Visa (cie-waseda.jp)

September 10 (Wed.)

Log in with Your Initial Waseda E-Mail Address

• Log in to the portal site “UCARO”, click the “Waseda ID 利用者控え/Waseda ID User Copy を印刷する”.
• Log in to the MyWaseda system at https://my.waseda.jp using the initial Waseda ID and password.

Around Early September, 2025

2025 General Information for International Students by Center for International Education (CIE)

• The CIE office will upload “General Information” international students should know before enrollment on their website.

Around September 1 (Mon.), 2025

(video on demand) Academic Orientation for English-based Degree Program Students by School of Political Science and Economics

We will send details to the e-mail address you have registered with the School around September 1 (Mon.), 2025.

9:00AM, September 17 (Wed.) to 5:00PM, September 19 (Fri.)

1st Course Registration Period

• Please refer to the Course Registration page.
• Regarding the registration of Japanese Language, please refer to CJL Website.
  CJL Course Registration webpage

September 21 (Sun.)

University Entrance Ceremony
Schedule for Autumn 2025 Entrance Ceremonies

12:00PM – 1:30PM, September 21 (Sun.)

Student ID Card Distribution
◆Time
TBA

◆Place
TBA

• Required to submit “Student ID Card Request Form” which was enclosed with the documents for online enrollment procedures.

9:00AM, September 24 (Wed.) to 10:00AM, October 15 (Wed.)

Required Seminar for All New Students

Instructions on Required Seminar for All New Students.

1:30PM – 3:30PM, September 29 (Mon.)

SPSE Welcome Party for New EDP Students

October 2 (Thu.)

Fall semester classes begin

September 30 (Tue.) & October 1 (Wed.)

Health Checkup for New Students

Academics

• Course registration schedule and the Course Registration Guide for the fall semester will be announced on the Course Registration page.
• Please refer to the following links for the current courses in Academic Year 2025:

AY2025 SPSE Course List
Changes in AY2025 Course List for students entering 2019-
Web Syllabus Search (English)
Updated information will be announced here.

• Students who wish to register for Japanese language courses will have to take a Level Check Test on the Web in September. Please also check the Center for Japanese Language website.

Maps and Directions

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