Admission requirements are those who have completed or are scheduled to complete 12 year school curriculum in Japan or outside. It is not a program for students who want to prepare for entering the universities.
There is no upper age limit to apply for the course.
There is no Japanese Language requirement. You can apply for the course without the Japanese Language learning experience.
However, those who plan to obtain a “Student Visa” and enroll in the program will be asked to submit documents proving your Japanese language ability* when you apply for your status of residence at the Immigration Service Agency in Japan.
*Please refer to the following notice regarding documents of Japanese language ability.
You can apply as long as you qualify the requirements. Once you are admitted, you must go to the immigration office to change your visa status by yourself.
There are a few ways to apply for the Japanese Language Program.
When applying independently, please read “Admission Guide to Japanese Language Program” carefully and submit all application documents to Center for Japanese Language in prescribed application period.
If your university has an academic exchange agreement with Waseda university, you have a chance to apply for the program as an exchange student. For more information regarding the exchange program, please check the website of Center for International Education of Waseda University.
If you would like to apply for JLP as a MEXT (Japanese Government) Scholarship student, please visit MEXT website or the Japanese Embassy in your country for further information. If you are granted the Japanese Government Scholarship, it is not necessary for you to apply for a university by yourself. The Ministry of Education will arrange your entrance to a Japanese university. However, in this case, even though you can send the list of the universities you want to enter, the Ministry of Education will determine your admission after the negotiation with the universities.
Application documents are available online.
Please obtain them by downloading from our web site. We will not send the applications by mail. In the event, if you cannot download the application documents, please contact us at Center for Japanese Language ([email protected]) in advance.
You do not need to have a guarantor to apply for Japanese Language Program. Upon the admission procedure, you will need to have a guardian regardless of your age or even if you are paying school expenses by yourself.
You are required to submit all application documents via online application form. As for preparing the certificate, it may take sometime to obtain all necessary documents, thus please make sure to have enough time for preparation of the documents.
In case it is neccesary to send “Certificate of Graduation”, “Certificate of Enrollment” or “Transcripts ” via email from issuing authority or some digital credential services, please contact us [email protected] for the details.
When you finish answering all the questions, please check your responses again before you click “保存(SAVE)” button to complete the registration. You will not complete online application until you click “保存（SAVE）” button. You will receive a confirmation message to the e-mail address you have registered online.
The most recent transcript must be submitted. Therefore, please submit your undergraduate school’s transcripts. In case your current enrollment is too short to submit the transcripts, please submit that of your most recent previous education.
Screening will be processed on the basis of the application materials, especially the “Study Plan” in a comprehensive way. There is no minimum GPA requirement to pass the screening. No writing examination or interview will be required.
We will post successful applicants’ application numbers on our website on the screening result notification day.
Inquiries regarding the screening result will not be answered.
We recruit students for approx. 200 seats for Spring semester and approx. 250 seats for Fall semester.
2,169 students are enrolled in courses at CJL as of Fall Semester, 2024.
Here is the list of TOP 5 regions of origin for international students.
| Number | Percent | |
| China | 640 | 29.5 |
| USA | 288 | 13.3 |
| South Korea | 261 | 12.0 |
| Taiwan | 166 | 7.7 |
| U.K. | 59 | 2.7 |
The schedule is as shown below.
| Week | Monday to Saturday (*Some classes are scheduled on national holidays.) |
|---|---|
| Period |
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The Japanese Language Program is half year or one year program. Thus, you can register for half a year. However please note that no change for the decided program duration is allowed.
The credit counting system may differ between universities. Thus, the number of credits you can transfer from this program to your university will be depending on your university. Please inquire your university for the number of credits you can transfer from our program.
Yes. You can take them up to 4 credits (2 courses) per semester. Restrictions apply for taking those courses. For further details, please refer to the web link below.
When you are enrolled at the Waseda University, you will need to possess a valid passport and a valid VISA. Upon application of visa, an applicant is required to submit a “Certificate of Eligibility” together with his/her passport to a Japanese embassy or consulate in his/her own country. For the students who are enrolled at the Japanese Language Program, Waseda University acts as a proxy to obtain the Certificate of Eligibility from the Immigration Bureau of the Ministry of Justice. Please note that in some cases the Immigration Bureau may require additional materials. We’ll inform regarding to the submitting the application documents for COE to the successful applicants only with the result of the screening.
(1)If you are able to take any other Japanese language tests listed on the Immigration Services Agency’s website page “Japanese language proficiency required for admission to a Japanese Language Institution” that you can submit by the dute date, please submit it.
(2) If you are unable to submit the results of any of the above, please submit documents issued by the educational institutions certifying that you have studied Japanese for a total of 150 hours or more.
In case you cannot submit either of the above, please submit a copy (PDF) of the examination ticket for the examination you plan to take.
However, documents (1) or (2) are required in order to receive a COE, so please note that the decision to issue a COE is made by Immigration Service Agancy, and the documents you submit do not guarantee for a COE issuance.
For more information, please refer to the following documents
https://www.waseda.jp/inst/cjl/assets/uploads/2024/09/Important-notice-regarding-Status-of-Residence_JP.pdf
If you are unable to submit the results of the examination, please submit documents issued by a educational institution certifying that you have studied Japanese for a total of 150 hours or more.
For more information, please check this document
Important-notice-regarding-Status-of-Residence_EN.pdf
It is possible to combine the study histories of multiple institutions.
Please submit all the documents showing your study history at all institutions.
There is no criteria for institution, so you can submit a proof issued by any institutions if it has all the necessary information.
At the time of COE application, documents are required to prove that you have studied for a total of 150 hours or more.
Please note that the decision to issue a COE is made by the Immigration Service Agency, and the documents you submit do not guarantee that a COE will be granted.
For more information, please refer to the following documents
Important-notice-regarding-Status-of-Residence_EN.pdf
We do not have any support for housing for independent (privately funded) students. Students are requested to secure an accommodation by him/herself. We will send information about accommodation for successful applicants. Please contact to the applicable office directly for further procedures.
Unfortunately, independent students cannot live in the International Students Houses (dormitories) of Waseda University. However, the independent students can live in the dormitories operated by Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. For details, please refer to the links below.
Kyoritsu Maintenance Co. [Waseda International Dormitory, Waseda Recommended Dormitory]
WAKEIJUKU [Male Dormitory with Meals]
CREVIA WILL WASEDA (ITOCHU Urban Community Co. Ltd.) [Dormitory]
There are private real estate agents around Waseda University, who can offer you a variety of accommodation options. You also can find lease information magazines in bookstores.
Please refer to “Real Estate Agents and Lease Information Magazines” on the page of Residence Life Center of Waseda University.
Waseda University is unable to be a guarantor (cosigner). In principle, you are responsible for finding a cosigner by yourself. However, if you are difficult to find a cosigner, you can contact the related company Waseda University Property Management Corp. Student Housing Center.
There is no scholarship for the students of this program.
Some students proceed to Graduate School to study Japanese Language further or their major subjects, some find jobs in Japan or in their countries, and some return to their universities.
Japanese Language Program Courses are held on Waseda Campus.
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