Center for Japanese LanguageWaseda University

You can download each application document as below.

Admission Guidelines

• Admission Guidelines (Academic Year 2026)
• Admission Guidelines for Currently Enrolled JLP Students (Academic Year 2026)

Application Documents

• Evaluation Form (2026)
• Form for Screening Fee Waiver (if applicable) (2026)

Necessary Information

The necessary information for the application is as shown below:

• Sample of Application Form 
• Information You Need to Enter
• Sample of Application Form for Currently Enrolled Japanese Language Program (JLP) Students
  Regarding Question 5-2 of the Study Plan for Japanese Language Program at Waseda University in Chapter 5, “Study Plan for Japanese Language Program at Waseda University,” of the Sample Application Form for Currently Enrolled Japanese Language Program (JLP) Students, the following wording was revised on September 24, 2025.
  ※Please describe what you have done and learned since the program began, the areas in which you have grown, as well as your shortcomings and the areas where you still need improvement. 

• If you would like to apply for JLP as an exchange student, please visit CIE（Center for International Education） website for further information.
• 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.

This admission is only for undergraduate and graduate students (Non-degree) of  Waseda University who wish to be enrolled in Japanese language courses.

*Exchange students and MEXT Scholarship students do not need to apply.
*Be sure to check with your undergraduate/graduate school in advance to see if you need to apply.

Admission Guidelines

Japanese Language Courses Application Guidelines for Academic Year 2026

Applicants for this program MUST apply through online. Please follow the instruction below and complete the Online Application during the registration period. You can access the Online Application page during the application period only.

*Those who will continue your enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate school at Waseda University from AY2025 to AY2026 and wish to continue to take Japanese language courses, need to reapply for admission in AY2026.

Schedule for non-degree students in Undergraduate or Graduate Shools at Waseda University

Screening Fee Payment for non-degree students in Undergraduate or Graduate Shools at Waseda University

Access one of the following pages and complete the payment within the designated period.

• Exemption from the Screening Fee
  If you have been exempted from the payment of the Screening Fee for the undergraduate or graduate school you plan to enroll in, you are also exempted from the payment of the Sceening Fee for the Center for Japanese Language.
  Please submit the “Application Form for Screening Fee Waiver（検定料免除措置申請書）”* instead of the “Certificate of Payment of Screening Fee（選考料支払証明書）”. For details, please refer to “5. Screening Fee (3) Exemption of Screening Fee” of the Admission Guidelines.
  *Be sure to obtain a “seal of approval” from the undergraduate or graduate school to which you will belong.

Online Application Form for non-degree students in Undergraduate or Graduate Shools at Waseda University

1.Please access the online application form below to submit your application during the designated period (February 20, 2026 10:00 – March 10, 2026 16:00 (JST)),

2. Enter your information for each item, or select appropriate items.

3. Refer to the files below to prepare necessary information.

• Online application form screen image for non-degree students in undergraduate or graduate school in Waseda University

4. When you finish the online application, please check your information again to make sure that there is no mistakes.