Center for Japanese LanguageWaseda University

First of all, please read “1. Course Registration Flow” in the registration guidebook to understand the course registration overview.
If you are an undergraduate or graduate student, be sure to check the registration guidebook distributed by your school.

You can register for and drop Japanese language courses only during the designated course registration period. (Registration and cancellation outside of the course registration period will NOT be accepted for any reason.)
You can DROP course(s) during 2nd and 3rd registration period. Please check the course registration schedule.

For undergraduate/ graduate students, the registration schedule may differ depending on  the school in which you are enrolled. Please check the schedule at your school.

First, please check the number of credits you need and consider how many Japanese courses you should register for.
The number of credits per course varies from 1 to 5, depending on the course; check the Web syllabus for the course.
＜CJL students＞
In order to complete the Japanese Language Program, students must earn the following credits.
Acquired 13 credits or more / Half year program
Acquired 26 credits or more / One year program
＜Undergraduate/ Graduate Students＞
Check the website and guidebook of your undergraduate/ graduate school.

Syllabus for Japanese language courses can be found at [Syllabus Search].
In the [List of Japanese Language Courses], classes can be extracted by class modality, time&period, level, and so on. Please make use of this function as well.

There is a limit to the number of credits that can be registered per semester and that can be acquired during your enrollment.
If the number of credits you apply for exceeds this maximum limit, some of the courses are randomly chosen to be cancelled so that the number of registered credits will not exceed the limit.
Please note that in this case, a course that you consider to be high priority may be selected as an error. Try to resolve the error before you register for courses.

You CANNOT register for the courses for which you have already earned the credits. However, you can retake courses that you failed (Grade F/G) and did not earned credit for. The same applies if your student ID number changes.

Once the enrollment has reached the class capacity, the course will be “Closed” and it will not be available during the next registration period.
If someone drop the course during the 2nd period, there is a possibility that you will be able to register for the course during the 3rd period, but it is not guaranteed. In the 3rd registration, more courses will be “Closed” and the available seats will be reduced. To avoid being “Over Enrolled,” please be sure to check the “Available Seats List” on the CJL website and register for courses with many available seats.

Please be sure to check the “Available Seats List“, select courses from the list, and add courses during the 2nd and 3rd registration period.
Please note that you will not be able to add courses after the 3rd registration period for any reason.

You CANNOT register for multiple courses taking place on the same day and period. This rule applies to On-demand courses supplied with fixed schedules as well.
For undergraduate/ graduate students, the courses offered by your school must be given priority over the Japanese language courses.

No, it is not. If the number of applicants exceeds the class capacity, the course will be subject to a “Lottery“, and the computer system will randomly select the students to be registered. If you were not selected to be registered for a class, “Over Enrolled” will be displayed on the Web course registration screen. So, please confirm your registration result.

You have three chances to register for Japanese language courses, from the 1st to 3rd course registration. If all the courses you applied for result in “Registered” in the 1st registration and fulfill your required number of credits, you do not need to register in the 2nd and 3rd registration.
Please note that you will not be able to add and drop any courses after the 3rd registration period.

You must pay Japanese course fees first, and then bring the receipt of payment issued by the bank to CJL office (4th floor of Building No.22). CJL office can issue “Certificate of Japanese Course Registration” for you.

After attending the first class, if you find that your “Registered” course does not meet your level or learning objectives, you may drop the course during the course registration period.
However, once the course is dropped, it cannot be reverted to its original status. So please consider carefully whether to drop the course.

You can drop Japanese language courses during the 2nd and 3rd registration period. Please note that you will not be able to drop any courses after the 3rd registration period.

Please access from the Grades & Course registration button on the bottom left of the screen before logging in to MyWaseda. This button will not appear once you have logged in to MyWaseda, in which case you need to log out and access the top page again. https://my.waseda.jp/

Please refer to Appendix② for the access procedure.

There are several possible causes.
[Case①] Searching outside the course registration period
⇒You can search for courses ONLY during the registration periods(from 1st to 3rd). Searching is not available outside of these periods.
[Case②] Setting search conditions wrongly
⇒On the Course search screen, if you do not press the “OK” button in “1. After selecting the School, please click OK. You cannot operate “2. Select a course category.”
Make sure you click the OK button.
[Case③] Entering the wrong course title
⇒If the subject name you enter is spelled incorrectly, it will not appear in the search results. Try searching for the correct course title in the Web syllabus.
[Case④] Searching for courses that have been “Closed” due to overcapacity
⇒Courses that have reached the maximum number of students in the 1st and 2nd registration period and have been “closed” cannot be registered, and will not appear in the search results. Please check the Available Seats List on the CJL webpage.
https://www.waseda.jp/inst/cjl/students/registration/download/
[Case⑤] Searching for cancelled courses
⇒Courses that have been canceled cannot be registered, and will not appear in the search results. Please check the CJL webpage.
https://www.waseda.jp/inst/cjl/students/registration/download/

Close all the windows or tabs of your web browser, and login again to the course registration system. If you can find the courses you applied for, that means your application is submitted successfully.

In order to complete JLP program, CJL students are required to earn the prescribed number of credits (26 credits for one year and 13 credits for half year). You can register for Japanese course up to 14 credits for each semester.
■Maximum number of credits for Japanese language courses: Up to 14 credits can be registered per semester.
■Minimum number of credits for Japanese language courses: NO regulations.
*Please note that students who are in Japan are required to take at least 10 hours of courses (courses for 6 credits) per week in order to maintain Student VISA. (cf. registration guidebook p.33)

★The credits you earn from those courses are not counted as the ones to complete the program. However, only「日本語教育科目」at Global Education Center are counted as the credits for the completion.
★Notes for students in the one-year program
Students must earn at least 12 credits in the first semester to meet the completion requirement and receive a Certificate of Completion.

Case A) If you earn 13 credits in the 1st semester
In the 2nd semester, you can register for up to 14 credits of courses offered by CJL. Therefore, if you earn 13 or 14 credits, you will fulfill the completion requirement.
1st semester: 13 credits　＋　2nd semester: 14 credits or 13 credits　≧　26 credits

Case B) If you earn 12 credits in the 1st semester
In the 2nd semester, you can register for up to 14 credits of courses offered by CJL. Therefore, if you earn all 14 credits, you will fulfill the completion requirement.
1st semester: 12 credits　＋　2nd semester: 14 credits　=　26 credits

Case C) If you earn 11 credits in the 1st semester
In the 2nd semester, you can only register for up to 14 credits of courses offered by CJL. Therefore, even if you earn all 14 credits, you will not be able to fulfill the completion requirement.
1st semester: 11 credits　＋　2nd semester: 14 credits　<　26 credits

■International students may be required to take Japanese language courses in order to graduate from their undergraduate school. The number of credits varies depending on the school, department, and year of admission. Please refer to the handbook distributed by your school.

■There is a limit to the number of credits that can be registered for Japanese language courses per semester, so please register for courses within this limit.
・You can register for up to 8 credits of Japanese language courses per semester.
・You can acquire up to 32 credits of Japanese language courses during your enrollment.
( Previous courses from which you were unable to earn credits will not be counted.)

■Non Degree Students
Please note that students who are in Japan are required to take at least 10 hours of courses per week in order to maintain Student VISA. The number of credits you have to register each semester is different by the school. For further information, please contact your school office.

To find out if you are required to pay tuition fee, please refer to “6. Tuition Fee for Japanese Language Courses ” in the registration guidebook.
If you do not know your status, please check with your undergraduate /graduate school.

Regardless of whether you have to pay or not, a “Fee” mark will be shown on the “Note” column on the Web course registration system.
*CJL students do not have to pay any additional tuition fee since they have paid the program fee in advance (Textbook fee is not included.). However, please note that courses offered by other schools may require a tuition fee.

For those who need to pay tuition fee, the CJL office will send an email for instructions on how and when to pay to your Waseda email address during the course registration period. Please follow the instructions and pay the tuition within the designated period.
*If you do not need to pay the tuition, no email will be sent to you.

You can contact your teacher of the “Registered” courses through Waseda Moodle. If you could not participate in some classes before the registration result was announced, you can contact your teacher directly about the missing course content or alternative arrangements.
Waseda Moodle Manual
→3.Messages
→3.1 Sending Message
https://wnpspt.waseda.jp/student_en/wsdmoodle/2020/03/03/3-1/

No, it is not. Classes are determined randomly by the computer and cannot be changed.

Classrooms will be used for “On-campus” courses and In-person lessons of “Hybrid” courses.
You will be able to check the classrooms of the courses you have registered for via the “Registration Result Confirmation Email”, “Web Course Registration System”, and “Web Syllabus” after the course registration results are announced.
The list of classrooms for all Japanese language courses will be posted below around the start of the spring and fall semesters
・The elevator hall on the 1st floor of bldg.22
・In front of CJL office on the 4th floor of bldg.22
・“Classroom & Classes” page on the CJL website

Regarding purchasing textbooks, please check from the News section of the CJL website.
https://www.waseda.jp/inst/cjl/news-en/

The credits of the courses of other schools/centers are not included in count of required credits for completion of JLP program. However, only 「日本語教育科目」at Global Education Center are counted as the credits for the completion.（This rule applies to the continuing students.）

Please refer to the document “(CJL Students) Notice for Taking Courses Offered by Other Schools/Centers”. Inquiry counter is Waseda Portal Office on 1st floor of Building NO.7.

To register for Japanese course, please do the appointed procedure during the appointed period.

For details, please refer “3.Japanese Course Registration Schedule” in the registration guidebook.

The registration schedule and procedure for graduate students are different from Faculties and Researchers(include research associate). Tuition fee is also different depending on your status. Please check “3.Japanese Course Registration Schedule” and  “6.Tuition Fee for Japanese Language Courses” in the registration guidebook for details and then decide whether you would like to register as a graduate student or others.