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【For those who will finish the program in the spring semester 2025】How to apply for the certificates before returning to your home country

~This page is for students whose Student ID Numbers begin with 9224C or 9225B~
Without application, your certificate(s) will not be issued.
The application and payment should be completed by July 25, 2025.

What you need to know before applying for certificates

      1.When is your certificate sent out via bulk shipment?

The certificates will be sent from the Center for Japanese Language (CJL) at the end of September 2025 via bulk shipment. It will be delivered in October 2025 or later. It is not possible to specify the timing of bulk shipment. This is free of charge, and available only once and to a single location specified by you.

      2. What should I do if I need a certificate before October?

Please submit a regular online application at the Waseda Portal Office (WPO) website. A download link for the digital certificate (PDF data of the certificate) can be sent directly to your employer, educational or research institution, etc.

Please be sure to check “When online application will be available” below to find out when online application will be available. However, certificates that are not available for online application must be applied for and paid for at our office by July 25, 2025.

When online application (issuance of certificates) will be available?

      3.Certificates that can be applied for

①Transcript of Academic Record
②GPA certificate
③Certificate of completion (only for students who have fulfilled the requirements for completion*)
④Certificate of length of enrollment                                                                                                                                          ⑤Certificate of Attendance

*Completion requirements
→Half-year program: 13 credits or more earned
→1-year program: 26 credits or more earned

4. Available certificate formats

Certificates can only be issued in hard copies. We will use airmail for certificate requests from overseas. You may, however, send a download link for the digital certificate (PDF data of the certificate) directly to your employer, educational or research institution, etc.

5. How to specify the address to receive your certificates

Please register the address to receive the certificates through the “Shipping Address Registration Form for Diploma/Transcripts.” The form will be sent to your Waseda email address in the middle of July, 2025. Please check your Waseda email and complete it by the due date.

How to apply for Certificates

Please bring the following required documents to the CJL office to apply.

Required documents
  • Valid ID (original): e.g.) Waseda University student ID card, passport, or residence card.
  • Cash for the certificate fee (300 yen per sheet)

*Payments for the certificate fee can only be made in cash.

Examples of unavailable payment methods:
Bank transfers, credit cards, other electronic payments,  bank checks, sending money by mail, International Reply Coupon, payment by postal stamp for certificate fees

Office Address Center for Japanese Language (CJL)
Building No.22, 4th floor, 1-7-14 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Office Hours Monday through Friday, 10:00AM-4:00PM.
Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays and closure periods.
For details: Office Opening Hours
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