To apply for the International Exchange Student Program, your home university must have an exchange agreement with Tokai University, and you have to be nominated by your home university.
Note: For prospective exchange students wishing to study at Sapporo campus (formerly called Hokkaido Tokai University), please visit the link from the INTERNATIONAL STUDENT PROGRAM FOR THE PARTNER UNIVERSITIES.
Application Period
[Spring Semester] November 1st～November 30th (Beginning in April)
[Fall Semester] April 1st~April 30th (Beginning in October)
Applications
-Please fill in the required items on the application form
・The URL of the application form will be sent to your home university. Please get it from the person in charge and submit it before the application deadline.
・This form could not temporarily store the data you filled in, so please prepare all documents before filling in the required items.
-Please prepare the JPG or PDF data of the following documents before filling in the required items. For more details, please refer to the application form.
- Personal Information
・Photograph (JPG, under 50KB)
*Please do not use the photograph that applied your VISA in the past.
*It must be taken within three months of the date of submission.
*Please check the following website for specifications of photo.
https://www.moj.go.jp/isa/applications/status/photo_info_00002.html
・Copy of passport
*Please make sure that your passport remains valid until the end of your study abroad. If not, please apply for a new passport.
・Copies of the seal of “landing permission” and the page regarding the latest entry/exit Japan record
(Only if you have applied for a certificate of eligibility in the past)
・Documents to certify the purpose of stay such as certificate of internship, graduation and transcript (including attendance rate) etc. issued by the relevant organization(s).)
(Only If you have stayed in Japan more than 3 months in the past.)
(Ex. If you have stayed in Japan with a “Student” residence status, please attach the copies of your graduation certificate and transcript.)
2. Japanese Learning Background
To apply for the Intensive Japanese Language Program, your Japanese language proficiency must be level N5 (or higher) in the JLPTJapanese-Language Proficiency Test (hereinafter referred to as “JLPT”). (We don’t have beginner’s classes.)
-Applicants must meet one or more of the following conditions.
1) JLPT N5 or higher.
・If you have the certificate of JLPT, please submit it.
2) Have studied Japanese for a total of 150 astronomical hours (1 hour = 60 min) or more at educational institutions (college, high school, or Japanese language school). Please note that only contact hours must be included.
・Please submit a letter from your home university or Japanese language teacher to certify that you have studied Japanese for a total of 150 astronomical hours (only contact hours) or more at educational institutions.
*Required information: Course Title・Period・Total Number of Astronomical Hours
(Ex: Japanese Reading & Writing・2022 Spring・75 contact astronomical hours,
Presentation in Japanese・2022 Fall・75 contact astronomical hours, ……
TOTAL：150 contact astronomical hours)
3) Have Japanese language skills equivalent to 1) or 2) above.
Applicants who do not meet either 1) or 2) above must submit your Japanese language proficiency.
・Your score on the TTBJ’s SPOT 90 is 30 or higher (please submit the pdf of your score).
https://ttbj.cegloc.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/index.html
３．The information of payment method for expenses while in Japan
・The certificate of scholarship（If you have only)
４．Health Condition/Reasonable accommodation
５．Pledge・Personal Reference for non-degree student (exchange student)
６．Regarding arrival and return flight tickets
Information for ACCEPTED Exchange students
Please be sure to observe the “entry and move in dormitory” period. After leaving the dormitory, students are not allowed to stay in Japan and must return to their home countries by the deadline. For more details, please refer to the application form.
【Move in dates for dormitory】
The detailed schedule of the period during which you can enter the dormitory will be announced at a later date.
Spring semester: The last week in March.
Fall semester: 3rd week of September.
【Deadline to leave the dormitory】
Check-out deadline for students completing the Spring 2025 semester: Until August 7, 2025
Check-out deadline for students completing the Fall 2025 semester: Until February 6, 2026
[NOTE] Please purchase your round-trip ticket only after receiving your Letter of Acceptance from Tokai University. For more details, please refer to the application form.