Updated: 19 Feb, 2015
Schedule (Spring Semester 2015) <Tentative>
For University-wide Exchange Students in the SILS Study Abroad Program (SP3)
*Please note that this schedule is subject to change without advance notice.
Date
3/20 Fri.
Time
―
Place
―
Expected date of your arrival
Dormitory Orientation
(Waseda University Dormitory residents ONLY)
10:30-12:00
Building 15,
Room101
3/21 Sat.
Event
13:00-15:00
***Bring your residence card, passport, certificate of
admission and black ballpoint pen***
Orientation by Center for International Education
for exchange students (all students)
***Bring your residence card, passport, certificate of
admission and black ballpoint pen***
3/24 Tue.
―
14:00-15:30
3/25 Wed.
―
Building 11, 6F,
Room 610
15:30-17:00
Visit Shinjuku city office to register your address in
Japan and enroll in National Health Insurance
(Waseda University dormitories residents ONLY)
Information session
*Please make sure to bring your Residence card and
passport.
Japanese Placement Test on Web (J-CAT)
Building 11, 4F,
Main Conference Welcome Party hosted by SILS
Room
Building 11, 5F,
10:30-12:30
SILS Academic Orientation
Room 506
3/27 Fri.
Building11, 7F
Japanese Self Consultation by Center for Japanese
13:30-16:30
(Tentative)
Language
You can log into Waseda-net Portal with Initial Waseda-net ID and Password from March 27.
1st Course Registration (until 4/1 17:00)
1) SILS lecture courses < Waseda-net portal >
2) Japanese language courses < Waseda-net portal >
Waseda-net Portal
3) Open courses < Waseda-net portal >
(from 9:00)
3/30Mon.
3/26 Thu.
16:00-18:00
<1st, 2nd and 3rd registrations are NOT first-come,
first-served registration>
10:00-17:00
(Tentative)
3/31 Tue.
10:00-17:00
4/1 Wed.
10:00-16:30
10:30-11:30
4/2 Thu.
4/3 Fri.
Building 11
5F
Building 11
5F
Building 11, 6F
Room 606
Okuma
Auditorium
See “Event”
column.
Building 22, 2F,
Room 201
See “Event”
column.
Building 22, 2F,
Room 201
TBA
TBA
Course Registration Consultation
(By SILS Sempai project)
Course Registration Consultation
(By SILS Sempai project)
Distribution of Student Identification Cards
SILS Opening Ceremony
Bank Orientation (See also 4/3 Fri.)
10:00－12:00 Shinsei Bank (新生銀行)
13:30－15:30 Yucho Bank (ゆうちょ銀行)
16:00－16:30 Risona Bank (りそな銀行)
Bank Orientation
10:00－12:00 Yucho Bank (ゆうちょ銀行)
13:30－15:30 Shinsei Bank (新生銀行)
Campus Tour (By SILS Sempai project)
TBA
TBA
4/4 Sat.
Waseda-net e-mail
4/6 Mon.
CLASSES BEGIN
Welcome Reception
(By SILS Sempai project)
Announcement of 1st Course Registration Result
4/7 Tue.
Waseda-net Portal
(from 9:00)
2nd Course Registration (until 4/8 17:00)
1)SILS lecture courses（Add-Drop）
<Waseda-net portal >
2)Japanese language courses (Add-Drop)
< Waseda-net portal >
3) Open courses（Add only）< Waseda-net portal >
4) Other Foreign Language courses (Add only)
< Paper-based >
*Detailed Information will be announced at SILS
Academic Orientation.
4/10 Fri.
Waseda-net e-mail
Announcement of the 2nd Course Registration Result
4/13 Mon.
Waseda-net Portal
(from 9:00)
3rd Course Registration (until 4/14 17:00)
1) SILS lecture courses （Add-Drop）
< Waseda-net portal >
2) Japanese language courses （Add-Drop）
< Waseda-net portal >
3) Open courses (Add only) < Waseda-net portal >
4) Other Foreign Language courses (Drop only)
< Waseda-net portal >
4/16 Thu.
Waseda-net e-mail
Announcement of the 3rd Course Registration Result
Add-only Course Registration
4/17 Fri.
9:30-16:00
Building 11,
4F,
Global Network
Center (GNC)
4/18 Sat.
During
opening
hours
SILS Office and
Coop
Add only for SILS lecture courses
(Intermediate / Advanced level ONLY)
*Paper based
*First-come, first-served registration
Audit Fee/Course Enrollment Fee Payment Period
Starts (until 4/24)
【VERY IMPORTANT：Preparation for taking Japanese Language courses】
・SILS exchange students are required to take Japanese language courses while attending the
SILS program depending on your Japanese level. Having Japanese learning experience was
not required at the time of admission, however, taking at least 6 credits of Japanese
language courses is mandatory.
FYI: Curriculum of SILS exchange students (detailed explanation will be given at the
academic orientation on March 27 th) *SP3 = Study Plan 3 = exchange students at SILS
http://www.waseda.jp/sils/en/student/oneyear/SP3_Curriculum_20140306.pdf
・Your Japanese level will be assessed by the Japanese placement test called “J-CAT” before
the course registration period starts.
Only when you are placed at level 6 or above, you will be exempted from taking Japanese
language courses (the number of credits waived differs depending on the level.)
More detailed explanation will be given at the academic orientation.
・Especially when you do not have Japanese learning experience, we highly encourage you at
least to obtain read-write capability of hiragana and katakana BEFORE coming to Japan.
This is because, here in Waseda, Japanese language courses at level 1 are taught based on
the knowledge about hiragana and katakana.
That is, you will have difficulties to keep up with the courses without read-write capability
of hiragana and katakana even if you take the level 1 courses.
Also, please be informed that the Japanese language courses are basically taught in
Japanese .
・On the other hand, there is a course called “Japanese for “Zero” Beginners”.
This course will teach you hiragana and katakana. However, this is a 3-weeks short term
course conducted in April, meets 5 times a week (Mon. to Fri., 5 th period), and gives you 1
credit.
Actually many of the students this semester had difficulties to manage the schedule to take
this course, and even when they could manage to take this course, they had to start
attending the 5 credits of other courses before zero beginner course ended.
Therefore we would like to say that obtaining read-write capability of hiragana and
katakana BEFORE coming to Japan will be of great help to you once you come to Japan.
・Below is some recommended website for your preparation for taking Japanese language
courses.
● japanese-lesson.com (You can study hiragana and katakana, etc)
http://japanese-lesson.com/index.html
●nihongo-e-na
http://nihongo-e-na.com/