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To help new students smoothly adjust to university life, the website for Kyoto University's Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences (ILAS) lists procedures and events scheduled for the first month of the semester as well as information on "second foreign language" courses and "Pocket Seminars".
For details about the "second foreign language" courses and "Pocket Seminars", please visit the following page:
- Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences: "New Students"
http://www.z.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/freshman-guide
New students are encouraged to use these resources to learn about the procedures to be followed and other requirements during the first months of the semester.
Schedule for newly enrolled students
| Date | Item | Office/venue |
|---|---|---|
| After the announcement of successful applicants and before the dates for enrollment procedures | Application for admission fee exemption | Student Affairs Section of each Faculty (or each Department in the case of the Faculty of Medicine) |
| Late March | Enrollment procedures http://www.z.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/freshman-guide/schedule/procedure (written in Japanese) | Student Affairs Section of each Faculty (or each Department in the case of the Faculty of Medicine) |
| Late March | Application for acceptance of credits earned from other institutions http://www.z.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/freshman-guide/schedule/credit (written in Japanese) | Student Affairs Section of each Faculty (or each Department in the case of the Faculty of Medicine) |
| Wednesday 1-Monday 6 April | Application for exemption from introductory "second foreign language" courses http://www.z.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/freshman-guide/language/remission (written in Japanese) | Yoshida-South Campus Academic Center Bldg and other locations |
| Wednesday 1-Friday 3 April 14:00-16:00 (-17:00 on Friday 3 April) | Application for financial aid from local governments and private organizations (for Japanese nationals) | Students Scholarship and Welfare Division, Academic Affairs Department |
| Wednesday 1-Friday 3 and Monday 6 April 14:00-15:00 and 16:00-17:00 (The content is the same in all of the meetings scheduled.) | Guidance for new students at the International Center | KUINEP lecture room, International Center (West of the Clock Tower Centennial Hall) |
| Wednesday 1-Tuesday 7 April | Guidance about each Faculty http://www.z.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/freshman-guide/schedule/faculty (written in Japanese) | |
| Thursday 2 April | Class placement announcement http://www.z.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/freshman-guide/schedule/class (written in Japanese) | Via Kyoto University's Liberal Arts Syllabus Information System (KULASIS) |
| Thursday 2-noon of Monday 6 April | Health checkup http://www.z.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/freshman-guide/schedule/medical (written in Japanese) | International Conference Hall I, 2nd floor, Clock Tower Centennial Hall |
| Thursday 2 April Friday 3 April | Briefing for those accepted for loans from Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) http://www.z.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/freshman-guide/schedule/scholarship-procedure (written in Japanese) | Classroom 7, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Economics Main Bldg |
| Thursday 2-Monday 6 April | Guidance for Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses (Topics covered include KU's academic philosophy and how to build an academic schedule by properly selecting courses from the nearly 1,000 Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses.) http://www.z.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/freshman-guide/schedule/guidance | Yoshida-South Campus Bldg No 4 |
| Thursday 2-Monday 6 April | Guidance for Students Support (Topics covered include compliance, ECS-ID, information security, library services, human rights, and emergency care.) http://www.z.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/freshman-guide/schedule/special-seminor (written in Japanese) | Yoshida-South Campus Bldg No 4 |
| After the issuance of the ECS-ID and until Wednesday 8 April 24:00 | Application (Step1) for tuition exemption | Via the Exemption Online Application System (EOAS) within KULASIS |
| Thursday 2-Wednesday 8 April 9:00 | Pre-registration for Small-Class Education Seminars (Pocket Seminars) http://www.z.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/freshman-guide/pokezemi/preliminary-registry | Via KULASIS |
| Monday 6 April 17:30-18:30 | Orientation on the teacher-training curriculum (Applicable students are expected to attend one of the three sessions, all of which comprise the same content.) | Classroom 4, 1st floor, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Economics Main Bldg |
| Wednesday 15 April and Tuesday 19 May 17:00-18:00 | ||
| Tuesday 7 April Students are expected to be at the venue by 9:00 | Entrance ceremony for undergraduate students http://www.z.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/freshman-guide/schedule/ceremony (written in Japanese) | Miyako-Messe (Kyoto Industrial Promotion Center) |
| Wednesday 8-Monday 20 April | Registration for Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses requiring the instructor's permission http://www.z.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/freshman-guide/schedule/zenkyo-extra (written in Japanese) | Liberal Arts and General Education Courses Student Desk, Yoshida-South Campus Bldg No 1 |
| Wednesday 8 April | Classes begin | |
| Wednesday 8-Friday 10 April 12:15-12:45 (Additional availability from 16:30 to 17:30 on 10 April) | Consultation services regarding Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses | Conference Room 106, 1st floor, Yoshida-South Campus Bldg No 1 |
| Wednesday 8-Tuesday 14 April | Pre-registration for Sports Courses http://www.z.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/for-internal/sports/preliminary-registry | Main floor of the Sports Gymnasium |
| Friday 10 April 9:00-Friday 17 April 17:00 | Application (Step2) for admission fee exemption/deferment and tuition exemption | Via EOAS |
| Late April | Briefing on JASSO loans (written in Japanese) | To be decided |
| Friday 17-Tuesday 21 April | Registration for Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses http://www.z.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/freshman-guide/schedule/zenkyo-entry | Via KULASIS |
| Monday 20-Friday 24 April | Application for admission fee exemption/deferment and tuition exemption (Submission of documents) | Student Affairs Division, Academic Affairs Department, or the Student Affairs Section of each Faculty (or each Department in the case of the Faculty of Medicine) |
| Early May | Application for JASSO loans http://www.z.k.kyoto-u.ac.jp/freshman-guide/schedule/scholarship-guidance (written in Japanese) | To be decided |
