International Exchange Students ～Things to do before enrollment～

 

2. Academic Calendar

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Spring Semester (8 Apr. 2024 ~ 7 Aug. 2024)
	First Quarter	Second Quarter
Duration	Apr. 8 (Mon) ~ Jun. 10 (Mon)	Jun. 11 (Tue) ~ Aug. 7 (Wed)
Online Orientation (by SGHSS)	March 19 (Tue)  16:00～17:30 (by ZOOM)  ●Only for Special Auditing Students（特別聴講学生のみ参加） ●Detailed information will be provided to special auditing students via email at a later date.  Please download the file before joining the Orientation ★  2024 Spring Orientation for International Students （Mar.19 Updated）
Course Registration	<Japanese Language Program>    Mar.14 (Thur) 13:00 ~ Mar. 26 (Tue) 17:00 (JPT) ●All procedures for placement tests, registration, changes, etc. for the Japanese language program are handled by the Student Exchange Support division, so please be careful not to confuse with other course procedures. ●Note that NO course registration request will be accepted after the deadline.   ryugaku_shien@ml.nagasaki-u.ac.jp
	<SGHSS Courses / General Education (GE) Courses / Other faculty courses> March 19 (Tue) ～ March 22 (Fri) 15:00(JPT) ●Only for Special Auditing Students（特別聴講学生のみ） ●Information on the Course List and Course Registration Sheet will be provided by email. ●Students must fill in the “Course Registration Sheet”, and obtain approval from their supervisor, then submit it to the Student Affairs Section (多文化社会学部学務係) via E-mail no later than Mar.22 (Fri). ● Note In principle, students must obtain approval to take the course from their academic supervisor, but in exceptional cases, if no reply is received from the supervisor by the submission deadline, the course registration Sheet may be submitted without obtaining permission. ● Note any course registration request will NOT be accepted after the deadline.  hss_gakumu@ml.nagasaki-u.ac.jp
First day of class	April 8 (Mon)
Final examinations    (or Make-up classes)	Jun. 4 (Tue) ~ Jun. 10 (Mon)	Aug. 1 (Thu) ~ Aug. 7 (Wed)
Make-up examinations	Jun. 12 (Wed)	Aug. 9 (Fri)
Summer Vacation	Aug. 8  (Thu)  ~  Sep. 29 (Sun)
Interview with Supervisor	every six months (June-July and December-January) Mandatory

   

　令和6年度多文化社会学部学事カレンダー(2024_Academic Calendar)

 

3. Course Registration Flow (Only for Special Auditing Students)

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4. Course Registration Requirement (Only for Special Auditing Students)

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■ Rules

1. A half of your courses must be selected from the SGHSS Courses.

2. Minimum of 10 hours worth of courses per week (amounts to a minimum of 7 courses per week) throughout the whole semester.

(Example) ・1Q courses + first semester = more than 10 hours of classes per week (7 subjects equivalent)　 ・2Q courses + first semester = more than 10 hours of classes per week (7 subjects equivalent)

3. Japanese Language Courses (Non-credit) will be counted as the number of class hours. 

4. Maximum course load is 24 credits per semester(amounts to approx. 12 courses per semester).

 

■ Japanese Language Requirement for courses offered in Japanese

・Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Level N2 or above

 

■ English Language Requirement for courses offered in English

・A minimum TOEFL iBT overall score of 79
・A minimum TOEFL PBT overall score of 550
・A minimum IELTS overall band score of 6.0
・CEFR Level B2 or above
・If your home language is English, or if your primary language of instruction at school　has been English, you are exempt from this requirement.

5. Important Notes in Course Registration (Only for Special Auditing Students)

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Class schedules and classrooms are subject to change, so be sure to check the Syllabus for the latest updates on the course you wish to take. 

 

6. How to add・change・drop courses (Only for Special Auditing Students)

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 During the course registration period, students may add, change, or withdraw courses.  If not revised as instructed below, it will be difficult to identify which courses have been added or deleted.  Be sure that No requests are accepted after the deadline.

 

[Step1] Courses to be “added” should be indicated in Red. Courses to be “deleted” should be struck through and indicated in Red. 

                                                                            

  [Note]  To request to add or drop courses of the Japanese Language Program, students MUST directly contact the Student Exchange Support division. 

[Contact] Student Exchange Support division    ryugaku_shien@ml.nagasaki-u.ac.jp

 

 

7. Things to do after enrollment

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To use the university’s online systems, a student ID and password which is automatically assigned to each student after enrollment are required. The Student Affairs Section will distribute these to each student after enrollment. Once student ID/PW has been received,  please sign in to each system to learn how to use it.

 

■  Change the initial password & Set up Chodai Wi-Fi (free Wi-Fi on campus) 

International students can use Chodai Wi-Fi (free Wi-Fi on campus). Follow the instructions below to set it up.

 

❶ To use Chodai Wi-Fi, you need to access the Integrated Authentication Service at the following URL and change your initial password (accessible only on campus).

 ▶ Login to Integrated Authentication Service（総合認証システム）

 ▶ How to change the initial password

• ID is “bb8-digit student ID”

• password is your date of birth “yyyy/mm/dd”.

 

❷ After changing the initial password, search the Wi-fi network and connect to NUNET_BUNKYOMACHII-2. And then entering the security key “NUNet_Wlan_2010_secret“, the log-in screen will appear. Enter your ID and new password.

For details, please refer to the Chodai Wi-Fi setup instructions.

 

■ Activate NU student E-mail address

Important notifications about classes will be sent to your NU student email address, so be sure to set up your account to be active. For detailed instructions on how to use it, see the following web page. If the setup seems difficult, please ask your tutor to help with it.

https://www.cc.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/service/mail/sec_utilization_stu.html

• Account: bb Student ID@ms.nagasaki-u.ac.jp    [Example] bb12345678@ms.nagasaki-u.ac.jp

• Password: Student ID password

 

■ Nagasaki University Web System (NU-Web)

Students can refer to the following information through the Nagasaki University Web System (NU-Web).
(syllabus, class evaluation, grade, credit acquisition status, and the timetable of regular examinations, etc.)

▶ Login to NU-Web: https://nuweb.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/campusweb/campusportal.do

▶ How to use NU-Web (学務情報システム)

 

■ LACS： Learning Assessment & Communication System

LACS has many functions, including receiving messages from faculties regarding classes, distributing and viewing lecture materials, submitting assignments and reports, and testing. most of the class instructors use LACS for their classes, so please check this system regularly.

▶ Login to LACS :  https://lacs.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/

▶ How to use LACS 

 

■ Student-Teacher Interview (Mandatory)

• Your supervisor will conduct a Student-Teacher Interview semiannually (Jun-Jul, Dec-Jan).
• When your supervisor asks you for an interview, your full cooperation will be appreciated.

 

■ When Traveling Overseas and Re-entering  (Mandatory)

❶ When traveling abroad, all students are required to register the necessary information on the ” Online System for Overseas Travel Registration ”  and submit a ” Notice of Temporary Leave “ in paper form to the SGHSS Student Affairs Section at least two weeks prior to the trip.
❷ Note that the signature of your academic supervisor is required on the “Notice of Temporary Leave”.
❸ After your return from abroad, it is required to register and submit a “Notice of Re-entry” in the same manner as above.

▶ Login to Overseas Travel Registration: https://intlexchange.jimu.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/

▶ How to Use Online Systems for Overseas Travel Registration

 

8. Attendance/Absence /Cancellations/ Make-up Classes

┃Class Attendance Sheet

┃Class Absence Sheet

┃Class Cancellations / Make-up Classes