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Accessibility

• UTokyo is working to create an environment in which students, faculty, and staff members with disabilities studying and working on campus can take full part in academic programming and all other facets of university life.
• Please read more on UTokyo's  page.

Course catalogue

• Please see the for USTEP TypeU courses.
• Use the filter on the left-hand side bar to customize your search, for example, finding courses taught in English.

Credits

Credits at UTokyo:

• Full-time option (7.5 ������Ƶ units): 15 credits per term at UTokyo
  *Exchange students must register in at least 12 UTokyo credits per term to meet Japanese immigration requirements.

Course Evaluations at ������Ƶ: 

• Before departure, ������Ƶ students will be able to submit exchange courses to ������Ƶ for evaluation. The results will indicate how many ������Ƶ units each exchange course is worth, as well as the course equivalency.
• Students must use the evaluation results to ensure their exchange courses credits add up to the equivalent ������Ƶ units. The total number of units for each exchange term should be 4.5 ������Ƶ units for part-time exchange or 7.5 ������Ƶ units for full-time exchange.
• This course evaluation process will be made available and explained in detail during the pre-departure session in early October for Spring exchange terms and in late March for Fall exchange terms. Evaluations take 2-6 weeks to complete and will be emailed to students. 
• Course evaluations results are tentative until the end of the exchange term, when a second, final evaluation is conducted by OREM using the students’ exchange transcript, and the results are applied to their ������Ƶ record. 

Exchange Credit History

• Click here to check out the exchange credit history of courses that have been previously evaluated by ������Ƶ for this host university.
• Students are not limited to this list when selecting courses for their upcoming exchange and should consult the host university’s course catalogue for a full list of offerings.
• Important note: this document is a guide only and previously evaluated courses are not guaranteed to be evaluated in the same way in the future.
• After being accepted into the ICS Exchange Program, students will have the chance to submit exchange courses to ������Ƶ for evaluation. The results will provide updated unit and credit equivalency information. 

Medical insurance, immigration & arrival

Medical insurance: Mandatory

• All those with “Student” status of residence (more than 3 months) must .
• Students must make an application for the insurance system when they register at the local City/Ward office, within 14 days of arriving in Japan.

Immigration documents:

• International students studying in Japan for periods over 3 months are required to apply for a residency card.
• For information on this process, see the UTokyo  page.
• UTokyo also has a , which is available to answer student inquiries regarding immigration.

Orientation: Mandatory

• UTokyo hosts a mandatory orientation sessions for all exchange students, in September and April.
• This is a great opportunity to learn more about student life, on and off campus!