TUFS Educational Affairs Related Content (2021 Early Fiscal Year)

2021(Reiwa 3) Early Fiscal Year Event Schedule

Date About
April 1（Thu）～ ■Course Registration Guide and Class Timetable available online

Eligible：
Students from the School of Language and Culture Studies, School of International and Area Studies, School of Japan Studies, Graduate School of Global Studies, (From here onwards will be referred as “all undergraduate and graduate students”).

→Click here for information about the Course Registration Guide and Class Timetable
The printed Course Registration are available for first year students in the first floor of the Research and Lecture Building. See the map here.
April 1（Thu）
～April 2(Fri）		 ■English Proficiency Test (TOEIC-IP): Online

Eligible：
New students from the School of Language and Culture Studies, School of International and Area Studies, School of Japan Studies
Third year transfer students from the School of Language and Culture Studies, School of International and Area Studies
（Will be referred as “all new students”)

→Take the test on April 1 or April 2

→ Details Here

April 5 (Mon)

■Graduate School Orientation

Eligible：New students from the Graduate School of Global Studies
①Joint orientation for master’s and doctoral program’s students
②Master’s orientation by major（by course)/ Joint orientation for doctoral program
③Matching for students who have not chosen a supervisor
Date：April 5（Mon）10:00～12:00
Place：101 Multi-Media Hall, classrooms in Research and Lecture Building

→ Details here

■Entrance Ceremony

Eligible：
New students from the School of Language and Culture Studies, School of International and Area Studies, School of Japan Studies,
Third year transfer students from the School of Language and Culture Studies, School of International and Area Studies

→ Gather at the Research and Lecture Building by major language（←AGORA’s state will be shown）

Eligible：New students from the Graduate School of Global Studies
→ Gather inside AGORA Global’s Prometheus Hall

→ Details Here

■Undergraduate Orientation

【Orientation by major language】
Eligible：New students from the School of Language and Culture Studies, School of International and Area Studies
(Included (co-op hosted) Fraternizing Talk (purchase of textbooks)
Time：After the Entrance Ceremony
Place：Research and Lecture Building
→Details here

【School of Japan Studies Orientation】
Eligible：New students from the School of Japan Studies
(Included (co-op hosted) Fraternizing Talk (purchase of textbooks)
Time：After the Entrance Ceremony
Place：AGORA Global’s Prometheus Hall
→ Details here

【Third-year Transfer Students Orientation】
Eligible：Third year transfer students from the School of Language and Culture Studies, School of International and Area Studies
Time: 16:20～
Place：Research and Lecture Building
→ Details here

■Student ID Distribution (distributed during the orientation)

?Except those from the Oceania and Africa Regions (third-year transfer students excluded), students from the School of Language and Culture Studies, School of International and Area Studies will receive their ID during the orientation by major
?Students from the School of International and Area Studies majoring in Oceania and Africa regions (third-year transfer students excluded) will receive their ID during the orientation by region
?Third year transfer students from the School of Language and Culture Studies, School of International and Area Studies will receive their ID during the orientation for third-year transfer students
?New students from the School of Japan Studies will receive their ID during the orientation for the School of Japan Studies
?Master’s and doctoral students from the Graduate School of Global Studies will receive their ID during the Graduate School orientation
※Students who were unable to attend the orientation must come to the student affairs office to pick up their ID.
April 6 (Tue)
※Everything might be uploaded sooner as videos and files will be made available once they are ready

■Videos and documents related to course registration available

?ELC, GLIP, Foreign Language Courses, Teacher Training Course, VOLAS, たふさぽ（TA?FU?SA?PO）
→ Click here
?Textbook Purchase
→ Click here

■Undergraduate Orientation (Online)

【Undergraduate：Course registration guidance】
Eligible：
First-year students from the School of Language and Culture Studies, School of International and Area Studies, School of Japan Studies, third-year transfer
students from the School of Language and Culture Studies
Time：10:00～11:30
→ A Zoom orientation will be conducted at the same time.
→ Details here

【Undergraduate：orientation by region】
Eligible：New students from the School of Language and Culture Studies, School of International and Area Studies
Time：13:30～14:00
→ A Zoom orientation will be conducted at the same time.
→ Details here

※Note: We will send you an email to your university email with the ZOOM ID for the Undergraduate Orientation.
Take the IT Literacy Course in order to get your university email. Complete all the procedures during march.
April 7 (Wed) ■Welcome Events for New Students

Eligible：
First-year students from the School of Language and Culture Studies, School of International and Area Studies, School of Japan Studies,
students from the School of Language and Culture Studies
Time：afternoon
※Place and meeting format TBD
April 8（Thu）
～April 9 (Fri)		 ■ Medical Checkup

Eligible：All new students
→ Details here (in Japanese)
April 8（Thu）
～April 16 (Fri)		 ■ Course Registration Period

Eligible：Course Registration Period　　
Eligible Quarters：Spring?Summer?Year-round
→ Course registratios is done through the Education Information System. New students must attend the orientation prior to registration.

Please make sure to register for on-campus classes (GLIP excluded) and foreign language classes (both online and on-campus) by April 9 (Fri) 14:00. Details here(Japanese).
April 12 (Mon)
～July 21 (Wed)		 ■ Spring Quarter：Classes Begin

Eligible：All undergraduate and graduate students
→ Information about each class will be provided by the conductor through the Education Information System (Information about Zoom Meetings will be up on the “Notice” section).

April 12 (Mon)
～April 13 (Tue)		 ■ Course Registration Inquiries

Eligible：Students from the School of Language and Culture Studies, School of International and Area Studies, School of Japan Studies
Time：11:00～12:30
Place：Administration Building 2nd floor meeting room, Research and Lecture Building first floor #100(Galeria)
※Online course-registration assistance will be provided at the same time for the School of Language and Culture studies.
→ Details here

* Consultation regarding teaching profession is available only from 11:00 to 12:30 on April 12 (Monday) (Location: Small meeting room on the 2nd floor of the Administration Building)
April 12 (Mon)
～April 14 (Wed)		 ■ Medical Checkup

Eligible：Current students (except new students)
→ Details here (in Japanese)
April 19 (Mon)
～April 23 (Fri)		 ■ Course registration amendment period

Eligible：All graduate and undergraduate students
Eligible Quarters：Spring?Summer?Year-round
→ Amendments (Quitting or adding classes) can be done through the Education Information System .
May 6（Thu）
～May 7 (Fri)		 ■Registration cancellation period

Eligible：All undergraduate students　
Eligible Quarters：Spring?year-round
→ Cancellation can be done through the Education Information System . ( You can cancel registration but cannot register for new classes.)
※”cancelled classes” will reflect on your graded as “W” but will not impact your GPA. It will be counted in the “up to 50 credit per year” rule.

2021(Reiwa 3) Course Registration Guide and Class Timetable

Undergraduate

Graduate

About the Education Information System

You can use the education information system to register for classes. You can also check for information regarding your classes (messages from the instructor, cancelled classes etc.).

→Details here
→Education Information system here

About class-related Inquiries

For class inquiries, please use the form below.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflA2DReRqcb3pTDuGGsCxZdRP-oPP9QejpwxpmlJNd48vrpA/viewform

About Online Classes

Classes for the Spring Quarter will be held online and on-campus on a ratio of 6:4.

Online classes will mainly use Zoom, TUFS Moodle, Google Classroom etc. Please make sure to get a proper network connection at home.

How to get a Zoom ID/Password

Codes for Zoom, Google Classroom, TUFS Moodle etc will be sent to you through the Education Information System by the instructor.

You can check through the following.

  1. Log in to you Education Information System Account.
  2. The top page will show you a calendar. Go to the date for your classes.
  3. Click on the classes that appear on the calendar so that you get further information.

※For details, please refer to the following video.

Classrooms where you can take online classes

You can take online classes on the classrooms 101 and 227 of the Research and Lecture Building (Separation provided). On days and hours when no classes are held, you can take online classes in the PC classrooms.

※Seats are limited so we encourage you to take classes at home if your schedule allows.

About Setting Network Environment and Computers

You can take online classes on-campus but we ask you to take them at home if possible. Please make sure to have a computer device and a stable internet connection ready for the spring quarter.

For the Immunocompromised and those with other ailments (Counter-Corona measures)

If you have a health condition and are concerned about attending on campus classes due to fear of covid infection, please contact the person in charge to the email below during march.

  • Ailments include
    ：heart condition, breathing problems, kidney issues, collagen disease, malignant tumor etc.

Person in charge：Students Affairs Division　tufs_2021_support@tufs.ac.jp

※If you have any other concerns related please contact us ASAP.

About Class Registration Inquiries

Eligible：School of Language and Culture Studies/ School of International and Area Studies first year students

Should you have any further questions after the orientation by major language on April 5（Mon), please contact your major supervisor.　

Eligible：School of Japan Studies first year students

Should you have any further questions after the School of Japan Studies orientation on April 5（Mon), please contact your supervisor.

Class Registration Inquiries Corner

Date：April 12（Mon）11:00～12:30
　　 ：April 13（Tue）11:00～12:30
Place：Administration Building 2nd floor meeting room, Research and Lecture Building first floor #100 (Galeria)

※Online course-registration assistance will be provided at the same time for the School of Language and Culture studies.
Online assistance will not be individual. The Zoom details will be provided through the Education Information system.

Class Registration Inquiries Corner Name Eligible Supervisor Place
Class Registration Inquiries Corner
（School of Language and Culture Studies）		 School of Language and Culture Studies students council members etc. Research and Lecture Building first floor Galeria
Class Registration Inquiries Corner
（School of International and Area Studies）		 School of International and Area Studies students council members etc. Administration Building 2nd floor large meeting room
Class Registration Inquiries Corner
（School of Japan Studies）		 School of Japan Studies students council members etc. Administration Building 2nd floor medium meeting room
Teaching profession Inquiries Corner Students planning to obtain a teacher's license
Administration Building 2nd floor small meeting room

About Account Setup

You need an ICC account in order to access the Education Information System and the university’s network.
Accounts can be obtained by the following two steps.

  1. Take an IT literacy course 　
    We will provide you an ID and password for the course. (The date will be updated once it is decided). 　
    Use the ID and password to take the online class. 　
    ICC will verify you if you have completed the class.
  2. Getting the Account 　
    Students who have completed the class will be notified on how to get their official account.
    Follow the steps to download your official account information.

Warning

  • Information regarding account acquisition will be sent to the email address you provided us when you enrolled for TUFS through the web page.
  • After the entrance ceremony, all notifications will be sent to your university email which is provided along with your official account information. Be sure to complete the class during March so that you have your account by the day of the entrance ceremony.

Schedule

※Updated on April 5

We have sent information guide about the IT literacy course as below.

  • Undergraduate early period/referral applicants sent on March 26.
  • Undergraduate students later period/graduate school/international students/etc. sent on March 30 (Tue).

ICC accounts have been given from April 2 to those who complete the IT literacy course.

Orientation

School of Language and Culture Studies/ School of International and Area Studies (by region/major language), School of Japan Studies

Date：April 5（Mon）　
Place：Research and Lecture Building

【School of Language and Culture Studies/ School of International and Area Studies Orientation】

Time: After the entrance ceremony (about 1 hour)

Region/Major Language Region,Language Supervisor Classroom
Major Language Orientation English
（Ocania and Africa Regions Excluded）		 Ito Takashi 101
German Nishioka Akane 102
French Akihiro Hisae 226
Italian Kokubo Marie 103
Spanish Kuno Ryoichi 227
Portuguese Takeda Chika 108
Russian
（Check ※1）		 Hikita Go 107
Polish Morita Koji 104
Czech Kanazashi Kumiko 105
Chinese Miyake Takayuki 115
Korean Ikarashi Koichi 109
Mongolian Aoki Masahiro 207
Indonesian　 Furihata Masashi 110
Malay Nomoto Yuki 111
Filipino Yamamoto Kyosuke 112
Thai Miyata Toshiyuki 209
Lao Kikuchi Yoko 211
Vietnamese Nohira Munehiro 212
Cambodian Ueda Hiromi 213
Burmese Okano Kenji 214
Urdu Mamiya Kensaku 218
Hindi Mizuno Yoshifumi 219
Bengali Niwa Kyoko 221
Arabic Aoyama Hiroyuki 223
Persian Sasaki Ayano 224
Turkish Sugahara Mutsumi 225
Region Orientation Oceania
（Check※2）		 Yamauchi Yuriko 210
Africa
（Check ※2）		 Sakai Makiko 208

※1 For those who major in Russian, a follow up orientation by region (Russian region and Central Asia region) will be conducted right after.
※2 A follow-up orientation for English majors from the Oceania and Africa regions will be conducted.

【School of Japan Studies Orientation】

Time: After the entrance ceremony (2 hours)

orientation eligible supervisor classroom
School of Japan Studies orientation School of Japan Studies new students Dean etc. Prometheus Hall
※After the entrance ceremony, we will move from the classrooms 113/114.

【Third-year transfer students orientation】

Time: 16:20～
※Please return to the classrooms by the time orientations begin after the entrance ceremony.

orientation eligible supervisor classroom
Third-year transfer students orientation
（School of Language and Culture Studies）		 School of Language and Culture Studies third-year transfer students Nomoto Yuki 220
Third-year transfer students orientation
(School of International and Area Studies)		 School of International and Area Studies third-year transfer students Fukushima Chiho
Kurata Akiko		 222

School of Language and Culture Studies?School of International and Area Studies（by region/ major language), School of Japan Studies Orientation

Date：April 6, 2021（Tue）
Method：Online（Zoom）

※Note: We will send you an email to your university email with the ZOOM ID for the Undergraduate Orientation by April 5 (Mon).
Take the IT Literacy Course in order to get your university email. Complete all the procedures during march.

【Undergraduate Orientation (Class Registration Guidance)】

Orientation Eligible Supervisor Time
Class Registration
（School of Language and Culture Studies）		 School of Language and Culture Studies new students Dean etc. 10:00～11:30
Class Registration
(School of International and Area Studies)		 School of International and Area Studies new students Dean etc.
Class Registration
（School of Japan Studies）		 School of Japan Studies
（Japanese students/International students）		 Dean etc.

【School of Language and Culture Studies/School of International and Area Studies Orientation】

Orientation Region Supervisor Time
Orientation by region North-West Europe
North America		 Ito Takashi
Odori Yukako		 13:30～14:00
Central Europe　 Shinohara Taku
West-South Europe Serio Naoko
Russia Tatsumi Yukiko
Iberia
Latin America		 Kume Junko
Takahashi Hitoshi
East Asia Sawada Yukari
South-East Asia Miyata Toshiyuki
South Asia Mizuno Yoshifumi
Middle East Aoyama Hiroyuki
Central Asia Kimura Satoru

Graduate School of Global Studies Orientation

Date: 2021 April 5 (Mon)

① Joint orientation for master’s and doctoral programs

Time: 10:00?11:00
Place: 101 Multi-Media Hall in Research and Lecture Building

② Master’s Program (by course)/Doctoral Program joint orientation

Time: 11:00?12:00

  • Master’s Program in Global Studies
    ：Language and Culture Studies Course (Classroom 113)
    ※Students who specialize in the following have a separate orientation afterwards:
    ：English Education (Classroom 110)
    ：Japanese-English translation/interpretation (Classroom 111)
    ：Area and International Studies Course (Classroom 114)
  • Master’s Program in Japan Studies
    ：Japan Studies Course (Classroom 108)
  • Doctoral Program (joint orientation for 3 courses) (Classroom 112)

③ Matching for students who are yet to pick an instructor.

During②, there will be an orientation from the supervisor of each course/specialty.

About Textbook Purchase

Please check the following website for information about the purchase of textbooks.

Education Information System

The education information system is essential to register for classes. Class notifications will also be made available by the conductor here. It is very easy to use! Try to log in once you have your account

Event Schedule (2021)

To check further events click here.

Where to contact for Educational Affairs related issues

Inquiry / Division Phone Email

Classes, class registration, certificate issuance
　Educational Affairs Division
　【Undergraduate classes, teaching】
　　Educational Affairs Section (Undergraduate)
　【Undergraduate class registration, certificate issuance】　
　　Records Section (Undergraduate)
　【Postgraduate classes/class registration, certificate issuance】
　　Postgraduate Section (Postgraduate)

※As a rule, all requested certificates will be sent by post.

※Replies to inquiries and certificate issuance may take longer than usual. We ask for your patience and understanding.

 ※Please send inquiries by e-mail

Educational Affairs Section (Undergraduate)
kyoumu-kakari[at]tufs.ac.jp


Records Section (Undergraduate)
kiroku[at]tufs.ac.jp


Postgraduate Section (Postgraduate)
kyoumu-daigakuin[at]tufs.ac.jp

About studying abroad
（SV?taking time off to study abroad?independent study abroad?etc.）
　　　 TUFS Student Mobility Center

（Outbound Study Abroad）
　　　 Student Exchange Division (Study Abroad Education Section)

 TUFS Student Mobility Center
042-330-5113

Student Exchange Division (Study Abroad Education Section)
042-330-5183		 TUFS Student Mobility Center
ryugakushien[at]tufs.ac.jp

Student Exchange Division (Study Abroad Education Section)
haken[at]tufs.ac.jp

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