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International Christian University (ICU)

Located in Western Tokyo, ICU was established in 1949 as the first liberal arts college in Japan. The main campus is situated in 150 wooded acres, including the Taizanso Garden, which includes a traditional Japanese tea house.

Find out more at ICU's website

International Christian University KaedeMomiDorm

Number of places available: 5 full-year places (priority given to MLAC students)

Please note students do not have to be Christians to study at ICU
ICU University website
ICU Student Exchange website

Dates

Term Dates

The academic year at ICU consists of the spring, autumn and winter terms, each lasting approximately 11 weeks. Each course concludes in one term. Students on the program design their own curriculum by taking courses that satisfy their needs and interests.

Autumn term: Early September to end of November
Winter term: Early December to early March
Spring term: Early April to end of June

Term dates can be accessed via the Academic Calendar online.

Application

The dates below may vary slightly each year, depending on weekends etc. After your nomination is confirmed, students will receive a link to apply to ICU by email.

Application deadline: Mid-March
Notification of Result: Mid-May
On-campus Accommodation Application: Early June

Academic Information

Programmes

Japanese Language Programs (JLP) - Information for JLP curriculum offered to students from our partner institutions. Please note that the placement test for JLP is only given at the beginning of Autumn and Spring Terms.

Further details of the academic programmes can be found here.

Module Selection

Course offerings and class schedules for the following academic year (April to March) become available in February every year. You can check the current course offerings and syllabi here.

Please refer to the document How to Search Courses, that explains more specifically how to search courses.

Study Load

The normal academic load is 13 credits/units per term, that is 26 credits per academic year. However, with the approval of your academic advisor, you may take courses within the limit of a maximum of 18 credits/units. For more information, please visit Academics | International Office (icu.ac.jp).

Student Support @ ICU

Counselling and human rights consultations, in addition to Health Services and Learning Accessibility Services, are available to all exchange students at ICU, on-campus. Services available in English and Japanese.

Find out more about ICU's Student Support