General Category

1. At least Second-year Undergraduate student (undergraduate students only). According to the year of study recorded in the Office of Academic Affairs system at the time of internal selection..
2. GPA should be higher than 2.70.
3. TOEFL iBT 79 (Do not accept Home Edition) or IELTS 6.0.

1. The language requirements listed are the minimum standards. Applicants are advised to look into specific departments and courses to ensure they meet all prerequisites and additional language criteria. The host institution reserves the right to deny admission if no suitable departments or courses are available.
2. For exchange information, please refer to the website, Fact Sheet (For reference only), and Brochure.
3. For course information, please refer to this website; for course syllabi, please refer to this link; and for language course information, please see this link.
4. Since all courses are taught in English, international students are welcome to take any subject matter course in our curriculum. Short-term international students are welcome to take any subject matter course in our curriculum except some courses such as English for Academic Purposes, Study Abroad preparation courses, Teacher's License Program, etc. that are restricted to degree-seeking students. If the course capacity reaches the limit, some students may not be able to register for their requested courses.
5. Minimum/maximum credits per semester: 12 credits (minimum)/18 credits (maximum)
6. Estimated cost of living
7. Insurance: In accordance with immigration law, AIU requires ALL international students to purchase Japanese National Health Insurance (NHI) without any exceptions.
8. Dining Information: In consideration of students’ busy schedules, AIU requires ALL new students to purchase the 2-week Meal Plan (three meals a day, every day) for the first two weeks after arrival. After this two-week period, students have several meal options.

1. Exchange students who have been selected and granted institutional nomination by the university must submit their exchange admission application to the host university in accordance with the language requirement under which they were admitted (JLPT, IELTS, or TOEFL iBT).
   For example, students who obtained exchange eligibility based on JLPT results must apply to the host university’s regular exchange student program (i.e., courses taught in Japanese). Students who obtained exchange eligibility based on IELTS or TOEFL iBT results must apply to the host university’s English-taught exchange student program (usually English-taught courses offered by international or global studies faculties specifically for international students).
2. Exchange students who have been selected and nominated by the university may not request changes to the admission conditions after receiving admission approval from the host university, nor may they request to reapply under a different set of conditions if their exchange application is rejected by the host university (including, but not limited to, changing from a Japanese-taught program to an English-taught program). Any such cases will result in immediate cancellation of exchange eligibility and will be subject to penalties and fines.
3. If the host university offers two or more exchange student programs in different languages, the exchange quotas are calculated separately. Applications for exchange admission under different language requirements are also reviewed by different committees at the host university.