Program Description

JUSST Program

Enrollments are available in April and October during each academic year. The regular enrollment period of the program is one year for 2 semesters. (However, a few may enroll for the 1st semester only)

Course Requirements

JUSST students are required to take both the Course Work and Lab Work. The minimum course work requirements for a JUSST student is as listed below.

Student/Course	Course Work			Lab Work
	Japanese Language	Science and Engineering	UEC Academic Skills
Undergraduate	3 classes (each semester)	3 subjects (each semester)	3 subjects	Individual Study
Graduate	3 classes (for the 1st semester)	3 subjects (for an academic year)	3 subjects	Independent Research

Following "core subjects" are compulsory subjects that must be completed in order to meet the requirements of the JUSST program.

• Japanese Language Class　　
  Students are required to take a placement test at the beginning of each semester to assign to an appropriate class based on your level.
• Science and Engineering Courses　　
  Please see the Course Description, for the details of classes, lectures (including the subject title) and for the previous semester/year.
• UEC Academic Skills　　
  Students are required to take the "Computer Literacy" and "Information Literacy and Research" in their 1st semester, and the "Publishing Literacy and Research" in their 2nd semester.
• Lab Work
  In addition to the Course Work, JUSST program students are required to take the Lab Work "Individual Study Project" for undergraduates or "Independent Research" for graduates. To pursue these reserach works, every student is supposed to be assigned to one of the research laboratories in UEC and receive advices from the faculty member. Please access to the UEC Researchers' Database　　 to find the prospective supervisor at UEC in your research field or area of interest.

Language Used

All JUSST classes are taught in English except Japanese Language Classes. For expected English profeciency, see Language Requirements.

Credit Transfer

Upon the request from a home university, UEC will provide the student's records (including the syllabus, grade information and referee's report) in the JUSST program for the possible credit transfer by the home university.