Student Exchange Partners

Canadian Students

Hosei University | J.F. Oberlin University | Josai International University | Kwansei Gakuin University | Seinan Gakuin University  | Tsuda University

Schools currently not accepting JACAC students: Ritsumeikan University

Japanese Students

University of Alberta | Université Laval | University of Regina | Université De Montréal | University of Prince Edward Island | York University | Concordia University

Schools currently not accepting JACAC students for 2018: University of British Columbia, Queen’s University, University of Waterloo & Renison


For Canadian Students

Hosei University

Schools/Faculties/Programs Available
Any department/courses are available but prior confirmation from the professor is required since the number of courses offered in English are limited.

Requirements
GPA: None
Japanese:
Exchange students who wish to take Japanese language course must take a Japanese placement test in the beginning of the semester. JLPT N2 or above level of Japanese proficiency would be able to register any regular undergraduate school courses which are conducted in Japanese.
Accepting 2nd year students: Yes

Exchange Student Housing
Guaranteed for exchange students

Programs in English
Exchange Students from Overseas Program (ESOP) » Visit Website
Online Syllabus (ESOP) » Visit Website
Online Syllabus (All of the courses at Hosei )»  Visit Website
Global Programs in Hosei University »  Visit Website

J.F. Oberlin University

Schools/Faculties/Programs Available
College of Liberal Arts/ Global Communication/ Business Management

Requirements
GPA: 2.5 or above
JAPANESE: None
Accepting 2nd year students: Yes

Exchange Student Housing
Guaranteed for exchange students

Program in English
» Visit Website

Josai International University

Schools/Faculties/Programs Available
International Humanities/ Management and Information Sciences/ Media Studies/ Tourism
Any prospective student who does not possess the necessary Japanese language skills level may only take courses at the Department of International Exchange Studies.

» Visit Website

Requirements
GPA : None
JAPANESE : JLPT N2
For those wishing to participate in the courses conducted only in Japanese: Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N2 level or above (or a letter of
recommendation from an academic advisor at the applicant’s home university,confirming that her/his Japanese language skill is equivalent to N2 level or higher).
Accepting 2nd year students: Yes

Exchange Student Housing
Guaranteed for exchange student

Kwansei Gakuin University

Schools/Faculties/Programs Available
Undergraduate: Contemporary Japan Program (CJP)

  • CJP Japanese Language Course (JLC)
  • CJP Japanese Studies Courses (JSC)
  • School of International Studies Courses
  • Canadian Studies Courses
  • School of Economics
  • School of Human Welfare Studies

Graduate: Contemporary Japan Program (CJP)

  • CJP Japanese Language Course(JLC)
  • CJP Japanese Studies Courses(JSC)
  • Institute of Business and Accounting Courses
  • Canadian Studies Courses

Requirements
GPA: Above average
JAPANESE:
Modern Japan Track: none
Japanese Language Track: Required to read, write, understand and pronounce the Hiragana and Katakana phonetic scripts by the time students arrive in Japan.
Accepting 2nd year students: Yes

Exchange Student Housing
Guaranteed for exchange students

Programs in English
CJP Japanese Language Course(JLC)
CJP Japanese Studies Courses(JSC)

» Visit Website

Seinan Gakuin University

Schools/Faculties/Programs Available
Undergraduate: International Division
Graduate: International Division
» Visit Website

Requirements
GPA: None
JAPANESE: None
Accepting 2nd year students: Yes

Exchange Student Housing
Guaranteed for exchange students (International House, Off-campus dormitories and Homestay)
» Visit Website

» Visit Website

Tsuda University

Schools/Faculties/Programs Available
Undergraduate: College of Liberal Arts (Kodaira Main Campus): Department of English, Department of International and Cultural Studies, Department of Mathematics, Department of Computer Science College of Policy Studies (Sendagaya Campus): Department of Policy Studies
Graduate: Graduate Program in English Language and Cultural Studies, Graduate Program in International and Cultural Studies, Graduate Program in Mathematics and Computer Science (all graduate schools are located at Kodaira Main Campus)
Course list

Requirements
GPA: Above average
JAPANESE:
Undergraduate: Low-intermediate for Departments other than Policy Studies and JLPT N2 or higher for Department of Policy Studies
Graduate: Low-intermediate
Accepting 2nd year students: Yes

Exchange Student Housing
Housing is offered but not guaranteed for exchange students

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For Japanese Students

University of Alberta

Schools/Faculties/Programs Available
All Faculties except for Medicine and Dentistry, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Rehabilitation Medicine
All Departments except for Department of Criminology

Language of Instruction
English/French

Requirements
GPA: Minimum 2.7 . Students applying to the Faculty of Engineering must have a minimum of 3.0 and must have completed 2 years of university by the time of application.
ENGLISH: Language proficiency documents (if required). If students do not have a TOEFL score, please ensure an exchange advisor or professor provides a letter indicating that your student has a sufficient English language proficiency to undertake academic courses in English. As well, please sign the section under “English Language Proficiency” on the Undergraduate Exchange Application Form.
TOEFL requirements:
Undergraduate: 580 (paper based); 90 (iBT) » Visit Website
Graduate: 550 (paper based); 88 (iBT); 6.5 with no band less than 5.0 ( ELTS) » Visit Website
Accepting 2nd year students: Yes
Others: Original transcript with an original university seal or signature (in English translation if applicable)
Photocopy of passport or birth certificate with particulars page

Exchange Student Housing
Guaranteed housing for students coming for a full academic year in Schaffer Hall. Online application due by April 30th.
» Visit Website

Notes
Additional application materials may be required for certain programs and will be requested upon receipt of application.
Students applying to take courses in the visual arts must submit a portfolio. Students wishing to take music courses must provide an audition tape/cd.
 » Visit Website

Université Laval

Programs not open to Student Exchanges
• Education and Vocational Teaching (all levels)
• Graphic Design and Multimedia (all levels)
• Health sciences Programs (Occupational Therapy, Medicine, Dentistry, Nutrition, Speech Therapy, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Nursing) except Bachelor’s in Kinesiology
• Music instrument courses
• Psychology (all levels)
• Translation (all levels)
• Masters in Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural Microbiology, Agrifood Engineering, Animal Science, Anthropology, Architecture, Biochemistry, Biology, Kinesiology, Public Communication, Social Work, Visual Arts
• Public Relations (graduate diploma)

Places are very limited in the Baccalauréat en architecture, Baccalauréat en communication publique (Public Communication) and Maîtrise en aménagement du territoire et développement régional (Land-use Planning and Regional Development).

Language of Instruction
French. English-taught courses in Business, English Studies and English Literature

Requirements
GPA: B
FRENCH: DELF B2
ENGLISH: 6.5/9, TOEFL IBT 79 /120 or 549/650 
Accepting 2nd year students: Yes

Exchange Student Housing
Available on campus and off campus

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» Course Information

University of Regina

Schools/Faculties/Programs Available
Information on Programs: » Visit Website

Language of Instruction
English

Requirements
Information on Admissions Requirements: » Visit Website
Supporting Documents: » Visit Website
Accepting 2nd year students: Yes, with a minimum of 70% or 2.75 GPA

Exchange Student Housing
How to Apply to Housing Services: » Visit Website
Priority Deadline For Fall – March 1
Priority Deadline for Winter – October 1
Preference is that all exchange students live on campus

Notes
Additional information concerning International Students and Exchanges: » Visit Website

Université de Montréal

Schools/Faculties/Programs Available
1. Undergraduate Studies – List of Programs : » Visit Website
(For full list of courses in French, please click here.)
2. Graduate Studies : » Visit Website

Language of Instruction
All courses are given in French (except for courses in a number of foreign language programs, the Faculty of Law and English Studies programs).

Requirements
GPA: Students must have very good academic records and meet the specific requirements of the department at which they wish to study. The number of participants accepted into an exchange program is established by each department, based on the number of places available in the program and the number of admissible candidates. Success rates vary greatly from one department to another.
FRENCH: Minimum B2 and above recommended.
Some departments may require a higher level.
Accepting 2nd year students: Yes
Others: Students participating in exchange programs must:
• At the Undergraduate level: have completed at least one year of full-time study in the program in which they are registered at their home institution;
• At the Graduate level: have completed at least the first semester of the Master’s or PhD program in which they are registered at their home institution;
• Remain registered in this program while they are at the Université de Montréal;
• Obtain their home institution’s approval for the program of studies they intend to pursue at UdeM;
• Have an intermediate or high intermediate knowledge of French;
• Have a very good academic record;
• Meet the specific requirements of the department at which they wish to study.

Exchange Student Housing
On-campus accommodation: An offer for on-campus housing will be sent along with the welcome package to selected students only.
Reservation deadline: June 30th (bei@umontreal.ca)
Off-campus accommodation: Off-campus housing Office: please click here

» Visit Website
» Course Information

University of Prince Edward Island

Schools/Faculties/Programs Available
All but Nursing, Veterinary Medicine, Engineering

Language of Instruction
English

Requirements
GPA: 70% or (2.7 GPA)
ENGLISH/FRENCH: Proof of English proficiency is required. The acceptable scores can be found here.
Accepting 2nd year students: All exchange students must have a minimum of one academic year at their home institution completed prior to coming to UPEI as an incoming exchange student
Others: Students participating in exchange programs must:

  • Remain in full-time status of their program of study for the duration of time at UPEI
  • Submit a course request form (CRF) signed by their home institution academic advisor indicating the student has met all pre-requisites listed on the CRF.
  • Meet the specific requirements of the UPEI department they are applying to study within.
  • Provide a proof of medical coverage for the duration of the exchange prior to arrival

Exchange Student Housing
Guaranteed for exchange students if application is received by the application deadline (June 1st for Fall semester and October 1st for Winter/Spring semester)

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York University

Schools/Faculties/Programs Available
Information on course selection and any restricted programs: » Visit Website

Language of Instruction
English

Requirements
GPA: None
ENGLISH/FRENCH: No official proof of language proficiency is required. Please click here for suggested levels.
Accepting 2nd year students: Yes

Exchange Student Housing
Not guaranteed, but information will be provided to applicants by York International

Note
Fact Sheet for York’s Exchange Partners 2020-2021 is available here.
For incoming student information: » Visit Website

» Visit Website

Concordia University

Schools/Faculties/Programs Available

  • All Faculties
  • All Schools except for the School of Extended Learning
    Goodman Institute of Investment Management (GIIM)
  • All Departments except for:Film Animation, Film Production, Executive MBA, Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (GDBA), Teaching English as a Second Language, English as a Second Language

Language of Instruction
English

Requirements
GPA: Minimum 3.0/4.3 .
ENGLISH: Language proficiency documents. As well, please sign the section under “English Language Proficiency” on the Incoming Exchange Application Form.
TOEFL requirements: 100 (Communication Studies, Journalism and Creative Writing)
Undergraduate: IBT 90 or higher and no part under 20
(Faculty of Engineering & Computer Science: Between IBT75-84 or any part under 20Graduate: IELTS score: 6.5 or higher with no band less than 6.5)
Accepting 2nd year students: Yes
Others: Original transcript with an original university seal or signature (in English translation if applicable)
Photocopy of passport or birth certificate with particulars page
Letter of Motivation
Official letter of permission from home university

Exchange Student Housing
Student Residence Available but not guaranteed

 » Visit Website

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