Program for 2024 (academic year 2024-2025)

Graduate School of International Studies
Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
Master of Arts

Teaching English to Speakers of Other
Languages (TESOL) Program
Non-Degree Student Candidate’s Guide(Program for Active English Language Instructors)

Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
Administrative Office of the Graduate School Nisshin Campus
Takenoyama 57, Iwasaki-cho, Nisshin City, Aichi, 470-0197 Japan
Tel/Fax： (0561)75-1740 (direct line)
E-mail ： injimu_gg@nufs.ac.jp
URL ： https://www.nufs.ac.jp

〇This Non-Degree Student Candidate’s Guide is for recruitment to the following
affiliation:
Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS-NUFS)
Major in International Studies
Master’s Program (Master of Arts)
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Program〇 Semesters
1st Semester: April 1st - September 15th
2nd Semester: September 16th – March 31st of the following year

１

The following document forms are attached to this Non-Degree Student
Candidate’s Guide:1）Application Form [Form A]2）Statement of Purpose From [Form B]
3）Curriculum Vitae (Resume) Form [Form F]

２

Incomplete documents will not be accepted.

３ As a general rule, no alterations (change or addition of subjects etc.) can be madeafter application procedures deadline.
４ Documents submitted to the University will not be returned to the candidate.
５ Candidates will not be refunded for the application fee once paid.

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Graduate School of International Studies, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
TESOL Program for Active English Instructors
Non-Degree Student Candidate’s Guide（2024-2025）
With the Master of Arts in TESOL Program offered by Graduate School of International
Studies, NUFS, students will be able to acquire an MA degree.
Up to 15 credits acquired by non-degree students* before entering the MA program canbe counted as credits required for completion of the program after enrollment. Further,
after enrollment to the MA program, the application fee, the entrance fee, and the tuition
fee for the credit-approved courses paid, will be partially deducted from the tuition fee
for the second year.
*Non-degree students
This term refers to students who, unlike regular students, out of courses offered at NUFS,
have selected only courses they needed or had interest in. Like regular students, however,non-degree students, too, are able to acquire credits for courses they take through relevant
evaluation. Credits for these courses are recognized as formal credits. Therefore, after
enrollment to the Graduate School, in compliance with the University’s regulations, they
can be incorporated into credits required for completion of the MA program, as credits
acquired prior to admission.
1. Number of Candidates Admitted
Maximum of 10 candidates will be admitted.
2. Application Eligibility
1) University graduates.
2) Persons awarded with a Bachelor’s Degree.
3) Completion of at least 16 years of formal education overseas.
4) Persons specified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology.
5) Approved persons who have completed 15 years of formal education including
university level overseas (in countries where formal education including
university level amounts to 15 years), and persons who have been recognized byGSIS-NUFS as having credits for designated courses with good grades(priorscreening required).
6) Persons who have been recognized by GSIS-NUFS through individual screeningof qualifications, to have academic abilities equivalent to those of a university

graduate, and are of at least 22 years of age (individual screening required).
*Candidates applying based on qualifications 5) or 6) are kindly asked to contact
the Administrative Office of the Graduate School in advance, as thesequalifications require prior or individual screening.
Candidates must meet ALL of the following requirements:
1) As of April 1st, 2024, have at least 1-year experience in teaching English, and beaffiliated to an English teaching institution as an English instructor also after
enrollment (this does not include private lessons).
2) Sufficient English ability to follow lectures conducted in English.
3) For non-Japanese nationals: unfailing ability to acquire residence status incompliance with Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, that will not
impede the candidate’s enrollment at GSIS-NUFS.
*Acquiring a student visa will not be possible through enrollment as a non-degree
student.
3. Application procedures
1) Deadline for submission of documents（only by mail）
・1st semester enrollment: April 3rd , 2024 (Wednesday)
・1st semester, summer intensive courses: June 28th , 2024 (Friday)
・2nd semester enrollment: June 28th , 2024 (Friday)2) Bank transfer of the application fee
Please be sure to make the bank transfer of the application fee so that it reaches
the bank account specified by the University within the application period.
Application fee: JPY 10,000.
*Be sure to specify the candidate’s name when making the bank transfer.
*Application fee once paid will not be refunded.
4. Application documents
Please submit the following documents to the Administrative Office of the Graduate
School within the specified period:
1) Application form [Form A]2) Statement of purpose [Form B]
3) Certificate of university graduation; in case of having graduated from a university
overseas, copy of diploma may be submitted
4) Certificate of graduation from graduate school; only for candidates who havecompleted a graduate school (issued by the president of the said university); incase of having completed a graduate school overseas, copy of a certificate ofgraduation or a degree diploma may be submitted
5) Transcript of grades (undergraduate / graduate school)
6) Curriculum vitae (Resume) [Form F]

7) Certificate of employment
8) 1 photograph (height: 4cm, width: 3cm; taken within the last six months)
9) Receipt for application fee payment
10) Copy of the English instructor’s license: only for those candidates who haveacquired the license11) Copy of both sides of the Residence Card or other document confirming thecandidate’s residence status and nationality; for non-Japanese nationals only.
*Documents submitted to the University will not be returned to the candidates.
*Certificates must have been issued within the last 3 months.
*Please attach Japanese translation for documents in languages other thanEnglish.
*Should you already be enrolled in the 1st semester and wish to extend yourenrollment for the 2nd semester, please submit only the application form.
*Should you be applying for admission in a different year, you will have toundergo the screening process again. In such cases, please submit documents
number 1, 2, 6, 7, 8 and 11 from the “4. Application documents” list above.
5. Admission decision
The decision on admission will be based on evaluation of the submitted documents(however, interviews may also be conducted).
6. Notification on admission decision
Candidates will receive notification on the results of the admission process, once thedecision has been made.
7. Relevant fees
Fee type

AmountRemarks

Application fee

JPY 10,000

Entrance fee

JPY 20,000

Exemption of the Entrance fee for graduates of NUFS, GSIS-NUFS,and persons who left the same after acquiring credits.

Tuition fee
per 1 credit

JPY 15,000

1 course = 2 credits; JPY 30,000

・Should you be admitted for enrollment as a non-degree student, please make thebank transfer for the entrance fee and the tuition fee within the specified period(you will receive a separate notice), following the instructions in the box next page.
・The application fee and the entrance fee is not required from the second application
onward.

・When you withdraw an admitted subject and request a refund of tuition fees, pleasesubmit the designated format to the Graduate Office by predetermined date.
・Should you be admitted to the University’s Graduate School the following year,
the application fee, the entrance fee, and the tuition fee for the credit-approved
courses paid, will be partially deducted from the tuition fee for the second year.
Instructions on payment of the application fee, entrance fee, and the tuition fee
・Application fee (JPY 10,000)Make sure to make the bank transfer before filing the application.
*It is not necessary to pay the fee when applying from the second time onwards.
Make sure to attach the receipt for application fee payment when submitting theapplication form.
・Entrance fee (JPY 20,000) and tuition fee (1 course = 2 credits; JPY 30,000)
Please make the bank transfer after receiving the notification of admission together
with the information on the payment amount.
MUFG Bank, Otsu Machi Branch(三菱 UFJ 銀行 大津町支店)
Account no.: 3916702 (ordinary deposit)
Account Identifier: 学）中西学園 名古屋外国語大学*The remitter’s name must be the name of the candidate(please add カモクリシュウイン in katakana before the remitter’s name).
The handling fee is to be borne by the candidate.
8. Other matters (cautions for Candidates)
1) Incomplete submitted documents will not be accepted.
2) No alteration or addition of courses can be made after application procedures
deadline.
3) Submitted documents will not be returned to the candidates.
4) The application fee or the entrance fee once paid will not be refunded (unless thereason lies with the University).
5) Should a candidate fail to complete the relevant procedures for the entrance fee
and the tuition fee in the specified period, their permission for enrollment will berevoked.
6) Courses available to non-degree students are those specified by GSIS (please referto the List of Courses for Non-Degree Students)
7) Maximum of credits to be taken is limited to 8 credits per semester．
8) Non-degree students at the Graduate School will receive certificates for theirapproved credits.

9) Courses a student has received credits for cannot be taken for the second time.
10) Student ID cards will be issued to demonstrate being a non-degree student atGSIS-NUFS.

11) Student discount certificate for Japan Railways (JR) will not be issued to nondegree students.
12) Should a person be deemed inappropriate as a non-degree student, their permission
to take courses may be revoked.
9. Contact information for document submission and inquiries
Administrative Office of the Graduate School, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
57 Takenoyama, Iwasaki-cho, Nisshin-shi, Aichi, 470-0197 Japan
Phone: 0561-74-1111 (main line)
Phone/Fax: 0561-75-1740 (direct line)
E-mail: injimu_gg@nufs.ac.jp*Make sure to write your name and mobile phone number etc.
10. Available courses, number of credits, time schedule, classrooms
Please refer to "2024-25 TESOL Program List of Courses [Non-Degree Students]" fordetails.
11. Outline of available courses (syllabi)
Please refer to “Courses Outline (TESOL designated courses)” available on theUniversity’s website for details.
https://www.nufs.ac.jp/faculties/graduate-school/master/syllabus/index.html

During the application period of the first semester, only the syllabi of 2023-2024 is available at the above URL.