*The Japanese version is the authoritative version, and this English translation is intended
for reference purposes only. Should any discrepancies or doubts arise between the twoversions, the Japanese version will prevail.

The University of Tokyo Rules for the Undergraduate Research Student Program of theInterfaculty Initiative in Information Studies
Established on April 1, 2004
Revised on
March 5, 2007
February 26, 2009
June 1, 2011
November 16, 2011
March 31, 2015
March 16, 2016
Novemember 20, 2018
Feburary 6, 2019
January 28, 2020
September 15, 2020
Chapter 1

General Provisions

Article 1 Purpose
The purpose of these Rules is to stipulate the necessary matters regarding the curriculum,
examinations at, admission to, completion of and other matters of the Undergraduate ResearchStudent Program of the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies at the University of Tokyo(hereinafter referred to as the “Program”).
Article 2 Program Duration and Period of Enrollment
The duration of the Program is two years and the maximum period of enrollment therein is fouryears.
Article 3 Research Students
Research students in these Rules shall be persons who enter and take courses in the Program.
Article 4 Academic Year
The academic year starts on April 1 and ends on March 31 of the following year.
Article 5 Semesters
1. The academic year is divided into four semesters.
2. Two of the terms in the preceding paragraph will start in April and September respectively,
and the start and end date of each semester shall be prescribed separately.
Article 6 Holidays
The provisions of the University of Tokyo General Rules on Faculties shall apply mutatis
mutandis to holidays. However, spring, summer and winter holidays shall be determined at thebeginning of each academic year.

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Chapter 2Admission, Withdrawal, Leave of Absence, Resumption of Study andDisciplinary Action

Article 7 Qualification for Admission
Any persons who fall under any of the following items may enroll the Program:(1) Persons who are enrolled in the second year or higher; or(2) Persons who have graduated from a university (except for persons who are enrolled
in graduate schools).
Article 8 Submission of Application Form
Any persons who apply for admission to the Program shall pay the examination fee and submit
the prescribed application form to the dean of the Interfaculty Program in Information Studies
by the designated date.
Article 9 Screening
Applicants for admission shall take an admission examination.
Article 10 Readmission
If any person who has discontinued their studies before graduating from the Program or has
been expelled from the Program pursuant to the provisions of Article 14 or Article 18 applies
for readmission to the Program, readmission to the Program may be permitted upon completionof the screening process.
Article 11 Period for Admission
The period for admission is 30 days from the beginning of the academic year.
admission to the Program before the academic year begins may be permitted.

However,

Article 12 Admission Procedure
Any persons who are permitted to be admitted shall pay the admission fee and submit therequired documents to the dean of the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies by thedesignated date.
Article 13 Withdrawal through Application
Any research students who intend to withdraw from the Program shall submit a document
stating the reason therefor and apply to the dean of the Interfaculty Initiative in Information
Studies.
Article 14 Expulsion
The dean of the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies may expel any research student
who falls under any of the following items, upon discussion by the faculty council:(1) The research student has been absent for a long period or is deemed not to beexpected to complete the program;(2) The research student fails to pay tuition fees even after receiving a demand for
payment from the University of Tokyo; or(3) The research student is reported missing.
Article 15 Leave of Absence
1.
The dean of the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies may permit a leave ofabsence for any research student who falls under any of the following items upon
discussion by the faculty council:
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(1)

2.
3.

The research student is not able to study in the Program for 2 or more consecutive
months due to sickness;(2) The research student needs to take a leave of absence for two months or more to
study at an educational or research facility abroad;(3) The research student needs to take a leave of absence for two months or more tocarry out research or for a field observation abroad;(4) The research student needs to take a leave of absence for two months or more due
to financial reasons; or(5) The research student (who is a foreign research student) needs to take a leave ofabsence for two months or more in order to temporarily return home due to any
unavoidable reason.
In addition to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the dean of the Interfaculty
Initiative in Information Studies may, if it acknowledges the existence of a special reason,
permit a leave of absence upon discussion by the faculty council.
The dean of the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies may order any research
student who is deemed inappropriate to study in the Program due to an infectious diseaseor a psychological disorder to take a leave of absence.

Article 16
1.
The period for leave of absence may not exceed two years in total.
2.
The period for leave of absence shall not be included in the period of enrollment.
Article 17 Resumption of Study
If the reason for taking a leave of absence is resolved during the period of the leave of absence,
the research student may return to the Program upon obtaining permission from the dean of theInterfaculty Initiative in Information Studies.
Article 18 Disciplinary Action
1.
If a research student is in violation of any rules of the University of Tokyo or theInterfaculty Initiative in Information Studies or conducts any act against his/her duty, thedean of the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies shall take disciplinary action
upon discussion by the faculty council.
2.
Disciplinary action includes removal or suspension from the Program or reprimand.
Chapter 3Curriculum, Method of Completion and Completion of Program

Article 19 Curriculum
The curriculum of the Program shall be as prescribed in the Appended Table.
Article 20 Courses and Number of Credits
Research students must attain 24 credits or more as prescribed separately.
Article 21 Course Registration
Research students must apply to the dean of the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies
for the courses they intend to take by the designated date at the beginning of each semester.
Article 22
Research students who fail to register for the courses in the preceding Article may not take theexamination for such course.
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Article 23 Final Examinations for Courses
1.
Research students shall take final examinations for the courses they take.
2.
The examinations in the preceding paragraph shall be assessed as A, B, C or F, where a Cor higher is considered a pass. Research students who pass the examination shall be given
the designated credits.
3.
Examinations under paragraph 1 shall be taken at the end of each semester.
4.
Research students who had a leave of absence may not take any examination underparagraph 1 in the semester in which the leave of absence falls.
Article 24 Completion of Program
Research students who have been enrolled in the Program for a designated period, completed
the required courses and obtained the required credits shall be deemed to have completed theProgram and conferred a certificate of program completion.
Chapter 4

Examination, Admission and Tuition Fees

Article 25 Payment of Tuition Fees
1.
Research students shall pay half of the annual tuition fee by the designated date for eachsemester, dividing the academic year into the first semester (April 1 through September30) and the second semester (October 1 through March 31 of the following year).
2.
Tuition fees that have already been paid shall not be returned; provided, however, that if
any person who has paid the tuition fees pursuant to the preceding paragraph is refused
admission to the Program by March 31 of the academic year preceding to the admission
year, the amount equivalent to the tuition fees for the first semester of the admission year
shall be returned upon application by that person.
Article 26 Amount of Examination, Admission and Tuition Fees
The amount of the examination fee under Article 8, the admission fee under Article 12 andtuition fees under the preceding Article shall be prescribed separately.
Article 27 Tuition Fees for Returned Students
The amount of tuition fees to be collected from any person who returns to the Program during
the first or second semester is one-twelfth of the annual tuition fees multiplied by the numberof remaining months between the month of return and the end of the semester. This amountshall be collected in the month when the person returns to the Program.
Article 28 Tuition Fees for Withdrawn or Suspended Students
1.
If any research student withdraws from the Program or is expelled pursuant to theprovisions of Article 14 or Article 18 during the first or second semester, the tuition feesof the student for that semester shall not be returned.
2.
If any research student is suspended from the Program, the tuition fees of the student forthe period of suspension shall not be returned.
Article29 Tuition Fees for Students on Leave of Absence
Any research student who takes or is ordered to take a leave of absence from the Program shallbe exempt from payment of the tuition fees for the period of absence.
Article 30 Non-Collection of Examination, Admission and Tuition Fees
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No examination, admission or tuition fees under these Rules shall be collected from students ofthe University of Tokyo.
Chapter 5

Supplementary Rules

Article 31
Any matters necessary for enforcement of these Rules shall be determined by the faculty council
upon deliberation.
Supplementary Provisions
1.
These Rules shall come into force on April 1, 2004.
2.
The University of Tokyo Rules for the Institute of Socio-information and Communication
Studies (established on October 11, 1949) (hereinafter referred to as the “Former Rules”)
shall be abolished.
3.
Persons who intend to enter the Program on the date of enforcement of these Rules(hereinafter referred to as the “enforcement date”) shall be admitted course toapplicability of qualifications for application for admission set out in Article 7 of theseRules regardless of the provisions of the Former Rules.
4.
Persons who are already research students of the Institute of Socio-information andCommunication Studies at the University of Tokyo at the time of enforcement of theseRules shall become research students of the Program of the Interfaculty Initiative inInformation Studies at the University of Tokyo as of the enforcement date unlessotherwise prescribed.
5.
In addition to the preceding two paragraphs, the transitional measures required for theestablishment and abolishment hereof shall be separately prescribed by the dean of theInterfaculty Initiative in Information Studies and the dean of the Institute of Socioinformation and Communication Studies.
Supplementary Provisions
These Rules shall come into force on April 1, 2007.
Supplementary Provisions
These Rules shall come into force on April 1, 2009.
Supplementary Provisions
1. These Rules shall come into force on April 1, 2012.
2. The provisions before revision shall apply to persons who entered Undergraduate ResearchStudent Program of the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies on or before March 31,
2012, and continuously stay in.
Supplementary Provisions
These Rules shall come into force on June 1, 2009.
Supplementary Provisions
These Rules shall come into force on April 1, 2015.
Supplementary Provisions
These Rules shall come into force on April 1, 2016.

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Supplementary Provisions
These Rules shall come into force on November 20, 2018.
Supplementary Provisions
These Rules shall come into force on April 1, 2019.
Supplementary Provisions
These Rules shall come into force on January 28, 2020.
However, the revised provisions in the Appended Table will come into force on April 1, 2020.
Supplementary Provisions
These Rules shall come into force on September 15, 2020.

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