JAPANESE LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

ENROLLMENT OUTLINEFORINTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
2024

Toyama College of Business and Information Technology (Bit)Toyama Joho Business Senmon Gakko

576 Sanga, Imizu City
Toyama Prefecture 939-0341 JAPANTEL: +81-766-55-1420 FAX: +81-766-55-0757
E-mail: bit@urayama.ac.jp URL: http://www.bit.urayama.ac.jp/

1. Requirements for Admission(1) The applicant has completed 12 years of formal education outside of Japan.
(2) The applicant has passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N5 (Level 4) or higher, or has studied
Japanese for more than 150 hours.
2. Semester schedule and enrollment
Semester
Begins1.5-year course
October2-year course
April

Maximum
Enrolment
15
20

Period ofStudy
1.5 years
2 years

Weeks of
Study
54
72

*The number of the maximum enrolment is subject to change.
3. Filing of Admission and Schedule
Filing ofApplication
1.5 yearcourse
2 yearcourse

March 1st ~April 30th
Sept. 1st ~Oct. 31st

Date of Exam

Notice of
Exam Results

Issue ofResident
Eligibility
Certificate

Issue of
Foreign-Study
Visa

Arrival in
Japan Admission

Late May

Early June

Early Sept.

Late Sept.

Early October

Early
NovemberMiddle of Nov.

Early March

Late Mar.

Early April

4. Application Procedures
All documents must be completed and submitted and the application fee paid by the applicant or guarantor inperson to Toyama College of Business and Information Technology (Toyama Joho Business Senmon Gakko).
Or send the application fee to the school’s designated bank account and mail a copy of the certificate of moneytransfer with the application documents.
# Application fee ¥20,000 (pay in Japanese yen).

This is non-refundable even if admission is refused.

5. Miscellaneous Fees
Currency：Japanese Yen (¥)

Tuition and Fees

1.5-yearcourse2-yearcourseAdmission Fee
1st semester
200,000nd
2 semester－
3rd semester－
1st semester
200,000nd
2 semester－
3rd semester－
4th semester－

Tuition
240,000
240,000
240,000
240,000
240,000
240,000
240,000

Facility Fee
120,000
50,00050,000120,000
50,00050,00050,000Subtotal
560,000
290,000
290,000
560,000
290,000
290,000
290,000

Total
1,140,000

1,430,000･Remittance charge must be paid by the applicant.
･Tuition for basic courses (General Education, English, Mathematics, Science) and miscellaneous examinations
is additional.
･Miscellaneous Fees must be paid in Japanese yen, every six month in advance.
･There will be no refund of any amount, excepting that if the student fails to obtain a visa, the money will be
refunded (except for the application fee).
･Deposit ¥150,000 for lodging expense must be paid in advance. The deposit will be adjusted later on.

The school’s designated bank account
SWIFT CODEBank
BranchAccount Number
Account NameRIKBJPJTThe Hokuriku Bank
Kosugi-Branch (Branch No.214)
1013720 (Ordinary Deposit)
Gakko Hojin Urayama Gakuen
1Address of Bank

Toyama College of Business and Information Technology School Expenses
3313-18, Sanga, Imizu City, Toyama 939-0341 Japan

6. Application Documents
No.

Required Documents

Note

1

Copy of the passport(Passport holder only)
Photograph

The page showing your identification and put immigration stamps if there areany
6 copies including the attached one on the application form ［portrait, withouthat, taken within three months prior to the application. 4(H)×3(W) cm.
Applicant’s name, nationality and date of birth must be written on the back ofall photos.］(1) Must be filled out by the applicant with clear handwriting(2) Fill the birth place as **city ++province (prefecture)(3) Present address must be same as the address on an applicant’s ID and birthcertification(4) Attach a photo of the applicant taken within three months prior to theapplication (size: 4(H)×3(W)cm)(1) Must be filled out by the applicant with clear handwriting(2) Fill the education background and career profile up to the present date
(There should be no blanks)(3) Month/Year of Enrollment and Graduation must be same as the one written
on the certificate of graduation and transcript(4) Fill the official name of the school and present address (Using abbreviation
is NOT allowed)(5) In ‘the reason to study abroad part’, the applicant should write:
1. A short self-introduction (record of schooling and major, job history andcurrent circumstances)
2. Purpose to study in Japan, including subject, reasons to choose Japan andthe relation to past career, if any. (If there is no relation to past career, theapplicant should write the purpose for changing fields.) and3. Reasons to study at our school, and4. How the study at our school will be utilized upon return to the applicant’s
home country and future plans
Must be filled out by the applicant with clear handwriting (Designated form)
Original Certificate of graduation from the last school attended
 Students of the 3rd grade of Senior High School should submit the enrolment
certificate and the document certifying imminent graduation. And, original
certificate of graduation must be submitted right after the graduation
 University students should submit the certificate of High School Graduation,
and an enrolment certificate of the university
 The applicants who enrolled elementary school under six years or over 8
yeas of age should submit the letter which mentioned how he/she wasadmitted to the school from that school
Transcript of each grade from the last school attended(1) Graduates of University Main Course or Special Course
Diploma certificate(2) High school graduates
Certificate of the college integration test (Certificate of high evaluation score)(3) Graduates of vocational high school or secondary vocational school
Certificate of diploma from vocational school or secondary educational school
Record of current Employment (such as Certificate of Employment) or a letterfrom school you belong to.
The documents below are applicable
1. Proof of Certificate in Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT)
2. Proof of Certificate in BJT Business Japanese Proficiency Test
3. Reference for Proficiency in Japanese Language issued by Japanese
educational organizations (Total hours of study under the curriculum,
period of study and actual hours of study of applicants in the classes must
be written)

2

3Application Form
(Designated form)

4

Curriculum Vitae(Designated form)

5
6

Written Oath
Certificate of
Graduation

7
8

Academic Transcript
Certificate(Only for Chinese
Nationality)

9

Record of current
Employment/Status
Documents Certifying
Japanese Language
Ability

10

2

11
12
13
14
15

Copy of the ID
ExpensePayment
PledgeLetter of Guarantee
BirthCertificate,
Notarized certificate
of relative
Certificate of Bank
Deposit16

Certificate of Asset
Formation

17

Employment
Certification

18
19
20

Corporate Registration
Business License
Copy
of
the
applicant’s and thefamily register
Incomedocumentation

21

22

Certificate of thesponsor’s Resident
Register

23

Incomedocumentation

4. Other certificate which proves your Japanese ability such as J.TEST or
NAT-TEST.
Copy of the applicant’s ID as well as relevant family ID (The front and back)Must be filled out by the sponsor with clear handwriting (Designated form)
Must be filled out by the sponsor with clear handwriting (Designated form)
Documents proving the relationship between the sponsor and the applicant
For Nepalese nationals, a certificate of relative
The account name should be the sponsor’s name,
The amount must be enough to cover tuition and living expenses for the periodof study.
Cash receipts or disbursements statements for the past three years, copies ofbank book,*In cases where there are no records of transactions for the past three years or
where transactions are extremely small, an explanation of the fund formation
process is required.
 Should be issued by the employer (must include company name, address,
telephone number, term of employment and the job, the person in charge ofissue of the certification and his/her position)
 Copy of Certificate of Company Register (in case of company management)
In the case of the sponsor is an officer of the corporation
In the case of the sponsor is a sole proprietor
Copy of the applicant’s and the family register. The contents should be the mostup dated and include education background and occupation. The page showing
the address of household should be submitted.
 Certificate of yearly income of the last three years issued by employer(incase of employee) Certificate of taxes payment 〔should be the total amount of the previous
year’s annual income〕(in case of company management) If a person has assets other than deposit money, please attach the certificate
of documents.
 Company name, address, telephone number, Person in charge of thecertification and his/her position should be written Must include the household membership and their relationship with you In case the sponsor has foreign nationality or there is a family member who
has foreign nationality living together, the alien registration certificate mustbe submitted
Documents to certify the yearly income (for more than three years) …either ofthe following documents is applicable.
 Certificate of yearly income issued by city hall/ward office Issued by the taxation office (No.1, No.2)★How to draw up documents to be submitted・All required documents should be filled out without mistakes. DON’T make any corrections to the application
form, including crossing out, using liquid paper, ink erasers or any other means.
・All application documents must be no more than three months old when applying to the immigration office.
・The documents that an applicant/sponsor must write should be filled out by himself/herself.
・The school may request further documents in addition to the ones listed above.
・Application fee is non-refundable even if admission is refused. Documents submitted will not be returned to theapplicant (except original diploma).
・If there are incorrect matters and statements in the application forms, admission can be canceled after enrollment
procedure.
・Japanese translation must be attached to all documents written in a language other than Japanese.
・Make copies on A4 size paper from original documents such as account book, deposit certificate, family/resident
registry, birth certificate, ID, passport, certificate of company register, etc. Write the date of copy, name of theperson who copied, his/her relationship to the applicant in the margin. (e.g. 2022.9.13, Name ○○○, ***intermediate)・Regarding each certificate/official documents, name of the person of issue, his/her position, address of the3authorities, telephone number should be written
7. Screening
Submitted documents, interviews and entrance examination will be conducted.
8. Application Procedure(2) Screening of thesubmitted documents,
and the entrance
examination(1) Applies for admission documents・Pays Application fee(3) Notification of admission
Immigration
officeApplicant(4) Applies for resident eligibility(5) Issues resident eligibility certificate(6) Pays miscellaneous fees(7) Sends resident eligibility certificate and admission certificate

Toyama collegeof Business andInformation
Technology(Bit)(8) Applies for foreign-study visa (Takes resident eligibility
certificate, admission certificate, and passport)
Japanese
Embassy(9) Issues foreign-study visa
or Consulate(10) Arrival in Japan・Admission※There will be about two months between the application of resident eligibility certificate (Three months prior toadmission) and the issue of the resident eligibility certificate <(4)～(5)>9. Others￭Living Expenses
Living expenses are necessary; about ¥40,000～80,000 per month on top of school expenses. Part-time work
may be difficult to find immediately after arriving in Japan. And it is difficult to study when applicants haveto pay all living expenses from part-time job income. Please prepare enough living expenses before arrival in
Japan.
￭Housing<Apartments arranged through the school>
We will introduce a reasonable apartment. Please consult with us.
An apartment (sharing a twin room) for a student costs ¥30,000 for one month.
<Students can arrange their own accommodation>
When the contract to rent a room is signed, the tenant must pay a lump sum of money as deposit (about 3 to
4 times the monthly rent). Part of it will be refunded upon vacating the room.
Additional to the above fees, a further one-month’s rent and real estate fees (Equivalent to one month’s rent)
are required upon entering an apartment.
# Reference on Living Expenses
Living expenses and housing cost (per year)
Housing cost
Living Expenses
Total

Currency：Japanese Yen (¥)

300,000 (25,000 per month)*
480,000 (40,000 per month)
780,000

Estimated cost while in school (Japanese Language Department)** Currency：Japanese Yen (¥)
1st semester

2nd semester
3rd semester
4th semester
Total
1.5-year course
950,000
680,000
680,000
2,310,000
2-year course
950,000
680,000
680,000
680,000
2,990,000* An apartment (sharing a twin room) for a student costs per month. (Additional initial cost required)4

** It may change due to the rough estimation■Part-time job
Students are allowed to engage in a part-time job on condition that it does not interfere with studies; It is forless than 28 hours a week and 8 hours a day during the long vacations. (Permission by the immigration bureau
is required).
■Health management
If students who have joined the National Health Insurance Scheme have to receive treatment for disease or
injury, or if they have to hospitalized, they can take advantage of the support system for medical expenses
set up for foreign students. Toyama prefecture covers a part of the National Health Insurance premium forthe students who wish to study at university or graduate school and reside in Toyama prefecture.
■Commuting to school and travel
Students can buy JR (Japan Railways) tickets with discount price for commuting to school or traveling for
more than 100km one way.
■Scholarships (result of our school in academic year 2022)
1) Scholarships for the foreign students studying by their own expenses from the Japan Student Services
Organization (JASSO).
- Terms: ¥48,000 per month to one student paid for one year
- Application: April (one year)- Scholarship recipients: 1- Eligibility: Students those who hold a “Student Visa”.
2) Toyama Research Fund to Enhance International Understanding- Terms: ¥3,000 per month until graduation to ALL the in the Japanese Language Department.
-Application: On the day of your arrival- Eligibility: Students who wish to study at university or graduate school in the future-Terms: ¥3,000 per month5